“We did not miss one sortie we were requested
for... We also flew an unprecedented amount of hours. I
don’t think a Navy Prowler squadron has ever logged
3,900.”
Source: Cmdr. Jeff Graf, VAQ 132 commanding
officer, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, the
“Scorpions”, as they were welcomed home to Naval Air
Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oct. 6, after a deployment to Al Asad
Air Base in Iraq. The Scorpions were deployed for seven months in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.