Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) is part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.  It operates the P-8 Poseidon aircraft.  The squadron’s official name is VP-45 "Pelicans".  Internally, the squadron refers to themselves as the PFH (Pelicans From Hell). Naval Air Station Jacksonville or NAS Jacksonville is a military airport located four miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida. It is one of two naval bases (the other being Naval Station Mayport) located in Duval County. The P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a military aircraft developed for the United States Navy. The P-8 conducts anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and shipping interdiction, along with an electronic signals intelligence role. This involves carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It is able to drop and monitor sonobuoys.

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Patrol Squadron 22 (VP-22) was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Dragons from 1944-1950, and the "Blue Geese" from 1951-1994. VP-22 was based at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, HI., flying the P-3c Orion and was disestablished in 1994. Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu Hawaii also called John Rodgers Field (the original name of Honolulu International Airport) is a former United States Navy airfield closed in the 1990s. It was later reopened as Kalaeloa Airport in 1999. NAS Barbers Point was closed by Base Realignment and Closure action in the 1990s, with the Navy aircraft, primarily P-3C "Orion" maritime patrol aircraft assigned to squadrons of Patrol Wing Two, relocating to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, now Marine Corps Base Hawaii. However, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, with its complement of HH-65 Dolphin helicopters and HC-130H Hercules aircraft, remained after the Navy's departure. The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.

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The P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime naval surveillance aircraft, introduced in the 1960s. Based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner, the aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

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This vintage art deco style military aviation travel poster “NAS Whidbey Island VQ-1 EP-3E” is dedicated to all the hard working men and women of Fleet Air Recon Squadron ONE. Fleet Air Recon Squadron ONE (VQ-1) provides electronic reconnaissance from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of the U.S.. The squadron maintains a permanent detachment in Misawa, Japan and has maintained a continuous presence in the Arabian Gulf since July 1992. In July 1994, VQ-1 retired the Navy's oldest operational P-3, EP-3E Aries I BUNO 148887. Its retirement also marked VQ-1's transition to all EP-3E AIRIES II mission aircraft. Their motto is: "World Watchers" ! Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington.

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Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes) officially designated Air Base No. 4 , is a multi-use airfield and home to the Portuguese Air Force and Azores Air Zone Command, a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Wing of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa), and a regional air passenger terminal located near Lajes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. Located about 3,680 km (2,290 mi) east of New York City and about 1,600 km (990 mi) west of Lisbon, Portugal; the base sits in a strategic location midway between North America and Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean.

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Naval Air Station Bermuda (Kindley Field), was located on St. David's Island, Bermuda from 1970 to 1995, on the former site of Kindley Air Force Base. It is currently the site of Bermuda International Airport. The US moved its anti-submarine air-patrol operations from the old NAS Bermuda flying boat base, to the USAF Base at Kindley Field when its Martin P5M Marlin flying boats were removed from service in the 1960s.

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NAS Whidbey Island P-3 "The oldest and the Best" vintage poster art featuring Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), also known as the "Grey Knights", is a maritime patrol squadron of the U.S. Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, VP-46 is the oldest maritime patrol squadron and the second oldest aircraft squadron in the entire U.S. Navy, second only behind VFA-14. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942. The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

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High Quality 100% ring-spun cotton, this is your next favorite fitted t-shirt!

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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Naval installation on 21 September 1942. The main portion of the base is called Ault Field in memory of Commander William B. Ault, who was listed 'missing in action' during the Battle of the Coral Sea (1942). Ault Field is located approximately three miles north of Oak Harbor. The other section of the air station is known as the Seaplane Base. Originally home to PBY Catalina flying boats.

Tenant P-3 Orion Squadrons currently stationed at NAS Whidbey Island:  VP-1 Screaming Eagles, VP-40 Fighting Marlins, VP-46 Grey Knights, and VP-69 Fighting Totems.

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Naval forces and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

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