On Friday, March 8th, 2019, the United States Marine Corps said farewell to the venerable Grumman EA-6B Prowler and the last squadron to fly it, VMAQ-2, ‘The Death Jesters”. This was truly an end of two eras.
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Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler Sunset and VMAQ-2 Deactivation
Posted by Shawn Byers on March 23rd, 2019
Posted in Museums, National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Marines 
Tags: "Easy 21", Disestablishment, EA-6B Prowler, Grumman, MCAS Cherry Point, National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, VMAQ-2, Washington Dulles International Airport 
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Posted by Ken Kula on May 21st, 2016
Oxford Dictionary defines the word “disestablish” as: dis·es·tab·lish, [disəˈstabliSH] vb. “deprive (an organization, especially a country’s national church) of its official status.” In military aviation, a disestablishment likely means that the squadron’s current operations, staffing, equipment and/or mission has finished its tasks, and that organization is disbanding. It also means that the heritage and accomplishments […]
Posted in airshows, U.S. Marines Tags: Afghanistan, Banshees, Chivas Regal, Desert Storm, Douglas AD-4, Douglas AD-5Q, EA-6A Electri Invader, EA-6B Prowler, EF-10B Skynight, Fog Bound, MCAS Cherry Point, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, RF-4B Phanton, RF-8A Photo Crusader, Rolling Thunder, Rusty Nail, VMAQ-1, VMAQ-2, VMAQT-1, VMCJ-1, VMFP-3, VMJ-1 Comments Off on The Disestablishment and a Brief History of the VMAQT-1 Banshees