Marine Corps to complete Prowler retirement in March

By Justin Katz / November 1, 2018 at 11:38 AM

The Marine Corps will finish retiring its legacy electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-6B Prowler, in March 2019, according to a service statement issued yesterday.

"Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) is returning from its final deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in early November 2018," the statement reads.

"VMAQ-2, the final squadron in the Marine Corps to operate the EA-6B Prowler, is set to cease operations in March of 2019," the statement continues.

Built by Northrop Grumman, the Prowler has been in service for 40 years, and is being replaced by Boeing's EA-18G Growler.

The Prowler's retirement began in May 2016 with the deactivation of VMAQT‐1, the EA‐6B fleet replacement squadron, according to the Marine Corps' 2018 aviation plan.

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