Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 10.24.2025
251024-OJ308-1275 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 24, 2025) Naval Air Crewman (Operator) 3rd Class Jennifer Wood, assigned to "The Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, removes buoys from launch tubes aboard a multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft P-8A Poseidon as part of a bilateral combined detachment and training with the "Condors" of Indian Navy......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 10.23.2025
251023-OJ308-1158 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2025) An Indian Navy multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft P-8I Poseidon, attached to the "Condors" of Indian Navy Air Squadron 316, flies alongside a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, attached to "The Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, as part of a bilateral combined detachment operating in the Indian Ocean, Oct. 23, 2025. The......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 10.23.2025
251023-OJ308-1215 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2025) Lt. Shannon Biehl, assigned to "The Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, conducts system checks aboard a multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft P-8A Poseidon during a bilateral combined detachment and training exercise with the "Condors" of Indian Navy Air Squadron 316, Oct. 23, 2025. The combined detachment focused on......
Courtesy Photo | Patrol Squadron 4 | 12.12.2019
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 taxis into Punta Arenas, Chile, after conducting a search and rescue mission for the missing C-130 Chilean aircraft on December 12. The Poseidon partnered with Chilean Air Force assets to assist in the search effort....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Sua | U.S. Navy | 02.06.2019
190206-N-CR843-045 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2019) A P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance aircraft assigned to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 conducts air refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft. VP-4 is the first west coast P-8A squadron to begin air refueling operations following their successful transition from the P-3C Orion aircraft to the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Sua | U.S. Navy | 06.01.2018
180601-N-CR843-160 OKINAWA, Japan (June 1, 2018) Members of the First Class Petty Officers Association assigned to the “Skinny Dragons” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 volunteer alongside sailors from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Sub Area Okinawa, during a beautification project in the Heshikiya District. The volunteers picked up trash and debris, sorted recyclable items and cleared......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Sua | U.S. Navy | 04.26.2018
180426-N-CR843-147 OKINAWA, Japan (April 26, 2018) Sailors assigned to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 use a MHU-83 Munitions Handling Unit to load a AGM-84D Harpoon missile onto a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a proficiency exercise at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. VP-4 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Sua | U.S. Navy | 03.09.2018
180309-N-CR843-023 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (March 9, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanics 2nd Class Ricardo Mendoza, left, and Efhril Elomina, both assigned to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, place a squadron-themed tail marking on the vertical stabilizer of a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. VP-4 is conducting its fleet readiness training plan in......
