OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Dec. 16, 2016) A P-8A Poseidon piloted by Giancarlo Palazzo of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4’s Skinny Dragons taxis on Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island’s Ault Field after completing a training exercise in eastern Washington. VP-4 is in the final stage of phase one in their transition from the P-3 Orion, in naval service since the 1960’s, to the P-8A Poseidon. Stage two of the transition will take place in Jacksonville, FL through the training of Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 30.

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