Originally Posted by sourdough44

Back in the day we were doing an ‘exercise’ where we’d come back and land after midnight at Moffett. I remember dragging it in with a Tacan Approach.

After 2 nights the base CO pleaded with us to go elsewhere, ended up at Travis. The Prowler has a few nic-names, but quiet was never close to being included, it was LOUD. The CO said he was inundated with noise complaints from those wee hour arrivals.

I guess ‘the sound of freedom’ only carries one so far.