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Patrol Squadron 65 Stepping Down

Christine Truong

Story Created: Mar 4, 2006 at 7:36 PM PDT

Story Updated: Mar 4, 2006 at 8:58 PM PDT

A Ventura County Naval Base Unit is being fazed out by the military after more than 30 years of service.

Patrol Squadron 65 has been at Point Mugu since 1971. It's specialty is flying Lockheed Martin P3's. Most recently, the planes were used to search for suspicious boats carrying drugs into the U.S.

But now the military say they're no longer needed, and it's time to retire completely. They held their final ceremony Saturday.
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