Poseidon shadows Russian carrier

US NAVY P-8A 168761 ‘LN’ from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 ‘Pelicans’ joined in the mission to monitor the Russian Navy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its naval task force as it was returning from the Mediterranean following the group’s contribution to the Russian campaign in Syria. Although temporarily deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, the aircraft operated from RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, on January 26 when the Russian warships transited through the English Channel. Its squadron is home-based at NAS