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Henrik
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 Posted: Oct 22, 2006 - 09:25 PM
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Hello all,
http://www.homestead.afrc.af.mil/news/s ... =123025706
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Cactus Aloha pits Reserves against Guard
8/24/2006 - Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii -- Pilots and support personnel of the 93rd Fighter Squadron and 482nd Maintenance Group, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. are training with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron for exercise Cactus Aloha.
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Aircraft from the 93 FS identified so far:
Greetings,
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Posted: Oct 22, 2006 - 10:42 PM
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| In a exercise such as this, do they fly WVR as well as BVR sorties? One would think the Eagles radar would make things a bit uneven. |
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Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 09:45 AM
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Hello Henrik,
I was at Hickam (14aug06) during the excercise and saw from a distant view aproximately 16 F-16's. I'm a Dutch military aircraft spotter, explaining why I was not able to enter the AFB and the distant view.
So I'm interested in the other serials of the aircraft involved in this excercise. So far I've been able to find one other a/c involved from various pictures floating around on the internet:
86-0265 "93 FS"
Please let me know if anyone can identify the other a/c involved. Still puzzles me where the other F-16's were from. Problem were the heatwaves.
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Henrik
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Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 12:56 PM
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Hi Jeroen,
Thank You so much for Your reply!! Very interesting!!
As posted the "Makos" of the 93rd FS was there - I would guess with 8 aircraft. So another unit with 8 aircraft would sound about right making the total of 16 as You mentioned.
I know that Montana, San Antonio and Wisconsin have been regular visitors there over the years.
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Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 11:40 PM
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 Hmmm.... "Cactus Aloha"...
Units are from Florida and Hawaii....neither of which have indigenous cactus AFAIK...
 Must be Air Force logic.. |
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Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 11:53 PM
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| This started in the late 1970's with A-7D/K from the 162FW Arizona ANG. Tucson was last there in Aug/ Sept 2007 with F-16C and F-16CG acft. |
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Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 04:16 PM
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| Hence the name CACTUS aloha. |
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Posted: Apr 30, 2008 - 05:58 PM
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Maybe they should rename it Rum Runners and Pineapples  |
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