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| Keywords: US Navy 040901-N-9999M-001 An S-3B Viking assigned to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) makes it^rsquo,s final shore arrested landing test at NAS Patuxent River.jpg en Naval Air Station NAS Patuxent River Md Sept 1 2004 An S-3B Viking assigned to Naval Air Systems Command NAVAIR makes its final shore arrested landing test at NAS Patuxent River The landing concluded carrier suitability tests for an upgrade to the S-3B Viking fleet The aircraft was the last remaining Patuxent River-based S-3B and was transferred to the fleet shortly after the tests This achievement gives the Viking an enhanced capability to better meet the needs of the fleet until the retirement of the S-3B The S-3B Viking is an all weather carrier-based jet aircraft providing protection against hostile surface combatants while also functioning as the Carrier Strike Group s primary overhead mission tanker Extremely versatile the aircraft is equipped for many missions including day/night surveillance electronic countermeasures command/control/communications warfare and search and rescue U S Navy photo by Rebecca March RELEASED 040901-N-9999M-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17661 U S Navy photo by Rebecca March PD-USGov-Military-Navy S-3B Viking 2004 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River September 2004 photographs | ||||
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