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U.S. Navy Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., checks switches inside the cockpit of a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The EA-18G Growler aircraft is the newest electronic attack aircraft built in more than 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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U.S. Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., writes down meter numbers for an ALQ-99 jamming pod on a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG- Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The EA-18G can carry five ALQ-99 jamming pods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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U.S. Sailors out of Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., work on munitions for a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The EA-18G Growler aircraft has the same multi-mission capabilities as the F/A-18E/F along with an electronic warfare suite. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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U.S. Navy Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., works on an ALQ-99 jamming pod on a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG- Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The ALQ-99 is a tactical jamming system made to deliver jamming capabilities against radar and communications of enemy air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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U.S. Navy Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., works on an AGM-88E missile Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The AGM-88E is an advanced anti-radiation guided missile; its primary use is for targeting enemy air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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VAQ-135 prepares for fight at RF-A 16-3

Published Aug. 11, 2016
By Airman Isaac Johnson
354th Fighter Wing public affairs office

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Navy Seaman Hiapo McCandless, an aviation ordnanceman assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., checks switches inside the cockpit of a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft Aug. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The EA-18G Growler aircraft is the newest electronic attack aircraft built in more than 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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