Keywords: US Navy 050415-N-3122S-003 Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) download Sonobuoys from a P-3C Orion.jpg en Okinawa Japan April 15 2005 - Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the Fighting Tigers of Patrol Squadron Eight VP-8 download Sonobuoys from a P-3C Orion Sonobuoys are active and passive search stores carried on the P-3C Orion Active buoys are mini-sonars which ping for submarines and transmit the information up to the aircraft Passive buoys are underwater microphones hydrophones that passively listen to all sounds in the water U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Shannon R Smith RELEASED 2005-04-15 050415-N-3122S-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 23841 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Sonobuoys Images from US Navy location Okinawa Japan Patrol Squadron 8 United States Navy |