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originally posted by: Zaphod58
Get ready for some fun. JFEX 18-A is supposed to be going on this weekend.

Sweet! Also one of the people I follow indicated that at least one, maybe more RAF 330 MRTT's are heading over to drag F-35's back to the UK

a reply to: FredT

They were going to use a Voyager, but they might have run into issues and asked for help, or they're flying as a spare to the Voyager. Gonna be tight though. The window opens in the morning and they have to be down by local sunset.

F-35Bs airborne for Marham. ETA 1834 local.

Or not. They came back due to weather in the crossing area.

"Several" C-17s will be running low level tonight through the Kernville area as part of an exercise.

Orbital L1011 departed Mojave heading for Honolulu.

They're heading to Kawjalein to launch the ICON mission for NASA.

Goodyear Blimp up over Cleveland GO DUBs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Omega tanker orbiting in AZ. 4:15 PDT

Well it is 6/9 in the morning and not a THUG or FELLON in sight. Maybe the prediction of today being JFEX is wrong.

a reply to: gariac

The last one I watched ran overnight.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: gariac

The last one I watched ran overnight.

I attended two, but not when they were weekend events. So they don't start in the morning these days?

a reply to: gariac

The last one launched from the east coast, and Washington around 1700, after loading. If they aren't airborne by then, I'd say it's a no go. This last week they haven't been launching out of Nellis until late afternoon though.

They might push things back because of the B-1 grounding too.

a reply to: gariac

THUGs and OUTLAWs airborne.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Well two tankers up, not that it has be relevant to JFEX. Also E-8.

a reply to: gariac

THUGs were spotted coming in from the North and East, then multiple OUTLAW aircraft launched. They probably went dark as they got over the exercise area.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: gariac

THUGs were spotted coming in from the North and East, then multiple OUTLAW aircraft launched. They probably went dark as they got over the exercise area.

Plenty of action. 12:13PDT

Bunch of THUGs

a reply to: gariac

what unit does this apply to, i have never heard of THUG

a reply to: penroc3

They're from various units. It's a callsign used for the exercise. They can have five or six units involved in a WSINT/JFEX.

I can't make out the tail number on one of them, but 5149 is Hickam, the others are McChord.

A KC 10 just flew right over my house call sign RCH 177