Final Prowler deployment for VAQ-138

When the “Yellow Jackets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 were commissioned 33 years ago, the EA-6B Prowler had already been in service for eight years.

Now the squadron is preparing to say goodbye to an old friend as they begin the transition to the new E/A-18G Growler, an electronic warfare variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

From Vietnam to Iraq, the EA-6B Prowler’s mission has been to protect fleet surface units and aircraft by jamming hostile radar and communications, and destroying surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites.

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