Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb) including serial overview

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Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb) including serial overview

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Arrivals on 13jan22 1000-1200lt

A-10C 354th FS
First wave: 78-0652/DM, 78-0706 nmks, 78-0712 nmks, 79-0202 nmks
Second wave: 82-0648/DM, 82-0654/DM, 82-0656/DM, 82-0662/DM
Third wave: 80-0187/DM, 81-0941/DM, 81-0981/DM, 82-0646 nmks with callsign Bulldog21-24

Typhoon FGR4 1sq
ZK374/374 1sq as ASCOT9512
ZK425/425 nmks as ASCOT9513
ZK439/439 nmks as ASCOT9514

Voyager KC3 ZZ332 nmks
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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AFAUK it is RFR951x for the Typhoons
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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ZZ334/RR9102 & ZZ331/RR9103 both heading for Sin City Piet, presumably some more Tiff's in tow. When you finish with the exotic racing, go get the noz!
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Looks like there may only be 6 Tiffs, at least so far.

They routed via TXKF (Bermuda) en route as follows:

Voyager ZZ332 arrived 10-Jan from LPLA/Lajes bringing ZK374, ZK425 and ZK439. They departed 12-Jan to Macdill

Voyager ZZ334 arrived 12-Jan from LPLA/Lajes bringing ZK339, ZK365 and ZK435. They departed 13-Jan to Macdill but pre-departure ZK435 went tech and stayed back.

Voyager ZZ331 arrived 13-Jan from LPLA/Lajes bringing just ZK377. They departed 14-Jan direct to Nellis but ZK435 again stayed behind at TXKF and is still here.

I understand that 3 are/were 3 others at LPLA/Lajes comprising ZK375, 431 and 433. Will be interesting to see what happens to those 3 and ZK435 in the coming days.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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We'll see what the Omi situation looks like in a week. I wouldn't mind catching this one.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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DM A-10As could be participating in Green Flag I understood, as also MY A-10s have arrived which were planned for Red Flag 22-1.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Expected participants by dreamlandresort, serials from different sources

UPDATE 13feb2022

Red Team
F-16C/D 64th AS 84-1236/WA 84-1301/WA 85-1418/WA 86-0220/WA 87-0267/WA 87-0267/WA, 87-0313/WA, 87-0321/WA, 90-0707/WA, 90-0746/WA, 90-0747/WA,
L-159 Draken International N159EM
Mirage F-1 Draken International

Blue Team
Air
F-35A 421st FS 15-5163/HL, 15-5165/HL, 15-5181/HL, 15-5183/Hl, 15-5200/HL, 15-5203/HL, 17-5239/HL, 17-5273/HL, 17-5276/HL, 17-5281/HL, 18-5363/HL, 18-5368/HL, 18-5456/HL
F-22A 94th FS 08-4156/FF, 08-4160/FF, 08-4162/FF ‘1FW’, 08-4166/FF, 08-4168/FF, 09-4171/FF, 09-4175/FF, 09-4177/FF, 09-4179/FF, 09-4181/FF, 09-4183/FF, 09-4187/FF, 09-4191/FF, 10-4194/WA ‘94FS’
F-16CM 179th FS, MN ANG 91-0336, 91-0341, 91-0388, 91-0391, 91-0406, 91-0408, 91-0410, 91-0414, 91-0421, 96-0082
Typhoon FGR4 RAF 1(F) Sq ZK374, ZK377, ZK425 nm, ZK439 nm
Typhoon FGR4 RAF 41st TES ZK339, ZK365

Interdiction
B-2A 393d BS 88-0329/WM, 82-1066/WM, 82-1070/WM, 90-0040/WM, 89-0129/WM,
B-52H 23d BS 60-0005/MT '5 BW', 60-0026/MT, 60-0055/MT '5OG', 60-0056/MT, 60-0060/MT
F-15E 335th FS 87-0181/SJ, 87-0193/SJ, 88-1670/SJ, 88-1695/SJ, 88-1706/SJ, 89-0474/SJ, 89-0477/SJ, 89-0485/SJ, 89-0487/SJ ‘355FS’, 89-0498/SJ, 89-0503/SJ, 90-0232/SJ
F-15E 336th FS 87-0171/SJ, 88-1682/SJ
A-10C 75th FS 78-0598/FT, 78-0614/FT, 78-0621/FT, 78-0638/FT, 78-0639/FT, 79-0157, 79-0207/FT, 80-0175/FT (75th FS boss), 80-0223/FT, 80-0241/FT special mks, 80-0252/FT, 80-0256/FT
A-10C 74th FS 79-0216/FT
MQ-9 50th ATKS

Command & Control
E-8C 12th ACCS
E-7A RAAF 2 Sqn A30-004
E-3G 964th AACS 81-0005/OK

Reconnaissance
RC-135U 38th RS 64-14842/OF
TC-135W 38th RS 62-4127/OF
RQ-4 348th RS nn

Electronic Warfare
EC-130H 43d ECS 73-1588
EA-18G VAQ-134 169129/NL-535, 168936/NL-531, 168767/NL-532, 166946/NL-533
EA-18G VAQ-142 166943/NH-500, 168385/NH-502, nn/NH-503, 168392/NH-504

Refueling
KC-135R 6th ARW 58-0066, 61-0308, 62-3517
KC-135R 58-0035 nmks
Voyager KC2/KC3 RAF 10 Sq ZZ334

CSAR
HC-130J 79th RQS 12-5769/DM, 12-5768/FT
HH-60W 41st RQS 17-14484, 17-14488/FT, 17-14489/FT , 19-14494
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Piet,
Not all of those RAF Typhoons have arrived at Nellis. Three of them are still at Lajes, ZK375, 431 and 433.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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well, it says expected participants :-) but the Voyager is inbound from UK to collect these stranded aircraft, hopefully they arrive before the start of the RF, so noted so far.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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The 3 Broken Birds and Tanker are due into Dover AFB this afternoon supposedly.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Cancelled again!
fire28 wrote: 23 Jan 2022, 16:46 The 3 Broken Birds and Tanker are due into Dover AFB this afternoon supposedly.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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I can add:
88-1682/SJ (ye)
09-4183/FF
80-0241/FT Spec mks (camo tail)
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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ZK375 and ZK433 noted returning to the UK (to Coningsby) as Ascot9517 flight (along with Voyager ZZ331 as Ascot 9104 to Brize). It's possible ZK431 was in the flight and proceeded on to Lossiemouth. So, at least two of the three Typhoons won't be in the U.S. for this flag.
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Re: Red Flag 22-1 (24jan-11feb)

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Add:
90-0040/WM Spirit of Alaska/Invisible Defenders
HC-130J 5769/DM 79th RQS
F-35A 5101/HL
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