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NFO formerly assigned to VP-5 arrested for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China

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A naval flight officer formerly assigned to VP-5 and his wife have been arrested in the United States for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China.

180301-N-CL765-013 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Mar. 1, 2018) Lt. Fan Yang, left, a tactical coordinator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, demonstrates the systems onboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft to members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The ‘Mad Foxes’ of VP 5, detached from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 to CTF 57, are supporting missions in U.S. 5th Fleet to demonstrate cross-combatant command interoperability, deter potential adversaries and to provide large-scale intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jakoeb Vandahlen/Released)

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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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