Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) Lineman, Airman Timothy Aulman directs a

Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Mar. 14, 2003) Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) Lineman, Airman Timothy Aulman directs a "Fighting Tiger" P-3C Orion aircraft after its return from a mission. VP-8, home ported at Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, is currently deployed to the Mediterranean theater with detachments at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily and Naval Support Activity Souda Bay. The P-3C is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft. It has advanced submarine detection sensors and can carry a mixed payload of weapons internally and on wing pylons. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. File# 030314-N-0780F-017