Kadena AB RODN (C-17A Globemaster III) - June 2014, Part 3

05-5147 C17 USAF at RODN.

05-5147 C17 USAF at RODN.

05-5147 C17 USAF at RODN.

05-5147 C17 USAF at RODN.

Kadena AB RODN (F-15 Eagle) - June 2014, Part 2

F-15's at RODN.

F15 83024 at RODN.

F15 85103 at RODN.

F-15's at RODN.

F15's at RODN.

F15's at RODN.

Kadena AB RODN - June 2014, Part 1

26210 H60 USAF at RODN.

240614 Bell AH1 USM at RODN.

123060 C146 USAF at RODN.

97-0103 UC35A USAF at RODN.

168208 UC12W USM at RODN.

N558CL B744 SOO at RODN.

USAF SOG MC-130H's head back home

USAF MC-130H's 90-0162, 88-0191 and 89-0280 head back home.

TANG11 90-0162, TANG12 88-0191 and TANG21 89-0280 was NZWP-YBBN-YBCS 1/8 and      YBCS-PTRO-RODN 2/8

90-0162 MC130H departing YBCS.

90-0162 MC130H at YBCS.

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma ROTM - June 2014

MCAS Futenma is United States Marine Corps base located northeast of Naha on the Island of Okinawa.

It is home to approximately 2,500 Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and has been a U.S. military airbase since the defeat of the Japanese Imperial Army in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Marine Corps pilots and aircrew are assigned to the base for training and providing air support to other land and sea-based Marines in Okinawa and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. MCAS Futenma is part of the Marine Corps Installations Pacific command.

The air station is tasked with operating a variety of fixed wing, rotary wing and tilt rotor aircraft in support of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, the Japan U.S. defense alliance and many allies and treaty partners in the region.

MCAS Futenma.

MCAS Futenma.

MCAS Futenma.

MCAS Futenma.

USAF SOG MC-130H's arrive in Australia

TANG11 90-0162 MC130H RODN-YBCS, SEL/KRBS AE1292
TANG12 88-0191 MC130H RODN-YBCS, SEL/KRCD AE12B0

90-0162 MC130H at RODN.

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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Log 22/5/2014

CWP 22/5

CNV7742 - PTRO-RJTA wrkg SFO= 0618

FORCE11/FLT – KALIN F270/280, DEST/PGUA, wrkg SFO= 0650

CGX1720 – MANRE0654 F210/250 MCFLY0845= 0654     (C/S - COAST GUARD RESCUE 1720)

CATS21 – WRKG TOKYO, TO CTC MANILA= 0701

Log 20/5/2014

CWP 20/5

N621KC – WRKG SFO, HULLE0018 F080 PTPN0038 KRONK NXT= 2119    PKMJ-PGUM

BOE204 – RADIO CK, DEP/PGUM DEST/WSSS SEL/EFHQ ACFT/P8I, ENDAX0048= 2249     <05/20/14 00:30:22> Selcal: EFHQ

CNV7722 – WRKG TOKYO= 0212    <05/20/14 02:12:53> Selcal: KRAF

CNV7742 -  DEP/RODN AVLAS0217 21N131E 0312, WRKG TOKYO= 0220

TJS21 – WRKG SFO RQ F430, SEL/HMFR= 0223     RJAA-YSSY OE-IEL

N363PJ – DEP/PKMJ0215 F400 RQ IFR TO YBBN= 0230

SUMO38 - 35N175E 0410 F270 33N180 0455 31N175W NXT= 0414      <05/20/14 05:29:10> Selcal: GHCL

CGX1720 – SFO R CHG 11384, MAKE OPS NML POSN 0600/0800/1000 & 1100= 0523

JA500A – KEITH F390 SABGU 0906 SEL/APCL DEST/RJTT= 0830

CAMEL77 – AIRBORNE RJAW 27N141E 0907 SEL/AHJR= 0853 <05/20/14 08:53:24> Selcal: AHJR = 75-1077 C130

Log 19/5/2014

CWP/SP 19/5/2014

FORCE11/FLT – SFO R, CTC POM 8861/8837= 2229     

FOIAA – Nadi Calling a/c= 2302        05/18/14 23:02:09 CGJL

BOE204 – PHNL-PGUM= 0121   

CNV7762 – DEP/PGUA AMBON0121 F260 GALIN NXT= 0125     164597 PGUA-AGGH

CNV3022 – F250 ISTEM0157 /// NXT, WRKG BNE= 0134    165158 YBBN-NSTU

KIW771 – WRKG AKL, A090 AND BLW, 29S178E 0250 32S177E 33S176E SEL/BGDJ= 0139

N621KC – wrkg SFO, Ctc with PKMJ= 0410    PHNL-PKMJ E110

CGX1700 – OPS NML CALL 0500, PMDY0753= 0447

CNV4896 – F360 WRKG TOKYO= 0918    <05/19/14 09:17:21> Selcal: KRAG

CNV7762 – WRKG TOKYO= 0922

CGX1700 - 25N170W 1000 F230 // 1109 DEST/PHJR= 1009

U.S. Marines C-20G 165153

GHOST53 165153 C-20G YBCS-NSTU


165153 C20G at Cairns.



Log 26/3/2014

CWP Log 26/3/2014

03/26/14 10:38:57 CPKR RCH7E1 DEP/PGUA DEST/PHIK REG/90060 SEL/CPKR

03/26/14 10:41:31 BQDG RCH503 CPDLC PIGFA1040= RODN-PGUA-YPDN 87-0030 C5

03/26/14 10:48:07 CRFG N168CF MD87 wrkg Tokyo

Log 19/3/2014

CWP 19/3/2014

VVPR764 – DEP PWAK2205 NATIE2234 SEL/JRBP= 2215

HSDBP – KITSS0130 F380 YELLO0214 ENDAX SEL/FPGQ= 0123

CNV3003 – DEP/PGUA DEST/PKMJ0701, BLK F190/250= 0131

OKIE83 – DEP/PGUA CPDLC MIKYY KEITH0345, SEL/KLQS REG/638039= 0230

CNV3305 – 13N176W 0230 BLK F190/210 MANRE0342 DEST/PHNG= 0232

VVLF438 – MIKKY0414 F340 KEITH0516 DEST/RODN SEL/GKQS= 0409