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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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foc1 wrote:Unmarked F/A18E 169395 arrived last night as "Hornet 71" and parked at the FBO. I don't think it is anything to do with the exercise...
Sounds like a delivery since this Hornet is the first of the newest (FY2016) batch.
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Eagles lunch stopping today were

Fang 1
85-0127, 86-0149, 86-0152, 86-0177

Jazz 1
80-0002, 81-0036, 81-0041, 82-0037

The F/A18E departed for Oceana still as "Hornet 71"

C146A 16-3025 visited as "Rabid 68"

MH65D 6503 USCG Atlantic City also visited
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Eagles lunch stopping today were

Fang 1
85-0127, 86-0143, 86-0152, 86-0177

Jazz 1
80-0002, 81-0036, 82-0037, 82-0047 "159th MXG"
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Just the one flight of F15s today, and they look like stopping overnight

Jazz 1
80-0002, 81-0036, 81-0041, 82-0037
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Operating from Hunter for the Sentry exercise are the following KC135Rs
59-1495 wt/rd 173ARS NE ANG
59-1505 bk/or 151ARS TN ANG
Both have been up on SBS each day using Husker and Soda call signs, this was the first chance I had to confirm the serials
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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157FS SC ANG F16s took the place of the 159FS F15s yesterday

91-0370, 91-0393, 93-0537 all gy fin stripe
92-3911 "Wild Weasels 1965 - 2015"
93-0549 bl/wt "169FW"
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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The exercise finished Thursday with some of the aircraft leaving after the afternoon mission and the remainder leaving Friday morning.

Only visitor of note Friday was

162228/MD-01 EA6B VMAQ-3
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Some visitors today were

F15E bl "4FW" Siege flights
87-0184; 88-1686; 88-1702; 88-1704 "334FS"; 89-0475
87-0200 mlti "4FW"

Plus
T45Cs "A" TAW-1 Bobcat call signs
165748/135; 165482/139; 165494/151; 165497/154; 165610/168; 165625/183; 165627/185
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Some more F15Es SJ bl in today as "Siege" Flights
88-1677, 88-1686, 88-1690, 88-1691, 88-1704 "334FS"
89-0475

Arriving last night as "Bengal 41" Flight were three VMFA(AW)-224 F/A18Ds
164878/WK-00, 164705/WK-02, 164951/WK-05

Also visiting today was T1A 91-0101 mlti "AP" 479FTG
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Some more 4FW F15Es in so far this week

Monday 26th
87-0191, 87-0195, 89-0472, 90-0229 all rd "SJ"

Tuesday 27th
87-0190 "307FS", 87-0191 both rd "SJ"

Wednesday 28th
87-0195, 88-1674, 88-1693 all rd "SJ"
89-0503 yl "SJ"

Also in today were three Army C35s
98-00007, 99-00103, 03-00726
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Today's F15Es were:
88-1674, 88-1693, 88-1696, 89-0482 "414FG" all rd "SJ"

Also visiting were two HSM-74 MH60Rs
166552/AC-706
168165/AC-712
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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F15Es noted Friday 2nd
87-0185, 88-1674, 88-1693, 89-0482 "414FG" all rd "SJ"
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Noted today was

07-8613 bl/wt C130J "RS" used call-sign "Outlaw 1" 19AW now?
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Arriving this morning as "Spawn" and "Satan" flights were the following F16C/D from 119FS NJ ANG coded "AC" bk fin stripe except where noted
86-0333 rd "177FW"
86-0347, 0352, 0355
87-0230, 0250, 0265, 0291, 0388
87-0226 gr/yl VT ANG marks
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Re: Savannah/KSAV 2018

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Catching up on recent movements, the following were noted Sunday 18th
ANX-1254 C295 Mexican Navy
166092/172/193/194/196 all coded "E" T6B TAW-5

On Wednesday 21st a pair of VMA-542 AV-8Bs
165425/WH-00 special marks
16????/(WH)-03
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