It's difficult to conduct your mission like that. You have to have some type of sanctuary. The Prowler , with its electronic warfare capability, was the most essential piece of hardware in theatre. Squadron members resonate the exact same mentality as their namesake, the Indian chief. James V. Moir of the Shadowhawks.
Pilots feel extremely protected when a Prowler is in the sky.
One blew up 1,000 feet below my wingman. Then a HARM missile from a Prowler impacted and blew up the launch site. When that happens, the radar-guided missile controller is destroyed. In my mind, the Prowler saved our lives that day, or every day for that matter. It was the first strike, the second night, as we went to blow up a target in Kosovo.