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VAQ-133

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Electronic Attack Squadron 133
Active14 March 1969 - 1 Jun 1992,
1 April 1996 - Present
(55 years, 1 month)
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeElectronic Attack
RoleElectronic Warfare
Part of
Carrier Air Wing 9
Garrison/HQ
NAS Whidbey Island
Nickname(s)Wizards
Motto(s)Push it up!
Colors #ac1f24  #ffca0e  #000000 
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Northern Watch
Operation Southern Watch
Operation New Dawn
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Operation Inherent Resolve
[1]
DecorationsSafety "S" (5)
Battle "E" (3)
Top Hook (4)
Tactical Excellence Award (2)
[2]
Websitehttps://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/Electronic-Attack-Squadron-VAQ-133/
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCDR. Keith Zeuner
Executive OfficerCDR. Erik Dente
Command Master ChiefCMDCM. Frederick J. Tuiel
Insignia
CallsignMAGIC[3]
Modex5XX[4]
Tail CodeNG
Aircraft flown
BomberKA-3B Skywarrior (1969-1971)
Electronic
warfare		EKA-3B Skywarrior (1969-1971)
EA-6B Prowler(1971-1992, 1996-2013)
EA-18G Growler(2013-Present)
[5]

Electromagnetic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Beginning in 2013, the squadron began the transition from the EA-6B to the EA-18G. Upon completion of the transition in spring of 2014, they returned to their attachment to Carrier Air Wing Nine. The squadron's nickname is "Wizards" and its radio callsign is "Magic".[6]

Squadron history

There have been two squadrons designated VAQ-133. The first squadron was established 4 March 1969 at Naval Air Station Alameda, California. The squadron originally flew the EKA-3B Skywarrior. In August 1971, it relocated to NAS Whidbey Island and transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler. That squadron was disestablished in June 1992.

VAQ-133 EKA-3B, 1971
VAQ-133 EA-6B, 2005.

The current squadron, Electronic Attack Squadron 133 is the second squadron to use that designation. It was established on 1 April 1996 as a land based "expeditionary" squadron flying the EA-6B Prowler. In August 2010 it was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9. It continues to be a carrier based squadron to the present. Following the 2012-2013 deployment of Carrier Air Wing 9 on board USS John C. Stennis, VAQ-133 was reassigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight based aboard USS George H.W. Bush. This reassignment was originally slated to occur in January 2014 but changing operational requirements accelerated this reassignment until immediately after the end of the 2012-2013 deployment. As of mid-2014, VAQ-133 made a transition from the EA-6B to the EA-18G.

In 2018 VAQ-133 embarked on an "Around the World" cruise on board the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). During this deployment they flew their first E/A-18G combat missions into Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.

VAQ-133 EA-18G at NAS Whidbey Island, July 2014.

References

  1. ^ "History". www.airpac.navy.mil. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-132)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Military Radio Callsign List". henney.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Milcom Monitoring Post: USN Aircraft Modex Numbers". Milcom Monitoring Post. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ "VAQ-133 Scorpions Electronic Attack Squadron EA-18G Growler". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Electronic Attack Squadron 133 Wizards - Squadron History". United States Navy. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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