Located at the historic Moffett Federal Airfield, this former military gas station features a Lockheed P-3 Orion in the background. The P-3 Orion was a Cold War-era maritime patrol aircraft, primarily used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). It was designed to track Soviet ballistic missile submarines, dropping sonobuoys to detect acoustic signatures. The airfield itself, established in 1933, was originally a naval base for the USS Macon dirigible. The massive Hangar One nearby is one of the largest freestanding structures in the world. Today, the site is a NASA Ames Research Center facility, but it also hosts Google’s planetary ventures (Planetary Ventures LLC) under a long-term lease. The "Authorized Patrons Only" signage reflects the base's transition from active military duty to a restricted research and technology hub. The specific aircraft shown often belongs to the Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, which preserves the legacy of the Navy and Marine Corps presence in the Silicon Valley area.