'Fighting Tigers' return to NAS Jacksonville after 6-month deployment During their 2020-2021 deployment, the Navy says the squadron's 12 combat aircrews flew over 3,400 operational hours. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 8:52 AM EDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 11:06 AM EDT May 6, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The "Fighting Tigers" of Patrol Squadron VP 8 are expected to return to Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday after what the Navy calls a highly successful six-month deployment. Watch the return here live at 10 a.m. They were deployed between the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. During their 2020-2021 deployment, the Navy says the squadron's 12 combat aircrews flew over 3,400 operational hours and conducted numerous Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft missions.