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Active
  
7 June 1969

Nickname(s)
  
Garudas

Branch
  
United States Navy

VAQ-134

Country
  
United States of America

Role
  
Airborne Electronic Attack

Garrison/HQ
  
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134), also known as the "Garudas", is a United States Navy EA-6B Prowler squadron based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VAQ-134 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 aboard the USS George H.W. Bush.

Squadron History

Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-134) was originally established on June 7, 1969 at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, flying the EKA-3B Skywarrior. VAQ-134 stood down in July 1971 and moved to its current homeport, NAS Whidbey Island. In 1972, the squadron received the EA-6B Prowler and became the Navy's third operational Prowler squadron.

The EA-6B is to be replaced by the EA-18G in early 2015, and the last deployment with the EA-6B was on USS George H.W. Bush in 2014.

References

VAQ-134 Wikipedia