Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9) is a U.S. Navy patrol squadron with its homeport located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. As of 2018, VP-9 is part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, Commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific.
VP-9 P-3B with AGM-12 Bullpup missiles in 1969
VP-9 P-3C over Mount Fuji in 2003
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington.
An aerial view of NAS Whidbey Island
FAA diagram of the runway area
Aerial view of NAS Whidbey Island in the mid-1940s
Image: TOCRON 10 Squadron Insignia 1