No P-8s at NUW? (merged thread)

[nittany03]

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news/116173499.html

Thought they had decided this already, with four squadrons here. It'll be interesting to see what plays out in the political scene if/when the rollout for the Poseidon finally begins. And what they're going to do with the VQ squadrons, if anything.

On the bright side, maybe now we can talk on the radios, and use our arresting gear in peace. :icon_tong

 

[A4sForever]

DIDN'T SEE THIS ONE COMING ...NUW & P-8 Poseidon not a fit ??

In spite of the incompetence of local political "leaders" and the business community "experts" who have demonstrated their expertise at "stepping over dollars to pick up pennies" for decades ... I'll have to admit: I didn't see this one coming.

Whidbey Loses Poseidon, Thousands of Jobs in Doubt

 

[webmaster]

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news/116173499.html

Thought they had decided this already, with four squadrons here. It'll be interesting to see what plays out in the political scene if/when the rollout for the Poseidon finally begins. And what they're going to do with the VQ squadrons, if anything.

On the bright side, maybe now we can talk on the radios, and use our arresting gear in peace. :icon_tong

Knocked out of battery, AGAIN? My bad...

Hate to break it to you, you aren't getting RID of P3s... we are sending ALL of them to Whidbey.

 

[Jim123]

Hmm, the AW website went down soon after this thread got started... coincidence? Some kind of cosmic disturbance? Lesson learned: be very careful when posting bad news about VP

 

[Jamin'G]

Love some of the comments from the hippies on the article A-4s posted. "close the base, get rid of the Navy and their loud airplanes (Growler), and bring the property values up and make the baby seals happy." Methinks some of those individuals have NO idea the amount of money the Navy dumps into the local economy!

 

[Flash]

I see a lot of qualifiers in the articles like how K-Bay and JAX are the 'first two' locations where P-8's will be stationed and not that Whidbey ain't ever going to get them. The base hasn't 'lost' the P-8's yet.....and yes, it is P-8A, not P8-A.

Interesting piece about combining VQ-1 and VQ-2, not sure how they would save 200 or so people unless they cut aircraft and crews, and I think there is specific language in the latest defense bill that they can't cut aircraft. That would be one big squadron, VQ-1 was the biggest operational squadron supposedly when I was in it with 550 or so people. A squadron of 800? Would an O-6 command it like the old days? Possibly the start of a long and painful road to the end of VQ(P) I think.