VMAQ-3 Moon Dogs EA-6b Model

VMAQ-3 Moon Dogs EA-6b ModelFly again with the VMAQ-3 Moon Dogs in this 18 inch wooden model. Each model is carefully carved and painted to provide a unique piece that you'll treasure.Length - 18 inchesMarine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Three (VMAQ-3) was designated on 1 July 1992, as a product of the reorganization of the Marine Corps' only active duty Electronic Warfare Squadron, VMAQ-2. It became one of four Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons in the Fleet Marine Force tasked with conducting airborne electronic warfare in support of Fleet Marine Forces operations. To accomplish its mission, VMAQ- 3's table of organization provides for five Improved Capability version II (ICAP II) EA-6B aircraft, 33 officers and 214 enlisted Marines.The VMAQ community traces its roots to VMC-2, the original composite squadron in Marine Corps Aviation. VMC-2 was formally commissioned at MCAS Cherry Point on 15 September 1952, evolving from the Airborne Early Warning and Electronic Countermeasures section of the Wing Headquarters Squadron. On 1 December 1955, the squadron was combined with Marine Photographic Squadron 2 (VMJ-2). In July 1975, VMCJ-2 was reorganized into separate electronic warfare and photoreconnaissance squadrons. VMAQ-2, based at MCAS Cherry Point, retained all electronic warfare aircraft, while the photo reconnaissance aircraft became VMFP-3, based at MCAS El Toro, California. VMAQ-2 was organized into three Detachments; XRAY, YANKEE and ZULU to better support the Marine Corps' world wide mission. On July 1, 1992, VMAQ-3 was commissioned and formed from the personnel and aircraft of VMAQ-2 Detachment ZULU.Some of the aircraft flown by VMAQ-3's tactical electronic warfare predecessors included; the AD-5Q "Skyraider," the EF-10B "Skyknight" and the EA-6A "Electric Intruder." In 1977, the Marine Corps received the first of its EA-6B "Prowlers," the worlds premier tactical electronic warfare platform. Since the activation of

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