Sunday, September 15, 2013

USAF B-2A Conducted an Atlantic Round Robin on 13 Sep


Our friend Topol-M picked up an interesting intercept about an USAF B-2A Atlantic round robin mission on 13 Sep 2013. Thank you for sharing that with the rest of us.

On the 13th, two B2As transited the Atlantic in a round-robin mission, supported by four KC-135Rs, two this side of the European ocean (SPUR57 and SPUR58) and two on the US side (ETHYL 1 and 2). Also involved was E6B 164387 operating from Stuttgart, using an ATC call sign of RAZZ02.

Once things cleared up a bit the following was noted:

11175.0 kHz USB - HFGCS

Call Signs: Audio Kit = E6B 164387 and HAMAL11/12 = B2A

1330z Audio Kit standing by for traffic
1333z Mainsail - SkyKing JE3 T33 Auth NV
1335z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, CF9Q
1342z Audio Kit with EAM - FVFWJL
1404z Audio Kit Standing-by for traffic (repeats)
1405z HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, ERTC
1430z Audio Kit with EAM - FVFWJL
1449z HAMAL12 calls Lajes Control, who replies simulated destroyed
1459z HAMAL11 flight, this is Audio Kit. Stand-by for high precedence traffic
1500z Audio Kit with EAM - FVFWJL
1513z Skymaster this is HAMAL12 with message, 7RRP HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, 7RRP
1520z HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, QDLC HAMAL12, Audio Kit, we did not receive message AZZ4
1521z HAMAL12, Audio KIt. Message AZZ4, has this been transmitted already?
1530z Audio Kit with EAM - FVFWJL
1534z HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, 65I9
1550z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, KBKL
1600z Audio Kit with EAM - FVFWJL
1605z Skymaster this is HAMAL12 with message, 1 gp, 44LF HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, 44LF
1620z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, HMOL
1629z SkyKing UTL T28 Auth WU
1635z Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, KQ5T. Confirm callsign? (stepped on....) Mainsail - SkyKing QBR T35 BC
1637z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit, copy all
1657z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, IL4M
1659z HAMAL11 this is Audio Kit. Have you weak and broken. Were you asking for the message sent at 1530z?
1700z HAMAL11, message was FVFWJL and no longer in queue
1705z HAMAL12 this is Audio Kit in receipt message, 1 gp, 3IMV
2155z Mainsail - SkyKing NQH T55 Auth LS
2159z Mainsail - EAM FVFXXN