Christmas & New Year Base Closures 2019

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Christmas & New Year Base Closures 2019

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So it begins

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U4629/19 - AD CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK. 20 DEC 18:00 2019 UNTIL 06 JAN 08:30 2020. CREATED:
15 OCT 10:15 2019

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U5242/19 - AERODROME CLSD DUE PUBLIC HOLIDAY. 20 DEC 06:00 2019 UNTIL 06 JAN 08:00 2020.
CREATED: 19 NOV 14:40 2019

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U5241/19 - AD CLOSED FOR VISITORS. 19 DEC 06:00 2019 UNTIL 19 DEC 22:00 2019. CREATED: 19
NOV 14:39 2019

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L8997/19 - AIRFIELD CLOSED. 24 DEC 10:00 2019 UNTIL 26 DEC 16:00 2019. CREATED: 25 NOV 16:48
2019
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U5605/19 - AERODROME CLOSED. 19 DEC 17:15 2019 UNTIL 06 JAN 08:45 2020. CREATED: 10 DEC
09:34 2019
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Middle Wallop

U5613/19 - AIRFIELD CLOSED NO ATC, STATION OPS, MET OR MEDICAL FACILITIES. 13 DEC 12:00
2019 UNTIL 06 JAN 07:00 2020. CREATED: 10 DEC 13:07 2019
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U5678/19 - AERODROME CLOSED. FLIGHTS DURING CLOSURE PERIOD MUST BE PRIOR
APPROVED AIRCRAFT, HAVE AN OPERATIONAL NECESSITY OR BE A HIGHER
HEADQUARTERS DIRECTED MISSION AND MUST BE APPROVED BY 100
OPERATIONS GROUP COMMANDER. CONTACT COMMAND POST AT 238-2121 DURING
CLOSURE FOR APPROVAL/PPR REQUESTS. CONTACT AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS AT 238-4130 PRIOR TO CLOSURE DATE FOR APPROVAL/PPR
REQUESTS. 23 DEC 23:00 2019 UNTIL 26 DEC 23:00 2019. CREATED: 12 DEC 13:37 2019

U5679/19 - AERODROME CLOSED. FLIGHTS DURING CLOSURE PERIOD MUST BE PRIOR
APPROVED AIRCRAFT, HAVE AN OPERATIONAL NECESSITY OR BE A HIGHER
HEADQUARTERS DIRECTED MISSION AND MUST BE APPROVED BY 100
OPERATIONS GROUP COMMANDER. CONTACT COMMAND POST AT 238-2121 DURING
CLOSURE FOR APPROVAL/PPR REQUESTS. CONTACT AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS AT 238-4130 PRIOR TO CLOSURE DATE FOR APPROVAL/PPR
REQUESTS. 30 DEC 22:00 2019 UNTIL 02 JAN 06:00 2020. CREATED: 12 DEC 13:37 2019
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U5688/19 - AD CLOSED. 19 DEC 17:00 2019 UNTIL 07 JAN 09:30 2020. CREATED: 13 DEC 08:04 2019
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No flying between Xmas & NYE again at Lakenheath

U5772/19 - AERODROME CLOSED. 24 DEC 06:00 2019 UNTIL 02 JAN 06:00 2020. CREATED: 18 DEC
11:04 2019

Something happening Monday 23rd though

]U5773/19 - AERODROME OPEN TO 48TH FIGHTER WING AIRCRAFT AND PRIOR PERMISSION
REQUIRED APPROVED AIRCRAFT ONLY. 23 DEC 06:00 2019 UNTIL 23 DEC 22:00 2019.
CREATED: 18 DEC 11:27 2019
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Does anyone know if there's likely to be flying on Friday 2nd?

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MiG_Eater wrote:Does anyone know if there's likely to be flying on Friday 2nd?


2nd is a Thursday this year. And it’s anyones guess. Turn up and wait really, happy hunting!

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Don't know about Lakenheath, but Mildenhall aircraft have been up over the last couple of days and are up again today.
Mostly KC-135s, but today there's at least one MC-130 up.

KCs have been heading down South.....82AbDiv deployment related?
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352nd SOG deployed 6 CV-22B & 4 MC-130J to the region yesterday.

100th ARW have been assisting with the transit of C-17s to Kuwait, yes.

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It's another one of those deployments where they aren't exactly keeping it secret what they're sending.
Along with the 82AbD & 352 SOG, the 160 SAOR have also deployed ( no secret, it's all been on various official USAF & Army facebook & twitter feeds! )

The MC-130 I caught this morning ( BLOKE 41 ) is currently showing as inbound the Azores & I've seen reports that one of the Ramstein(?) bound C-17s diverted to Mildenhall earlier.
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General consensus is that "BLOKE41" is heading to CONUS for rework, it certainly attempted to do so before Christmas. Couldn't be certain though.

Indeed, RCH197 01-0187 diverted to Mildenhall, believe that was weather related.

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:up:
It was '41s routing that confused me....out over the Irish Sea where it lurked for a bit, then down to the Bay of Biscay where it lurked a bit more, then to the Azores.
With the number of MC-130s already deployed ( from both Europe & CONUS ) I don't think they'll miss it.

Edited to add....
Seen reports that AC-130s have been pre-deploying in CONUS ( again using their standard SPECTRE callsign )
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AC-130W 87-9288 has arrived at Lajes as "RCH1035" this afternoon, I believe. Positioned to Halifax as "Spectre 61" yesterday. :up:

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Does anyone know if LN was active today?

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Don't think so.
Nothing heard from my location & I've not seen anything logged on the Milscanners newsgroup.
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Thanks Brevet.

Will be in the area tomorrow so will pop by for a bit - but guessing things won't be active 'til Monday by the sounds of things.

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Lakenheath active this morning. :up:

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