VAQ-130
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Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130), also known as the "Zappers", is an EA-6B Prowler squadron of the United States Navy
based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
. Part of Carrier Air Wing 3, the Zappers deploy aboard the . VAQ-130 is the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the U.S. Navy.
in 1959. On October 1, 1968, the squadron was redesignated as Electronic Attack Squadron 130 and placed under Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Thirteen (VAQW 13). In March of 1975, the Zappers relocated to its current homeport of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
and transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942....
. Part of Carrier Air Wing 3, the Zappers deploy aboard the . VAQ-130 is the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the U.S. Navy.
Squadron history
VAQ-130 was originally commissioned as Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Thirteen (VAW 13) flying AD-5QsA-1 Skyraider
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed "Spad", after a French World War I fighter...
in 1959. On October 1, 1968, the squadron was redesignated as Electronic Attack Squadron 130 and placed under Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Thirteen (VAQW 13). In March of 1975, the Zappers relocated to its current homeport of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942....
and transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler.
See also
- History of the United States NavyHistory of the United States NavyThe history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the...
- List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons