110714-N-SP676-394 OKINAWA, Japan (July 14, 2011) A P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 takes off from Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan. VP-40 is forward-deployed to Okinawa from its home base in Whidbey Island, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian A. Stone/Released)