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Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by CATCH22 » Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:27 pm

NOTAM for Garvie D803 activated 10/2/14. 0900/1700

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Adam » Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:19 am

Link appears to be broken, Reptile 1?

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Apollo » Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:53 am

Copy and pasted.

by Airman 1st Class Dawn M. Weber
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

1/31/2014 - ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Airmen from the 48th Munitions Squadron are building live munitions to be used on F-15E Strike Eagles at an upcoming exercise.

The 48th MUNS, also known as 'Ammo,' is putting in long hours building 48 GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs to support the mission of the 492nd Fighter Squadron.

"This is unique for us as Ammo," said Senior Airman Joshua Arnold, 48th MUNS crew member. "Most of our time is spent building training munitions for the jets to train with."

The live munitions will be placed on Strike Eagles and used in training exercises at Cape Wrath in Scotland in the upcoming month of February. These Airmen work with the world's most advanced munitions on a daily basis, along with the fighter jets that employ them.

"The GBU-12 is a munition operated from the ground or the air that seeks a laser illuminating the target," said Staff Sgt. Derek White, 48th MUNS dedicated crew chief. "The target head seeks out a laser signal that is being reflected and guides itself to the target."

Ammo is responsible for identifying, inspecting, maintaining, testing, and assembling guided and unguided, non-nuclear munitions.

"Working in Ammo is like working with a product from IKEA," said Arnold. "We order and receive the parts, then we put the bomb or missile together accordingly."

"Ammo is truly the keeper of the flame," said White. "Whether it's supplying bullets to the cops, explosives to special operations, or bombs and missiles to the aircraft; everything Ammo does somehow correlates to the destruction aspect of the warfighting effort.
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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Morseman » Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:03 am

That's going to be a day out. Hope the weather holds.Thanks for the info.

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Knife 04 » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:33 am

Looks like F-15(s) heading that way now - have Bolar 11 up in the area on PP

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Bragail » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:00 pm

Hi. Noted this morning between 0900hrs - 1100hrs were at least two pairs of F-15's transiting medium level (all trailing) almost overhead Nairn heading North-West and South-East. I'm assuming they may have been heading to/from Garvie Island? Also got a great view of a pair taking on fuel from a KC-135, again heading North-West at medium level. The KC-135 was again noted a short while later heading South-East, with the F-15's peeling off to the North-West again. All good stuff apart from my eye strain from constant use of the bins! Cheers, B.

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by nickowen » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:13 pm

From Navtex:
ZCZC OL24
FOSNNI SUBFACTS AND GUNFACTS WARNING (ALL TIMES UTC).
1. DIVED SUBMARINE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS: NIL.
2. LIVE GUNNERY FIRINGS IN PROGRESS:
CAPE WRATH RANGES (D801/D802/D803):
BETWEEN 100900 AND 101700 AND
BETWEEN 110900 AND 111700 FEB.
FULL DETAILS IN HM COASTGUARD RESCUE CENTRES VHF AND MF BROADCASTS OR
CONTACT CTF 311, PHONE (44)(0)1923 956366.
CANCEL OL23
NNNN

Anyone hearing NGS traffic on HF?

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by venom » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:35 pm

thank you dawn@ RAF lakenheath for that info

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Morseman » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:36 pm

:thumbs: :thumbs: Just back from Durness. Saw 2 pair F-15's giving direct hits on Garvie Island. Weather terrible, low cloud wind and rain but worth it.

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by nickowen » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:43 pm

Morseman
Do you know if there's any NGS activity this week?
Nick
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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Bragail » Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:46 pm

Another two pairs of F-15's heading for Cape Wrath as I type.......(1545hrs)

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by David Thompson » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:35 pm

Bolar 11 just gone OTT Teesside southbound and trailing .
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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Morseman » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:53 pm

Nickowen. If by NGS you mean Naval Gunfire... None heard or seen. Only on location for 3 hours, sorry.

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by nickowen » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:13 pm

Thanks - just curious that the RN might have used the opportunity while Range Ctl was manned.

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by CATCH22 » Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:36 pm

Glad morseman you saw some f-15 action today despite the weather. :D

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by balamorybuzzed » Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:28 am

Bragail wrote:Another two pairs of F-15's heading for Cape Wrath as I type.......(1545hrs)
Passed directly over St Andrews @ 15.30, terrific sight in the clear blue sky, and caught them returning around an hour or so later! There was another single jet in front of them about a minute or so before, possibly at a lower level, also heading north west, maybe a Lossie GR-4?

Cheers,

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Re: Garvie Island activated 10/2

Post by Morseman » Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:51 am

Single poss Hawk Trainer passed low and fast over Lairg late afternoon.

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