Sailors and members of the public gather around and inside a P-3C Orion during a sundowning ceremony hosted by Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 inside a hanger bay at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. The Navy began a seven-year transition from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon in 2012. All of the active-duty P-3 squadrons successfully transitioned to the P-8 by the Spring of 2020. VQ-1, the ‘World Watchers,’ flew the P-3C Orion and a series of EP-3 Aries from 1969-2025. The final P-3 on NAS Whidbey Island was utilized by VQ-1 as a pilot proficiency training aircraft. Aircraft 588, which departed NAS Whidbey Island on Feb. 21, 2025, was the last P-3 platform to operate from the base when it departed on its final flight.
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.28.2025 10:50 |
| Photo ID: | 8881302 |
| VIRIN: | 250220-N-AN659-1061 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1400 |
| Size: | 1.99 MB |
| Location: | OAK HARBOR, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 22 |
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