Supercruise Aviation - Article |
NAS Fallon 2012 |
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Home to the Fighting Saints of VFC-13, the Desert Outlaws of Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center. NAS Fallon serves as the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center.
Known throughout the Navy as the only facility in existence where an entire carrier air wing can conduct comprehensive training while integrating every element of the wing into realistic battle scenarios.
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VFC-13 Saints |
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The Saint fly with the Northrop F-5N Tiger II and are the US-Navy aggressors. Because the Tigers are getting old, the Navy bough F-5E/Fs form the Swiss Air Force. In 2006 36 low-hour F-5E/F where purchased and were updated to F-5N/Fs with modernized avionics and other improved systems.
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Sun sheets at NAS FAllon, pity |
Naval Strike Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) |
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There are two distinct areas of NSAWC training using the FRTC extensively - carrier air wing (CVW) training and the "TOPGUN" SFTI and "SEAWOLF" SWTI courses. The NSAWC uses F-16s, F/A-18s, E-2C+ and SH-60 Sea Hawks.
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ATAC |
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ATAC is a civilian company that provides live training exercises, as air-to-air and electronic warfare. At NAS Fallon NAS Fallon they fly with former Israel F-21 Kfir and former Swiss Hawker Hunter Mk-58.
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Carrier Air Wing 7 |
During are visited at NAS Fallon, the Carrier Air Wing 7 was training to get ready to deploy to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The following squadrons were present;
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VFA-83 |
VFA-103 |
VFA-131 |
VFA-143 |
VAW-121 |
HS-5 |
Rampagers |
Jolly Rogers |
Wildcats |
Pukin Dogs |
Bluetails |
Nightdippers |
F/A-18C |
F/A-18F |
F/A-18C |
F/A-18E |
E-2C |
SH-60F/HH-60H |
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VFA-83 |
VFA-103 |
VFA-131 |
VFA-143 |
VAW-121 |
VAQ-140 |
HS-5 |
Other squadrons and visitors that were present |
NAS Fallon Longhorns SH-60F
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VFA-15 from the Carrier Air Wing 8 at NAS Oceana
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VFA-32 from the Carrier Air Wing 3 at NAS Oceana
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VFA-86 from the Carrier Air Wing 11 at NAS Lemoore
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VFA-94 from NAS Lemoore
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VX-9 from Naval Air Waepons Station Chine Lake
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VQ-2 Sandeman EP-3E Aries II from NAS Whidbey Island
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I would like to thank Zip Upham and this staff for setting up this photoshoot.
By François van Riel |