VP-47 is a P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft squadron that conducts anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and...

Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), also known as "The Golden Swordsmen", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington (USA), attached to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10. The squadron currently flies the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.

VP-47 participated in Operations ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, ENDURING FREEDOM, and JUNIPER SHIELD, and completed a search and rescue ready-alert launch mission from NAS Sigonella, Italy that...

The Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 is a Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol squadron based out of Whidbey Island, Washington, and is attached to Patrol Reconnaissance Wing...

Patrol Squadron FOUR SEVEN (VP-47), Oak Harbor, Washington. 3,742 likes · 94 talking about this · 1 was here. Welcome to the official U.S. Navy VP-47...

VP-4 relieved VP-47 and throughout Keen Sword VP-4 alongside VP-8, VP-46 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 aircrews exercised, evaluated and worked side-by-side to strengthen interactions amongst one another.

VP-47 is currently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach opera-tions within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of...

VPNAVY is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Navy flying ASW VP/VPB Patrol Aircraft past and present. VPNAVY has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the InterNet.

In April 2013, Commander Yu-Rank returned to the “Pro’s Nest” of VP-30 as a Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot. Following the FRS IUT syllabus, he was selected to instruct at the …

VP-47 was the first fleet squadron to receive Martin's new and improved version of the P5M -1 and four deployments were made to NAS Iwakuni, Japan with the P5M -2.