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Sovereign Skies

Post by Outpost » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:41 am

Exercise/Deployment Sovereign Skies
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by tornado17 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:17 pm

Has anyone got any info on what Sovereign Skies is all about? I can't find anything on line about it. I've tried the USAF and MOD websites with no joy.
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by city42 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:38 pm

tornado17 wrote:Has anyone got any info on what Sovereign Skies is all about? I can't find anything on line about it. I've tried the USAF and MOD websites with no joy.
Think this is just a name the USAF has given to them being over here i think all together there will 8 bomber deployments this year :grr:
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by tornado17 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:50 pm

Many thanks for that
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by Mark K » Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:56 am

city42 wrote:Think this is just a name the USAF has given to them being over here i think all together there will 8 bomber deployments this year :grr:
What evidence are you basing you statement on? Have you any link that you can share which states this?
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by graham luxton » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:23 am

tornado17 wrote:Has anyone got any info on what Sovereign Skies is all about? I can't find anything on line about it. I've tried the USAF and MOD websites with no joy.
Sovereign Skies isn't specific to this B-52 deployment. Basically,its a USAFE/AF Africa term which means NATO airspace is sovereign and the US is commited to defending it.
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by PeteHemsley » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:42 am

Can they rename the exercise? Maybe Misty Skies :S
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by R1nger » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:47 pm

https://www.stripes.com/news/air-comman ... s-1.463542 gives more background on the objects of Sovereign Skies
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by 3051Howe » Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:57 pm

Does anyone know how long the deployment is running for?

I'm thinking I might do a trip up to Fairford next week in the hopes of catching them flying, it's a 4hour round trip for me so don't want to waste my time if they up sticks prior to me going!
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Re: Sovereign Skies

Post by martmpf » Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:55 pm

Not seen anywhere that this Fairford deployment has a specific name probably has though!

Give this Monday a miss as it's Martin Luther King day and a US national holiday that the USAF usually observe, at least in so far as generally a "no fly" day. I would also give weekends a miss unless we see they are flying weekends. Doesn’t look they are this weekend, but it is extended by the holiday Monday.

The deployment has been suggested by members as lasting 3 to 4 weeks, seems to vary a bit depending on the author.
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