MidwaySailor.com - What's New

December 24, 2023

VAQ-136 Gauntlets ~ Commanding Officers - added new information, bringing this page up to date.

April 23, 2023

USS Midway Deployments, Air Wings & Squadrons in the USS Midway section - Added four new 1949 deployment lists & added new information to four existing 1949 lists already in the 27 October 1943 ~ 10 November 1950 deployment lists.

February 04, 2023

VAQ-136 Gauntlets ~ Commanding Officers - added new information, bringing this page up to date.

September 18, 2022

VA-25's Toilet Bomb ~ 1965 in the USS Midway section: Converted the original two videos to .mp4 format & hosted links to them on YouTube. Added one new video showing the toilet bomb being dropped, courtesy of Michael Fuller.

USS Midway's History in the USS Midway section: added additional detailed information about the 09 November 1959 arson fire set in the aft HEAF (jet fuel) pump room on the seventh deck while in port at Subic Bay, Philippines.

Squadron EA-6B Prowlers in the VAQ-136 Gauntlets section - a new page detailing all 50 individual EA-6B Prowlers flown by VAQ-136 from November 1973 to February 2012.

September 17, 2022

USS Midway Deployments, Air Wings & Squadrons in the USS Midway section - Reformated & updated the 27 October 1943 ~ 10 November 1950 deployment lists.

September 05, 2022

USS Midway Deployments, Air Wings & Squadrons in the USS Midway section - updated all VMCJ-1, VMAQ-2 & VMFP-3 squadron detachment designations. The updates involve dates from NOV 1973 to MAY 1984.

August 06, 2022

EA-6B Prowlers on Display in the EA-6B Prowler section - updated information about EA-6B BuNo. 161882 moving to the March Field Air Museum & updated totals for aircraft stored at AMARG (04 removed, 40 remaining).

July 04, 2022

VAQ-136 Gauntlets ~ Commanding Officers - added new information, bringing this page up to date.

VAQ-136 Gauntlets ~ Deployments, Carriers & Air Wings - added new information, bringing this page up to date.

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