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| Keywords: US Navy 040518-N-6436W-005 Two EA-6B Prowlers assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Nine (VAQ-139) fly in formation near Washington states Mount Rainier.jpg en Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Wash May 18 2004 - Two EA-6B Prowlers assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Nine VAQ-139 fly in formation near Washington states Mount Rainier 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 At 14 410 feet Mount Rainier is the most prominent peak in the Cascade Range It dominates the landscape of a large part of western Washington State The mountain stands nearly three miles higher than the lowlands to the west and one and one-half miles higher than the adjacent mountains It is an active volcano that last erupted approximately 150 years ago U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins RELEASED 2004-05-18 040518-N-6436W-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14257 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6 Prowler in flight Ž Electronic Attack Squadron 139 United States Navy | ||||
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