Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2013 MIL

[Thunderbolt]

Many thanks for your latest A-10C stopover info, guys. @Thunderbolt: "81-0947" as part of MAZDA11 flight should be just a typo, correct serial number is 81-0974. Question: Was there really an exchange of 79-0196 and 79-0198 between MAZDA11 and MAZDA12 flights from April 6 (arrival) to April 8 (departure)? BTW: So far, only 15 of the originally deployed 18 354th EFS "Hogs" passed Lajes back to CONUS. Still awaited are the following three: 79-0178, 80-0169 and 80-0197. It seems like they will remain at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, before the 17th and 18th 74th EFS "Hogs" arrive. So far, the 74th EFS only deployed 16 "Hogs" instead of 18 as usual since years. According to this thread, these delayed jets arrived at Lajes April 7. Please note: A-10C 80-0275 from the 81st Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, left "Spang" and arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, for stopover en route to Continental United States (CONUS) October 10, 2012.

Yes, the correct serial is 81-0974/DM.

Yes, they have exchanged two A10s between Mazda11 flight and Mazda21 flight. Departure was on April 8th to Conus

[Thunderbolt]

According to official 455th AEW Public Affairs news info, the three remaining 354th EFS "Hogs" (79-0178, 80-0169 and 80-0197) left Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 14, 2013. Please await them for stopover at Lajes en route back to CONUS. Question: When did 79-0207/FT and 80-0275/SP leave Lajes as the last two "Hogs" of the 74th EFS en route to Bagram?

These two A10s, 79-0207/FT and 80-0275/SP joined to another A10 that was left behind at Lajes and all of three A10s has departed on April 9th to Sigonella.

[Thunderbolt]

April 17th @ Lajes

ZH880 C130J C5 RAF RRR5508 Dep to Bermuda
164597 KC130T USMC YANKY98

5x EA6B Returning home.
163032/MD-03 MAZDA31 Flight
162230/MD-02
163524/MD-04
163400/MD-00
158542/MD-01
85-0034 KC10 BLUE81

7x Tornados GR4
ZA400/011 RRR9621 Flight
ZA458/024
ZA473/032
ZA453/022
84-0187 KC10 USAF BORA01
ZA592/059 RRR9625 Flight
ZD790/099
ZA463/028
79-1950 KC10 USAF BORA11

EA6B and Tornados has departed on the next day.

[Thunderbolt]

April 20th @ Lajes

Z21012 / TS-MTB C130H Tunisia Air Force TAF07
5086 C160 Germany Air Force GAF189

3xA10s returning home
80-0169/DM MAZDA91 Flight
79-0178/DM
80-0197/DM
86-0031 KC10 BLUE48

A10s have departed on April 22nd

Also on April 22nd by night has arrived a flight of 3x USAF Ospreys as RCH1001/1002/1003 followed by RCH1010/1011(MC130) and RCH1024 (EC130J). They've only stayed on the ground for about two hours and has departed to Rota.
RCH1024 has departed in the next night to Rota.

[sdamico]

April 17th @ Lajes

ZH880 C130J C5 RAF RRR5508 Dep to Bermuda
164597 KC130T USMC YANKY98

5x EA6B Returning home.
163032/MD-03 MAZDA31 Flight
162230/MD-02
163524/MD-04
163400/MD-00
158542/MD-01
85-0034 KC10 BLUE81

7x Tornados GR4
ZA400/011 RRR9621 Flight
ZA458/024
ZA473/032
ZA453/022
84-0187 KC10 USAF BORA01
ZA592/059 RRR9625 Flight
ZD790/099
ZA463/028
79-1950 KC10 USAF BORA11

EA6B and Tornados has departed on the next day.

Interesting that no replacement for VMAQ-3 has been noted yet.

SD

[Dutchmil]

Hi,

Five VAQ-138 Growlers should have arrived this evening as Trend 71 flight with KC-135s Gold 21 and Gold 22.

RH.

[Thunderbolt]

On April 25th has arrived from CYYT a flight of 6 USMC Ospreys followed by 2 KC130J.
Ospreys belongs to VMM-365 and the two KC130J are from VMGR-252 'Otis'.

165850 / YM-00 RUGBY11-16
166721 / YM-10
168225 / YM-12
166718 / YM-02
166719 / YM-09
166690 / YM-04

168069 / BH-069 OTIS85
165810 / BH-810 OTIS86

All 6 Ospreys plus 2 KC130J has departed to LEMO on the next day.

[Thunderbolt]

Hi,

Five VAQ-138 Growlers should have arrived this evening as Trend 71 flight with KC-135s Gold 21 and Gold 22.

RH.

Yes, They've arrived yesterday at Lajes.

166897 / NL-512 TREND71-75
166895 / NL-510
166896 / NL-511
166900 / NL-514
166898 / NL-513

62-3507 GOLD21
62-3538 GOLD22

Also has arrived a flight of two Super Hornets as MAZDA31 flight and KC135 RCH081.

166625 / AB-103 MAZDA31 VFA-11
166630 / AD-252 MAZDA32 VFA-106

64-14839 RCH081

[sdamico]

On April 25th has arrived from CYYT a flight of 6 USMC Ospreys followed by 2 KC130J.
Ospreys belongs to VMM-365 and the two KC130J are from VMGR-252 'Otis'.

165850 / YM-00 RUGBY11-16
166721 / YM-10
168225 / YM-12
166718 / YM-02
166719 / YM-09
166690 / YM-04

168069 / BH-069 OTIS85
165810 / BH-810 OTIS86

All 6 Ospreys plus 2 KC130J has departed to LEMO on the next day.

Apparently these Ospreys are not replacements for VMM-264 in Afghanistan (which has only been in theater since January on a 6 to 8-month deployment) but rather part of a Marine crisis response force for Africa:

http://blogs.militarytimes.com/battle-r ... nse-force/

SD

[Thunderbolt]

166897 / NL-512 TREND71-75
166895 / NL-510
166896 / NL-511
166900 / NL-514
166898 / NL-513

62-3507 GOLD21
62-3538 GOLD22

All 5 USN Growlers plus KC135 has departed on April 29th.

166625 / AB-103 MAZDA31 VFA-11
166630 / AD-252 MAZDA32 VFA-106

64-14839 RCH081

These two Super Hornets has departed on May 2nd

[Thunderbolt]

April 29th

162786 / QH-786 KC-130T RANGER82 Dep to CYHZ
162309 / QH-309 KC-130T RANGER81 Dep to CYHZ
99-0168 / AK


May 1st

164562 / CG-01 AV-8B MAZDA41
165356 / CG-08 AV-8B MAZDA42
164556 / CG-06 AV-8B MAZDA43
165387 / CG-05 AV-8B MAZDA44
85-0032 KC-10 BLUE91

165383 / CG-03 AV-8B MAZDA51
164567 / CG-07 AV-8B MAZDA52
165594 / CG-04 AV-8B MAZDA53
165390 / CG-02 AV-8B MAZDA54
85-0034 KC-10 BLUE01

06-6158 C-17A RCH359

MAZDA41 flight with BLUE91 departed on May 3rd and MAZDA51 flight with BLUE01 and RCH359 departed on May 4th.

[Thunderbolt]

Today at Lajes:

6x A10s
82-0649 / SP HURON81
81-0985 / SP HURON82
82-0654 / SP HURON83
82-0656 / SP HURON84
81-0991 / SP HURON85
81-0966 / SP HURON86
79-1946 KC10 BLUE71

[Thunderbolt]

Huron81 flight departed this morning inbound to USA.

[Thunderbolt]

Huron 91 flight arrived yesterday at Lajes being the last A10s heading to USA from Germany

81-0992 / SP HURON91 Flight
82-0647 / SP
81-0945 / SP
81-0988 / SP

Followed by KC10 CAFE41 82-0192.

[Thunderbolt]

Huron91 flight departed this morning (May 20th) followed by KC10 CAFE41.

Also arrived on May 19th a RAF Tornado and a L1011. They've departed this afternoon (May 20th) inbound to England

ZD851 / 112 RRR9625
ZD950 L1011 RRR9426