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Tactical Electronic arfare Squadron 138 Commanding Officer , Xi! WC Executive Officer CDR Stephen P. Black CDR Todd A. Zecchin T.S. Elliot wrote, f'.. .tradition can not be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor? That the Nimitz!Nine tradition of teamwork and achievement has been such a lasting and tangible legacy is a function of the labor of a long line of distinguished Aviators and Sailors. These Nimitz!Nine Aviators and Sailors, working together, have responded to every maj or crises faced by our nation since 1984. They have responded, often at great personal sacrifice, with an inexhaustible energy, resourcefulness, and professional- ism. This record of achievement has been a lasting testimony to the fact that it is not so much what we do but how we do it that has defined the Nin1itZ!Nine tradition. 9 The Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 fYellow Jack- ets, fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler, the wor1d's most sophisti- cated Electronic Warfare aircraft. The Prowler controls the elec- tronic environment of the modern high-tech battlefield, pro- viding Carrier Air Wing Nine a 'sanctuary' in which to project naval air power. The mission of the Prowler is to suppress the enemy's air defense system by blinding radars with high powered jamming and then destroying them with the radar homing High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. The squadron operates as an integral part of the air wing strike force directly supporting air strike and fleet operations. VAQ-138 was established as an operational squadron ir February 1976 and made their first deployment aboard US5 Saratoga CCV 605 to the Mediterranean Sea. The squadron completed three more deployments to the Med aboard USS Eisenhower CCVN 695 and USS Kennedy CCV 675 during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Following an iAround the World deployment in 1982 aboard Kennedy, the squadron joined USS Ranger CCV 615 for a deployment to the Western Pacific and lndiar Ocean in the mid-1980s. Since 1984, the Yellow Jackets have made sever deployments aboard USS Nimitz. They have participated it Central American operations in 1985, the Libyan counter '-terrorisi operation in 1986, Operation Desert Storm!Provide Comfort in 1991, and Operation Southern Watch in 1993, 1996, an d 1997. Based in the Pacific Northwest at NAS Whidbey Island Wash., the Yellow Jackets are proud to have served vith tht professional and motivated members of the Nimitz!Nine 'D ram, ar1C are grateful to have spent so many years with the greates carrier air wing team in the world.
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X N , 5 T T tw fr Tw W W adf W BP'- -100' I PL AVCM CAWXSWD William B. Maniott OW MB LCDR M. CARDELLO LCDR K. CHRISTENSEN LCDR M. DAVIDSON LCDR S. MCINERNEY LCDR R. PORTNOY LT C. BUSH LT K. COLEMAN LT D. CZARAPATA LT K. EITNER LT D. ENSMINGER LT s.GAzE LT A. GORZELA LT B.GRAY LT s. HAZZARD LT M. MARONE LT L. RITUMALTA A UW 1130 mil LT B. SCI-IILDKNECHT X LT A, SKALICKY LT D. SULLINS flejtj AMEI Mark Olmstead, of Oak Harbor: Wash., stands as a safety observer making sure no one gets close to the intake of an EA-6B Prowler VAQ-138 321
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