Official VAQ-139 40th Anniversary Patch 1st MLG H&MS-17 Marines ensured that the

H&MS-17 Marines ensured that the wing's command and control infrastructure remained functional and effective in both garrison and deployed environments

312 MEDEVACs during one seven-month deployment alone

Japan — the first permanently forward-deployed fifth-generation stealth fighter squadron in the world

Partnership for the Americas — USAF SOUTHCOM

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Official VAQ-139 40th Anniversary Patch 1st MLG H&MS-17 Marines ensured that theOfficial VAQ 139 40th Anniversary Patch Celebrating Four Decades of the Cougars From the Prowler to the Growler, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific forty years of Cougar excellence. Electronic Attack Squadron 139 (VAQ 139) the 'Cougars' marked their 40th anniversary in 2023, celebrating four decades of continuous service as one of the U. S. Navy's premier electronic attack squadrons. The Cougars stood up at NAS Whidbey Island on July 1, 1983, and