Previously Held NEC AT-8265-Flight Communications Operator
ATR-0000-Aviation Electronics Technician Radar and Radar Navigation Equipment
8319-P-3 System Organization Maintenance Technician
AT-8319-P-3 System Organizational Maintenance Tech
Service Years
1959 - 1976
Other Languages
German
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What are you doing now:
Retired! Retired in 2003 from State of Alaska where I worked first as a Weigh Station Operator for the Dept. of Commerce, then as a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer ( truck cop, with an Alaska State Trooper commission) for the Dept. of Transportation on the Kenai Peninsula, where my wife and I still live. We spend Summer fishing and enjoying Alaska and in Winter we often travel to warmer latitudes in our motorhome to spend time in Arizona or Mexico away from the snow and ice.
NEC ATR-0000-Aviation Electronics Technician Radar and Radar Navigation Equipment
Base, Station or City NAS Whidbey Island
State/Country Washington
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VAQ-132 Scorpions Details
Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Two can trace its history all the way back to Patrol Squadron Twenty Nine (VP-29). In April 1957, the squadron was redesignated as Heavy Attack Squadron Two (VAH-2) and transitioned to the A-3D Skywarrior and changed its homeport the following year to NAS Whidbey Island. Then in November 1968, VAH-2 was redesignated as Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132) and transitioned to the EKA-3B. In January 1971, the Scorpions received the EA-6B Prowler and became the first operational squadron to transition to the new aircraft
On November 7, 2008, VAQ-132 held their ceremonial last flight in the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They began the transition to the brand-new, Boeing EA-18G Growler in February 2009 with flight certification in the Summer of 2009. Initial operational capability (IOC) was achieved on September 22.
The Scorpions were the first operational squadron to transition to the EA-18G.
On 5 August 2009, EA-18G Growlers from VAQ-132 and Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) completed their first at-sea carrier-arrested landing (trap) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
