Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Samayaah Smith | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 10.13.2023
Naval Air Station Sigonella was honored to host four actors and actresses, who are part of an Ambassadors of Hollywood tour, Oct. 13....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hannah Cox | Patrol Squadron 47 | 08.20.2023
Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 hosted a static display of the P-8A Poseidon during an air show in which the Royal Norwegian Air Force launched the last P-3C Orion mission flight at Andøya Air Station, Norway, June 30, 2023....
Story by Lt. Austin Chien | Commander Task Force 72 | 03.23.2022
A US Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and one KC-30A from Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron (RAAF 33) conducted the first ever operational Air-To-Air Refueling (AAR) between a U.S. Navy P-8A and a RAAF KC-30A on March 20....
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Robert Reinheimer | Commander, Submarine Group Seven | 03.08.2022
Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 hosted Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force 74 (CTF-74), allowing the staff to familiarize themselves with the P-8A Poseidon’s varying mission sets and to gain a better understanding of the aircraft’s capabilities. Six training flights carrying a total of 33 Sailors were conducted at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, from Feb. 18-24, 2022....
Story by Nas Sigonella Public Affairs Office | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 05.29.2020
New faces of appear every few months, and the coronavirus pandemic necessitated additional safety measures when handling personnel transfers. Team Sigonella adapted to the challenge and ensured a smooth transition for the rotation of deployed forces supported by the installation....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Flinn | Patrol Squadron 47 | 03.30.2019
The “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 participated in the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition held in Langkawi, Malaysia....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Flinn | Patrol Squadron 47 | 01.30.2019
The "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron 47 participated with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Fleet Air Wing 5 in a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures exercise Jan. 30th....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Flinn | Patrol Squadron 47 | 01.22.2019
U.S. and Australian forces conclude 2019 Exercise Sea Dragon. Exercise Sea Dragon is an annual, multilateral exercise that stresses anti-submarine warfare prosecution....
