Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven | Patrol Squadron Two Six | 06.05.2023
230605-N-HM576-0113 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 5, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Jason Brown, a naval flight officer assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, shakes hands with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, after a demonstration of the P-8A Poseidon’s mission capabilities. The VP-26 “Tridents” are based in Jacksonville, Florida,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven | Patrol Squadron Two Six | 06.05.2023
230605-N-HM576-0083 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 5, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Jason Brown, a naval flight officer assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, discusses the P-8A Poseidon’s mission capabilities with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Vice Adm. SAITO Akira. The VP-26 “Tridents” are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently forward......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven | Patrol Squadron Two Six | 06.05.2023
230605-N-HM576-0072 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 5, 2023) Lt. Joseph Halpin and Lt. Joseph Esposito, pilots assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, demonstrate the P-8APoseidon’s flight capabilities to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Vice Adm. SAITO Akira. The VP-26 “Tridents” are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently forward......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven | Patrol Squadron Two Six | 06.05.2023
230605-N-HM576-0036 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 5, 2023) Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 brief members of Japan Self-Defense Forces before a flight aboard a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon. The VP-26 “Tridents” are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently forward deployed to Misawa Air Base in Misawa, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance, as well......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven | Patrol Squadron Two Six | 06.05.2023
230605-N-HM576-0014 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 5, 2023) Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 pose for a group photo with Commander, Task Force 72 Capt. Will Toraason, center left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, center right, and members of Japan Self-Defense Forces .The VP-26“Tridents” are based in Jacksonville,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jan David Mercado | Naval Air Facility Misawa | 08.03.2020
200803-N-EJ241-1157 MISAWA, Japan (Aug. 3, 2020) – Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Nicholas Garcia, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, takes a swing for the Navy team during an intramural softball tournament at Misawa Air Base. CTF 72 leads patrol, reconnaissance and surveillance forces in support of U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Reed Arce | Patrol Squadron 5 | 09.10.2019
OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 10, 2019) Five Chief petty officer selects, Sailors who have been selected for the paygrade of E-7, from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 were joined by Force Master Chief James Tocorzic of Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Command Master Chief Keith Wilkerson Jr. of Task Force (CTF) 72 for a brief demonstration flight in the P-8A Poseidon. VP-5 is deployed to the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jerome Johnson | Patrol Squadron EIGHT (VP-8) | 07.31.2019
MISAWA, Japan (July 31, 2019) – Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Richard Johnsonlee assigned to the “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, explains how to use a Sonobuoy Rotary Launcher to personnel assigned to the Akita Rescue Squadron, during a static display onboard Misawa Air Base. The Akita Rescue Squadron, is one of the ten rescue squadrons attached to the Japanese Air......
