In February 1984 , the ROOKS flew support missions while peacekeeping forces pulled out of Lebanon . In 1984 , the ROOKS were the first EA-6B squadron to transition to ICAP II . Between 1985 and 1987 , the squadron made two Med cruises with CVW-17 aboard . After the Italian cruiseliner , MS Achille Lauro was hijacked in October 1985 , CVW-17 aircraft intercepted the hijackers ' plane and forced them to land at a NATO airfield . In March 1986 , VAQ-137 participated in the successful air strike against an SA-5 site at Sirte , Libya
MS Achille Lauro was hijacked
Achille Lauro hijacking
VAQ-137