An EA-6B Prowler of VAQ-142 drops away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R of the 4408th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional) after refueling. Both the EA-6B electronic jamming aircraft as well as the KC-135R tanker are flying in support of Operation Southern Watch. The U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler has taken over the electronic combat mission from the retiring EF-111A of the U.S. Air Force. However, under a joint electronic combat mission, U.S. Air Force aircrew members have been assigned to the combined squadron and are deploying as a combined unit for the first time in the area of operations.

A United States Navy EA-6B Prowler approaches the drogue which is trailing behind a United States Air Force KC-10A Extender to refuel during an Operation Southern Watch mission over the Persian Gulf. The Electronic Attack Squadron One Thirty-Six (VAQ-136) EA-6B is home based at Naval Air Field Atsugi, Atsugi Japan.

An EA-6B Prowler lands at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Monday, April 26, 1999, following another sortie in support of Operation Allied Force. The EA-6B provides tactical electronic jamming support for other combat aircraft.

An EA-6B Prowler from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash., heads for a parking spot after having its missiles "safed" April 16.The aircraft has deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy to support NATO's Operation Allied Force.

A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler drops away from a KC-135R Stratotanker after refueling and heads back to its area of responsibility over Yugoslavia on Wednesday, May 12, 1999. The EA-6B electronic jamming aircraft is flying in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler drops away from a KC-135R Stratotanker after refueling and heads back to its area of responsibility over Yugoslavia on Wednesday, May 12, 1999. The EA-6B electronic jamming aircraft is flying in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.