No more A-6E Intruders, but the EA-6B is still very active as the United States' only EW Jammer aircraft (after the retirement several years ago of the EF-111A.)
There certainly was a KA-6D variant, but Wiki says they have been retired, leaving only the S-3B Vikings and E/F-18E-F SuperHornets, both with buddy packs, as carrier based tankers.
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01/07/2008 3:31:00 PM PST by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
and the EA-6 has been phased out You might want to tell VAQ-130, currently embarked aboard the Truman, that the aircraft they are currently flying and will continue to fly for several more years, along with VMAQ-1, VMAQ-2, VMAQ-3, VMAQ-4, VAQ-129, VAQ-131, VAQ-132, VAQ-134, VAQ-135, VAQ-136, VAQ-137, VAQ-139, VAQ-141 and VAQ-142, "has been phased out".
071211-N-0455L-017 PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 11, 2007) An EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VAQ) 130 "The Zappers," launches off the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 and Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 10 launched its first series of operational missions over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a regular scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack (Released)