Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point: Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines douse the Marine Corps’ first EA-6B Prowler and its crew with water as a traditional wash-off, after the aircraft returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from it’s final flight, June 10. The first Marine Corps Prowler was in service for more than 34 years and during that time it flew more than 11,000 flight hours and was piloted by four Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 Marines for its final flight. This aircraft has been used by all the VMAQ squadrons aboard the base and finished up here with its final flight under the Q-2 logo, said Lt. Col. Todd M. Caruso, the commanding officer of VMAQ-2. We here at VMAQ-2 did everything we could to keep the history of that aircraft alive. We have used it for training and it has even been to Afghanistan. (Photo by Pfc. Cory D. Polom)
Last Flight Wash-Off
