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Lt. Cmdr. Seth Harbin, Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 Maintenance Officer, is accompanied by his children after departing from a P-8A Poseidon into hangar six at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island upon returning from deployment. The "Golden Swordsmen" of VP-47 recently completed a six-month deployment conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.