Patrol Squadron 16 returned home to Jacksonville after a six-month deployment.
7:00 PM EDT October 11, 2023were deployed in the Pacific to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the 7th Fleet.
"That's the somber part of this," said Commander Terrell Radford, VP-16 Commanding Officer,"you know you get to come home and there's always somebody else on watch doing their part." This day is filled with hugs 6 months in the making, but some family members know someday soon they may be hugging goodbye before the next deployment.
The “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron 16 returned home this month following an extremely demanding six-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility . During the deployment, VP-16’s 300 Sailors excelled operationally, providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare , maritime domain awareness, and anti-surface warfare capabilities for Commander, Task Force 72.
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