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VMAQ-2 Detachment X

VMAQ-2 Detachment X. EA-6B Prowler Tactical Electronic Warfare. Surveillance & Jamming. Pilot. ECMO ECMO ECMO Electronic Counter Measures Officer. VMAQ-2 DET X. First Marine unit to deploy with EA-6B.

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VMAQ-2 Detachment X

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  1. VMAQ-2 Detachment X

  2. EA-6B ProwlerTactical Electronic Warfare Surveillance & Jamming Pilot ECMO ECMO ECMO Electronic Counter Measures Officer

  3. VMAQ-2 DET X First Marine unit to deploy with EA-6B

  4. CV-41 USS Midway WESTPAC Cruise 78-79 new - old

  5. Fall of ‘78 USS Constellation Deploy 26 Sept. 1978 Midway Crisis in Iran Shah Wake Is. Singapore 27 Dec. Perth

  6. 2 Jan 1979 Connie to stay in SCS (not to enter IO) 16 Jan Shah of Iran departed for Exile 28 Jan Connie Released from Contingency Operation in SCS 30 Jan Dependents & Citizens evacuate Iran 7 Mar Connie order to Indian Ocean: (N. & S. Yemen) Collision at Sea X

  7. 15 April - USS Constellation: Collision at Sea in the Straits of Malacca

  8. 16 April - USS Midway Relieves Constellation as the Indian Ocean Contingency Carrier USS Midway CV-41 "Gonzo Station" in the Indian Ocean

  9. Ten month Indian Ocean cruise on Midway 4 Nov 1979 US Embassy Seized 18 Nov Midway arrives Arabian Sea, EOB flights 21 Nov joined by Kitty Hawk CV63 22 Jan 1980 joined by Nimitz CVN68 5 Feb Midway Releived by Coral Sea CV43 Diego Garcia Mombassa, Kenya

  10. After departing Gonzo Station • Midway returned to Japan • VMAQ-2 Det. X returned to Cherry Point • I left active duty for Dental School (Marquette) • 24 April 1980 rescue mission conducted • Other missions planned – “Project Credible Sport” • 22 Jan 1981, Hostages released • Thank you. Robert Iannello #1100 • END

  11. Welcome Louis Renner “Project Credible Sport”

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