RODN Kadena report, Part 3 of 3

RODN Kadena MAY 13-16 2014, Part 3

PART 3: Heavy Metal

Activity from Offutt’s 55^th Wing’s (OF) detachment were 14849 RC-135U ‘Combat Sent’ (P18) (in April this aircraft was subjected to a reckless intercept by a Russian SU-27 while on a routine mission in international airspace over the Sea of Okhotsk-BBC report), 14845 RC-135W ‘Rivet Joint’ (P19), and 24128 RC-135S ‘Cobra Ball’ (P20/P21), (P22 black starboard wing and engine cowls visible).  Additional sortie was 23582 WC-135C ‘Constant Phoenix’ (P23), which has been active ready to monitor (reportedly imminent) North Korea nuclear test. (P24) Close up of special purpose sampling equipment on WC-135C.

P18

P19

P20

P21

P22

P23

P24

J-Stars E-8 94-0285 (GA) was dormant all week but resident 961AACS E-3 80577 (P25/P26) did venture out

P25

P26

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RODN Kadena report, Part 2 of 3

RODN Kadena MAY 13-16 2014, Part 2

PART 2: based units, transits and itinerants

60225 MC-130H Combat Talon 11 (P9) and 95826 MC-130P Combat Shadow (P10) were active from resident 353SOG 

P9

P10

Base 733rd Air Mobility Sqn were busy on the south transit ramps handling a UPS B747, a Kallita B747, and an Atlas Air B763 (P11). In addition a Texas AFRC C-5 (P12), Travis 60^th AMW KC-10 Extender (P13) and C-17, plus a pair of KC-135R’s (P14) from the 203ARS Hawaiian ANG (HH) both of which undertook sorties, mixed it up on the ramps with a USAF C-20, 27th SOW 524th SOS C146A 23085 (P15), Army UC-35 70103 and a C-40 Clipper 165834.

P11

P12

P13

P14

P15

A detachment of F-15’s from the 18^th OG/WG were away on exercise, however the resident 909ARS KC-135R’s were busy supporting the daily 44^th FS F-15 rotations (P16). Note Captains lazy arm out of a KC-135 cockpit window (P17)

P16

P17

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RODN Kadena report, Part 1 of 3

RODN Kadena MAY 13-16 2014

An occasional report on the regions largest US military airbase             

PART 1: USN and USMC

VP-16 (LF) is operating six P-8A Poseidon’s (168429’430’433’435’438’439) five of which were involved in the search for MH370 with examples being rotated to the Perth Airport WA. Lined up on the north ramp (P2) with one or two examples daily circuit bashing on RW23R (P3).

(P2)

(P3)

VP-46 (RC) is still operating (at least) eight P-3C’s, several in this line up (P4) including 161587 (P5) seen here, with a LSRS pod slung underneath (P6)

(P4)

(P5)

(P6)

VQ-1 (PR) continue to operate a pair of EP-3E Aries 11, 153887 pictured (P7)

(P7)

Three KC-130J’s from VMGR-152 (QD) at nearby MCAS Futenma were noted with brief stopovers (P8), plus visiting 164597 KC-130T-30 from VMGR452 (NY) Stewart, New York

(P8)

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