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Navy Airman Broquel Schaefer signals the pilot of a Navy EA-6B Prowler.
Navy Airman Broquel Schaefer signals the pilot of a Navy EA-6B Prowler as it taxis after a landing at Al Asad, Iraq, on July 8, 2005. The EA-6B Prowlers from Electronic Attack Squadron 138 usually operate aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) but are currently flying out of Al Asad in order to support operational commitments in Iraq. Schaefer is a plane captain in the squadron, which is deployed from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.