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Saturday, January 03, 2009

P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Homebasing Announced

The Department of the Navy announced today its decision to provide facilities and functions to base five fleet squadrons of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) with:
  • a fleet replacement squadron (FRS) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Fla.;
  • four fleet squadrons at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.;
  • and three fleet squadrons at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, with periodic squadron detachment operations at NAS North Island.
This decision implements the preferred homebasing alternative 5 identified in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Introduction of the P-8A Multi-Mission Aircraft into the U.S. Navy Fleet (published November 2008). Introduction of the P-8A MMA squadrons is projected to begin no later than 2012 and be completed by 2019.
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