“The ‘Pelicans’ demonstrated the valuable role they play in 7th Fleet in conducting a wide range of missions to support a free and open Indo-Pacific," Lieutenant Joe Keiley, the director of public affairs officer of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. “The P-8A brings the latest avionics and reliability to the maritime air and Information, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, making it the most advanced anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft in the world.”