f-15 supporting the last shuttle launch

[NavAir42]

moment of smug superiority...

Oh who am I kidding? I'll take both.

And that's a hell of a view for the final shuttle ride.

 

[FlyingOnFumes]

Tally. FOX TWO!

 

[Lawman]

My wife and I swung through the Kennedy space center on our way north from Miami..... Now I know what the Russians feel like when they go to their air museums. It was absolutely depressing. The whole place feels like it hasnt been painted or had anything new put into it since 1994 and it was 80 dollars for the two of us to even walk in.

We did get to see the "next gen expendable space launch vehicle" which is basically just an overgrown Apollo capsule on top of two overgrown SRBs from the Shuttle.

 

[Brett327]

From a Strike Eagle over the Cape to the green Star Trek babe in 12 posts.........WOW!

I believe the preferred nomenclature is...Green Bitch.

Brett

 

[Pags]

Two seats and a SJ modex? The boys in blue are reduced to using a Mud Hen for CAP? The horror!

 

[jmcquate]

Two seats and a SJ modex? The boys in blue are reduced to using a Mud Hen for CAP? The horror!

Don't think that there anymore Cs with active duty units

 

[Swanee]

Don't think that there anymore Cs with active duty units

Kadena and Lakenheath, but they aren't CONUS.

 

[scoolbubba]

I thought the Florida ANG did most of the CAP for the southeast? I read an article in combat aircraft or flying or something along those lines about them describing a ready alert crew or section and their launch procedures.

 

[jmcquate]

I thought the Florida ANG did most of the CAP for the southeast? I read an article in combat aircraft or flying or something along those lines about them describing a ready alert crew or section and their launch procedures.

I don't think they fly CAP, they sit alert. The NASA range safety support from the AF is more to keep bug smashers clear of the launch range. It's not clear what the F-15E was doing there. He might have just been a tourist taking pictures, or flying range safety

 

[Marco]

I thought the Florida ANG did most of the CAP for the southeast? I read an article in combat aircraft or flying or something along those lines about them describing a ready alert crew or section and their launch procedures.

We sit alert in Homestead 24/7/365 for coverage of the Southeast and CAP as requested for a number of different reasons from NASA to POTUS. The Shuttle CAP has been done by us, Mudhens, Raptors, etc.

The pic below is a good one of now-Colonel Sami Said, former FANG member and now 144th FW Commander. He's leading Fresno as they begin their conversion from the Viper to the Eagle.

 

[Marco]

Kadena and Lakenheath, but they aren't CONUS.

Eglin still has Light Gray Eagles on the Test side, plus Nellis with FWIC-433rd WPS "Satan's Angels" and the 65th Aggressor Squadron.

Otherwise, all Guard, baby.

 

[pourts]

He's leading Fresno as they begin their conversion from the Viper to the Eagle.

Cool. Now I know to look out for Eagles not using the common freq and running low levels in R-2508 instead of Vipers. Thanks for the update.
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