JACKSONVILLE NAS—Officially opened in March, the approximately $48 million, 165,000 square-foot P-8A Integrated Training Center (ITC) is ready to transition air crew to the next-generation P-8A Poseidon from the older P-3 Orion aircraft as well as sailors new to the fleet, officers said. Of the six active duty P-3 squadrons in Patrol Wing ll here, one is in transition to the P-8A and the Navy plans to transition one every six months so that in three years, everyone will be…
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