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Guard Dog tanker is TEFLON 13 KC-46 out of McConnell, NOBLE 11/12 F-16's, Teflon 13 tail given as 18-6042 -- 260.9, 231.625 for AR
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I like those little old Tex 2's.. Seems your Navy Texan is currently headed to Niagara Falls to join another Navy TexanNot the most interesting I know but a T-6 Texan II from Raleigh just landed at Teterboro
Guard Dog tanker is TEFLON 13 KC-46 out of McConnell, NOBLE 11/12 F-16's, Teflon 13 tail given as 18-6042 -- 260.9, 231.625 for AR
Interesting as TEFLON-13 was filed to Pease on Acars but checking course near Illinois it suddenly turned Southeast.Guard Dog tanker is TEFLON 13 KC-46 out of McConnell, NOBLE 11/12 F-16's, Teflon 13 tail given as 18-6042 -- 260.9, 231.625 for AR
I think VX-9 has one of the nicest liveries but VFA-103 isn't too shabbyInteresting as TEFLON-13 was filed to Pease on Acars but checking course near Illinois it suddenly turned Southeast.
New orders! Real tail is 18-46042
The Jolly Rogers VFA-103 returned today at Norfolk.. Arrgh!
Earlier today saw Greyhawk C-2 tracks offshore Norfolk out of nowhere westbound to Norfolk.
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 Returns from Deployment
tail # is 18-46042
Pic of mine from 2006 airshow at then the Willow Grove NAS in Pa of retired museum F-14 Tomcat... Arrgh! Sure is a big fighter!I think VX-9 has one of the nicest liveries but VFA-103 isn't too shabby
Another favorite Navy squadron the VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" also arrived into Oceana today.The Jolly Rogers VFA-103 returned today at Norfolk.. Arrgh!
Earlier today saw Greyhawk C-2 tracks offshore Norfolk out of nowhere westbound to Norfolk.
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 Returns from Deployment
4-21-2023 GUARD DOG CAP350.050 (AM) - NOBLEs trying to get in touch on "HOMEPLATE" frequency
On Ron's list has 350.05 as Swamp Fox Ops, SC ANG Mcentire ANGB SC [Thanks Ron] - Not sure if it's relevant on this occasion.
Found on search here: Voice Communication Brevity Code -Grouped by Usage – Air Combat College
HOMEPLATE- Designated return to base airfield
RETURN TO BASE(RTB)- I am going to HOMEPLATE
The Jolly Rogers VFA-103 returned today at Norfolk.. Arrgh!
Earlier today saw Greyhawk C-2 tracks offshore Norfolk out of nowhere westbound to Norfolk.
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 Returns from Deployment
As a side note to staging, if I remember correctly, after Somalia, the idea (which was actually used) is to not hang out anywhere, and have a very small presence...The Sudan situation is going to be interesting over the next few days but it's difficult or impossible to monitor. A decade ago I found that 11,300kHz was always alive to that region but I've been out of HF monitoring for years. Khartoum was one of the strongest signals.
The U.S. has over 100 diplomats and embassy marines in the capital, Khartoum, which is landlocked and deep in the country. The airport is closed and being shelled, with commercial carriers already having lost a couple of planes there. Next good airport is 8,000 feet of asphalt at Port Sudan, on the coast, but that's 12 or 14 hours by car from the capital by car even under safe conditions.
Djibouti is the staging area. The U.S. has a base there Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central > Installations > Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti and that's where the C-17s are going for potential evacuation. The South Koreans have sent a C-130J from home to pull out their 50 nationals if they can get to a safe landing spot. The Japanese are sending a C-130, a C-2 Greyhound and a KC-767A tanker. The Japanese have other assets (370 in uniform) in Djibouti because they're using it as a base to fight pirates. Ditto for the French. The Germans tried three times to get their aircraft into Khartoum but didn't make it. Don't know if they have gone to Djibouti. A U.S. embassy convoy was attacked in Khartoum with one American killed.