Naval Air Station Jacksonville Introduces P-8A Poseidon to the Fleet
THE NAVY'S NEW PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT, THE P-8A POSIEDON MULTIMISSION AIRCRAFT, WAS FORMALLY INTRODUCED DURING AN OFFICIAL ROLLING OUT CEREMONY HELD AT NAVAL STATION JACKSONVILLE.
"MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT BECAME THE EYES OF THE FLEET BECAUSE THEY COULD GO FARTHER, COVER MORE DISTANCE. THE P-8 AND THE BAMS, I BELIEVE, WILL BE THE EYES OF THE NATION. THEY`LL CONSTANTLY BE FORWARD, THEY`LL BE SCOWERING THE OCEANS FOR ANY POTENTIAL THREAT, AND THEY`LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND VERY VERY QUICKLY."
ALSO INTRODUCED WAS THE P8 A POSEIDON INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER.
"WE HAVE A VENERABLE AIRCRAFT, THE P3, THATS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR FIFTY YEARS. ITS BEEN DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB WORLDWIDE FOR THE NAVY. ITS TIME TO TRANSITION. WE ARE GOING TO A NEW PLATFORM, A NEW AIRCRAFT - THE P-8 - AND THIS TRAINING FACILITY IS GONNA TRAIN ALL FUTURE AVIATORS FOR THE P-8 PLATFORM."
FROM NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, I`M PETTY OFFICER JACOB SIPPEL.
