A P-3 Orion patrol aircraft attached to Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9) Golden Eagles was prepared for final takeoff during command disestablishment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The VP-9 squadron is scheduled for a deployment, to be followed by a homeport shift to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. The P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed by the Navy in the 1960s.

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