▁P - 3 B ▁Or ion . ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Fac ility ▁Ad ak , ▁Al aska . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁earned ▁a ▁Mer itor ious ▁Unit ▁C itation ▁for ▁its ▁performance ▁in ▁tracking ▁Soviet ▁naval ▁units ▁during ▁the ▁deployment . ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁with ▁a ▁det achment ▁at ▁Cam ▁Ran h ▁Bay ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁det achment ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁detect ing ▁eight ▁enemy ▁tra w lers ▁attempting ▁to ▁ship ▁arms ▁and ▁m un itions ▁to ▁the ▁V iet ▁Cong . ▁V P - 4 8 ’ s ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁deployment ▁earned ▁it ▁a ▁Mer itor ious ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation . ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁with ▁a ▁three - air craft / four - cre w ▁det achment ▁at ▁U - T ap ao ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Navy ▁Air field , ▁Th ailand . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May , ▁upon ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁re located ▁to ▁NAS ▁Cub i ▁Point , ▁Philippines . ▁ 2 3 ▁June – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 7 2 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁began ▁a ▁three - way ▁split ▁deployment ▁with ▁one ▁det achment ▁of ▁three ▁aircraft / four ▁cre