Nellis AFB (KLSV/LSV) MIL - Red Flag 24-2 overview

[SBGrad]

VX-9 Vampire XE-503 carrying 2 Next Gen Jammer pods during today's mission, with one ALQ-99 centerline. Black Ravens Growlers had 3xALQ-99. Runway 3 for RF launch + recovery.

[foc1]

WS-01 confirmed as 164881 today

[Piet Luijken]

Tx! Updated!

[SBGrad]

Tuesday report: Runway 21 in use for arrivals.

Some personnel from 30 Recon Sqdn drive a pickup truck loaded with swag down from Creech AFB and start selling it on LV Blvd immediately prior to RF launch. Lots (a technical term meaning dozens) of 30th Recon and Wraith patches, challenge coins and t-shirts.

Both VX-9 Growlers flying today, 503 and 555 (cs), sporting NGJ pods.

70th Anniv. RNLAF tiger paint seen, VMAF-323 color bird AWOL.

OUTSTANDING MO Strike Eagle flex West departure, burners lit all the way over the Speedway!

[idrivethechoochoo]

Both RNLAF squadrons and the 65th Aggressor squadron have been seen this exercise selling patches, shirts and coins too. Hopefully more see there’s a market and they can help fund Christmas parties with it.

Three VX-9 Growlers left before sunset yesterday but speaking to a pilot they’re planning to fly at some point today too.

[SBGrad]

Wednesday--OFF BASE-Coyote Summit

Half a dozen F-35s up high enough for contrails.

ONE Mudhen decided to go Lima Lima but he was about a mile to the west of the highway, and back-lit, no good photos.

Seems a long way to go (2 hours one way) to maybe get pix.

[Piet Luijken]

WS-01 dep 20mar in afternoon as SNAKE11.

[747woody]

Wednesday--OFF BASE-Coyote Summit

Half a dozen F-35s up high enough for contrails.

ONE Mudhen decided to go Lima Lima but he was about a mile to the west of the highway, and back-lit, no good photos.

Seems a long way to go (2 hours one way) to maybe get pix.

It's not always about the pics:

https://www.globalaviationresource.com/ ... te-summit/

Sometimes it works though:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id= ... xt=tikaboo

[foc1]

WS-05 = 165215 (or 216?)
WS-408 = 164908
Did anyone manage to identify WS-08? I couldn't see any serial on it when it landed.

Most of the participants had left by this morning, just the Dutch F35s and tankers and a few MOs and WSs that were getting ready to go

[747woody]

Tx! Updated!

308th FS F-35A F-008 is missing from your master list, as mentioned by foc1 on 10/3, and I have a photo of it from 13/3.

Only the USAF F-35s from the 308th wear the LF tailcode.

15-5175 has the 308th FS badge (haven't checked the others)

[The DJ]

WS-05 = 165215 (or 216?)
WS-408 = 164908
Did anyone manage to identify WS-08? I couldn't see any serial on it when it landed.

WS05 = 165216
WS08 = 165406

[foc1]

WS-05 = 165215 (or 216?)
WS-408 = 164908
Did anyone manage to identify WS-08? I couldn't see any serial on it when it landed.

WS05 = 165216
WS08 = 165406

Thank you!!

[Piet Luijken]

Updated!
I had updated the LN Eagles on my personal log, but did not have time to look through the other RF 24-2 pictures so far.
But thanks for the adds.

[747woody]

Tx! Updated!

15-5175 has the 308th FS badge (haven't checked the others)

Have checked the others, they all look to have the 308th FS badge

[foc1]

I think we now have all of the participants identified but there were several visitors before and during the exercise that may have been related:

March 6th: F18F XE-433 as Vampire 21
March 7th: F35 as Vampire 95
March 13th: F18 as Strike 91

Did anyone manage to identify these?