# U.S. Navy flies P-8A Poseidon over new islands in South China Sea 1yLf7NjKXjg

OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 20, 2015) Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 conduct flight operations aboard a P-8A Poseidon over the South China Sea. During the flight, the crew of the P-8A documented several warnings, issued by China’s People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), to leave the area. The mission documented the continued expansion of reefs which have been turned into man-made islands with airport infrastructure in the South China Sea. VP-45 is on deployment supporting U.S. 7th Fleet operations in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy video/Released)

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2015
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Navy
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_flies_P-8A_Poseidon_over_new_islands_in_South_China_Sea_1yLf7NjKXjg.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Navy
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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