page_title: VAQ-130
section_title: Squadron history
hierarchical_section_title: VAQ-130 / Squadron history
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy Grumman EA-6B Prowler (BuNo 158542) of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron VAQ-130 "Zappers" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), in 1975. VAQ-130 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the Nimitz for a deployment to the North Atlantic from 16 July to 24 September 1975.
context_page_description: Electronic Attack Squadron 130, also known as the "Zappers", is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Part of Carrier Air Wing 3, the Zappers deploy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. VAQ-130 is the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the U.S. Navy.
context_section_description: In 2017, Two naval aviators attached to VAQ-130 were disciplined for drawing a phallus in the sky over Okanogan County, Washington
caption: VAQ-130 Grumman EA-6B Prowler aboard USS Nimitz in 1975
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