A-6 Intruder Units 1974-96 by Rick Morgan

Author:Rick Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472818799
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

EA-6A

As of mid-1975 the EA-6A ‘Electric Intruder’ remained a small force of only 23 aircraft divided among three US Marine Corps Composite Reconnaissance (VMCJ) squadrons, which flew them alongside RF-4B Phantom IIs. On 1 July 1975 the Corps re-organised these units, with the result being the EW and photo mission areas were separated and placed in distinct squadrons. This left Cherry Point-based VMAQ-2 as the service’s sole EA-6A unit. Two years later ‘Q-2’ started transition to EA-6B Prowlers, its re-equipment allowing the surplus EA-6As to move to three units in the Reserves and one specialist regular US Navy squadron, VAQ-33.

In 1987-89 the US Navy carried out a partial modernisation of the remaining EA-6As under what was described as the RECAP programme, the title being a subtle allusion to the way the EA-6B community named its upgrades. This involved inclusion of an ALQ-126 defensive suite as well as LORAN (Long-Range Navigation) equipment and improvements to the EW system. All three reserve squadrons and VAQ-33 received RECAPs.

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