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    Wizards
    Wizards return home after seven months
    Wizards return home after seven months
    By Jessie Stensland • September 6, 2016 2:27 pm

    On Aug. 10, the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 returned home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after…

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    Wizards return to Whidbey
    By Lt. Roy Walker • March 2, 2012 9:05 am

    After seven months away, the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 finally returned to Whidbey Island after completing their…

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    Wizards close out combat operations
    By Lt. Roy Walker • January 27, 2012 12:15 pm

    The Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, who have been deployed onboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)…

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    Wizards hit halfway point
    By Lt. Roy Walker • December 1, 2011 10:13 am

    The Wizards of VAQ-133, along with all of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) and the USS John C. Stennis (CVN…

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    Wizards ready for 5th Fleet combat operations
    By Lt. Roy Walker • October 27, 2011 8:58 am

    After a long two-month transit across the Pacific Ocean, the Wizards of VAQ-133 along with the rest of Carrier Air…

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    Wizards work their magic at sea
    By Lt. Roy Walker • August 26, 2011 8:41 am

    The Wizards of VAQ-133 have finally begun what they have trained for many months: their first underway deployment in over…

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    Wizards reunite for magical weekend
    By Kathy Reed • August 5, 2011 8:55 am

    The Centennial of Naval Aviation event Saturday was a great excuse to reunite former members of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ)…

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    Back to the boat for VAQ-133
    By Lt. Roy Walker • July 1, 2011 7:54 am

    The Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 took the magic out to sea as part of the final stages…

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