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Day: October 20, 2019

Final active duty deployment of USN P-3C ends

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191010-N-HC646-0070 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 10, 2019) Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Three sprays arches of water as a P-3C Orion taxis the flight line onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during a homecoming ceremony for the “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, Oct. 9, 2019. The “Fighting Marlins” homecoming return marks the final active duty deployment of the P-3C Orion with the transition to the P-8A Poseidon as it’s replacement closing out more than 60 years of the P-3C Orion’s operational history within the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)

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Official welcome ceremony for 158 FW’s F-35A

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Air Force Col. David Smith, commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, Air Force Lt. Gen. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Greg Ulmer, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Patrick Leahy, senator for Vermont, Phil Scott, governor of Vermont and Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, attend a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II to the wing, South Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vt., Oct. 19, 2019. The 158th FW is the first Air National Guard unit to receive the Air Force’s most recent fifth generation aircraft, having received two in September out of a total of 20 that will arrive over the following several months. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

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