EA-6B 'Prower', Bureau # 162934, of Marine Electronic Attack Squadron Two during a fuel stop at Tinker Air Force BAse, Oklahoma as they flew to retirement at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona on Nov. 28, 2018. The EA-6Bs of VMAQ-2 'Jesters' were based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and were the last of the venerable jets to be flown to long-term desert storage from the final USMC operating squadron. While three additional EA-6B airframes remain at Cherry Point, these will end up in museums or as 'gate-guards' at Marine Corps bases on the East Coast. The EA-6B has served the USN and USMC since the 1960s. It has been replaced in USN service by the Boeing EA-18G 'Growler,' but the USMC mission will end on Friday March 8, 2019, at the 'Sundown Ceremony' for the EA-6B and VMAQ-2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Date Taken: | 11.28.2018 |
Date Posted: | 12.18.2018 15:07 |
Photo ID: | 4984426 |
VIRIN: | 181128-F-VV898-1041 |
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Location: | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, US |
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