Prowler’s 40th anniversary commemorated aboard MCAS Cherry Point

By Cpl. Jason Jimenez | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | February 17, 2017

Col. (Ret.) Wayne Whitten, a member of the Marine Corps Aviation Reconnaissance Association, is interviewed by a reporter during the 40th anniversary commemoration ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 17, 2017. The primary mission of the EA-6B Prowler is suppression of enemy air defenses in support of strike aircraft and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence within the combat area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. --