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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Marine Corps Capt. Jonathon Leach, a 41st Electronic Combat Squadron mission crew commander, stands with Air Force EC-130H Compass Call crewmembers on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 31, 2015. He is part of a three-year interservice exchange program flying with Airmen from the 41st ECS. Leach is from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Morigeau)Jamming the enemy with joint integration
                        
                        
                        Marine Corps Capt. Jonathon Leach, a 41st Electronic Combat Squadron mission crew commander, stands with Air Force EC-130H Compass Call crewmembers on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 31, 2015. He is part of a three-year interservice exchange program flying with Airmen from the 41st ECS. Leach is from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Morigeau)
                
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Jamming the enemy with joint integrationPublished Aug. 4, 2015
                    
                    By Airman First Class Cheyanne Morigeau
                    
                    
                    355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) --**Walking the halls of the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron is someone in an unfamiliar uniform.Leaving the flight deck of the EA-6B Prowler behind for a few years, Marine Corps Capt. Jonathon Leach from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, joins the Desert Lightning Team.Leach is part of a three-year interservice exchange program where he will be flying on the EC-130H Compass Call as a mission crew commander with the 41st ECS. While Leach learns about the EC-130's capabilities to educate the Marine Corps when he returns, he also teaches Airmen of the 55th Electronic Combat Group about the Prowler's capabilities."I am here until 2017," Leach said. "I will be sharing tactics, techniques and procedures to help educate the Air Force about how the Marine Corps integrates its assets, to include the Prowler, into its overall scheme of maneuver warfare; and how best to employ other joint assets, like the EC-130, into that big picture. While here, I will also share tactics, techniques and procedures from the Air Force and EC-130 community with my Marine colleagues so both communities are able to benefit from this exchange program." Despite being a Marine for 18 years, Leach said the switch to working with the Air Force has been smooth."It's been a great transition," Leach said. "The Air Force is an outstanding and professional organization that has and made me feel right at home from the moment I stepped on base about a year ago."After spending six years flying on the Prowler, Leach had to grow accustomed to the differences of aircrew on the Compass Call."One of the biggest differences on the EC-130 is we have enlisted flyers, whereas the Prowler, there are only three to four officers working together with a mission crew, comprised of eight different mission crew positions, and coordinating with four crew positions on the flight deck can be challenging," Leach said. "When everyone is on their game and working as a team, the result is one of the most rewarding feelings you can experience."Leach has a total of 1,018 flying hours with the Prowler, which has an airspeed of 575 mph compared to the Compass Call’s airspeed of 300 mph.  "The Prowler is a tactical jet, so it is much closer to the fight and has a greater ability to escape with more maneuverability," Leach said. "As far as the EC-130, (it) is a standoff jamming platform and you have to take into account the threat environment both air and ground, because it's not as fast as the other aircraft that are out there."Despite the differences, the aircraft still work together to complete the mission given. Once downrange, all branches come together as a team."Both are used for electronic combat, but they support different aspects. The Prowler is primarily a radar jamming platform, whereas the EC-130 is primarily a communication jamming platform," Leach said. "The electronic warfare aircraft come together as a team (downrange) to maximize their strengths and remove the enemy's ability to use the electromagnetic spectrum."For the year Leach has been here, he has worked with pilots, navigators, linguists and electronic warfare officers from the 55th ECG."It's pretty cool to have a Marine here," said Senior Airman Tevin Wallace, a 41st ECS linguist. "We get to see the other side and hear some of the stories."Leach said he is excited about working with the 41st ECS and plans on giving everything he has to offer."Wherever I'm most needed to provide the most benefit to the group, that's where I'll head with a smile to share what I have to offer with who I train," Leach said. "The 55th ECG is a great environment and a great team. I couldn't ask for a greater group of individuals to work with over the next two years. They're truly professional and excellent aviators up and down the spectrum."Marine Corps 



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