Watching TV is fine.

Watching ponies is better.

Author note: This was going to be kind of a sequel to SSEE Inc E but I realized it probably wouldn't be allowed because it's arguably in script format. Also, the left and right inserts really did a number on the format of the page.

PGUA 171958Z 23008G15KT 10SM FEW150 28/24 A2971 RMK SLPNO

TAKEOFF 172000Z
ON STATION 172130Z
OFF STATION 180430Z
LAND 180600Z
EQUESTRIA WEST ISR ROUTE

CTF-72 Ops

MadFox436: checking on station

CTF72_BWC: status?

MadFox436: Well, after the other airframe came up sour on preflight, this one seems fine. To make up the time and get on station in the right window, we had burn a little extra fuel, which will cut us short at the end

CTF72_BWC: @613_AOC are you here?

613_AOC: rgr

CTF72_BWC: Can you shift a tanker?

613_AOC: what do you have?

MadFox436: we’re a P-8

613_AOC: what route?

MadFox436: up the west Equestria coast and back to Guam. Need a splash to meet the intended time on station.

613_AOC: how much?

MadFox436: 1sec

613_AOC: you don’t know?

CTF72_BWC: he’s sitting in back with the computer, probably had to go ask the pilots

MadFox436: need 20k lbs gas within next six hours

613_AOC: rgr, working it

INDOPACOM ISR

MadFox436: checking on station

IP_watch: rgr, little late?

MadFox436: backup plane

MadFox436: deploying camera to stream now, how copy?

IP_watch: solid

IP_watch: the new MX-20’s pretty good

MadFox436: sure is. let us know if there’s anything you want us to point it at otherwise we’ll just shoot the priority targets and come home

613_ISR

MadFox436: is that scheduled RJ flying Equestria right now?

613_AOC: affirm

MadFox436: what was their handle again?

613_AOC: @82RSairborne

Direct message with 82RSairborne

MadFox436: hey Air Force, are you taking the north or south part of the route first?

82RSairborne: We’re up north right now. I’ll wave as we go by.

MadFox436: appreciate it. anything going on?

82RSairborne: It’s Equestria. Some FM radio, not many other signals.

MadFox436: okay. let us know if you want a picture of anything and we’ll cross-cue

INDOPACOM ISR

MadFox436: anybody watching our feed? I heard there was a destroyer out here.

IP_watch: let me check

IP_watch: They’re on the east coast. probably don’t have the bandwidth to do it realtime, anyway. The small boys don’t have the satcom a big deck does

MadFox436: the weather’s good enough to barely get the camera on Cloudsdale from here. the requirement wanted all three modes, EO/IR/SAR. EO=good IR=it’s a cloud city SAR=it’s a cloud city

MadFox436: who writes these?

IP_watch: well, we wanted to make sure it was a cloud city. infrared or synthetic aperture radar probably wouldn’t show up, but you never know with ponies

MadFox436: we’re turning south first. Las Pegasus is a lot closer and has a lot more to see

MadFox436: just got a DM from NSA Hawaii. they’re talking about a potential ship of interest. Request deviation from intended route for search

IP_watch: request granted, on not to interfere basis

CTF-72 Ops

MadFox436: we’re going to take the southern part of the route first.

MadFox436: @613_AOC status on gas?

613_AOC: on the way, Exxon10 will meet you. I’ll get back to you on freq

MadFox436: 20k of give? any extra?

613_AOC: 20k guaranteed, maybe extra

Direct message with NSA_Hawaii

NSA_Hawaii: You’re doing the Equestria route?

MadFox436: in the route now

NSA_Hawaii: We have a signal of interest that recently started, a little bit up the coast from Las Pegasus. No accurate fix yet, may be a ship. It’s one of the more powerful radio signals we’ve seen out of Equestria. Seems to be in the civilian radio frequencies.

MadFox436: we’ll work on it if we have time

Direct message with 82RSairborne

MadFox436: NSA Hawaii thinks they found a ship

82RSairborne: Yeah, they talked to us. I think we found the signal. Lots of power. I bet they can reach most of Equestria. We’ll pass the coords in Link 16 and update if we get something better.

MadFox436: what do you think it is?

82RSairborne: Sounds like music.

MadFox436: weird. literal pirate radio?

82RSairborne: lol

CTF-72 Ops

MadFox436: coming down to FL10 to do a ship search

MadFox436: looks like we might have stirred up a reaction

CTF-72 Ops: intercept?

MadFox436: yeah, let’s call it an intercept. As we descended and slowed down, 2x pegasi came out with cameras

MadFox436: never seen them this far out. Equestria doesn’t really realize we’re supposed to keep 12nm away and stay in international airspace. they don’t usually come out to meet us. check the feed

MadFox436: still taking pictures. Not sure why we’re so interesting.

CTF-72 Ops: I think we only just got them trained that an Air Force has planes and a Navy has ships. Some of them even understand that there are planes that go on ships. a P-8, a Navy plane that flies from land, might be stretching it, though

INDOPACOM ISR

MadFox436: intercepted by 2x pegasi

IP_watch: rgr, watching the feed

MadFox436: pilots say they have radar on surface contact

MadFox436: camera’s on it now. white and blue like some kind of coast guard boat?

IP_watch: doesn’t look like it. Also, isn’t this the boat playing music?