Last couple of days we have been seeing this P3 Orion near Panama and Colombia. I still do not understand the exact relationship between border protection and these places in Central America. I would not have guessed that US Customs and Border Protection was running a military operation that needed a P3 Orion.
Guess I'm OK with it though. MIL and Q team knows what they are doing and I trust the plan.
I s'pose we'll find out sooner or later.
The military version of P3 Orion is four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft.
This AEW&C designation means Airborne Early Warning and Control.