Morón (de la Frontera, Sevilla) (LEMO) - 2008

[sentinel]

12 F-16s should be on deck at Moron this evening c/s Trend 11-16 and Trend 21-26 with tanker support Blue 61/62 and Blue 71/72.

Any confirmation of units and serials if possible would be appreciated for the records.

End of exercise in Bulgaria for the FM Vipers should be beginning of summer.

Any idea where the LA ANG Eagles deployed to after leaving Lakenheath last week? Also strange c/s for both receivers and tankers - Huron and Cafe - does not sound like a normal deployment.

[raameagle]

These callsigns have been used before for F-15s flying from Lakenheath to the US therefore it might be a new 'deployment' callsign as per Retro, Trend etc...

Regards

Mark

[The DJ]

Any idea where the LA ANG Eagles deployed to after leaving Lakenheath last week? Also strange c/s for both receivers and tankers - Huron and Cafe - does not sound like a normal deployment.

Destination was Kecskemét, Hungary. They should be going back at the end of june. Don't know if they routing L'heath again.

Regards,
DJ

[Banter]

HURON . CAFE etc are part of a new batch of c/s that are used on non Middle East deployments . I.E European deployments , Red Flag , Goose Bay etc . TABOR and CLEAN have also been used. There might be some others . Maybe Mr RH can confirm ?

[sentinel]

Israeli Sufa deliveries and possibly a Greek Viper expected soon through Lajes.

Thanks for all the info provided by DJ and Banter.

[Dutchmil]

Hi,

The F-16s returned this evening to Des Moines, Iowa as Trend 11-16 and Trend 21-26. Supporting tankers for their last leg were Blue 63 and Blue 73.

Hope this helps,


RH.

[J.J.]

Is that related to Moron AB?

Pigs practice killin' MiGs

by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives
366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office

6/18/2008 - MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- More than 200 members of the 390th Fighter Squadron "Wild Boars" recently returned from a training exercise in Shaikh Isa, Bahrain.

The multi-national exercise, Initial Link 08, included forces from the Gulf Coast Coalition states, which are Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well as Jordan and Italy and ran from May 9 to 18.

The 390th FS sent six F-15C Eagles with associated operations support and the 366th Fighter Wing sent approximately 200 additional Gunfighters (mostly maintenance and support). The flying participants, other than the Boars, included U.S. Navy Hornets and E-2s, Bahraini F-16s and Alpha jets, Kuwaiti F-18s, Quatari Mirage 2000s, United Arab Emirates Mirage 2000s and F-16 Block 60s, and Saudi Arabia F-15Cs.

"The objective was to foster United States relations with GCC countries while improving our interoperability and communications to aid in cooperative operations," said Lt. Col. David Cool, 390th FS commander.

"These exercises activate the GCC joint military cooperation strategies and allow for exchange of military know-how," said Duaij bin Salman al-Khalifa, Royal Bahrain air force Chief of Staff.

The Boar's actions in the exercise included performing basic fighter maneuvers, where they flew one against one within visual range fights, like dog fighting. The exercise concluded with 42 "blue" aircraft from four different countries flying an offensive counter air mission into simulated enemy land, against 18 adversaries from three countries. The same countries may have had players on both sides to gain understanding of both offensive and defensive maneuvers; this is known as a Large Force Engagement, or LFE.

"It is always important to be able to train and fight with our allies to help each other improve and strengthen overall relations with our coalition partners," said Colonel Cool. "I'm very proud of each and every person that went over there and proud to be associated with such a class group of Airmen. Every one of them represented the Boars, the 366th FW and the U.S. Air Force with style."

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Original caption:
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - Members of the 390th Fighter Squadron “Wild Boars” stand in front of one of the six F-15Cs on the flightline in Shaik Isa Air Base, Bahrain. The 390th FS participated in a multi-national exercise, FAZAA I, which included forces from the Gulf Coast Coalition states, which are Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well as Jordan and Italy May 9 to 18. (Courtesy photo)

[Dutchmil]

These 390FS F-15s departed from Mountain Home AFB to Lajes as Trend 71-76, and returned last week via Moron to Langley AFB.

Hope this helps,


RH.

[Dutchmil]

Hi,

The 482FW F-16s returned this evening from Moron to Homestead as Trend 11 and Trend 21 flight.
The supporting KC-10s were Cacti 61 and Cacti 71.

RH.

[Le Addeur noir]

02 September 08 arrival at 10.00 local time.The KC-10As were on the ground upon my arrival.

79-1710 bl KC-10A 305 AMW
85-0027 bl KC-10A 305 AMW
85-0028 bl KC-10A 305 AMW

TR.12D-79 37-63 Casa 212 372 Esc,ALa-37
TR.12D-81 37-65 Casa 212 372 Esc,ALa-37

These Casas operate on detachment here.

(E.25-57) 74-12 Casa 101EB 741 Esc,GEM-74
(E.25-74) 74-28 Casa 101EB 741 Esc,GEM-74
(E.25-18) 74-42 Casa 101EB 741 Esc,GEM-74

These 3 performed one missed approach each.

C.16-27 11-07 EF2000 111 Esc,ALa-11
C.16-09 11-09 EF2000 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-02 11-71 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-07 11-76 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11

P.3-12 22-35 P-3B 221 Esc,22 Gr

03 September

87-0121 bl KC-10A 305 AMW Gold 01 arr 09.32Z.
06-6168 bl C-17A 3 AS,437 AW RCH351 arr 16.13Z.
57-1454 wt KC-135R 319 ARW arr overnight 02-03 Sept.
59-1462 wt KC-135R 319 ARW arr overnight 02-03 Sept.
63-8002 wt KC-135R 319 ARW Gold 81 arr 06.23Z.

C.16-30 11-10 EF2000 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-04 11-73 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-05 11-74 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-06 11-75 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11
CE.16-08 11-77 EF2000T 111 Esc,ALa-11

[sentinel]

A deployment of 10 Eagles should be heading to Moron - any visual confirmations would be welcome.

[Dutchmil]

A deployment of 10 Eagles should be heading to Moron - any visual confirmations would be welcome.

They arrived yesterday as Trend 11-15 and Trend 21-25 with KC-10s Gold 61 and Gold 71.


RH.

[Le Addeur noir]

A deployment of 10 Eagles should be heading to Moron - any visual confirmations would be welcome.

They arrived yesterday as Trend 11-15 and Trend 21-25 with KC-10s Gold 61 and Gold 71.


RH.

Not in the class of the above visitors,but another visitor here yesterday was,

90-0300 C-20H 76 AS,86 AW Soonr 01

[raameagle]

The 6 Louisiana ANG F-15s that passed through Lakenheath a few weeks ago should have arrived at Moron today as Tabor 31. They are on their way back to the States and should be assisted by a KC-10, callsign Clean 81 when they leave for their Atlantic crossing.

Regards

Mark

[sentinel]

They should have gone straight to Moron but their tanker did not show up and they landed at Sigonella yesterday early afternoon.

The 6 Louisiana ANG F-15s that passed through Lakenheath a few weeks ago should have arrived at Moron today as Tabor 31. They are on their way back to the States and should be assisted by a KC-10, callsign Clean 81 when they leave for their Atlantic crossing.

Regards

Mark