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LT
McHugh
LT
Digel "Barely"
LT Paffenroth
I
am a 2000 grad who spent four years in Navy ROTC at VT.
I am currently an NFO, specifically an ECMO (Electronic Counter Measures
Officer) flying EA-6B Prowlers out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA.
I am currently in VAQ-137, the Rooks, until I transfer to a shore tour
next January. I
joined the Rooks just before workups, and did an entire work-up cycle and
deployment with CVW-1 and USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65).
We were in the Gulf, and also sent a Prowler detachment to Bagram AFB,
Afghanistan for almost a month in December 2003.
I spent Christmas and New Year's in Afghanistan that year, which was
quite an experience. Otherwise, we
are getting ready to start work-ups again and are the second squadron to
transition to the newest Prowler version, the ICAP III. Same basic jet,
whole new avionics; it's the precursor to the EF-18 Growler.
If you have any midshipmen interested in Prowlers (although the Prowler
will probably be gone by the time they get here) I would be glad to answer a few
questions if they have them.
LT
Steve Shauberger (VT 99) was also in my squadron and just transferred to
VAQ-129. LT Kevin McHugh (VT 2000)
is also out here, I think in VAQ-139. How
small the world is in the Navy!
LT
Kevin McHugh, Prowler ECMO with VAQ-139, now in my 3rd year with the squadron.
I graduated from VT in 2000 and am currently stationed at NAS Whidbey Island,
Washington
LT Jim Paffenroth, Fire Control Officer on USS Nitze, DDG 94.