VAQ-135's last assigned EA-6B about to lay rubber on Rwy 14. Note the "Last Black Ravens Ride" emblem; a week later, this aircraft left for D-M as the squadron began its transition to the EA-18G.
CVW-9's two Whidbey-based squadrons return home at the end of a six-month deployment in Nimitz (CVN 68). Nine A-6Es and three KA-6Ds from VA-165 are trailed by VAQ-138's quartet of Prowlers.