Commander, Patrol & Reconnaissance Wing 10
(360) 257-6701

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10, located in Hangar Six and Hangar Seven, maintain operational and administrative control of all active duty and reserve P-8 Poseidon aviation squadrons  stationed here.

The Wing is also responsible for the training, maintenance and administrative support of its assigned  personnel. Its Training Department includes a Weapons Training Unit with Weapons Training Instructors.

Wing 10 provides operational support and communication to its squadrons through a Tactical Support Center that contains the most advanced systems in the Pacific Fleet, providing mission planning, briefing and analysis tools for combat aircrews, and an extensive communications suite.

An Operational Flight Trainer provides real world scenarios for aircrew coordination. Additionally, Wing 10 provides several advanced simulators to train aircrews as they prepare for deployment around the world.

Maritime Patrol Aviation Squadrons (VP)

VP-1 Screaming Eagles

VP-4 Skinny Dragons

VP-9 Golden Eagles

VP-40 Fighting Marlins

VP-46 Grey Knights

VP-47 Golden Swordsmen

VP-69 Totems

Each squadron deploys to sites located in the Western Pacific, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. They generally spend 18 months at home between deployments in a demanding Inter-Deployment Training Cycle. During these periods, they have several detachments at sites throughout the Eastern Pacific.

The P-8A Poseidon is the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft conducting long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). P-8A Poseidon is the replacement aircraft for the P-3C Orion. The P-8A Poseidon is capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations, and search and rescue.

Operating with a smaller crew, yet delivering an extended global reach, greater payload capacity, higher operating altitude, open-systems architecture and significant growth potential, the P-8A provides more combat capability than the P-3C. 

With state of the art technology, developed specifically for the Poseidon, such as synthetic aperture radar, an electro and optical infrared sensor turret, and increased acoustic capability, the aircraft conducts concurrent passive and active processing.

Equipped with state of the art radars, sensors and a new air-to-air refuel capability, the P-8A is scheduled to receive periodic future enhancements to keep pace with the ASW threat.

VP-69 was commissioned a Reserve Force Squadron flying the SP-2H Neptune in November 1970 at Naval Air Station Sand Point, Seattle.

The squadron maintains readiness in anticipation of rapid deployment and provides contributory support to the fleet. Aircrews train by maintaining proficiency in antisubmarine warfare operations, surface surveillance, battle group coordinated operations, intelligence collection, counter-narcotics and mine warfare.