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VP-5 Joins Spain in Anti-submarine Warfare Exercise
January 26, 2018 — Four months into deployment and still going strong, the ‘Mad Foxes’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 dispatched an aircraft to Naval Station Rota to participate in an anti-submarine warfare exercise, one of many the squadron has taken part in since departing from Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville in the fall of 2017. The talented aviators, flight officers, and sensor operators of Combat Air Crew (CAC) 4 departed early morning on Jan. 19 from NAS Sigonella, where VP-5 is currently deployed in support of U.S. 6th Fleet operations... MORE

VP 5 hones ASW Skills
January 20, 2018 — The ‘Mad Foxes’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 arrived at the Lajes Air Base, Portugal, and participated in maritime domain awareness and an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise Jan. 13, 2018... MORE

USS Ross Conducts Exercises with the Spanish and Portuguese Navies
January 19, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) participated in an at-sea exercise with the Spanish and Portuguese navies, Jan. 19-23, 2018, designed to improve the countries’ interoperability when conducting maritime evolutions... MORE

VP-5 Performs First Ever Deployment Engine Change
January 18, 2018 — Work Center 110 (Powerplants) from the ‘Mad Foxes’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 performed the first ever P-8A Poseidon engine change while on deployment Jan. 19, 2018. VP-5 performed this engine change following troubleshooting after a malfunction led to a single-engine landing while conducting training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy... MORE

USS Ross Conducts Live-Fire Exercises with the Royal Moroccan Navy
January 3, 2018 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Agadir, Morocco, Jan. 13, 2018, after a scheduled port visit to participate in exercise African Sea Lion with the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Tarek Ben Ziyad... MORE

San Diego’s Thanksgiving Preparation
December 23, 2017 — Thanksgiving is commonly seen as an annual national holiday marked by cultural observances and a traditional meal including the preparation of a turkey for the family. However, on a 684-foot floating metal warship that can displace more than 25,000 tons of water, resides a family that needs more than one turkey to fill their stomachs... MORE