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VAQ-131 Lancers CVW-6
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CV-62

Home Base: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
VAQ131 cvw6


Planes
EA-6B Prowler * Grumman


EA-6B
Photo Provided by Rick Slemmer
Grumman rep for VAQ-131 Oct. 1979 - Dec 1982.

VAQ-131 deployed on board the INDY
with CVW- 6 * 1979 - 1985


************* ENLISTED *************
Name
Rate
Photo
Comments
Eric Lonsbury AN
1983 - 1985
AN
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*
Lawrence Pongracz AEAN
1979 - 1981
LP rbn
AES
AEAN
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*
Richard Bernard PO3
1979 - 1983
po3
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Who wants to play acey-deucy?
Send me email you @#&!!'s
Craig B. Larson AMS3
1981 - 1985
AMS3
FLAG
*
Mike AMS3
1982 - 1983
AMS3
FLAG
*
Scott Rumpel AZ3
AZ3
FLAG
Quality Assurance
Edward Saldibar AD2
1982
AD2
FLAG
*
Marvin F. Bowden YN1
1981 - 1985
YN1
FLAG
*
Robert K Franklin AD1
"Kirby"
1983 - 1985
AD1
FLAG
VAQ-131 * 1983 - 1985
Cross Decked from the Midway
with VA-115 * 1991 - 1993
Ship's Company AIMD
IM2 / IM1 1994 - 1998
Craig Wild AME1
1980 - 1984
AME1
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************* OFFICERS *************
Name
Rank
Photo
Comments


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Name
Photo
Comments
Rick Slemmer
Oct 1979 - Dec 1982
FLAG
Grumman rep for VAQ-131
The A-6 family of attack aircraft
(medium bombers and the EA-6A)
are called the Intruder.
The EA-6B is called the Prowler.



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