[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Yeah, I know. Q-2 was split, on paper at least, in July of 1992. Det X-Ray became Q-1, Det Yankee became Q-2 and Det Zulu became Q-3. Q-4 used to be a reserve EA-6A squadron in MAG-49 up at Whidbey Island. Talk about doing that was going on in the early 80s. All four are home based at Cherry Point but the scuttlebutt way back when was that one each would be permanently stationed at the Pit, El Toro, Iwakuni and the fourth would be assigned to whichever CVW the squids couldn't support.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

MAG-49 should read MAG-42.

[Poohbah]

I was in Iwakuni at the same time the infamous "Det X-Tended" (Det X-Ray's year-long deployment because of Desert Storm) was there.

The Seahawks came aboard in August 1991 to relieve them. They had EA-6Bs by then.

The problem was that when they went to active duty, they had to get rid of their Seahawks football team logo.