Keywords: US Navy 040218-N-8228R-020 An Italian military police officer boards a U.S Navy P-3C Orion aircraft.jpg en Sigonella Sicily Feb 18 2004 An Italian military police officer boards a U S Navy P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to the Tridents of Patrol Squadron Two Six VP-26 to ensure the area is safe for the Chemical Biological and Radiological CBR team to search the aircraft for simulated Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD during Exercise Air Brake 04 a multi-lateral aviation interdiction training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea area The exercise led by Italy is part of the Proliferation Security Initiative PSI a collaborative effort to take active measures against trafficking in WMD The P-3C aircraft and crew assigned to VP-26 are participating in the exercise along with French and Italian assets to improve interdiction capabilities and interoperability among the eleven PSI nations VP-26 is currently deployed to Sigonella Sicily in support of Commander Task Force 67 CTF 67 Sixth Fleet and European Command operations U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John Roark RELEASED 2004-02-18 040218-N-8228R-020 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12006 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John Roark PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Sigonella Males wearing gas masks HK MP5 Military police of Italy Avon S10-series gas masks US Navy 040218-N-8228R-020 An Italian police officer boards a U.S Navy P-3C Orion aircraft.jpg en Sigonella Sicily Feb 18 2004 An Italian State Police SWAT Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza NOCS officer boards a U S Navy P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to the Tridents of Patrol Squadron Two Six VP-26 to ensure the area is safe for the Chemical Biological and Radiological CBR team to search the aircraft for simulated Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD during Exercise Air Brake 04 a multi-lateral aviation interdiction training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea area The exercise led by Italy is part of the Proliferation Security Initiative PSI a collaborative effort to take active measures against trafficking in WMD The P-3C aircraft and crew assigned to VP-26 are participating in the exercise along with French and Italian assets to improve interdiction capabilities and interoperability among the eleven PSI nations VP-26 is currently deployed to Sigonella Sicily in support of Commander Task Force 67 CTF 67 Sixth Fleet and European Command operations U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John Roark RELEASED 2004-02-18 040218-N-8228R-020 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12006 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John Roark PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Sigonella in the 2000s Males wearing gas masks HK MP5 Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza Avon S10-series gas masks Sigonella Italian Air Force base Police “military relations in Italy |