Tactical Electronic warfare squadron 131

“As boring as an eastbound TransLant, as inevitable as INSURV”

The machine that brought us all together: the venerable EA-6B Prowler, built by Grumman Aerospace Corporation of Bethpage, NY

VAQ-131 Lancers

So now the Lancers of VAQ-131 have an online presence that is not  officially sanctioned or affiliated with the Navy.  This little project (tapped out in airports and hotels across the country) is a small tool to keep squadron members in touch and provide some outlet for the nostalgia that sometimes takes hold decades after we’ve all parted company.  I have no idea how this website will evolve, so dear readers should expect it to be open-ended, chaotic and uncertain—come to think of it, kinda like a cruise on the USS Independence to the Indian Ocean.

Because personnel continually transferred in and out of the squadron, the focus of this website is the group of Lancers I knew during my time as their techrep (September 1979 to December 1982).  Some left shortly after I arrived and I never got to know them, while others arrived just as I departed.  Nevertheless, all Lancers, past and present, are welcome here.

UPDATE:  The VAQ-131 Lancer blog is now online at http://lancers.wordpress.com.  Feel free to leave a comment.

UPDATE:  The Hog Log is now online.  Thanks, Raj, for scanning this historical document into digital form!

 

 

USS Independence, CV-62