[MilCom] 104FW F-15 training

[JohnFB]

104FW F-15s at Westfield-Barnes, MA continue their transition to the Air Sovereignty Alert mission with increased number of training missions per day, increased number of aircraft involved, more newly-converted pilots flying and more training days per week.

Training also includes more participation with other units.




Wed 21-05-08
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JUDGE 1 x1 [possibly x2] and HAVOC 1 x2 mixed it up with TONGA 1 x2 [158FW VT F-16] in W105 in the afternoon.

JUDGE is new 'old A-10' callsign which means a Hog driver finished his training.

Freqs heard with KILLER/JUDGE

347.200 AUX KILLER
349.400 AUX JUDGE
303.000 AUX/Hawk Ops
259.900 TAC
289.000 AR w/MAINE 85
259.600 TAC
234.600 HNTRS
238.250 TAC/Deconflict
288.400 simulated AWACS
338.100 GK

Freqs heard with TONGA

138.525 A2A
396.900 TAC
338.100 GK
138.425 HNTRS
289.000 AR w/MAINE 85
139.700 HNTRS/A2A maybe
125.125 MAPLE Ops/AUX

TONGA 2 RTB'd before #1 .... don't know if he was broken

MAINE 85 also w/GK on 135.225



Thu 22-05-08
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Morning:

REBEL 1 x4 in W105

347.200 AUX
338.100 GK
259.900 TAC

Returned to Westfield-Barnes as two 2xship with wing in lead


Afternoon:

LUNAR 1 x2 in YANKEE LASER & AR631 with JAWS FLT x4 158FW VT F-16]

Two furballs with JAWS

295.800 AR with MAINE 85 LUNAR & JAWS
347.200 AUX LUNAR
238.250 Deconflict LUNAR & JAWS
264.850 TAC LUNAR
303.000 HAWK OPS LUNAR
138.625 TAC JAWS and simulated 'DARKSTAR'
238.250 TAC JAWS
125.125 MAPLE OPS JAWS




Call Signs heard to date for 104FW
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EAGLE	[POSSIBLE MAINT C/S]
HAVOC	
HAWK	[STATIC UNIT C/S]
JETHRO	
JUDGE	
KILLER	
LIPS	
LUNAR	
MONTY	
MOON	[POSSIBLY REPLACED BY LUNAR]
NASTY	
PSYCHO	
REBEL	
REHEAT	[POSSIBLE CHECK RIDE C/S]
SNIP	
ZORBA	

JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA