VAQ-137 (Rooks): A United States Navy electronic attack squadron established on 14 December 1973 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, initially flying the EA-6B Prowler for electronic warfare support. Nicknamed the “Rooks,” it transitioned to the EA-18G Growler in 2011. The squadron has deployed extensively, including first cruise in 1974 aboard USS Enterprise, Operations Attain Document/El Dorado Canyon against Libya (1986), Desert Storm (1991), Southern Watch (1990s), Enduring Freedom (2001-2002, first Prowler squadron with night vision goggles), Iraqi Freedom (2003, 2007 split-site in Al Asad), and recent operations in the Indo-Pacific. Currently attached to Carrier Air Wing Eleven aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.
