P-3C Orion on a routine mission

Central Command Area of Operation (Nov. 01, 2002) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Steve Rapp, a flight engineer assigned to the "Screaming Eagles" of Patrol Squadron One (VP-1), performs a post flight inspection on the number two engine aboard a P-3C Orion after completing a routine flight mission. The P-3C Orion is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and reconnaissance patrol aircraft. VP-1 is homeported at Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. File# 021101-N-4374S-052