Lineage
  01Oct1985  established VAQ-140 (Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron)
  Jan1998    redesignated VAQ-140 (Electronic Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Oct1985 - Present  Patriots

Shore Based Deployments
  Apr1999 - Jun1999  EA-6B  AG-50x  Aviano AB, Italy
  Jun2005 - Sep2005  EA-6B  NL-52x  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  Jul2011 - Sep2011  EA-6B  AG-50x  Aviano AB, Italy

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  18Aug1986 - 02Mar1987  EA-6B   CV-67   CVW-3  AC-604/607  Med
  21Jun1987 - 22Jul1987  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  Caribbean
  29Feb1988 - 29Aug1988  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  Med
  06Oct1989 - 02Nov1989  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  WestLant
  17Apr1989 - 20May1989  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  WestLant
  25Jan1990 - 10Feb1990  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  WestLant
  08Mar1990 - 12Sep1990  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  Med, Persian Gulf
  26Sep1991 - 02Apr1992  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-604/607  Med
  20May1994 - 18Nov1994  EA-6B   CVN-73  CVW-7  AG-62x      Med
  26Jan1996 - 23Jul1996  EA-6B   CVN-73  CVW-7  AG-62x      Med
  26Feb1998 - 26Aug1998  EA-6B   CVN-74  CVW-7  AG-62x      World Cruise, Persian Gulf
  14Sep1999 - 29Oct1999  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Caribbean
  18Feb2000 - 18Aug2000  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, Persian Gulf
  07Feb2002 - 17Aug2002  EA-6B   CV-67   CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, North Arabian Sea
  20Jan2004 - 26Jul2004  EA-6B   CVN-73  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, Persian Gulf
  03Oct2006 - 23May2007  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, Persian Gulf
  21Feb2009 - 30Jul2009  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, North Arabian Sea
  02Jan2010 - 28Jul2010  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, North Arabian Sea
  20Jun2012 - 19Dec2012  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
  21Feb2013 - 03Jul2013  EA-6B   CVN-69  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, North Arabian Sea
  16Nov2015 - 13Jul2016  EA-18G  CVN-75  CVW-7  AG-50x      Med, 5th Fleet AOO
  01Apr2019 - 20Jan2020  EA-18G  CVN-72  CVW-7  AG-50x      Norfolk to San Diego
  10Aug2022 - 23Apr2023  EA-18G  CVN-77  CVW-7  AG-50xx     Med