LAS FLORES, El Salvador – The “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) hosted military members of the El Salvadoran 2nd Air Brigade, Nov. 21.
During the visit, members from the El Salvador Air Force and Navy participated in ground briefings on safety, operations, and maintenance practices; static aircraft display; and an aircraft mission familiarization flight.
In the air, VP-8 aircrew demonstrated the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the P-3C at various altitudes, utilizing the numerous electro-optical sensors onboard to image and identify selected surface vessels.
“The importance of showing our El Salvadorian partners what the P-3C Orion is capable of cannot be stressed enough," said Lt. Cmdr. John McGonagle, VP-8 officer-in-charge.
"What the P-3C brings to the Countering Transnational Organized Crime mission is vital to U.S. Southern Command’s efforts in the region and it is of upmost importance that partnering nations are familiar with the capabilities the P-3C brings to the fight.”
The Florida based Fighting Tigers are on a six-months scheduled deployment in support of the U.S 4th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
For more news from Patrol Squadron 8, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vp8/Pages/default.aspx or check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrol-Squadron-EIGHT-VP-8/335177721864?ref=hl
| Date Taken: | 11.21.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 11.26.2012 18:29 |
| Story ID: | 98353 |
| Location: | LAS FLORES, SV |
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