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U.S. Air Force and Navy to Create Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadrons

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

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U.S. Air Force and Navy to Create Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadrons

A U.S. Air Force EC-130H crew chief cleans the windows of a Compass Call before takeoff at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait on Feb. 21 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force and Navy are to create joint expeditionary, land-based electronic attack squadrons with the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve under Section 121 of the House-Senate conference agreement of the House-Senate fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill. The deal would require the Navy to retain its fleet of Boeing [BA] EA-18Gs through fiscal 2027 and transfer expeditionary EA-18G squadrons to the Navy Reserve. No later than six months after the enactment of the fiscal 2023 National Defense…

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