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Caption:
SAN DIEGO (May 28, 2009) -- An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Cougars"
of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 139 is waved off just
before landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN
76).The primary mission of the Prowler is suppression of enemy air
defenses in support of strike aircraft and ground troops by
interrupting enemy electronic activity. The aircraft also obtains
tactical electronic intelligence. Ronald Reagan is underway on a
routine deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oliver
Cole (RELEASED)
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