OPERATIONS
NOAA P-3s
Friday October 22
NOAA-43: Scheduled for an air/sea mission in TS. Richard, scheduled takeoff at 0200UTC (10:00 PM local) from MacDill AFB/Tampa, returning to Tampa.
Saturday October 23
NOAA-43: N43 is tentatively scheduled for an air/sea content mission in T.S.Richard, takeoff at 1400UTC (10:00 AM local) from MacDill AFB/Tampa, returning to Tampa.
G-IV
Friday October 22
NOAA-49: N49 is scheduled for a research mission into T.S. Richard. Takeoff is at 1730 UTC (1:30 PM EDT) from MacDill AFF/Tampa. Recovery is at MacDill AFB/Tampa.
Saturday October 22
NOAA-49: Possible a repeat of the Friday flight.
AFRC DRIFT BUOY DEPLOYMENT: Deployment is scheduled for October 23 with a 1400 UTC Saturday morning takeoff around T.S. Richard.
CONFERENCE CALL
An HRD Conference call is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday October 23 at 7:30 AM.
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