171019-N-PI800-001 [Image 203 of 241]

10.19.2017

Photo by Erik Reynolds 

U.S. Navy           

171019-N-PI800-001 BAHIA BLANCA – A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, conducts an early morning departure from Comandante Espora Naval Air Base en route to conduct search and rescue operations in the Southern Atlantic for the missing Argentine Navy submarine, ARA San Juan. At the request of Argentine officials, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) directed the U.S. Navy to deploy a P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft to Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Nov. 18 to support the South American nation’s ongoing search for the submarine A.R.A. San Juan in the waters of the Southern Atlantic. The aircraft and its 21-person crew, currently based at El Salvador’s Comalapa Air Base, can support a wide range of missions over large bodies of water, including sub-surface search-and-rescue operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by LCDR Ryan Ingram/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.19.2017
• Date Posted: 11.21.2017 00:40
• Photo ID: 3969779
• VIRIN: 171019-N-PI800-001
• Resolution: 1242x2208
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