Feature photo by “Gregory Oh” from the VAQ-139 FB page.
Enjoy the 2020-2021 cruise video from VAQ-139 Cougars. The Cougars are based at NAS Whidbey Island, and fly the F/A-18G Growler. VAQ-139 is part of Carrier Air Wing 17 and deploy aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
Enjoy the 2020 cruise video from VAQ-130 Zappers. The squadron is part of Air Wing 3, based at NAS Whidbey Island and fly the EA-18 Growler. In August 2020, the squadron returned from its 206-day deployment aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower. The deployment broke the record for longest deployment without hitting a port.
VAQ-130 is currently the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the US Navy, with a history dating back to 1968.