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VFA-41 was part of a strike package hitting targets within the city of Aleppo in order to disrupt Syrian supply lines, infrastructure and command and control networks. The target package was a Powerplant, selected as our primary target, with the adjacent Railyard as a secondary target. VFA-41 was di...

VFA-41 was tasked to conduct a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission to retrieve the downed pilot [codename: SPARROW] from enemy territory. The squadron was divided into 4 Flights to support the mission objectives. A predator drone was on station to mark enemy ground forces that could hinder rescue operat...

Any Huey copilot volunteers?

That’s 3 Hueys ! Trim hedge and bean. Do we have any cats out there ? The rest of us will support the Hueys and clear the way !

24 OCT 2021 Gauntlet-28 Today's mission was a daytime attack on the Iranian supply line. A flight of four Saudi Tornado IDS made a sweep of the area to suppress and destroy any SAM threats that may be present in the area. It appeared most SAM threats were destroyed but not all. The Black Aces were ...

Yes it was intense

VFA-41 primary task was an enemy fighter sweep, this included any enemy cargo planes within the patrol area. The secondary task was to destroy a newly operational SA-5. The SA-5 was defended by a SA-2 site. The SA-2 site was targeted as well. Weasel 1 departed mother as missiles were being launched ...

The Black Aces were tasked with a night time mission to target and destroy any Iranian warships in the port of Bostanu. The squadron was divided into two strike flights to cover primary and secondary targets. Primary strike package targeted any moored warships in Bostanu, the secondary strike packag...

The Black Aces were tasked with locating strike a warehouse cluster in Larnaka, on the south coast of Cyprus. Threats in the area included mig-19, mig-23, SA-6 SAMs southwest of the objective. Because of the possibility of limited visibility due to clouds and the proximity of SA-6, JSOW 154C were se...

On Nov 30 2019, VFA-41 Black Aces were sent to destroy enemy outpost on Qeshm Island. Dealer 1 flight of 2 FA-18 departed CVN74 and ingresses to target area. Upon reaching target area Enemy outpost was identified and destroyed. While making weapon drops enemy MIG-29 intercept was encountered and des...