I was grateful to get the opportunity to shoot so many Prowlers at NAS Whidbey on this trip. It won't be long before they are all retired. This close-up shows the smooth lines and four-seat cockpit of the front fuselage.
VAQ-131's CAG bird sits on the ramp on Ault Field, NAS Whidbey Island as a line crew down-loads a CATM-88 HARM missile and up-loads a jamming pod with one of the squadron's line birds in the foreground.
A student crew from VAQ-129 goes through final checklists as they prepare for a training sortie at NAS Whidbey Island. VAQ-129 is the training squadron for both the EA-6B and EA-18G aircraft, and have both aiframes in inventory.
As the sun sets on the the EA-6B in the foreground, it rises on the EA-18G in the background on NAS Whidbey Island as the squadrons continue to transition from one to the other. (note the "stolen" rudder on the Prowler)
One of a number of Oceana Intruders I photographed that day, probably all that were on station, shown taking off. This one from VA-42, Green Pawns although there is nothing green on the aircraft.
Photographed on a personal visit to NAS Oceana. I still like the old type of gull grey over white more than the dull grey overall dirt seeking paintwork. I later learned that this aircraft crashed the day after I photographed it.