VAQ-133 is an EA-18G Growler electronic attack squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9.

Electromagnetic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Beginning in 2013, the squadron began the transition from the EA-6B to the EA-18G.

In 2018 VAQ-133 embarked on an “Around the World” cruise on board the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). During this deployment they flew their first E/A-18G combat missions into Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.

VAQ-133 was commissioned in 1969 and had a long and proud tradition of excellence in the EA-6B Prowler community. With the transition to the EA-18G Growler completed as of June 2014, the Wizards...

Dec 16, 2024 · VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer.

- January 1974; VAQ-133 departed Norfolk, Virginia onboard USS AMERICA (CV 66). This marked the first ever Prowler deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the first deployment of the new expanded...

On Dec. 14, 2024, Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW) 9, returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, from its five-month deployment to the Middle...

Dec 14, 2024 · Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW) 9, returned from the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s (ABECSG) five-month deployment to the Middle East...

VAQ-133 “Wizards” Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron Home » NAS Units » VAQ-133 “Wizards” Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron Established Mar 4, 1969. Deployments to Gulf of Tonkin on USS Constellation (CVA-64) and USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63).

One of four Expeditionary Squadrons, the mission of VAQ-133 is to provide United States and its allied aircraft protection from hostile air defenses by denying those hostile forces use of the...