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To: StarCMC; GodBlessUSA
wh!!

Star & Shorty.....#400, #500, #550!!
GB.....#450!!


593 posted on 02/01/2006 1:50:26 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~)
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Patrol Squadron 26, a member of Patrol Wing FIVE, is a Maritime Patrol Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations. Although the "TRIDENTS" are homeported at U. S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, their reputation is known throughout the world. As a result of the squadron's versatility and mobility, the men and women of VP-26 have made friends everywhere they have traveled.

U.S. Navy Airman Charles Lindsay, assigned to Patrol Squadron 26, begins the "stop" signal during recovering operations of a Trident P-3C Orion aircraft on board Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 15, 2006. The squadron is currently deployed to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terror. Lindsay is assigned as an aviation ordnanceman. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Cockshutt, assigned to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26, removes a wing tip from a P-3C Orion to check an electronic system on board Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 2, 2006. The squadron is currently on a six-month deployment to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terrorism. Cockshutt is assigned as an aviation electrician's technician. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Roark

605 posted on 02/01/2006 2:10:09 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; Long Cut; All

Patrol Squadron 26, a member of Patrol Wing FIVE, is a Maritime Patrol Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations. Although the "TRIDENTS" are homeported at U. S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, their reputation is known throughout the world. As a result of the squadron's versatility and mobility, the men and women of VP-26 have made friends everywhere they have traveled.

U.S. Navy Airman Thaddeus Greene, assigned as an aviation electrician's mate with the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26, works to repair an auxiliary power unit at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 2, 2006. The squadron is currently on a six-month deployment in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Roark

U.S. Navy 2nd Class Larocque, assigned to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26, takes hydraulic samples to check for contaminates in the hydraulic service center of a P-3C Orion aircraft at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 2, 2006. The squadron is currently on a six-month deployment to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terrorism. Larocque serves as an aviation structural mechanic. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Roark

607 posted on 02/01/2006 2:12:24 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

WOW!! I had no idea we'd gotten THAT many 50/100's!! LOL


608 posted on 02/01/2006 2:18:15 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; Long Cut; All

Patrol Squadron 26, a member of Patrol Wing FIVE, is a Maritime Patrol Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations. Although the "TRIDENTS" are homeported at U. S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, their reputation is known throughout the world. As a result of the squadron's versatility and mobility, the men and women of VP-26 have made friends everywhere they have traveled.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26 head back to the hanger after conducting a pre-flight checks on a P-3C Orion at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 12, 2006. The squadron is currently on a six-month deployment to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins

U.S. Navy Airman Christina Murphy, assigned to the "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron 26, removes over wing plugs from the number three engine nacelle during pre-flight checks on a P-3C Orion at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 12, 2006. The squadron is currently on a six-month deployment to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins

609 posted on 02/01/2006 2:19:40 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Ma! :)
I hope you have had a chance to relax at some point. I saw your post of the volcano yesterday. Any of that ash come into your area? I hope not.


612 posted on 02/01/2006 2:39:04 PM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; Long Cut; All

Patrol Squadron 26, a member of Patrol Wing FIVE, is a Maritime Patrol Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations. Although the "TRIDENTS" are homeported at U. S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, their reputation is known throughout the world. As a result of the squadron's versatility and mobility, the men and women of VP-26 have made friends everywhere they have traveled.

A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to Patrol Squadron 26 heads toward a P-3 Orion to throw chocks under the aircraft's wheels during shut-down procedures in Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 16, 2006. The squadron is currently on deployment to Sigonella in support of maritime patrol operations and the war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Hastey, an aviation structural mechanic assigned to Patrol Squadron 26, conducts routine maintenance on a P-3C Orion at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 26, 2006. The squadron is currently deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and maritime patrols. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnathan Roark

626 posted on 02/01/2006 4:19:43 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~)
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