Air Force commissioning ceremony of the P-3C model, a new era for operations. | 國軍戰備演訓 - 國防部軍事新聞通訊社

Air Force commissioning ceremony of the P-3C model, a new era for operations.

(reported by journalist LEE, Zhong-Xhuan from Military News Agency on December 1st in Pingtung) To enhance the effectiveness of Anti-Submarine warfare and the electronic search capabilities, the Air Force 439th team held a ceremony for the replacement of the country’s S-2T Tracker anti-submarine aircraft with the Lockheed P-3C aircraft at the Pingtung Air Force Base, with the event held by Taiwan President TSAI, Ing-Wen alongside with gentries and Ex general officers and veterans in witnessing the new anti-submarine combat mission stepping on to a new milestone.

During the ceremony, Tsai acknowledged and given the flag to the 1st to 7th Air Force wings, and later revised the air and ground troops. With the air model S-2T operating its final mission, following up with models P-3C、E-2K、C-130、IDF、F-16、Mirage 2000 and R.O.C. Air Force Thunder Tigers flying up in the sky and salutes to the president and generals, Tsai later went onboard to the military car and toured through the entire event.

The R.O.C Air Force quoted after the form of P-3 future battlefield will launch first anti-submarine warfare and sea search important tasks such as budgeting, and focus on construction of nations all important pipes monitoring surveillance system and antisubmarine search combat readiness work such as budgeting, battlefield to effectively integrate resources, to fight joint integration, for airspace in the Taiwan strait and sea warfare.

Air Command emphasized that the only solid Defense, is the national development and social prosperity the cornerstone of the air force all ranks to ensure can be vertically bent, the heel Wu worthies, following Chi Cheng lie, to “play the majority of the bridge of the Spirit”, “the practice of the gallant forces of the wind “for the career needs, in the construction of Armaments-war work, play their role, for the Taiwan Strait security to provide the strongest barrier, to become the National airspace and sea the most competent Guardian.

After that, the Air Force commander Shen Yi-Ming hosted a tea party to the advanced and international friends to help the air force construction of anti-submarine warfare, expressed with sincere gratitude.