What's your goal? To fly with the Navy/Marines? If so, there's always AF liaison billets at the various centers and weapons schools.
I'd like to get a tour inside the EA world, but still have the option of returning to my current community, and an exchange would allow for that. Many have suggested to look into the EC-130, but that would likely be a one way door. All the guys who I've talked to who've done the EA-6B or EA-18G USN exchange loved the assignment and said it was a great experience, so it's just something that interests me as an EWO.
I might have to look into the liaison thing to see what that entails. I'd like to fly in an EA platform, but that might be a step in the right direction at least. It sounds interesting and I probably meet the requirements. I hadn't thought of that before. Would those be out of NAS Fallon or China Lake? It would seem like they would want someone with some USN experience as well to fill those positions, but that might not be the case I'm guessing.
There is a Marine exchange program but it's Prowlers to EC-130s. The Marine Corps picked a guy last year and he's supposed to move out to DM this summer. No idea what the Air Force has done on their end. If you know anybody out there it may be worth asking. I honestly don't know how much interest there is/would be in coming to Cherry Point. The area's nice and job-wise it's good exposure to something new, but just make sure you talk to some folks there to hear the goods and bads before you jump in head first.
The guy who mentioned the potential USMC EA-6B thing was an EC-130 guy, so that is probably the exchange he was referring to. I'm not sure how the details work on our end, but if it's an unfilled gig, it might be open for another MDS to fill in. To be honest I didn't pursue it much once it was mentioned because I have my reservations about flying with the USMC, and was hoping to get some insight into that world since I'm unfamiliar with it. On one hand I've heard great things about the "get-it-done" attitude of USMC aviation and the aggressive employment of their EA platforms, but at the same time I'm completely unfamiliar with the USMC life and what quality of life changes I would expect for me and the family for the assignment.