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- Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:53 pm
- Forum: Mission Briefs
- Topic: 14 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
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Re: 14 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
bump due to delay in campaign kickoff
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: Mission Briefs
- Topic: 14 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
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Re: 07 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
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...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Mission Briefs
- Topic: 14 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
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14 January 2024 - Nellis Training Detachment, week 1
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...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 03 December, 2023 - Pick up Mission: 'Operation Hormuz 8'
- Replies: 2
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03 December, 2023 - Pick up Mission: 'Operation Hormuz 8'
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...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:10 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 29 October 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 16
- Replies: 2
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29 October 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 16
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...
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:10 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 22 October 2023 - Bug Hunt
- Replies: 1
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22 October 2023 - Bug Hunt
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...
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:26 pm
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 10 September 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 11
- Replies: 1
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10 September 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 11
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...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:29 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 30 July 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve, Week 6
- Replies: 2
- Views: 815
30 July 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve, Week 6
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 ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:28 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 25 June 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 2
- Replies: 2
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- Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:22 am
- Forum: After Action Reports
- Topic: 25 June 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 2
- Replies: 2
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25 June 2023 - Operation Enduring Resolve Week 2
Last night aircraft from VFA-41 conducted nighttime air to ground patrols over Eastern Syria as part of the coalition involved in Operation Enduring Resolve. Eight squadron jets manned up for a 2300 local launch from USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). One aircraft was down in the chocks for communicati...