page_title: VMAQT-1
section_title: Vietnam War
hierarchical_section_title: VMAQT-1 / History / Vietnam War
caption_attribution_description: A Grumman EA-6A Intruder ECM-aircraft (BuNo 156986) of U.S. Marine Corps composite reconnaissance squadron VMCJ-1 at Da Nang, South Vietnam in June 1970.
context_page_description: Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 was a United States Marine Corps electronic warfare training squadron consisting of EA-6B Prowler jets. The squadron was based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The VMAQT-1 logo was the Banshee, an Irish mythological figure foretelling death. Its motto was “Tairngreacht Bas, ” Gaelic for “Death Foretold.”
context_section_description: Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, VMCJ-1 saw extensive service during the Vietnam War.  From April 14, 1964 to December 16, 1965,  the squadron flew its RF-8A Crusaders in photoreconnaissance missions from the USS Ticonderoga, USS Constellation, USS Coral Sea and the USS Oriskany. In April 1965, VMCJ-1 took its EF-10B aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan and joined Marine Aircraft Group 16 at Da Nang Air Base to combat the increase of surface-to-air missiles in Vietnam. In July of that same year, six VMCJ-1 EF-10B Skynights supported the first strike against a surface-to-air missile site in history. In November 1966, the Grumman EA-6A Electric Intruder was introduced at Danang and flew combat missions as far north as Hanoi and Haiphong and eventually phased out the EF-10Bs. VMCJ-1 retired its RF-8A Crusaders and received RF-4B Phantom II’s to accomplish the photoreconnaissance mission. Again VMCJ-1 carried out a major portion of the area reconnaissance and electronic warfare missions for USMACV, just as it did for 5th AF in the Korean War with its photographic reconnaissance. VMCJ-1 provided escort for B-52s, support for tactical air strikes, and collection of all forms of electronic intelligence. On the photorecon side, VMCJ-1 was operating in a science which had become much more sophisticated and was now called "imagery intelligence."
  After the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam, VMCJ-1 was again flying missions from Navy aircraft carriers. From September 11, 1973 to December 31, 1975, VMCJ-1 and VMCJ-1 Det 101 conducted missions from the USS Midway.
caption: An EA-6A Intruder of VMCJ-1 at Da Nang Air Base, 1970
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