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Caption:
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. (May 18, 2004) -- An EA-6B
Prowler assigned to the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron One
Three Nine (VAQ-139) maneuvers the aircraft for inverted flight during
a routine training mission. VAQ-139 is homeported at Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island, Wash. and will soon be deploying to support Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The EA-6B's primary mission is to protect fleet surface
units and other aircraft by jamming hostile radars and communications.
With its jamming capabilities together with AGM-88 High-Speed
Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), the Prowler a unique national asset
that can be deployed from land bases and aircraft carriers. Its ability
to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum and actively deny an
adversary's use of radar and communications is unmatched by any
airborne platform worldwide. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd
Class Michael Watkins (RELEASED)
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