[MilCom] Northeast Milcoms

[Bill Jasset]

Recent Logs from Massachusetts:   19 Jan 2006

A couple from this morning

>From the South:

14:11Z
102 FW (Otis F-15) in Condor/Scotty
Cajun flt of 2 ACM exercise
Lynx flt of 1 ACM exercise

259.9      Cajun air-air
300.125  Cajun tactical
264.85    Lynx air-air
259.6      Lynx 1-2 air-air during RTB
290.3      ZBW
307.0      ZBW
263.05    ZBW
262.0     Cape Ops (Cajun - Lynx flt w/acft codes)
284.6     Cape APP
294.7     Otis Tower

What was supposed to be Cajun vs Lynx in Condor/Scotty
turned out to be a 2 on 1 with Lynx 03 defending against
the Cajun 2 ship.
Lynx 01 developed a fuel flow problem enroute Condor/Scotty,
seems that he couldn't get the wing tanks to feed properly, tried 
everything on the check list, talked with the SOF (262.0) and 
determined the prudent thing to do was RTB.  Lynx 02 held hands
with Lynx 01 on the RTB.  Lynx 01 stayed out over the water trying
to trick the fuel system (with no joy) so that he could dump the fuel
as he didn't (or couldn't) want to land with the wing tanks full of fuel.  
In the end Lynx 01 was able to burn down enough fuel to land safely.


>From the North:

13:40Z
158 FW (Vermont F-16) in Yankee MOA
Gnarley flt ground target exercise
Dude flt ground target exercise

138.0       Gnarley air-air
135.125   Gnarley air-air (switch from 138.0)
138.525   Dude air-air
138.625   Dude air-air (switch from 138.525)
238.25     Warhawk - Gnarley / Dude
125.125   Gnarley - Dude - Maple Ops w/acft codes
282.2       Pistol - ZBW

Warhawk was a simulated FAC providing targeting
coordinates and hostile threats info.

Musket 01 (single ship) was transitioning the area at the
same time, possibly headed for Condor/Scotty or Bangor.

Bill Jasset
Boston, MA.