[MilCom] WAS KC-45 Bases; now F-117

[Jack L. Metcalfe]

At 10:38 AM 3/11/2008, you wrote:
>Excuse me gentlemen, what does this have to do with military radio 
>communications?  You guys can have all the opinions you want, but it 
>is just a opinion.  Wait for the facts and please take this 
>private.  This is not meant to start a war, just my opinion.
>Greg

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What does this have to do with military radio communications?  Did 
you actually read the post?  Wait, I'll interpret it and it's 
actually quite simple.  The F-117s are due to be taken out of service 
in April, so you won't be able to hear (military radio 
communications) them any more.  F-22s are said to be the F-117s 
replacements, so you might start hearing (military radio 
communications) them instead of the F-117s.  Duane thinks (comments 
snipped to get to the point) F-22s as replacements for F-117s just 
doesn't add up & suggests listening (military radio communications) 
for possibly something entirely different.  If that doesn't pertain 
to military radio communications, I'll eat my MILCOM hat....even 
though I don't have one.  Better than that, maybe Larry Van Horn can 
chime in here, after all, MILCOM is his baby.  If Larry says it's off 
topic and all we should be posting are control tower frequencies from 
Alaska, then I promise to go away forever....
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>Duane Mantick wrote:
>>--- "Jack L. Metcalfe" <jlmetcalfe at hughes.net> wrote:
>><snip>
>>
>>>Change of subject, catch your F-117s while you can. The remaining 
>>>F-117s will be placed into "recallable" storage at
>>>Holloman AFB next month.  Of the original 59 F-117s, 7 were 
>>>destroyed (one in combat) 10 were retired in FY 2007 & the remainder will go
>>>this FY.  Holloman may be flying the F-22 as a replacement.
>>>-------------------
>>>Jack L. Metcalfe
>>>Stanford, KY
>>>jlmetcalfe at hughes.net
>>>-------------------
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Comment edited:

>>Jack - replacing the F-117 with F-22 is unlikely - so
>>far as I can tell, the F-22's original F/A designation
>>
>>indication, at least of training missions....but, I
>>did speculate that good refuelled range may have been
>>a design characteristic.  Listening for "the unusual"
>>in odd places might be of value......
>>Duane