Keywords: US Navy 040518-N-6436W-004 An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Nine (VAQ-139) flies a routine training mission.jpg en Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Wash May 18 2004 - An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Nine VAQ-139 flies a routine training mission VAQ-139 is homeported at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Wash and will soon be deploying to support Operation Iraqi Freedom The EA-6B's primary mission is to protect fleet surface units and other aircraft by jamming hostile radars and communications With its jamming capabilities together with AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles HARM the Prowler a unique national asset that can be deployed from land bases and aircraft carriers Its ability to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum and actively deny an adversary's use of radar and communications is unmatched by any airborne platform worldwide U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins RELEASED 2004-05-18 040518-N-6436W-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14256 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Grumman EA-6 Prowler in flight Ž Electronic Attack Squadron 139 United States Navy |