Truman SUSTAINEX Exercise Update #2

As I reported on June 3 the USS Harry S Truman, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, and CVW-3 are underway in the Atlantic for a SUSTAINEX prior to their deployment later this year.
http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2013/06/truman-strike-group-underway-for.html

Carrier Strike Group TEN currently maintains the combat readiness of ten Norfolk based ships, seven aviation squadrons, and two command staffs: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Commander Carrier Airwing THREE (CVW 3), VMFA-312 Checkerboards, VFA-32 Swordsmen, VFA-37 Raging Bulls, VFA-105 Gunslingers, VAQ-130 Zappers, VAW-126 Seahawks, HSC-7 Dusty Dogs, USS Normandy (CG 60), USS San Jacinto (CG 56), Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 (COMDESRON 26), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), USS Gravely (DDG 107), USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), USS Elrod (FFG 55), and USS Kauffman (FFG 59).

Our field reporters in the central Florida area - Jack and Mike have passed along the following frequencies/call signs recently monitored from this op. Many thanks to both of them for sharing their intercepts with our readers.

3152.0 kHz USB HF Air Defense Net - Hotel Charlie/Hotel Whiskey

120.950 FACSFAC Jax South
133.950 FACSFAC Jax North
136.875 Opfor Air-to-Air

225.350 Pinecastle Range - Range Impact (Strike Shot Common)
225.725 116ACW/Secure
226.050 Feddie/Secure Button 5?
228.300 Air-to-Air (probably an Oceana based squadron)
228.975 Air Ops
233.675 RAGIN Tac / HAMMER 31-33 / Secure / RAGIN 25-26
233.925 Air Ops
233.975 Air Ops
234.950 Air Ops
236.075 Air Ops
236.875 Air Ops
238.275 HEARTLESS 21-24 / 207
238.975 CWC Air Warfare Commander E-2C w Hotel Whiskey
242.225 CHECK / GYPSY with TORENO; CANYON / RAGIN 35 for FREEDOM TORCH control / OMEGA 2
250.300 Air Ops
251.600 Air Ops
263.500 Air Ops

264.625 Avon Park N Tac Range

267.500 FACSFAC Jax South

273.550 Jacksonville ARTCC

278.250 Strike
279.275 CANYON with TRAVELER / CLOSEOUT / HEAT 24 / GYPSY 71 with GOLF
281.075 GYPSY Tac / GYPSY 71-72
281.725 Air Ops
284.050 Air Ops
284.500 FACSFAC Jax Warning Area A/G Advisory
289.200 Pinecastle Range R-2910 Range Air Control
289.425 CANYON Tac / HAMMER 11-12 air-air
290.850  CHECK Tac?

292.200 Avon Park Range Ops

292.800 Air to Air
293.850 FIGHTING TIGER 711 calling CLOSEOUT / CLOSEOUT / HEAT 43 with WARRIOR / GYPSY fragged for FREEDOM TORCH  /RAGIN 25 with MIKE
300.225 Have Quick Mickey

307.250 Jax Center

310.825 “5 miles”
311.000 MacDill AFB / BOLT AR BOOM
312.150 Jax NAS TDY
318.600 Air Ops (Is this a possible new FACSFAC Jax freq?)

324.650 Secure
333.300 Air to Air
336.100 "established Avon, what is the weather down there?" / AR
336.125 GYPSY  Tac / ZAPPER 05
339.975 Air Ops
343.275 Aerial Refueling Boom
348.125 HOTEL ZULU? / CLOSEOUT / DAUNTLESS 25-26 / HEARTLESS 41
351.800 Jax Intl App/Dep
349.650 Air Ops
354.450 Air Ops
357.000 Air Ops
360.375 REP?
360.525 TANKER COMMON / 405
361.375 Air Ops
364.075 KNIGHT 31 calling MUSTANG / PANTHER 12 with MUSTANG / PANTHER 15, ARROW 11 RTB
367.475 Air Ops
367.525 Air Ops
369.050 RAGIN 41 / SCREAM 21-22
369.350 CANYON Tac
370.975 Positive Identification and Radar Advisory Zone (PIRAZ) Red Crown
378.775 Air Ops
379.775 HOTEL ROMEO – Button 8 / BOLT 09 / OMEGA 1

Callsigns:
Arrow ## Unknown
Bolt ## 6AMW KC-135 tankers
Canyon ## VFA-105 (F/A-18E)
Check ## VMFA-312 (F/A-18)
Closeout 6## VAW-126 (E-2C)
Dauntless ## Unknown
Dusty ## HSC-7 (MH-60S)
Fighting Tiger 711 USN P-3C
Freedom Torch Unid USN Warship
Gypsy ## VFA-32 (F/A-18F)
Hammer ## Unknown
Heat ## Unknown
Heartless ## Unknown
Hotel Charlie Unid CWC Warfare Net (typical seen on HF on 3152 kHz on East Coast)
Hotel Quebec CWC C2 Warfare Commander
Hotel Romeo CWC
Hotel Whiskey CWC Air Warfare Net Commander  (NCS usually on Aegis equipped warships)
Knight ## Unknown
Mustang ## Unknown
Omega ## Omega Air Inc N974VV (AD9470)
Panther ## Unknown
Ragin ## VFA-37 (F/A-18C)
Rawhide VRC-40 (C-2A Det 1)
Red Crown
Scream ## Unknown
Traveler Unknown
Toreno Unknown
Zapper ## VAQ-130 (EA-18G)
Tango E-2C
Unknown HSM-74 (MH-60R)
Warrior Control Unknown

Reports, updates, additions and corrections are always appreciated to the email address in the masthead.