KNZY/Naval Air Station North Island Dec 2020 MIL/CIV

[SBGrad]

18 Dec 2020

VRC-30 Providers 'Password'
Grumman C-2
37/BUNO 162141

Dept Homeland Security
Textron B350
N451G Troy Two One

VR-59
Boeing C-40 Clipper
BUNO 165830/Convoy 4262

CVN-71 COMPTUEX going on, lots of civvie aggressors

Tactical Air Support 'VILLAIN'
Northrop F-5AT
N617TA Black 02*
N646TA Brown 04
N791TA Black 01
N696TA Black 15

*BORT on the nose was 02, on the tail it was 05

Flight International 'Riptide'
Lear 35
N26FN
N52FN

Phoenix Air Group 'Gray Bird'
Lear 35
N80PG

VMFA-232 Red Devils 'Devil'
F/A-18C
05/BUNO 164954
08/BUNO 165188

[SBGrad]

22 Dec

More exercises with the battlegroup:

Tactical Air Support 'VILLAIN'
Northrop F-5AT
N617TA Black 02
N646TA Brown 04
N791TA Black 01
N696TA Black 15

The F-5s flew 2 hops, landing for the night about 1700. On the first hop, one of the jets had an indicator light that the gear wasn't locked. He went around, tower said it looked OK and he landed without further incident. This morning, per flightware, one left for Reno, one left for Klammath Regional.

Flight International 'Riptide'
Lear 35
N26FN
N52FN

Phoenix Air Group 'Gray Bird'
Lear 35
N80PG

VRM-30 Titans 'Rudy'
Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey
32/BUNO 169439

...and Kahuna made half a dozen flights out to San Clemente & back with the Casa 212 (N434CA) and the Twin Otter (N368SS).