Defense News in Brief: VP 9 Search and Rescue Kit Loading Training

Source: United States Navy

ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland – Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 “Golden Eagles” held a search and rescue (SAR) UNI-PAC II Air-Drop Survival Kit loading demonstration for the Royal Air Force (RAF) CXX Squadron, April 15, 2020. The VP-9 Aviation Ordnance team went through all the steps teaching the RAF team how to properly load and install the SAR kit on the P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft.

Defense News in Brief: USS Philippine Sea Returns Home from Deployment

Source: United States Navy

MAYPORT, Fla. –The “War Dogs” of the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the embarked “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 returned to Naval Station Mayport marking the end of their nearly 10-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.