250313-N-XK809-1010 KADENA AIR BASE, Oki-nawa (March 13, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron FOUR SEVEN (VP-47) and the War Eagles of Patrol Squadron SIXTEEN (VP-16) participate in the Navy Wide Advancement Exam for E5 candi-dates at a hangar located on Kadena Air Base, March 13, 2025. VP-47 is currently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach opera-tions within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communica-tion Specialist 1st Class William Sykes/Released)
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - 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.
The air show was a nostalgic gathering of aviation enthusiasts, veterans, and personnel from around the world to witness this historic moment. The event served as a farewell to the P-3 Orion, a workhorse that has been a crucial asset to the Royal Norwegian Air Force's mission for over five decades.
Spectators also had the opportunity to tour the P-8A Poseidon, a technologically advanced successor to the P-3C Orion and learn about its capabilities in anti-submarine warfare and...
PATTAYA, Thailand (NNS) – Sailors with the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 visited the Pattaya Orphanage in Pattaya, Thailand, for a community relations (COMREL) project Dec. 9.
