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by KevinJ
Fri Jun 06, 2025 12:16 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: US Scraps TE-6B Conversion of Ex-RAF E-3D Sentry
Replies: 2
Views: 1093

Re: us-scraps-te-6b-conversion-of-ex-british-e-3d-sentry/

I've heard there is a 737-800 being converted to a trainer for the E-6B crews in Oklahoma City, not sure what the military designation is though.
by KevinJ
Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:40 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: king's birthday flypast rehearsal 2025
Replies: 36
Views: 7248

Re: king's birthday flypast rehearsal 2025

I think I remember a year when they couldn't rehearse due to bad weather but still did the flypast.
by KevinJ
Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:17 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Russian aircraft drone attack
Replies: 43
Views: 4657

Re: Russian aircraft drone attack

Drones are completely changing warfare, not hard to imagine an enemy of the US knocking out 40 B-52s from a couple of trucks like that! I wonder what Putin's response will be? I wonder what Trump's / US military / Homeland Security response with be ? Visits and photography has been hard enough arou...
by KevinJ
Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Russian aircraft drone attack
Replies: 43
Views: 4657

Re: Russian aircraft drone attack

Drones are completely changing warfare, not hard to imagine an enemy of the US knocking out 40 B-52s from a couple of trucks like that! I wonder what Putin's response will be?
by KevinJ
Fri May 30, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: RAF Lakenheath
Topic: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025
Replies: 66
Views: 13415

Re: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025

I think many of us expected the 389th back through after the 391st went down.
by KevinJ
Wed May 28, 2025 10:01 pm
Forum: RAF Lakenheath
Topic: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025
Replies: 66
Views: 13415

Re: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025

AlexanderClover wrote:
Wed May 28, 2025 7:16 pm
KevinJ wrote:
Wed May 28, 2025 6:35 pm
This recent influx of C-17s and the Omni Air 767, does this point to the 389thFS coming back through soon or another deployment for the 48thFW?
494th going east this week.
Cheers.
by KevinJ
Wed May 28, 2025 6:35 pm
Forum: RAF Lakenheath
Topic: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025
Replies: 66
Views: 13415

Re: Lakenheath Visitor Summary - 2025

This recent influx of C-17s and the Omni Air 767, does this point to the 389thFS coming back through soon or another deployment for the 48thFW?
by KevinJ
Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:15 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Trump announces Michigan ANG A-10s to be replaced by F-15EX
Replies: 8
Views: 1631

Re: Trump announces Michigan ANG A-10s to be replaced by F-15EX

The EX with CFTs has all the capabilities of the F-15E and I think the plan for most of the units getting them is to utilise all that capability. All the original batch funded were already assigned to replace F-15Cs in a few ANG units and the Kadena Eagles, so this must be a follow on order. I wonde...
by KevinJ
Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:53 pm
Forum: Rest of the World Airshows
Topic: Aviation nation 2025
Replies: 12
Views: 8349

Re: Aviation nation 2025

Those F-16s are UAEAF, not Iraqi.
by KevinJ
Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:45 pm
Forum: Rest of the World Airshows
Topic: Aviation Nation Nellis 2025 Live Feed Sunday
Replies: 3
Views: 584

Re: Aviation Nation Nellis 2025 Live Feed Sunday

I wouldn't bother if todays stream is anything to go by. Camera work is atrocious and it kept stuttering like it's 1999!
by KevinJ
Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:08 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Next Generation Air Dominance - Contract Award Today
Replies: 23
Views: 4010

Re: Next Generation Air Dominance - Contract Award Today

https://www.twz.com/44057/mysterious-aircraft-spotted-at-area-51-in-unprecedented-satellite-image?fbclid=IwY2xjawJOKhxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUvLUjQyUaJ6P2_hGjZNPR6JqNFXFi8aOcU5rslmcI_0mzs4px-6AiJkCw_aem_0fHfpGr2ksYqqhOIhGXG7Q This sighting from a couple of years ago looks very much like a NGAD demonstrat...
by KevinJ
Fri Mar 21, 2025 1:40 pm
Forum: United States of America
Topic: N a s fallon
Replies: 8
Views: 5021

Re: N a s fallon

Well that rather depends on what you want. With decent optics/cameras you will get plenty of serials if they fly. You won't get photos worthy of the photo section, but not all of us are that interested in doing that.... Yes I was referring to taking photos, apologies. I personally wouldn't risk it ...
by KevinJ
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:13 pm
Forum: United States of America
Topic: N a s fallon
Replies: 8
Views: 5021

Re: N a s fallon

Base visits ended when Zip retired a couple of years ago. They chase you away outside. Honestly not worth going there now sadly.
by KevinJ
Sat Mar 08, 2025 2:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine
Replies: 133
Views: 15485

Re: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine

War crimes is overkill but his decision to withdraw Intel on Russian attacks on civilian targets will mean that civilians will get killed, that's disgusting. Where is his reciprocal pressure on Russia?
by KevinJ
Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine
Replies: 133
Views: 15485

Re: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine

History will be very unkind to Trump, his type never prosper in the long run.
by KevinJ
Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine
Replies: 133
Views: 15485

Re: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine

"For clarity: Trump’s decision to halt the sharing of U.S. intelligence with Ukraine means that American satellites will witness Russian bombers taking off with missiles aimed at civilian buildings, hospitals, energy, and transport infrastructure and U.S. authorities will consciously choose to watch...
by KevinJ
Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine
Replies: 133
Views: 15485

Re: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine

If Trump has to withdraw military support and intelligence to a country being illegally invaded to get his "deal" then he's already lost the argument.
by KevinJ
Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:12 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Canada and the F-35
Replies: 18
Views: 4357

Re: Canada and the F-35

The real key to the F-35s success isn't stealth, it's the integrated electronics that give the pilot unparalleled Situational Awareness. This real-time data connection totally depends on the US allowing it, if a operating nation upsets the orange man-baby he could force it to be cut, rendering the j...
by KevinJ
Wed Mar 05, 2025 9:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine
Replies: 133
Views: 15485

Re: US pausing Military aid to Ukraine

You miss the point of the backstop entirely, it's so that America is invested in the peace deal and not there to just take the Ukrainian minerals and they know Putin would have to keep his word, something nobody can trust without a powerful deterrent. Trump's reluctance is clearly because he has cap...

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