▁Feb ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 1 ▁Oct ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁| VA Q - 3 3 Dis est ab lished ▁| ▁style =" text - align : right ;" | 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁| Th ough ▁the ▁squad ron ▁carried ▁the ▁V AW ▁design ation ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁electron ics ▁counter me asures ▁( EC M ) ▁squad ron ▁providing ▁AD - 5 Q / E A - 1 F ▁det ach ments ▁to ▁car rier ▁air ▁groups . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁it ▁provided ▁both ▁AD - 5 Q / E A - 1 F ▁EC M ▁and ▁AD - 5 W / E A - 1 E ▁air bor ne ▁early ▁warning ▁det ach ments . ▁ ▁| - ▁| VA Q - 3 3 ▁| ( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁| N ighth aw ks , Fire bird s ( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁| E A - 1 F ER A - 3 B TA - 3 B K A - 3 B TA - 4 FE A - 4 FE A - 4 J EC - 1 2 1 K NC - 1 2 1 K F - 4 BE F - 4 BE F - 4 J E A - 6 ATA - 7 CP - 3 A EP - 3 AP - 3 BE P - 3 J ▁| VC - 3 3 ( 2 nd ): ▁