VP-1 conducts reconnaissance missions in the Middle East
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Central Command Area of Operation (Oct. 22, 2002) Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator 1st Class Richard Smith, assigned to the "Screaming Eagles" of Patrol Squadron One (VP-1), studies a Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) aviation flight manual, while conducting a reconnaissance mission over the Arabian Gulf in a P-3C Orion. The P-3C is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and reconnaissance patrol aircraft. VP-1 is based in Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the Middle East, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. File# 021022-N-4374S-066
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