The Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group's (FEWSG) mission as part of the

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was to provide electronic warfare simulation in a controlled environment during fleet exercises to help operators deal with EW threats,

VAQ-33 VAQ-33, nicknamed the ''Firebirds'', was a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron of the U.S. Navy, serving for 44 years (1949–1993) under various designations and with a constantly-evolving group of aircraft. It was designated VAQ-33 in 1968, ...

VAQ-34 VAQ-34, callsign ''Flashbacks'', was a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 1 March 1983 at the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California, under the Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group. The s ...

and VAQ-35 were the primary electronic aggressor squadrons to provide these fleet services flying the ERA-3B,

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, EA-6A,

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, EA-7L, EF-4B,

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and

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. FEWSG also operated their own aircraft under contract, most notably EB-47E, NKC-135A and an

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. FEWSG was joined with the Fleet Deception Group Atlantic in May 1992 to form the

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(FTRG). The FTRG had an inventory of EW jammers and threat simulators for realistic training for operators.

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