VAQ-134
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Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-134), also known as the "Garudas", is an United States Navy
EA-6B Prowler squadron based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
. VAQ-134 was one of only four expeditionary Prowler squadrons in the U.S. Navy. Now attached to Carrier Air Wing 17 and the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group, the Garudas will set their sights on carrier qualifications and deploy fall of 2010.
, California
, flying the EA-3B Skywarriors. After two years of being commissioned, VAQ-134 stood down in July 1971 and moved to its current homeport, NAS Whidbey Island. In 1972, the "Garudas" received the EA-6B Prowler and became the Navy's third operational Prowler squadron.
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...
EA-6B Prowler squadron 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....
. VAQ-134 was one of only four expeditionary Prowler squadrons in the U.S. Navy. Now attached to Carrier Air Wing 17 and the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group, the Garudas will set their sights on carrier qualifications and deploy fall of 2010.
Squadron History
Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-134) was originally established on June 7, 1969 at Naval Air Station AlamedaNaval Air Station Alameda
Naval Air Station Alameda was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay.NAS Alameda had two runways: 07-25 and 13-31...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, flying the EA-3B Skywarriors. After two years of being commissioned, VAQ-134 stood down in July 1971 and moved to its current homeport, NAS Whidbey Island. In 1972, the "Garudas" received the EA-6B Prowler and became the Navy's third operational Prowler squadron.
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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