060217-N-8726C-001 Sigonella, Sicily (Feb. 17, 2006) Ð Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Charles Lindsay, assigned to the ÒTridentsÓ of Patrol Squadron Two Six (VP-26), load sonar buoys into a P-3 Orion. The Trident combat aircrew flying the P-3 launched sonar buoys during anti-submarine warfare operations in support of Operation Noble Manta. Operation Noble Manta is the largest anti-submarine warfare exercise (ASW) in the world. The eleven-day North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise is designed to improve joint ASW operations between NATO forces. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1s

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060217-N-8726C-001 Sigonella, Sicily (Feb. 17, 2006) Ð Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Charles Lindsay, assigned to the ÒTridentsÓ of Patrol Squadron Two Six (VP-26), load sonar buoys into a P-3 Orion. The Trident combat aircrew flying the P-3 launched sonar buoys during anti-submarine warfare operations in support of Operation Noble Manta. Operation Noble Manta is the largest anti-submarine warfare exercise (ASW) in the world. The eleven-day North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise is designed to improve joint ASW operations between NATO forces. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class John Collins (RELEAESD) Sonarbuoy loaded on aircraft

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