191010-N-HC646-0180 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 10, 2019) Cmdr. Matthew McKerring, commanding officer of the "Fighting Marlins" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, is welcomed home by his family during a homecoming ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oct. 9, 2019. The "Fighting Marlins" homecoming return marks the final active duty deployment of the P-3C Orion with the transition to the P-8A Poseidon as it's replacement closing out more than 60 years of the P-3C Orion's operational history within the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)