WTI 1-18

[Ned Harris]

Ross: The "Blue prong missile thing" on the Kfir is a AN/ALQ-188 Electronic Countermeasures pod. Several of the contractor aircraft in WTI were using these pods.

[Ross Dinsdale]

Interesting.  Looks like I have the topic for my first google inquiry of the day.

[Ross Dinsdale]

Night Stallion

[Ross Dinsdale]

Red Light Special

[Ned Harris]

ATAC F-21 Kfir on final. N405AX, 10/10/17.
_31A6233 ATAC F-21 Kfir N405AX by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

Cool overhead shot Ned. What's that blue prong missile thing?

It's an ALQ-188 ECM pod.  Aggressor and adversary units (and companies like ATAC and Draken) use them to simulate threat nation jamming systems to give blue force players another tactical problem to solve or work around in large force events. 

And Ned, I agree with Ross.  Typically not a big fan of belly shots, but this one is fantastic.

[Paul Larson]

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar McDonnell Douglas WT VMFA-232KNYL Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma  "Red Devils", F/A-18C 16 Block 38 Hornet (Lot 15) BuNo164696 (MSN 1132/C304) by Paul_KNYL Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/YumaLarson, on Flickr

WTI Departure At KNYL Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma 2017.10.11

[Paul Larson]

MCAS Camp Pendleton Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron  "Atlas" (HMLAT-303)  Bell AH-1Z Viper BuNo168003 Model 209 C/N? by Paul_Larson, on Flickr



WTI Training KNYL Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma 2017.10.11

[tajmahal250]

One of Yuma's rescue Hueys making an early morning departure.

[/url]FLYING EGG BEATER by Thomas Backus, on Flickr[/img]

[Paul Larson]

WTI Refuel by Paul_Larson, on Flickr


WTI Refueling 2017.10.11

[Paul Larson]

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 164142 C/N 215 by Paul_Larson, on Flickr


On Final McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 2017.10.11

[tajmahal250]

[/url]RED THREE by Thomas Backus, on Flickr[/img]

[Paul Larson]

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California VMFA(AW)-225 Boeing F/A-18D-52-MC Hornet "Vikings" CE-06 Boeing F/A-18D-52-MC Hornet BUNo 165532 C/N 1498/D153 by Paul_Larson, on Flickr

Boeing F/A-18D-52-MC Hornet WTI Departure 2017.10.11

[Paul Larson]

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California "Vikings" MFA(AW)-225 CE-06 Boeing F/A-18D-52-MC Hornet BUNo 165532 C/N 1498/D153 by Paul_Larson, on Flickr


Boeing F/A-18D-52-MC Hornet WTI Departure 2017.10.11

[Paul Larson]

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121  (VMFA-121) "Green Knights" F-35B BoNo168730 C/N BF-32 by Paul_Larson, on Flickr




WTI Departure "Green Knights" F-35B 2017.01.11