March ARB (KRIV/RIV) 2024

[Starman]

Noted this morning, 27th Jan, when the fog eventually burnt off were (all 452AMW):-
C-17A; 40068, 44138, 55139, 55141, 55142, 55143.
KC-135R; 71459, 71468, 72598, 72603, 80085, 10280, 10299, 10324, 23507, 23513, 38024, 14835.
Also seen was 88-0418 F-16C SD ANG, plus two more armed examples in the alert "barns" & a fourth one appeared just as I drove away. Any more serials gratefully fudged.
One ex-Singaporean KC-135 departed. The far end of the base was not checked (got my reqd Moose!)

[orange]

The far end of the base was not checked (got my reqd Moose!)

On the 26th, SW F-16s, SJ F-15Es and RAF Typhoons arrived for an exercise. So probably parked at the far end….

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 31 JAN 2024

After receiving information that most fighters from Red Flag 24-1 were now based at March ARB, with the knowledge that spotting and photography were excellent on this base, we decided to skip Nellis AFB and to drive to March ARB. On previous days, the morning wave for exercise Agile Flag and Bambo Eagle was quite early so we planned on arriving just after 0700 at spot 3. We were not too late as we heard the engines spooling up upon arrival. After 1030 we moved to spot 4. In the afternoon they changed runways so we moved to spot 1. After the clouds burned away around 0900, we had a good day here. Aircraft marked with * flew on this date.

F-15E 4th Wing 'SJ'
no tailband: 88-1684*, 89-0502*
335th FS green: 87-0175*, 87-0181, 87-0193, 87-0194, 88-1670*, 88-1695*, 89-0474*, 89-0478*, 89-0503
336th FS yellow: 88-1680*

Badges on the air intake differed from the tailband:
88-1680, 89-0503 have 333rd FS badge
87-0175 has 334th badge
88-1684, 89-0502 have 335th badge
88-1695, 88-1670, 89-0474 have 336th FS badge

F-16CM 20th Wing 'SW'
multi: 00-0220* "20OG"
79th FS tiger: 91-0369, 91-0372, 91-0379 "79FS", 94-0039*, 97-0109*, 99-0082, 00-0222, 00-0224, 00-0226*, 00-6035*, 01-7051*

F-16CM 175th FS/SD ANG 114th FW
88-0428 arrived, 88-0418 parked, 88-0463 departed

Typhoon FGR4 3(AC) sq
ZK308, ZK314, ZK357, ZK377, ZK432, ZK436, ZK437
in large hangar on north side ZK344

Voyager KC3 ZZ335 10/101sq

C-130J-30 05-1465/6 115th AS/CA ANG 146th AW flew as OCEAN97
C-130H 92-0547 192nd AS/NV ANG 152nd AW flew as ROLER47
C-130H 96-7323 186th AS/MT ANG 122nd AW flew as POSSE01
C-130H 96-7325 186th AS/MT ANG 122nd AW arrived as POSSE02

C-17A 1224 15th SA sq UAEAF departed as UAF1227
C-17A 94-0068 729th AS 452nd AMW flew as SLAM61

KC-135R N571MA ex 61-0325 ex RSiAF 751 flew as OPS90
KC-135R 58-0085 912nd ARS 452nd AMW 'California Dreaming" departed
KC-135R 62-3507 912nd ARS 452nd AMW, departed as FIST71
KC-135R 59-1486 no markings, arrived as BAJA31

MQ-9A 15-0284/CA 196th ATKS/CA ANG

on apron:
C-17A 729th AS 452nd AMW 97-0043, 05-5139, 05-5141, 05-5142, 05-5144, 05-4145
KC-135R 336th ARS 452nd AMW 57-1459, 57-2603, 61-0280, 61-0299, 61-0324, 62-3558
KC-135R N573MA ex 63-8016, N569MA ex 63-8009
DC-10 N974VV, departed

Greetings Piet and Jeroen

[Starman]

Those of you with jet-lag may have just noticed ASY424 & 425, A332s A39-003 & 004 arriving, per ADSB, as we speak from Honolulu

[Piet Luijken]

Log 25 feb 2024, via X:
Departure of weekend layover F-35B VMFA-211 169607/CF-06 169610/CF-08, back to Yuma.

[AndyMarden]

Piet,
CF-06 was 169607 at Red Flag.
Changed, or a typo?
Andy

[Piet Luijken]

Of course Andy, check check recheck failed, tx for headsup.

[747woody]

This weekends F-35 layovers are:

F-35C VMFA-311
WL03/170106
WL05/170110

There’s also an E-6B here.

[747woody]

Additional bits seen on 17/3/24

C-17A 729 AS
94-0068
97-0043
05-5141
05-5142
05-5144
05-5145 (flew as SLAM 19)

KC-135R 336 ARS
57-1459
57-2603
58-0085
61-0280
61-0299
62-3558

59-1486 unmarked

F-16C 175FS SD ANG
x 2 outside shelters

KC-135R Matrea
N569MA/63-8009
N572MA/59-1464
N573MA/63-8016

Beech 350C CBP
N251J

DC-10 Omega
(N974VV)

C-130J-30
No markings or serial (08-8606 from ADSB), departed as HIVE 98

E-6B
? (164404 BLOND 04 on ADSB departing 18/3/24)