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Caption:
Sigonella, Sicily (Jan. 15, 2006) -- Three P-3C Orion aircraft
belonging to the Tridents of Patrol Squadron Two Six (VP-26) stand
ready on a rain soaked airfield on board Naval Air Station Sigonella.
Originally designed as a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare
(ASW) patrol aircraft, the P-3C's mission has evolved in the late 1990s
and early 21st century to include surveillance of the battlespace,
either at sea or over land. VP-26 is currently on a six-month
deployment supporting maritime patrol operations and the Global War on
Terror. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class John Collins
(RELEASED)
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