[MilCom] VFA-102 & VFA-27 to USA

[Jordan Hayes]

>>> Super Hornet of VFA-102 & VFA-27 departed NAF Atsugi, Japan for
>>> back to USA. They will change their aircraft to new lot or new
>>> block Super Hornet.
>>>
>>> 15th Jan departure
>>> Slip41flt(6xF/A-18E/F, A/A;333.3) with Woodn91(KC-10, common;242.7)
>>>
>>> 16th Jan departure
>>> Slip51flt(6xF/A-18E/F, A/A 235.4) with Woodn01(KC-10, 
>>> common;139.875)
>>> Slip61flt(5xF/A-18E/F) with Woodn11(KC-10)
>>
>> The tankers left CONUS on 11-Jan:
>>
>> WOODEN 01 83-0082
>> WOODEN 11 83-0081
>> WOODEN 91 84-0192

Yesterday:

> WOODEN 91 [KC-10A 84-0192] is with OAKLAND CENTER at 2125Z 
> coordinating for SLIP 41 (flt of 6) to break off and head south, wants 
> FL350 and DIRECT SUPER-OAK (not going to Travis?).
>
> WOODEN 92 [KC-135R 60-0333] is with them, wants FL330 and DIRECT SGD 
> (going to Travis?).

Today:

Ok, here comes WOODEN 01 [KC-10A 83-0082, squawk 3355] with ZOA/134.15 
at 2120Z.  WOODEN 01 Over SUPER will break up into 2 flts of 2 SLIP 41 & 
SLIP 43.  SLIP flights want to go to Lemoore.  WOODEN 01 is headed east, 
probably to McGuire.  WOODEN 02 [KC-135R 83-0082, squawk 1144] (7 
minutes in trail of 01) with SLIP 51 flight (3 F/A-18s) who want SNS 
(SALINAS) then LEMOORE.  WOODEN 02 is also a 92ARW (Fairchild) bird, 
like 92 yesterday.

Looks like the SLIP 61 flight became today's 41?

Unclear what happened to 83-0081 ... we're still missing two SLIPs on 
this trip; maybe still to come ...

Also: yesterday's BORA/DURKA flights which went to Miramar are obviously 
different from these guys.

San Francisco