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EF-lll bows out as the Prowler takes center stage Kick the tires and light the fires, one last time. No more "jammin' with the jammers," no "roosting with the ravens," no more "electrons on target." Like Elvis, the Ravens have left the building.
In June the venerable 429th Electronic Combat Squadron's EF-111A Ravens take off on their final flight from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. When they touch down, the Raven can boast that it did more jammin' than Elvis ever dreamed of enemy radar jamming, that is.
The Raven's last mission will be a lot less glamorous than the one it recently finished in Operation Southern Watch: flying support over the Iraqi desert enforcing the U.N.'s no-fly zone.
One final light of the afterburners and a long history of not just the Raven but of the F-111 will be finished as they head to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at DavisMonthan AFB, Ariz., also known as the "boneyard."
Its replacement, the Navy's EA-6B Prowler takes center stage as the Defense Department's only tactical jamming aircraft.
The Prowlers are taking over the Raven's mission with a joint crew of Air Force and Navy pilots and electronic...