VAQ-135 Black Ravens EA-6b (USS Nimitz) Model

Description: VAQ-135 Black Ravens EA-6b Model Capture the your time with the EA-6b with this wooden model and special paint scheme of the VAQ-135 Black Ravens. Each plane is carved from wood and meticulously painted to give you a genuine piece of art that you will be proud to display. Length - 18 inches Made from Mahogany US Veteran Owned Business The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger. In March 2001, the BLACK RAVENS deployed to the Western Pacific in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH. Following September 11, 2001, USS CARL VINSON and CVW-11 took station off of the coast of Pakistan and conducted air strikes in support of coalition air and ground forces during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The squadron returned home in December 2001 and received the Chief of Naval Operations Safety "S" Award, Battle Efficiency Award and the Old Crows Award as the most tactically proficient Prowler squadron. In March of 2003, the BLACK RAVENS deployed aboard USS NIMITZ and participated in the initial air strikes of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. Following an extended eight month deployment, supporting two separate contingency operations, the squadron returned home in November 2003. In July 2004, the RAVENS participated in Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX), Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, the first of five 2004 detachments in preparation for the 2005 WESTPAC deployment. The RAVENS completed 2004 with a two-month detachment aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) for TSTA/COMPTUEX and received the CVW-11 Golden Wrench for maintenance excellence. In 2005, the BLACK RAVENS continued their high tempo operations in preparation for their WESTPAC deployment with detachments to NAS Fallon, NV, NAS Lemoore, CA, NAS North Island, CA and several exercises aboard USS NIMITZ. On 7 May 2005, the BLACK RAVENS deployed aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) as part of Carrier, Strike Group ELEVEN. During the 2005 deployment, VAQ-135 conducted operations in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf, participating in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM from the Arabian Gulf and Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, providing critical support to Multi-national Ground Forces in Iraq. The squadron received the CVW-11 / CVN 68 TEAMWORK Award twice during the deployment, initially for the first line period and again at the end of deployment. Additionally, VAQ-135 received the CVW-11 Golden Wrench Award for deployment, as the finest Maintenance Department in CVW-11. Late August 2006 was the beginning of a busy and challenging workup period for the BLACK RAVENS, as they completed six detachments in only six months. These included TRIDENT FURY, SFARP, TSTA, COMPTUEX, AIRWING FALLON, and JTFEX. Again the BLACK RAVENS deployed with Carrier Strike Group ELEVEN on the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. From April to September 2007, sorties were conducted in support of coalition ground forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. History was made as the NIMITZ became the first nuclear powered carrier to port in Chennai, India. The BLACK RAVENS finished the deployment by supporting multi-carrier Exercises VALIANT SHIELD 2007 and MALABAR 2007/2008.

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Location: Seymour, Tennessee

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