DR Mission in SE Missouri

Eclipse · February 07, 2009, 03:46:47 AM

Paducah FOB was shut down this evening, last aircrew will be out of there in the AM.

Gunner C · February 07, 2009, 11:37:18 AM

Quote from: Eclipse on February 07, 2009, 03:46:47 AM
Paducah FOB was shut down this evening, last aircrew will be out of there in the AM.

Anyone know how many AC & GTs were involved?

Eclipse · March 12, 2009, 02:08:57 AM

Quote from: Gunner C on February 07, 2009, 11:37:18 AM
Quote from: Eclipse on February 07, 2009, 03:46:47 AM
Paducah FOB was shut down this evening, last aircrew will be out of there in the AM.
Anyone know how many AC & GTs were involved?

We had 6 planes on the ramp Thursday morning, and I know that the AOBD in the FOB at Paducah was juggling at least nine at one time during flight ops, including one of ours that was flying an Army repeater all day.

Out of the FOB I was running 3 seperate teams at the peak, two IL and one from KY, but the main ground ops were out of Frankfort where the ICP was. I never got a tally on the numbers from there, but the GBD always sounded busy when I talked to him.

My numbers show at least 36 members from ILWG who actually made it down to KY in one capacity or another totaling at least 150 sorties between air, ground, and base staff.

I'd also like to personally thank and commend the admin staff from KYWG and the mission-base personnel helping them. I received my reimbursement check today. That's got to be one of the fastest mission reimbursements I've ever seen, and when you consider the scale of that operation, a 1-month turn around is impressive, to say the least.