Mission VAQ-142
1 mission 1.1 first vaq-142 1.2 second vaq-142 1.3 afghanistan , iraq 1.4 return air wing mission provide worldwide tactical airborne electronic attack against targets @ sea or ashore in support of u.s. , coalition combat forces. first vaq-142 electronic attack squadron 142 (vaq-142) established 1 june 1988, in response navy’s requirement thirteenth operational ea-6b prowler squadron. vaq-142 grim watchdogs made first , deployment carrier air wing 6 (cvw 6) embarked on uss forrestal mediterranean sea in 1989-90. in fewer 3 years squadron, vaq-142 aviators flew aboard uss carl vinson, uss abraham lincoln, uss forrestal, uss independence, uss saratoga, , uss midway, logging more 3,600 flight hours , 860 traps. result of defense spending reductions, vaq-142 disestablished in march 1991 , remaining personnel transferred pre-establishment detachment vaq-35. on 1 june 1991 vaq-35 established electronic warfare support mission, under cognizance of fleet electron...