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The first crew of Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) landed at the squadron’s new duty station at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, on 27 May, after completing a six-month deployment to the Middle East and Japan. Last December, the Fighting Tigers, as the squadron is called, departed NAS Brunswick, Maine, where the unit had been based since 1971. While on deployment, a Fighting Tiger crew was the first to reach the MV Maersk Alabama after the container ship was attacked by Somali pirates in April. Under Base Realignment and Closure Commission action, NAS Brunswick is scheduled to close in May 2011. Five P-3 squadrons from Brunswick are being transferred to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 at NAS Jacksonville.
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