Navy plans to reduce number of P-8 aircraft stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii

The Navy plans on preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement that calls for significantly reducing the number of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Navy officials announced their plans Wednesday in a statement from U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

The final EIS for stationing P-8s, which are modified Boeing 737-800s that will replace older P-3 Orion aircraft, was completed in September 2008.

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