Electromagnetic Attack Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) also known as the "Rooks", is a United States Navy electromagnetic attack squadron based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Washington, flying the Boeing EA-18G Growler.

VAQ-137 is an EA-18G Growler electronic attack squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11.

VAQ-137 was the only EA-6B squadron to fight the war from both the Red Sea and the North Arabian Gulf . Following the cease-fire, the Rooks completed the Desert Storm deployment with a successful five aircraft TransMed and TransLant fly-off enroute to Whidbey Island .

If you have orders to VAQ-137, welcome! Installation information, including directions for reaching the base, is available on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island website. Military personnel...

Electronic Attack Squadron 137 Rooks, Oak Harbor, Washington. 7,563 likes · 50 talking about this · 159 were here. This is the official page for the World Famous Rooks of VAQ-137. Please click on...

VAQ-137 successfully conducted split site operations in AL ASAD, Iraq in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism. In July 2007, the Rooks found themselves going back to support the troops...

On June 8, 2022, Capt. Patrick Hourigan, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 1, relieved the commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, Cmdr. Matthew McCormick, due to loss of confidence...

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) -- The "Rooks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, provide electronic warfare for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 and the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in the Persian...

2022年6月9日 · The Navy cited a loss of confidence in Cmdr. Matthew McCormick in removing him from his leadership post in Electronic Attack Squadron, or VAQ, 137, although it did not give details about his ...

EA-6B Prowler BuNo 158812 'NK-612' of VAQ-137 aboard the USS Enterprise in the Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean. Crashed January 13 1975 into water 15 seconds after launch when it “flamed o...