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P-8 training from East to West

13th June 2016 - 15:39 GMT | by Helen Haxell in Florida

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Six squadrons based at the naval air station in Jacksonville, Florida are now up to speed with the P-8 Poseidon.

The next round of training, conducted by VP-30, will take place in the autumn of this year for the squadrons located in Whidbey on the West Coast of the US.

Lieutenant Sergio Ibarra of VP-30 squadron explained that one of the factors that has helped some US Navy personnel transition to the P-8 is the conceptual ‘commonality’ between the P-3 and P-8.

Furthermore, the process is also being assisted by the fact that the P-8 Poseidon multi-mission MPA, is

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