Updated 04-08-22 ETAD Enhanced Air Policing. F-35/EA-18/KC-135 Deployment. Full overview with useful links

[marco70]

15-5 we saw 2 F-35's taking off around 17:00 photoproof. One serial read. The other picture was out of focus due to the barbed wire Grrrrr. One EA-18G was standing in front of a shelter.
Around 18:30 two EA-18G's landed. We were enjoying a Schnitzel so we missed the landing. When we walked towards our car at around 18:50 we heared two aircraft taking of. We could not identify them. Some people told it were EA-18G's. At around 19:15 we were overlooking the base and saw three EA-18G's standing between the shelters. The two that landed at around 18:30 and the one that was already standig there at 17:00

[JPS]

79-1712 KC-10A 305th AMW Arr: 14-5-22 Departed. (25th May?)

Correct, departed ETAD on May 25.

[AK01]

KC10A 86-0028 which arrived on the 26th is flying it's first local Nacho mission today.

[evil_bird]

KC-135 62-3551 just arriving at spang as LAGR507.

Also noted some F-35´s flying local mission this morning

[JPS]

KC-135 62-3551 just arriving at spang as LAGR507.

Also noted some F-35´s flying local mission this morning

F-35 support flights seem to have moved from Mildenhall to Spangdahlem with 4 KC-135’s arriving on June 30, which started support flights as of July 2:
59-1464
59-1475
60-0335
62-3551

Both Fairchild and Mildenhall KC-135’s missions to the East from ETAD now use callsign BART, KC-10 continues with NACHO.

So in total 9 tankers on base: 8 KC-135 (Fairchild 4, Mildenhall 4) and 1 KC-10.

[luit0029]

I read Mildenhall is closed the next days.

[Key]

It is indeed:

U3703/22 NOTAMN
Q) EGTT/QFALC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5222N00029E005
A) EGUN B) 2206302200 C) 2207050500
E) AERODROME CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION: MEN AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING ON RUNWAY 10/28.

Erik

[Key]

P.S the B) and C) give the period: 30 June 2200UTC - 5 July 0500UTC. Add one hour for LT.

[Richard from Rotterdam]

KC-10 86-0028 now heading northwest over the Netherlands towards UK airspace with callsign Reach331. Heading home?

[JPS]

Tankers on base status July 9:

Fairchild
57-1439, 59-1476*, 61-0267*, 62-3541*, 63-8871*

Mildenhall
59-1464/D

*=MPRS

[CJ]

ADSBX shows KC-135R 61-0309 inbound (from Bangor) now.

[JPS]

Tankers on base status July 23:

Fairchild
57-1439, 59-1476*, 59-1515*, 62-3541*

*=MPRS

Wisconsin ANG
61-0309

[JPS]

It seems that since July the F-35's are only flying local missions during workweek, no 7 days a week policing missions anymore.

The Growlers on the other hand continue to fly policing missions, also during the weekend.

[JPS]

ADSBX shows KC-135R 61-0309 inbound (from Bangor) now.

Visual confirmed on arrival and flying NACHO mission on Monday.

[hvaneupen]

Seems the VT (and HL?) F35's are leaving tomorrow as 6 'Roma' tankers have repositioned and an ALTRV is up.