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New F-16 Digital Ghost?

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U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis, 28JAN2021.

F-16C Falcon with digital ghost paint scheme, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, 28JAN2021.

U.S. Air Force photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.

In 2020, Hill AFB, Utah, painted an F-16 in ‘digital ghost’ style.

USAF photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.

USAF photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 01MAY2019.

In May 2019, at Nellis AFB in Nevada, F-16 ‘aggressors’ underwent extensive re-paint to become digital ghost fighters.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 08MAY2019.

Time lapse video of paint stripping:

USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 16MAY2019.

Time lapse video (with overly dramatic music) of the painting process:

USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 23MAY2019.

First flight video (more overly dramatic music included):

 

VEHICLE I-D: ‘NEW’ F-16 VISTA

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Ghost ships washing ashore on secluded Navy base!

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18 February 2019 (15:44 UTC-07 Tango 06) 29 Bahman 1397/12 Jumada t-Tania 1440/14 Bin-Yin 4717

On 14FEB2019 a ghost ship washed ashore, at the end of a U.S. Navy runway on the secluded Naval Air Station North Island (part of Naval Base Coronado), off the southern coast of California.  According to the official report this was not the first time, it’s the sixth mystery boat to come ashore and block the runway since the beginning of the Gregorian year!

While Air Station North Island belongs to the USN (U.S. Navy), it’s airport runway is used by all branches of the U.S. military.  On 01JAN2019, the USAF (U.S. Air Force) deployed V-22 Ospreys, AC-130Ws and MC-130Js for special ops Exercise Emerald Trident:

The USA (U.S. Army) also deployed MH-47 Chinooks for Exercise Emerald Trident. 

On 09FEB2019, USN-Reserve Coastal Riverine units conducted launch and recovery training.  

Is there a connection between the mystery ghost ships and all the military activity around Naval Air Station North Island?

The official report concerning the latest ghost ship says Navy personnel found that the fuel tank in the ship had ruptured.  Other unnamed ‘hazmat’ materials were found.

Since 2014, Naval Base Coronado has removed more than 60 boats, 90 tons of debris and 6-hundred pounds of hazmat at a cost of more than half a million dollars to federal taxpayers.  The USN blames the city of San Diego for the mystery debris, saying the city’s Zuniga Shoal area has become a dumping ground for abandoned ships because the city doesn’t police the area.