Jacksonville Naval Air Station
- Lt. William Sprott shows the variety of weapons to be carried by the P-8 Poseidon: Torpedo, bomb and the Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Two racks for numerous sonobuoys and three pressurised launchers are located in the back of the cabin of the P-8s. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Six months of training in Florida will be followed by another six months at Evenes Air Station in northern Norway for Espen Sollid and Lars Johansen from Tromsø. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- A workplace unlike others: Espen Sollid and Lars Johansen disembarking the P-8 Poseidon plane at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida. After training, the two will search for Russian submarines from the skies above Arctic waters. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- All take-offs and landings at NAS Jacksonville are monitored and cleared from the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Big touchscreen simulators are developed by Boeing for training of the maintenance personell. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Model of the specialist radar in the nose of the plane. The radar has a range of up to 250 nautical miles and can detect a submarine if only the periscope is above water line. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida is home to Patrol Squadron THIRTY (VP-30) and the Squadron that prepares and trains pilots and operators for domestic and foreign P-8 maritime patrol aircraft. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Ready for mission: Crew on their way to board the plane for a flight outside the coast of Florida. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Maintenance work in one of the hangars at NAS Jacksonville. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Pilot Lt. Montana Marsh in cockpit of the P-8 Poseidon, an aircraft he flew when participating in the Norwegian-led exercise Cold Response in March 2022. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Espen Sollid and Lars Johansen get good marks from these two American instructors at NAS Jacksonville. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- Touchscreen simulator for maintenance work in the cockpit of the P-8. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- A P-8 Poseidon takes-off for Atlantic mission outside Florida. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
- One of Norway's old P-3C Orion turboprop. The Saint as a badge on the tail is a tradition to be continued on the new P-8 Poseidon planes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen