INS DEGA, India (Mar. 1, 2022) – Lt. Robert Wassel, right, and Brad Birch, officers assigned to the ‘Golden Swordsmen’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, joke around prior to a flight for ‘MILAN 2022’ on the flight line at INS Dega, India, Mar. 1, 2022. VP-47 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within the 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

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