Hi Jeroen,
Thanks for the info. I know someone who is going to check Coleman tomorrow morning. I'll let u know if there have been any additions to to logging already above.
OT:
Very interesting to hear that bit of Rota! Never heard they arrived here by ship (although I did hear about the large amount of AMC helo support. Today I discovered indications that Rota might see another deployment of the 101st coming up! Found this on MSF:
By Clark Pierce, Jax Air News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax)
provided a secure staging area Jan. 6-8, for 98 helicopters of the 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault) "Screaming Eagles" as they began a rotation
from
Fort Campbell, Ky., ultimately to Afghanistan.
Capt. Jonathan Carver of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division is officer in charge of the logistics mission.
"Since space is limited at the piers on Blount Island, we stage our
helicopters at the secure infield of NAS Jax. When our people at the Port of
Jacksonville are ready for more, we fly aircraft down there two at a time by
following the St. Johns River. Army personnel at Blount Island then break
the aircraft down so they can roll onto the cargo ship. We hope our unusual
aerial activity doesn't disrupt traffic on the Dames Point Bridge," said
Carver.
The 101st Airborne Division is deploying four airframes: OH-58D Kiowa
Warrior; AH-64D Longbow Apache; CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk. The
aircraft and soldiers should be reunited in Afghanistan within 30 to 50 days.
......
For more news from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, visit
_www.navy.mil/local/nasjax_ (
http://www.navy.mil/local/nasjax/) /
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Credit : US Navy News
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