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| Electronic Attack Squadron 144 | |
|---|---|
_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean%2c_15_April_2024_(240415-N-TY639-1193).JPG) A VAQ-144EA-18G Growler lands on theUSS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in 2024 | |
| Active | 1 October 2021–present (3 years, 5 months) |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Electronic Attack |
| Role | Electronic Warfare |
| Part of |  Carrier Air Wing One |
| Garrison/HQ |  NAS Whidbey Island |
| Nickname(s) | Main Battery |
| Motto(s) | "Dealers of deception in the dark", "The devil is in the details" |
| Colors | #ec6924 #be5227 #000000 |
| Mascot(s) | Devil |
| Website | https://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/Electronic-Attack-Squadron-VAQ-144/ |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | CDR Brant "Probie" Schmall |
| Executive Officer | CDR Richard "Lampshade" Delk |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM Laura Blanco |
| Insignia | |
| VAQ-144 insignia |  |
| Callsign | DEVIL |
| Modex | 5XX[1] |
| Tail Code | AB |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-18G Growler (2023–present) [2] |
Electronic Attack Squadron 144 (VAQ-144), "Main Battery", is aUnited States Navy aircraft squadron based atNaval Air Station Whidbey Island, flying theEA-18G Growler.[3]
VAQ-144 can trace its origins to the formerGrumman A-6 Intruder squadronVA-196 formerly also based at NAS Whidbey Island that was disestablished in 1997 as the last operational A-6 squadron on the west coast.[2]
In September 2019 the Navy transitioned a Carrier Air Wing (CVW) VAQ squadron out of the carrier environment to meet demands as an expeditionary unit. The gap in CVW Electronic Attack coverage showed a need for a 15th operational VAQ squadron. VAQ-144 was established on 1 Oct 2021 to meet this demand with a requirement to meet scheduled milestones and achieve full operational capability in fiscal year 2023. In the spring of 2023, the squadron received its first independent aircraft flown with VAQ-144 markings.[3]
| Electronic Attack (VAQ) | |||||
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| Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) | |||||
| Strike Fighter (VFA) | |||||
| Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ) | |||||
| Fleet Fighter Composite (VFC) | |||||
| Fleet Logistics Support (VR) | |||||
| Carrier Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) | |||||
| Carrier Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission (VRM) | |||||
| Patrol |
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| Unmanned (VUP) | |||||
| Training (VT) | |||||
| Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) | |||||
| Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) | |||||
| Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) | |||||
| Helicopter Training (HT) | |||||
