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

[Greg]

I landed at Honolulu today & there were 9 F/A 18 on the ramp plus 3 B  
52's
Greg

On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:42, "Jordan Hayes" <jmhayes at speakeasy.net> wrote:

>>>> 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
>
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