Pacific Airwaves

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 3

As an integral part of the 353rd Special Operations Group, the 1st Special Operations Squadron operates the MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft in support of joint and allied special operations forces. This aircraft is capable of delivering troops and equipment into denied areas during adverse weather conditions at night by airdrop or landing. Its air crews are specially trained in night low-level flying, using night vision goggles.

MC130 83-1212 at Kadena AB.

74-1660 C130H at Kadena AB. (Yokota based).

74-2061 C130H at Kadena AB. (Yokota based).

74-2061 C130H at Kadena AB.

163557 UC-12F at Kadena AB.

91 26405 H60 at Kadena AB.

Bell AH1's at Kadena AB.

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 2

The United States Air Force's 18th Wing is the host wing for Kadena Air Base, Okinawa and is the Air Force’s largest combat wing. It is the largest and principal organization in the Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.

81-031 F15 at Kadena AB.

81-051 F15 at Kadena AB.

F15's at Kadena AB.

81-051 F15 at Kadena AB.

83-042 F15 at Kadena AB.

84-0025 F15 at Kadena AB.

85-0104 F15 at Kadena AB.

Monday, 23 December 2013

Dash 8-300 C-GXXD CWP

C-GXXD DH8C noted working Tokyo enroute RCTP-PGSN.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Log 21/12/2013

CWP/SP 21/12

N777KK – wrkg AKL, IBESO GS nxt= 2309 NSTU-NZRO

FNY5435 – wrkg AKL, advd to ctc NSFA= 2306 NTAA-NSFA 80

N8152E – wrkg SFO= 2333 PGUM-RKPC C208

VHJCR – wrkg SFO BLK F390/400, SEL/….= 2354

N528AP – F450, wrkg AKL= 0007

CNV3664 – wrkg SFO, 07N140E 0014 BLK F190/210 07N145E 0124 07N150E NXT= 0015

SUMO43 – RICHH0016 F200 MONPI0106 ASEDA SEL/FMEJ, CTC TOKYO 11384/8903= 0017

VHJCR – ON GND PTRO RQ CLR TO YPDN= 0238 LJ35 PTRO-YPDN

SKIER77 – AKL WRKG A/C F230= 0240

N163FJ – PEBTA OPABA OLENG0610, WRKG BNE/SEA= 0452 YBCS-VHHH FA7X <12/21/13 04:54:06> Selcal: ERFQ

CNV3664 – ON GND PKMJ= 0734

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 1

Kadena Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the hub of U.S. airpower in the Pacific, and home to the USAF's 18th Wing and a variety of associate units. Associate units operate more than 20 permanently assigned, forward-based or deployed aircraft from the base on a daily basis.

18th Wing
Kadena Air Base is the home to the Air Force's largest combat wing—the 18th Wing—and a variety of associate units. Nearly 18,000 Americans and more than 4,000 Japanese employees and contractors make up Team Kadena. The wing is broken down into five groups, the 18th Operations Group, the 18th Maintenance Group, the 18th Mission Support Group, the 18th Civil Engineer Group and the 18th Medical Group. Kadena's fleet of F-15C/D Eagles (the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons); KC-135R/T Stratotankers (the 909th Air Refueling Squadron); E-3B/C Sentries (the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron); HH-60 Pave Hawks (the 33d Rescue Squadron); MC-130H Combat Talon IIs; MC-130P Combat Shadows; RC- and WC- 135s; and Navy P-3 Orions project U.S. deterrence throughout the Western Pacific and South-East Asia, promoting regional peace and stability.

Associate units:

353d Special Operations Group
The flying squadrons operate the MC-130P Combat Shadow, MC-130H Combat Talon II.
733rd Air Mobility Squadron
The more than 320 people of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron manage all passengers and cargo traveling by air in and out of Kadena. This Air Mobility Command unit supports about 650 aircraft arrivals and departures every month, moving more than 12,000 passengers and nearly 3,000 tons of cargo.
82d Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Combat Command's 82d Reconnaissance Squadron maintains aircraft; prepares combat-ready aircrews; and analyzes, processes, and disseminates intelligence data launch in support of RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, RC-135U Combat Sent and WC-135 Constant Phoenix missions flown in the Pacific Theater.
390th Intelligence Squadron
Air Intelligence Agency's 390th Intelligence Squadron conducts information operations by providing tailored combat intelligence and assessing the security of friendly command, control, communication and computer systems to enhance warfighting survivability, situation awareness and targeting.
U.S. Army
1st Battalion, 1st Air Defence Artillery REgiment (United States), assigned to the 94th AAMDC.

Kadena Air Park with CT-39A Sabreliner 62-4484
in background

Quonset Hut at Kadena AB.

F-4C Phantom 64-0913 at Kadena AB.

F-15 Eagle AF78-0088 at Kadena AB.

F-15 Eagle at Kadena AB.

F-100 Sabre 63277 at Kadena AB.

F-105F Thunderbolt 62-4418 at Kadena AB.

F-86F Sabre 24341 at Kadena AB.

T-33A Shooting Star TR612 at Kadena AB.

F-4C Phantom at Kadena AB.

Monday, 16 December 2013

Log 16/12/2013

CWP/SP 16/12/2013

SKIER71 – AKL WRKG A/C, CLR …. To NZDN= 0122

BSK229 - KEITH AVLAS 0207 RODN/0244= 0125       B738 PGWT-RODN-    <12/16/13 04:55:48> Selcal: LRFK
JAPAN NAVY 61 – MONPI 0133 F210 RICHH0224 DEST/PGUA= 0133
JAPAN NAVY 63 – MONPI 0137 F190 RICHH0231 DEST/PGUA= 0137
N7237X – WRKG BNE TEBUR0153 = 0149    NSTU-YBCG
SUMO41 – WRKG SFO SEL/ = 0158    <12/16/13 01:58:56> Selcal: CQRS <12/16/13 01:59:56> Selcal: DMAF
JAF131 – F200 PKMJ0210 CURCH0244 NDJ NXT, SEL/AHJR= 0201    <12/16/13 02:01:49> Selcal: AHJR
SUMO61 – CLRD PKWA= 0222
LL3301 – REECE SYSTA F240, WRKG SFO= 0249
SANTA72 – OPS NML CALL= 0305
SANTA71 – RQ IFR CLR PGUA, TKK 0440 F180 GUNSS NXT = 0424
LL3301 – SYSTA0426 F240 REECE0450 NATIE NXT= 0434    PHNL-PGUA track
N888GX – WRKG NADI= 0508

Friday, 13 December 2013

Log 13/12/2013

CWP 13/12/2013

LL3305 – MIKYY0135 F240 KEITH0300 SALVA NXT M17 11423 FR44.0, NEG SEL EQ= 0135

SANTA42 – PIGFA0334 F180 DEST/ FALALOP IS. FOR 1 HR= 0336

SUMO60 – 12N150E 0335 F230 12N155E 0437 10N160E NXT DEST/PKWA= 0340

SANTA41 – VFR FLT 08N137E 0420 VFR LAE 0420= 0354

TORA?83 - DEP/RODN DEST/PGUA REG/80123S <12/13/13 03:58:47> Selcal: JSBR

VVLF438 – 21N170W 0350 F320 //0512 38N170E= 0400 <12/13/13 04:00:37> Selcal: GKQS = 168438 P-8 (TBC)

GIA8011 – WRKG SFO= <12/13/13 04:35:36> Selcal: DRHJ

VVLF430 – WRKG SFO= 0441

168429 P-8 at RODN, Picture provided.

"Santa" comes to the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific

For more than 60 years, Airmen have flown over the Micronesian islands around Christmas, dropping donated goods in makeshift bundles to help more than 30,000 islanders inhabiting tiny islands spread across an area roughly the combined size of Alaska and Texas. The yearly endeavor, called Operation Christmas Drop, is the longest-running humanitarian airlift mission in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H3iiI1hPAM

Today SANTA41 and SANTA42 were heard approaching the Islands of Falalop, part of Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falalop_Airfield