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  • During Irene, NOAA's two P-3 hurricane hunter planes and a G-4 jet made repeated research flights into and around the storm, taking detailed dropsonde and Doppler radar measurements.

    Budget cuts could limit hurricane forecasting Reuters 2011

  • P-3 “Orion” is a plane with several crew members which is used by the US Navy in hunting/tracking submarines.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • In January 2010, according to a cable, King Hamad agreed to an American request for Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft and NATO AWACS planes to be stationed at Isa Air Base in southern Bahrain, the home of Bahrain's own F-16 fighter wing.

    State Department cables detail U.S. links to Bahrain 2011

  • During Irene, NOAA's two P-3 hurricane hunter planes and a G-4 jet made repeated research flights into and around the storm, taking detailed dropsonde and Doppler radar measurements.

    Budget cuts could limit hurricane forecasting Reuters 2011

  • In January 2010, according to a cable, King Hamad agreed to an American request for Navy P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft and NATO AWACS planes to be stationed at Isa Air Base in southern Bahrain, the home of Bahrain's own F-16 fighter wing.

    State Department cables detail U.S. links to Bahrain 2011

  • Officials said the focus of the attack appeared to be a hangar housing American-made P-3 Orion aircraft, which are used for maritime surveillance and antisubmarine operations.

    Blasts Rock Naval Station in Pakistan Matthew Rosenberg 2011

  • CONAN: The P-3 plane forced down in Hainan Island.

    What's At Stake In The South China Sea 2010

  • CONAN: The P-3 plane forced down in Hainan Island.

    What's At Stake In The South China Sea 2010

  • Now the P-3 is circling low, that's feds fighting the National Forest hot spots … Hope they drop some paratroopers!

    Crossroads 2009

  • Thursday: The USS Bainbridge, a Navy destroyer, reaches the area, and a P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft monitors the lifeboat.

    Obama promises united effort against piracy 2009

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