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Since the end of Operation Enduring Resolve, the Black Aces have relocated to Nellis AFB in order to conduct some unit and airing level training. This being the first mission out of Nellis (and on the NTTR map) for the squadron, an area familiarization was conducted to get pilots and crews familiar ...

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Since the Beatty Arrival flown in this mission will end with some visual ground references, here are some pictures of the various landmarks noted on the arrival chart (and mentioned in the in-mission dialogs) for initial familiarization. Smaller versions of the same will be available during the miss...

VFA-41 Nellis Detachment Week 1 MISSION OVERVIEW DATE: 14 January 2024 TIME : 08:00 SUNRISE: 05:32 SUNSET: 17:44 TASK : Area Familiarization WX : 025@8 / 13,000 Scattered / T31 / QNH: 29.76 FLIGHT DURATION : 250 nm AVAILABLE SQUADRON ASSETS: Dealer 1: 4 x F/A-18c Dealer 2: 4 x F/A-18c Dealer 3: 4 x...

VFA-41 was tasked with providing Combat Air Patrol in the Bandar Abas sector along the coast of Iran in support of ongoing operations in Operation Hormuz. Two flights of four Hornets launched at noon and were given sectors to patrol for approximately 90 minutes until relieved by Chevy flight. Shortl...

ISIL forces have been pushed our of southern Syria and across the border into Iraq. Coalition forces set up a new base of operations in the border town of Al Tanf, but had come under increasingly frequent attacks by ISIL armor and mobile artillery making incursions back across the border. VFA-41 Hor...

VFA-41 took an operational pause this week to evaluate the most recent 2.9 Open Beta release of DCS. The intent of the mission was to test various aircraft and weapons systems and determine if there were any show-stoppers that would prevent the conduct of normal operations on the new DCS version. Th...

VFA-41 was back performing on-call air to ground strike patrols over eastern Syria this past week. In an eight-ship sortie the other morning, three flights of VFA-41 aircraft launched off of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON in the pre-dawn darkness to take up patrol stations in the Aleppo and Palmyra areas...

Two flights of VFA-41 Hornets took part in another OER mission the other evening, operating against Syrian and Insurgent forces in eastern Syria. Five aircraft launched at night off of the carrier and proceeded to pre-briefed operation areas. Both flights of DEALER aircraft were subsequently tasked ...