F/A-18s from VMFA-122 returned from their MCAS Iwakuni Japan rotation to MCAS Beaufort, SC on Friday. I caught two cells returning as SLIP 5# and SLIP 6#. I heard a weak and garbled callsign ??????? 3# on Beaufort's VHF tower frequency; I assume that it was the supporting tanker. Both SLIP flights checked in with NIKEL Base (VMFA-122) on 253.100 before landing.
Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net