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| Keywords: US Navy 050217-N-3122S-002 Sailors assigned to VP-8 tow one of the squadron^rsquo,s P-3C Orion aircraft.jpg en Okinawa Japan Feb 17 2005 Sailors assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron Eight VP-8 tow one of the squadron s P-3C Orion aircraft VP-8 is home-based in Brunswick Maine and is currently on deployment to Okinawa Japan Originally designed as a land-based long-range anti-submarine warfare ASW patrol aircraft the P-3C's mission has evolved in the late 1990s and early 21st century to include surveillance of the battle-space either at sea or over land Its long range and long loiter time have proved invaluable assets during Operation Iraqi Freedom as it can view the battle-space and instantaneously provide that information to ground troops especially U S Marines U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Shannon R Smith RELEASED 2005-02-17 050217-N-3122S-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 22014 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Shannon R Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Okinawa Japan P-3C Orion Patrol Squadron 8 United States Navy | ||||
