Those who were assigned to VRU-4 or VR-24 in the first few years the squadrons or their detachments were based at Port Lyautey lived and worked under Spartan conditions. Until completion of a major expansion of the station begun by U.S. Navy "Sea Bees" in the early 1950s, the "quick-build" Quonset hut was the most prominent local architectural feature. The photos below and on the next several pages were contributed by Lee Auger and Joe Babis, both members of VR-24 in 1950 and 1951. Their collections of photos capture various members of the squadron making the most of the duty in Morocco when Port Lyautey still very much resembled a World War II outpost.