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A-6E TRAM A-6E upgraded with the AN/AAS-33 Target Recognition Attack Multi-Sensor or "TRAM" pod. Capable of dropping Laser Guided Bombs without a targeting pod. Can also carry the AGM-84 Harpoon. [43] A-6E SWIP A-6E TRAM upgraded with the AN/ALR-67 RWR and ability to carry the AGM-88 HARM, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-84E SLAM and AGM-65 Maverick ...
The third VA-95 established April 1, 1972 and reclaiming the original "Green Lizards" name, the first VA-95 being established in 1943, as an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The second squadron was established on 1 April 1950, renamed the "Skyknights",. [1] The unit returned to the name "Green Lizards" and was disestablished on 31 October 1995 ...
During that change, they received VA-196's A-6E SWIP aircraft. [4] A lineup of VA-115's A-6E SWIP Intruders at NAF Atsugi in 1994. In 1992, NF-515, an A-6E SWIP Intruder led to VA-115 becoming the first A-6 squadron to fire the AGM-65 Maverick at an Open Ocean target, with the Maverick being one of the new weapons the SWIP Intruder could carry. [5]
About 01:00 [note 1] America launched six A-6E TRAM Intruder strike aircraft with Mark 82 bombs against the Jamahiriyah Guard barracks and six A-7 Corsair strike support aircraft. Coral Sea, operating east of America simultaneously launched eight A-6E TRAM Intruders and six F/A-18A Hornets. Additional fighters were launched for combat air ...
A VA-145 A-6E Intruder in 1992. A-6E SWIP Intruder from VA-145 on patrol over Somalia during Operation Restore Hope, December 1992. July 1976: Following the Israeli raid on Entebbe and the threatened military operations against Kenya by Uganda, the Ranger , with VA-145 embarked, was ordered to transit from the South China Sea to the western ...
In October 1981, the squadron received the A-6E TRAM Intruder and became the first operational A-6 unit to deploy with the capability to fire the AGM-84A Harpoon. Between July–August 1983, USS Ranger, with VA-165 embarked, was ordered to operate off the coast of Nicaragua in response to the possible invasion of Honduras by Nicaragua. [3]
In 1991, the squadron became the first Pacific Fleet Intruder squadron to use night-vision goggles on the A-6 Intruder. That same year, CVW-15 moved back to Kitty Hawk [3] An A-6E SWIP Intruder from VA-52 landing aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in 1994. On 3 November 1992, VA-52 and CVW-15 deployed aboard the Kitty Hawk for their 1992-1993 Deployment ...
On 20 August 1968, the "Moonlighters" transitioned to the A-6 Intruder and was designated Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 332 (VMA(AW)-332). On 1 March 1975, the squadron received its first A-6E Intruder and in July 1982, they again upgraded to the A-6E TRAM (Target Recognition and Attack Multi-Sensor). VMA (aw) 332 was awarded Marine all ...