Atlantic Resolve: 101st CAB leaving Europe March/April 2021

[spotterwilliam]

Movements expected in the Netherlands?

The space used in Europort(Rotterdam) is reserved again from 02 march 2021 - 01 may 2021
(source; https://pin.portofrotterdam.com/node/11202 )

[JPS]

Thx Spotterwilliam for the heads up! Rotterdam Port area Waalhaven 5 and 6 is mentioned which confirms the same location as last time, which is not Europoort by the way.

[frank kramer]

AFAIK, (at least a part of) 101CAB is to return to the CONUS via the traditional route (Eindhoven-Rotterdam) in the coming two weeks.

[theguide]

We can expect activities at Eindhoven and Rotterdam-Waalhaven from March 15th according to a news article on defensie.nl.

Wie de komende weken een Amerikaanse Black Hawk-transporthelikopter boven Nederland spot, hoeft niet verbaasd te zijn. Tot eind april verplaatst een helikopterbrigade met 54 toestellen via Nederland terug naar de Verenigde Staten. Naast Black Hawks, vliegen er Chinook-transporthelikopters en Apache-gevechtshelikopters van Vliegbasis Eindhoven naar Rotterdam. Ook gaan er zo’n 1.200 voertuigen en containers, voornamelijk over de weg, naar de havenstad.

De helikopters vliegen tussen 15 maart en uiterlijk 6 april op weekdagen in groepjes naar Rotterdam. Daar wordt alles ingescheept voor de verdere reis naar de thuisbasis in de staat Kentucky. Op de bijvoegde infographic is te zien welke route ze ongeveer nemen.

Source: https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/ ... -naar-huis

[AK01]

Is it an option to split this into two topics. One for 1st CAB inbound to Europe via France/ Greece, and one topic for 101st outbound Europe via Eindhoven/ Rotterdam?
Pieter,

[frank kramer]

a well-informed source gives the number of 34 helo's transferring through the port of Rotterdam (and Eindhoven Airbase), the other 40-odd transiting out through the Greek port of Alexandroupoli.

[AK01]

Frank, that's not such a good news, but it seems correct, many choppers still in Greece/ Romania.
Below a last note from ADSB/ SBS for the H60's and CH47F's. The 24 AH64's have hardly been showing themselves on ADSB, so are left out of my overview.
UH-60M 07-20029 AE47DF 26-2-21 Bulgaria
UH-60M 07-20033 AE47E3 26-2-21 Bulgaria
UH-60M 07-20091 AE4828 26-2-21 Germany
UH-60M* 07-20178 AE4860 4-12-20 Romania
UH-60M 08-20183 AE4865 26-2-21 Germany
UH-60M* 10-20317 AE50E8 13-1-21 Greece
UH-60M 10-20335 AE519C 26-2-21 Germany
UH-60M* 11-20343 AE51A4 13-1-21 Greece
HH-60M* 11-20349 AE51D4 NN but likely Greece
UH-60M 11-20415 AE51CB NN
UH-60M 11-20430 AE5383 4-3-21 Germany
CH-47F 13-08141 AE59AC 17-2-21 Germany
CH-47F 13-08443 AE59AA 23-2-21 Germany
UH-60M 13-20591 AE56B7 26-2-21 Bulgaria
CH-47F 14-08162 AE59C3 2-3-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20680 AE5798 17-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20682 AE579A 28-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20684 AE579C 13-1-21 Greece
HH-60M 14-20685 AE579D 3-3-21 Greece
HH-60M 14-20697 AE57A9 22-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20698 AE57AA 4-3-21 Greece
HH-60M 14-20699 AE57AB 22-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20700 AE57AC 25-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 14-20702 AE57AE 16-2-21 Germany
UH-60M* 15-20718 AE5AB0 22-2-21 Bulgaria
UH-60M 15-20719 AE5AB1 19-1-21 Greece
UH-60M 15-20720 AE5AB2 NN
UH-60M 15-20721 AE5AB3 2-3-21 Greece
UH-60M 15-20722 AE5AB4 NN
UH-60M* 15-20723 AE5AB5 13-2-21 Bulgaria
UH-60M* 15-20725 AE5AB7 21-1-21 Greece
UH-60M* 15-20726 AE5AB8 15-1-21 Bulgaria/ Romania
UH-60M* 15-20730 AE5ABC 3-501AVN 7-10-21 Turkey
UH-60M* 15-20732 AE5ABE 3-501AVN 12-1-21 Turkey
UH-60M 15-20733 AE5ABF 27-2-21 Greece
UH-60M 15-20736 AE5AC2 NN
UH-60M 15-20748 AE5ACE 18-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 15-20759 AE5AD9 12-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 15-20760 AE5ADA 23-2-21 Germany
HH-60M 15-20767 AE5AE1 25-2-21 Germany
HH-60M* 15-20777 AE5AEB NN but likely Greece
UH-60M* 15-20790 AE5BD1 28-10-20 Bulgaria/ Romania
UH-60M* 15-20805 AE5BE0 13-1-21 Greece
HH-60M* 16-20764 AE5ADE NN but likely Greece
CH-47F 17-08238 AE5A29 27-2-21 Germany
UH-60L 90-26294 AE0A25 23-2-21 Germany
UH-60L 92-26437 AE0C32 17-11-20 Germany
UH-60L 92-26445 AE0C25 20-9-20 Germany
UH-60L 93-26477 AE0C5F 4-3-21 Germany
UH-60L 93-26486 AE0C0A 4-2-21 Germany
UH-60L 93-26519 AE0C1D 9-2-21 Germany
UH-60L 99-26831 AE0C45 23-2-21 Germany
UH-60L 99-26832 AE097A 28-1-21 Germany

Pieter,

[r.nels@upcmail.nl]

On the 101CAB Facebook page you can see posts of 1-101 (from Greece) and 5-101 AVN *(from Romania) packing up at Alexandropoulos. 6-101 is apparently in Germany. I also see mention of 5-101AHB being stationed at Incirlik in Turkey, but not clear to me if these are actually there permanently or also part of the rotation.

[Antilliaan]

At least 11 Apaches and 23 Black Hawks have already been loaded aboard the Endurance in Greece, which makes at least 34 (could even be more) helicopters already on board.

Thus, considering 77 were deployed in total, 34 via Eindhoven to Rotterdam may be correct (54 being not possible).

[Richard from Rotterdam]

Does anyone have the timings yet for tomorrow’s arrivals in the Waalhaven?

[GIPS]

First departures at EHEH are normally planned for 13:45lt....so 20 min later in the waalhaven makes around 14:00.

But still very strong winds upto 25 knots....

[Worldnis]

After weather delay, first UH-60M (R20748) just popped up near Illesheim 2:35PM LT
Lost track of it 2:55PM --- Anyone other sightings

[GIPS]

Just a check flight

[Gietje]

Seems like at least two flights have departed Ilesheim for Eindhoven

[Worldnis]

Just a check flight

93-26519 UH-60L is on its way - near Frankfurt, westbound; news from Germany 6 x UH-60 & 5 x AH-64
(20648 is up again around Illesheim, so poss. check flight for that UH-60...)