Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Based at Whidbey Island, Washington, the Zappers of VAQ- 130 provide an elec- tronic screen to help protect the battle group. Commissioned as VAW-13, the Zappers transitioned through various modifica- tions of the famous Spad before re- ceiving the new EA-6B Prowler. The Prowler is the only aircraft built from the ground up as a tactical electron- ic warfare platform capable of exploiting the electro-magnetic environment. Em- LCDR Beebe LCDR Caldwell LCDR Skjoldager LT Barkus LT Dillman LT Galluzzi LT Geragotelis LT Gray LT Greenblatt LT Greene LT Kuehn LT Lee LT Marr LT McNaught LT Monahan LT Reeves LTJG LeMaire LT.IO Marinakis LTJG Mieras LTJG O ' Reillv ENS Conner ploying ultra-sensitive receivers, the Prowler can detect threats to the battle group before they appear on radar. Pow- erful jammers impair enemy radars by interfering with acquisition and target- ing as well as guidance of missiles and guns. Since its inception, VAQ-130 has grown from six officers and 20 enhsted men to 24 officers and an enlisted force of more than 160 men maintaining and operating the four EA-6B Prowlers. The Zappers were under the command of Commander John P. Dinger for the 1987 world cruise. CDR Dinger CO, VAQ-130 CDR Sowa XO, VAQ-130 irJMiililliii iii 78 VAQ-130

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ZAPPERS

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VAQ-130 Enlisted AFCM Mann AMCS Coombe AECS Cooper ATCS Foster g g AMHC Auge ADC Conklin ATC Evans ATC Moore AMEC Raffensperger YNC Schlenker AMSl Amlage ADl Beaslev PRl Berry ATI Borton AMHl Deems AEl Depue ATI Dolan AEl Farrow AMHl Fordsan ADl Godbev ATI Hess AMHl Kellv AKl Kuper MSI Lake AEl Lord AMSl Madison AMSl McDonald ADl Miller 1 AMEl Wright AZ2 Adams PN3 Askew AT2 Baer AK2 Biebl AMH2 Bogucki VAQ-130 79