Yeah, but it was the EW warfare aircraft of choice by both the U.S. Navy AND Air Force during the two gulf wars. Could fry the electronics of everything Iraq had.
And now they try to turn an F-18 into an ECM aircraft. (shakes head)
Not quite. The Marine Corps and the Navy flew the Prowler during Desert Storm. The Air Force was still flying the EF-111. Following the retirement of the Raven in 1998 the EA-6B was deemed a national asset. The decision was then made to allow Air Force crews to operate Navy Prowlers in what are known as Purple expeditionary squadrons but the aircraft belong to and are maintained by the Navy. The Air Force does not have a dedicated SEAD platform.
Actually, the EF-111 was better than the EA-6B for land purposes. 10 transmitters vs 6 (typical). Much longer legs and more on station time, and supersonic ability to get out of the way if you got too far in.