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Air and Marine Operations Retires P-3 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Following Final Operational Flight
Air and Marine Operations retired its last P-3 AEW aircraft after a final flight from NASOC Jacksonville on September 30, 2026. The aircraft supported decades of border security, counter-narcotics, and disaster-response missions across the Caribbean and the Gulf of America, and Central and South Ame
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Air and Marine Operations retired its last P-3 AEW aircraft after a final flight from NASOC Jacksonville on September 30, 2026. The aircraft supported decades of border security, counter-narcotics, and disaster-response missions across the Caribbean and the Gulf of America, and Central and South American Transit Zones. The fleet accumulated tens of thousands of flight hours and also supported domestic and international disaster-response missions, including humanitarian relief and emergency communications coordination after Caribbean natural disasters.
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