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