VP-8 was the first patrol squadron (in August 1962) to transition from the P-2 to the P-3. In 1981, it was the last Brunswick squadron to replace the older P-3B with the newer P-3C UII.
VP-8?s roots...
United States NAVY VP-119 Patrol Squadron One Hundred Nineteen Military Patch DRAGON PATROL BOMBING SQUADRON DRAGON EATING JAPANESE FLAG ON BLACK FIELD