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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Prowlers Depart on Last Carrier Deployment

EA-6B ProwlerThe Feb. 14 departure of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on its current deployment from Norfolk Naval Station, Va., marks the final scheduled carrier deployment of the EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft.

Unless another carrier with a squadron of Prowlers surges over the next year, the deployment of Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) on the George H.W. Bush will be the last carrier cruise for the EA-6B.

The EA-6B will be retired from Navy service in 2015, but will continue in Marine Corps service until 2019.

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