#vp-9

170303-N-PA426-209 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII (March 3, 2017) A P-3 Orion assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 departs for the final time after taking off during a command disestablishment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The VP-9 squadron is scheduled for deployment, to be followed by a homeport shift to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. The P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1960s. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Meranda Keller/Released)

170303-N-YW024-061 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII (March 3, 2017) A P-3 Orion assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 takes off during a command disestablishment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The VP-9 squadron is leaving for a scheduled deployment, to be followed by a homeport shift to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. The P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1960s. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak)