Romano, Angelo Electronic Aggressors. A pictorial history of the US Navy Electronic Threat Environment Squadrons. Part 2: 1978-2000

This book is the second in a two-part series and describes the FEWSG structure and mission in detail. FEWSG provided threat training which stressed the U.S. Navy's ability to respond, from applying anti-jamming fixes, to understanding the weaknesses and what assets and tactics were usable for defense. FEWSG (later redesignated "Fleet Replacement Training Group" (FTRG)), and its complement of "Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons" (VAQ-33, VAQ-34 and VAQ-35), were so much more than Cold War training assets. They represented another Navy EW intellectual center, a cadre of personnel who monitored opposition capabilities in order to accurately mimic the threat. In order to accomplish that goal, ingenuity and improvisation was required. As a result, the community prized unconventional thinkers, people who tried to use common equipment to achieve uncommon ends. Starting with the operators who saw the advantage of modulating jamming with the propellers of the "Skyraiders", FEWSG operators pioneered EW tactics. Those personnel then percolated back into the fleet, bringing with them an ability to innovate tactics and get more from installed electronics. Plenty of historical photos illustrate in detail the Squadron activities both at sea and ashore.

The FEWSG (later renamed the Fleet Replacement Training Group (FTRG)) and its complement of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VAQ-33, VAQ-34 and VAQ-35) were far more than training components in the Cold War. They represented another intellectual centre for U.S. Navy electronic warfare, a cadre of personnel who monitored enemy capabilities to closely mimic threats as part of their own units' training. Achieving this goal required ingenuity and improvisation. As a result, unconventional thinkers were valued, people who tried to use everyday devices and systems to achieve unusual goals. Starting with the operators who recognised the advantage of modulating jamming with the propellers of the "Skyraiders", members of the FEWSG pioneered electronic warfare tactics. These personnel then returned to the fleet, bringing with them the ability to improve tactics and get more out of the installed electronics. Many historical photos illustrate in detail the squadron's activities at sea and ashore.