050217-N-3122S-002 Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 17, 2005) Ð Sailors assigned to the ÒFighting TigersÓ of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), tow one of the squadronÕs 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
050217-N-3122S-002 Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 17, 2005) Ð Sailors assigned to the ÒFighting TigersÓ of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), tow one of the squadronÕs 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 Marines. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Shannon R. Smith (RELEASED) US Navy 050217-N-3122S-002 Sailors assigned to VP-8 tow one of the squadron%%5Ersquo,s P-3C Orion aircraft
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