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Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Thirty Two VAQ-132 1979 - 1981

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• Squadron History (as of 8/14/81 Change of Command)
• Grumman's Prowler News Squadron Profile (Sept 1980 issue)
• Naval War College Review article on Carrier Flight Ops
• More Latah's.....

EA-6B AIRCRAFT INFO	NAVAL AVIATION LINKS
Federation of American Scientists (FAS) site w/photos	Vulture's Row
Navy Fact Sheet	Aircraft Carrier Fact Sheet
VAQ-132 Web Site (Global Security.org)	Naval Air Station Whidbey, Washington

NEWS ARTICLES (EW/EA-6B-Related)

Jammer Quandary (not enough EA-6Bs) (10/13/03)	EA-6B Crashes (Persian Gulf) - Crew OK (7/30/03)
New Electronic Attack Aircraft Outlined (EA-35B) (6/04/03)	Boeing & Northrop to build EA-18G (5/30/03)
Prowler Crews Back on Whidbey (5/01/03)	CVBGs Prepare To Do More With Less (2/24/03)
EA-6B Tumbles Off Deck of USS Stennis (2/13/03)	Navy seeks $569M for F/A-18G Growler (2/06/03)
Whidbey Poised to Prowl (1/21/03)	Navy to Fund EW Super Hornet (12/23/02)
Prowler, Viking Critical to Success inIraq (12/02/02)	EA-6B Praised for Jamming Role in Afghanistan (11/08/02)
Focus on Iraq Shapes EW & IW (11/04/02)	DoD Launches New EW Efforts (11/04/02)
EA-6B Blows Man Overboard (10/21/02)	Navy Readiness (EA-6Bs) (10/07/02)
Pentagon Mulls EA-6B Upgrades, Preservation (9/16/02)	EA-6B Counters Weapons of the Enemy (9/11/02)
Boeing gets $4 Bln for F-18 Jammer (9/05/02)	Hornet gains stake in new EW role (9/04/02)
Navy may give Sigint Mission to USAF (8/05/02)	EA-6B Faulty Engine Part (8/03/02)
Marines Stick w/EA-6B through 2012 (7/25/02)	USAF Tags X-45 UCAV as Penetrating Jammer (7/01/02)
USA Studies Options for EA-6B Successor (6/12/02)	Radar-Jamming Modernization is Big for Boeing (6/18/02)
USAF Embraces Jammer, but Plots Independent Course (5/27/02)	Aldridge OKs 3-Part Plan to Follow EA-6B (6/06/02)
Prowler Replacement Is Still Up In The Air (5/15/02)	EC-130H Afghan Ops Highlight Need for Defensive Countermeasures (5/22/02)
EW Study Draws U.S. Air Chief Ire (4/22/02)	War Expansion May Require New Operational Techniques (4/29/02)
Whidbey Air Squadron Back From Afghan Duty (3/28/02)	Enduring Freedom SawShift in Compass Call Mission (4/15/02)
Prowler Engine Problems (2/14/02)	U.S. Navy, Air Force to Trim EW Options (2/25/02)
Prowler Replacecost Cost $82B (1/28/02)	Loitering EW Killer (2/04/02)
Whidbey's Ace (EA-6B) (1/15/02)	EA-6B Follow-on Decision (1/21/02)
EA-6B Wing Damage Forces Groundings (12/24/01)	Fleet Seeks Better Jammers (12/31/01)
EA-6B Prowler Wing Defects (12/04/01)	Aging EA-6B Prowlers (12/17/01)
EA-6B Infowar Role (Afghanistan) (11/19/01)	Prowlers Zap Osama's Comms (11/26/01)
EA-6B Replacement Study (10/22/01)	Single DoD EW Office Desired (11/01/01)
Intel Aircraft Fan Out (Afganistan) (10/08/01)	Taliban Air Defense (EA-6B) (10/15/01)
EW Needs More Funding (10/08/01)	Into The Valley Of Death (Serbia EW) (10/08/01)
Time To Protect Self-Protection (10/01)	EA-6B Successor Gets Jumpstart (9/06/01)
Navy's EW Program Comes Under Fire (3/26/01)	EA-6B Wing Replacement (7/27/01)
EW Finds a Future (Navy) (3/01)	USAF Neglects Electronic Warfare (3/12/01)
Info Warfare Complements Jammer Tactics (2/19/01)	New Info Warfare Tools (2/26/01)
Gondola Crash Suit Not Allowed In Italy (8/05/00)	Poor Mgmt Plagues EW Programs (8/07/00)
Next QDR Should Emphasize EW (7/24/00)	The Perfect War Led America's Military Astray (8/02/00)
Aircraft Carrier Can Be Dangerous (7/16/00)	JSF Could Serve As Jammer (7/24/00)
JSF And F-22 Refocused On EW (7/03/00)	Carrier Workups (7/16/00)
P-3 Replacement (6/12/00)	Spy Satellites & Hollywood (7/02/00)
Tensions Ease at "Gitmo" in Cuba (6/06/00)	The Korean War: The SIGINT Background
Naval Aviation Shows Force (6/00)	Battle of Midway Memories (6/04/00)
The Boat that Sank Hitler (5/29/00)	EW Assets Badly Neglected (6/00)
New Navy Flattop (3/00)	EA-6B / Gondola Accident Settlement (4/00)
Cat Shots & Traps (2/1/00)	Somalia After-Action Report (2/27/00)
Replacing Ageing Prowlers (1/12/00)	Starved for Support Jamming (1/17/00)
DOD Seeks EA-6B Follow-On (12/14/99)	American Soldiers Write Home (historic) (1/3/00)
EA-6B & S-3 Accident on Enterprise (3/99)	Future-Shock Troops (12/13/99)
Pentagon To Create Add'tl EA-6B Unit To Meet Demands	Retiring EF-111 To Give Jamming Mission To EA-6B Was A Mistake
Prowler Community Well Equipped for Kosovo	Naval Aviators Helped Protect Rescuers Of Downed F-117 Pilot
Kosovo Use Of EA-6Bs Underlines Need For Replacement Study	A Solution To The Problem Of The Aging EA-6B Prowler
Whidbey's Jets `Blind' The Enemy Below	Sustained Carrier Raids Demonstrate New Strike Tactics
Over Balkans, It's Beauty Vs. The Beast	Radar-Jamming Prowlers Played Big Role In The Balkans
Striking Serbia From The Sea	A-4 Skyhawk Retires

• Photo - the REAL mission of the F/A-18 (from Larry Kaiser)