P-3C Orion Returns From Final Deployment [Image 5 of 6]

OAK HARBOR, WA, UNITED STATES

10.10.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc Cuenca 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element, Det. Northwest

191010-N-HC646-0205 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 10, 2019) Sailors assigned to the "Fighting Marlins" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 and their families celebrate their return from a six-month rotational deployment during a homecoming ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oct. 9, 2019. The "Fighting Marlins" homecoming return marks the final active duty deployment of the P-3C Orion with the transition to the P-8A Poseidon as it's replacement closing out more than 60 years of the P-3C Orion's operational history within the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.10.2019
• Date Posted: 10.10.2019 20:48
• Photo ID: 5827003
• VIRIN: 191010-N-HC646-0205
• Resolution: 4430x2492
• Size: 1.33 MB
• Location: OAK HARBOR, WA, US