Carrier Air Wing TEN ('NM') was established in 1986 but due to budgets cuts the CVW was disestablished with most of its squadrons in 1988. It only made one cruise on board the USS Independence. 159388 was assigned to Sea Control Squadron (VS) 35 "Blue Wolves", a squadron that survived the cuts. VS-35 was last attached to CVW-14/NK when it was deactivated at NAS North Island (CA) on 31 Mar'05. Here a rare picture of a VS-35 Viking with that short-lived 'NM'-tailcode. Alameda saw all six S-3As of VS-35 for a fuel-stop on 9 Sep'87. 159388 was retired to AMARC on 27 Sep'05 inventory code 2S0091.

S-3B from VS-24 came in as "SCOUT 08" and placed in the static line at the 93' Cherry Pt show

Later upgraded to S-3B. Stored at Davis-Monthan from April 2013.

Picture is taken at a carrier on an unknown location. Photographer unknown

Brandnew colourscheme for this Viking. VS-41, the 'Shamrocks' are in the process of painting a few aircrafts in retro colours, a very nice move.

Built by Lockheed and delivered to the Navy in 1978 as the 184th of 187 Vikings built. The aircraft was assigned to Sea Control Squadron 31 (VS-31) aboard the USS Eisenhower during Operation Desert Shield. Later it was transferred to Sea Control Squadron 21 (VS-21) at Naval Air Field Atsugi, Japan and deployed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. The striking paint scheme on this aircraft was designed in 2004 for the disestablishment of VS-21. The aircraft was placed in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB in 2005. In 2006 the National Naval Aviation Museum placed it on loan to the Pima Museum

The only one on the carrier still in the old colours. Most of the time impossible to take decent photos on the crowded flightdeck.