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Battle ‘E’ squadrons named

Naval Air Forces announced the squadrons that won Battle Efficiency Awards for 2009 in an internal message dated Feb. 10.

Winning squadrons, by aircraft:

• F/A-18 Hornet: Strike Fighter Squadron 83, Rampagers, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.; VFA-192, Golden Dragons, NAS Lemoore, Calif.

• F/A-18 Super Hornet: VFA-31, Tomcatters from NAS Oceana; VFA-102, Diamondbacks, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan.

• EA-6B Prowler: Electronic Attack Squadron 140, Patriots, NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. (Atlantic deployment); VAQ-136, Gauntlets, NAF Atsugi.; VAQ-133, Wizards, NAS Whidbey Island.

• E-2C Hawkeye: Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124, Bullseye Hummers, NAS Norfolk, Va.; VAW-113, Black Eagles, NAS Point Mugu, Calif.

• H-60 Seahawk: Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15, Red Lions, NAS Jacksonville, Fla.; HS-8, Eightballers, NAS North Island, Calif.; Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light 46, Grandmasters, Naval Station Mayport, Fla.; HSL-51, Warlords, NAF Atsugi; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, Chargers, NS Norfolk; HSC-25, Island Knights, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71, Raptors, NAS North Island.

• P-3 Orion/EP-3 Aries: Patrol Squadron 10, Red Lancers, NAS Jacksonville; VP-40, Fighting Marlins, NAS Whidbey Island; Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2, Wizards, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1, World Watchers, NAS Whidbey Island.

• H-53 Sea Dragon: Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, Blackhawks, NS Norfolk.

• E-6B Mercury: Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

• C-2A Greyhound: Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, Rawhides, NS Norfolk.

The winning carriers and warships ran in the Feb. 22 and March 1 issues, respectively.