Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Milcom Blog Logs - December 20 - Maryland

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Langley AFB VA (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS- Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW-Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0848- SAM 464 (99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. ETA destination is 1405Z
0850- Terra 97 (C-32 150th Special Operations Squadron NJ-ANG Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/Griffin CP (378.1) w/inbound msg.
0948- Colt 1 flt (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/Harrisburg approach (281.525) w/request fort two approaches at Lancaster PA the onto Bollen Range.
1012- Coast Guard 102 (C-37B, CGAS Wash)-depart CGAs Wash (DCA)
1011- PAT 091 (C-12 # 94-0323)-w/Raymond-16 (1st FW, Langley AFB, VA-251.25)-w/inbound msg.
1026- Devil 11 (2 X F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-w/ZDC Salisbury (257.7) at FL180.
1135- PAT 23 (id as UH-72)-w/Wash helo (134.35)
1138- SPAR 19 (C40C #05-0730 73AS Scott AFB IL)-land at ADW
1314- Salty 05 (unid)-w/ZDC Calvert (281.4) then w/PAX approach (281.8) for landing at PAX.
1317- Navy 7A843 (C-12, AOD PAX)-depart PAX then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1321- Venus 96 (C-32 # 09-0016, 1st AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1330- Blackjack 069 (unid rotary wing, HSX-1 PAX)-w/HSX-1 Ops (236.3) w/inbound msg.
1335- Team 91 & 92 (KC-10As #79-0433 & #84-0192 305th AMW Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/ Brickyard (WRI CP 319.4) w/inbound msg & write-ups. Earlier Team 91 & 92 were
part of eight KC-10s in a Large-Formation Training Exercise down in the Flodia area (thanks to Al Stern).
1342- Guard 929 (OH-58A+ Kiowa #21929 Co. 'A' / 1-224th Avn; (S&S), Maryland Ar.NG; Weide AAF)-w/Weide Ops (126.2)
1343- Guard 24405 (id as UH-60, MD ArNG Weide AAF)-patterns at Weide AAF.
1346- Team 25 & 28 (KC-10As 305th AMW Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/ Brickyard (WRI CP 319.4) w/inbound msg & write-ups.
1348- Reach 971 ( C-17A #04-4128 305AMW | 6AS KWRI)-land at ADW.
1349- Reach 9023 (C5A # 69-0023 WVA ANG | 167AW | 167AS Martinsburg WVA) w/PTC (125.65).
1350- Venus 31 (C-40 # 01-0041 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1354- Convoy 3722 (US Navy C-130T)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). At 1414 w/Brickyard (319.4)
1412- Reach 9512 (id as heavy)-land at ADW.
1425- Cobra flt (F-22s, 71st/94th FS LFI)-ACM training in W386 (249.8, 254.2 & 262.025)
1539- Army 052 (UC-35 # 00-1052, OSACOM ADW)-land at ADW.
1608- Reach 421 (C-17A #90-0534 437AW Charleston AFB SC)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1619- Nighthawk 12 (unid, HMX-1 MCAF Quantico VA)-w/Wash Gelo (134.35) for area transit clearance.
1703- PAT 05 (helo)-w/Wash Helo (134.35)-area transit and landing at DAA.
1709- Crab 18 (C-27J # 07-27018 135th AS MD ANG MTN)-w/PAX approach (127.95) for some pattern work.
1717- Blackjack 1 & 2 (HH-65Cs, CGAS Wash)-on discrete (157.05) in intercept training.

2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

09025.0 170043 (C-5B # 87-0043 9th AS 436 AW Dover AFB. DE): 1345 USB/ALE sounding.
09025.0 160022 (C-5 # 86-0022 22nd AS Kelly AFB TX): 1430 USB/ALE sounding.
11226.0 100445 (C-5A #70-0445 433 AW – AFRC Lackland AFB, TX): 1545 USB/ALE sounding.
13215.0 PLA (HFGCS, Lajes PO): 1700 USB/ALE calling 221099 (C-17 #02-1099, 437AW, Charleston AFB SC).
18003.0 440189 (KC-10 # 84-0189 660 AMW Travis AFB, CA): 1934 USB/ALE sounding.

Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045
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