Sailors assigned to VP-8 tow one of the squadron�s P-3C Orion aircraft.
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Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 17, 2005) Sailors assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), tow one of the squadrons 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 Photographers Mate 3rd Class Shannon R. Smith File# 050217-N-3122S-002
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