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Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 15, 2005) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Joseph Pfelifticker mans a fire hose as he sprays-down the starboard side of a P-3C Orion, assigned to the "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8), during an aircraft wash in the hangar bay. Aircraft washes are conducted every 28 days as part of preventive maintenance and a corrosion control schedule. VP-8 is home-based in Brunswick, Maine, and is currently on deployment to Okinawa, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Shannon R. Smith (RELEASED)

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Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
P-3
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