Transit Aircraft Support Re: [MilCom] QUID 99 back in Nashville

[Ken]

Hello Joe & the group:

At some bases the Transit Alert (parking) & transit aircraft/tenant aircraft 
refueling and even base operations & weather/metro has actually been 
contracted out to private service firms.   Also most employees at ANG & 
AFRES bases are not on active duty but are civil service techicians that 
wear military uniforms.  IF an aircraft comes in for whatever reason, unless 
it has PPR#, there may not be anyone even on duty to provide the necessary 
services OR the base may not want to incur overtime costs for the 
technicians or the civilian contractor.

It just isn't as simple as it use to be.  At Westover JARB:  Transit Alert, 
Fuels, Ground Transportation, Vehicle Maintenance, Civil Engineering 
Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Support -- all are performed by civilian 
contractors.  So you can bet that anything out of the ordinary will incur 
additional cost plus charges as provided in the various contracts.

Westover has sent transit aircraft (without approved prior approval request) 
the metro civilian airport side for refueling in the past.

Ken
Springfield MA Monitoring Area

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Cobb" <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com>
To: "Milcomm" <Milcom at mailman.qth.net>; "Radio Monitors" 
<Radiomonitors at yahoogroups.com>; "NashvilleScan" 
<nashvillescan at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: [MilCom] QUID 99 back in Nashville


> 1445L/1945Z:
>
> QUID 99 (KC-135R, Mildenhall/USAFE) has just landed
> Nashville (KBNA) and it's a big boondoggle.  He will
> be overnight and is having to park at the Cargo ramp
> on the west side of the field snaking thru all the
> closed taxiways.  Why the ANG won't allow him to park
> on their ramp overnight is beyond me.  Seems like
> since the 118th AW is on the chopping block they would
> want to be as accomodating to everyone and be generous
> with the PPR's.
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