Patrick AFB Area Log - Saturday 7 Feb 2004

Subj: Patrick AFB Area Log - Saturday 7 Feb 2004

GATOR 81: F/A-18C, Atlanta NAS VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" Sqdn.
8:15am: Departs to Atlanta NAS (Dobbins).
[269.375, 281.425]

CG 6016: HH-60J Jayhawk Helo, CGAS-Clearwater FL
8:48am: On SAR mission east of Patrick AFB.
9:20am: RTBs Clearwater.
[133.75, 132.65, 119.4]

KING 15: C-130, Moody AFB 71RQS.
9:30am: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

GATOR 51: F/A-18C, Atlanta NAS VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" Sqdn.
9:56am: Departs to Avon Park Bombing Range.
10:53am: Complete at R-2901; RTB Patrick.
11:00am: :Lands Patrick.
[289.4, 335.8, 269.375, 281.425, 370.9, 292.2]
This was the first of several sorties that 51 flew to Avon today.
Photos: 050MVC-644, 645.

MASH 62: KC-135R Grissom ARB 434ARW
10:00am (approx): Departs Patrick for AARs in the offshore Whiskey Areas.
Orbits at FL260m then to 14,000 for AARs.
12:30pm: RTBs Patrick.
[118.4, 372.2, 133.75, 132.65, 267.5]

AMBUSH 21: F/A-18, Flight of 3, Oceana VFC-12 "Fighting Omars"
10:00am: "Direct Oceana." Chatting: "FL 410, 550 knots, burning 450/hour."
[267.5 Sealord; 234.5 Air-air]

GUNFIGHTER 16: F-14, Oceana VF-101 "Grim Reapers"
10:33am: Transition northward.
[319.0, 348.7]
NOTE: At about the same time that GUNFIGHTER F-14s and AMBUSH F/A-18s were
passing through this area, I heard air-air comms on 283.45.

INDY 61: KC-135R, Grissom ARB 434ARW
10:40am: Departs Patrick to offshore W-158B.
1:30pm: Lands Patrick.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65, 267.5]
Photo: 050MVC-643.

GUNFIGHTER 12: F-14, Oceana VF-101 "Grim Reapers"
10:42am: Transition northward.
[348.7]

GUNFIGHTER 130: F-14, Oceana VF-101 "Grim Reapers"
10:46am: Transition northward, FL390.
[285.5, 319.0, 348.7]

JOSA 868: C-21A LearJet
11:08am: Inbound MacDill with DV Code Alpha-4'; ETA 25 min.
[311.0]

VIPER 21: F-16CJ, Flight of 4, McEntire ANGS, SC-ANG 169FW 157FS "Swamp Foxes"
11:19am: Working offshore Whiskey Areas; Air-air Refueling with INDY 61; comms
with Sealord and Oakgrove. Jokes about Indy 61 coming to Florida: "I'd get out
of Indy too if I were there."
[316.3, 254.2, 138.25 Air-air]

MAKOs 1#, SHARKs 2#, AKULAs 3#: Flight of 10 F-16Cs, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW
93FS "Makos"
11:27am: While on 020 radial, 123 DME from Vero Beach, checks in with Sealord;
will be a flight of 10 working with 2 tankers in W-158 Area. Asks about
adversaries (VIPERs). Comms with Oakgrove.
[267.5, 254.2, 139.8]

KING 55: HC-130P #64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS.
11:45am: Departs Patrick, para drops at Judy DZ, pattern work, lands 2:45pm.
3:18pm: Departs Patrick to MacDill, returns and lands Patrick 4:48pm.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8, 321.0, 251.9]
Photo: 050MVC-646.

KING 23: MC-130P #66-0223, Moffett 129RQS.
2:01pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

PUJOE 64: T-6A, Moody AFB 479FG 3FTS
3:10pm: Departs Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65, 135.7 - all VHF]

GATOR 51: F/A-18C, Atlanta NAS VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" Sqdn.
3:33pm: Departs to Atlanta NAS (Dobbins).
[289.4, 335.8, 269.375, 281.425, 307.0]

PUJOE 69: T-6A, Moody AFB 479FG 3FTS
3:34pm: Departs Patrick.
[269.375, 132.65 - UHF & VHF]

JOLLY 81: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo
3:41pm: Departs Patrick
[269.375]

PUJOE 61: T-6A, Moody AFB 479FG 3FTS
3:45pm: Departs Patrick to St Pete KPIE.
[289.4, 269.375, 281.425, 255.4 - all UHF]

PUJOE 51: T-6A, Moody AFB 479FG 3FTS
3:50pm: Departs Patrick to St Pete KPIE.
[289.4, 269.375, 132.65 - UHF & VHF]

ANGEL 11: F/A-18, Andrews AFB USMCR 4 Acft Wing MAG 49 VMFA-321 "Hell's Angels"
4:08pm: Area transition; long-long chat; possible fam trip over Avon Park
Bombing Range or Pinecastle.
[269.3, 307.0; 243.6 Air-air]

COAST GUARD 102: VC-4A, Miami CGAS
Late night transition southward to homeplate.
[133.475, 132.25]

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