Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142), also known as “The Gray Wolves”, is an EA-18G Growler squadron of the US Navy. They specialize in electronic attack and are currently stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, WA. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11), aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) with a tailcode of NH and their ATC callsign is “GRIMM”. This is their aircraft shoulder bullet patch that is a takeoff from the “EA SPORTS” video games, as this one says “V-A-Q / IT’s IN THE GAME*, and does not come with velcro attached.
