Hi,J.J. wrote:Thanks for posting the additional two VMA-542 serial numbers, Leandro! Looks to me there were only ten jets deployed, and not twelve as usual by USAF fighter/attack units.
The LN Eagles should be deploying to Afghanistan on Tuesday.J.J. wrote:Roger, Leandro! And so I think, the returning Spang "Hogs" of the deployed 81th EFS should make at least a stopover at Sigonella, if not a final stopover in Italy after their redeployment from Bagram AB, Afghanistan, probably (as usual) via Al Udeid AB, Qatar. Related to that you can also await a swap of F-15Es at Bagram AB, but that should be more related to Moron AB, like the F-16 OIF swaps. On F-16.net we have already identified the Viper units which will deploy for USAF´s upcoming AEF 3/4 (Cycle 7) rotation (May - August 2008), probably all via Moron AB.
Thanks, sentinel! They will deploy for USAF´s upcoming AEF 3/4 (Cycle 7) rotation (May - August 2008). It´s still unknown to me which squadron will deploy as an EFS - either the 493rd FS or the 494th FS, and possibly with a mix of their aircraft. Have LN Strike Eagles a stopover point in the Mediterranean before they last paused at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, en route to Afghanistan? And sentinel! Can you watch their departure to get serial numbers? That would be great!sentinel wrote: [...] The LN Eagles should be deploying to Afghanistan on Tuesday.
J.J. wrote:Thanks, sentinel! They will deploy for USAF´s upcoming AEF 3/4 (Cycle 7) rotation (May - August 2008). It´s still unknown to me which squadron will deploy as an EFS - either the 493rd FS or the 494th FS, and possibly with a mix of their aircraft. Have LN Strike Eagles a stopover point in the Mediterranean before they last paused at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, en route to Afghanistan? And sentinel! Can you watch their departure to get serial numbers? That would be great!sentinel wrote: [...] The LN Eagles should be deploying to Afghanistan on Tuesday.
The A-10s should be departing from Willow Grove to Lajes next week, Wednesday May 7.J.J. wrote:Probably in early May, an undisclosed number of A-10s from the 303rd FS, 442nd FW (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Missouri (tailcode KC), will go trough Lajes and possibly also trough Sigonella. According to a 442nd FW PA news article, they will deploy to Afghanistan this spring. And in this case, they will deploy as 303rd EFS for USAF´s upcoming AEF 3/4 (Cycle 7) rotation (May - August 2008). And they will replace the Spang "Hogs" at Bagram AB, Afghanistan. Happy spotting!
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