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Lightning II strikes at night

2012-01-23T07:01:00.002-05:00

The first night flight of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Program was completed Jan. 18, 2012, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The mission consisted of a series of straight-in approaches in twilight and darkness. The pilot also performed an evaluation of the F-35's cockpit lighting. The testing will clear the way for night refueling and formation testing later this year. (Lockheed Martin photo)

Milcom Blog Logs USS Enterprise COMPTUEX Comms

2012-01-23T06:14:00.005-05:00

Our reporter down in Central Florida, Mike C, has been monitoring comms from the USS Enterprise CSG as they conduct their final COMPTUEX before they set sail for their final deployment later this year. Here is what Mike is reporting:

HF Comms (kHz/USB)
5723.0 ECHO WHISKEY MIKE, UNIFORM
8974.0 ECHO CHARLIE / ECHO WHISKEY ECHO BRAVO, DELTA, ECHO, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, OSCAR

VHF/UHF Comms
120.950 SEALORD North
133.950 SEALORD South
136.925 Mentioned on 320.500
225.350 Pinecastle Target
227.175 ECHO WHISKEY (Probably the CSG CWC Air Warfare Net-LVH)
229.775 DUSTY 11 with CRUSADER / VULTURE / SCREWTOP
229.975 SILENT WARRIOR
231.600 Unid air-air
232.300 E-2 air-air (either SCREWTOP or STEELJAW)
234.500 VFC-12 AMBUSH TAC (using callsign COBRA)
234.775 Red air?
236.075 Unid air-air
238.900 Avon Park Crystal AR
239.125 NICKEL Tac
239.975 SCREWTOP / STEELJAW Tac
246.800 HAWK Tac
264.625 Avon Park N Tac / IRON CROSS
266.625 HAWK Tac
267.500 SEALORD South
268.525 Air-air (ee/yl pilot; have heard one with both RIPPER and NICKEL)
273.850 NICKEL 71, TBOLT 72 air-air
276.600 Avon Park Range
277.125 HAMMER 2# air-air
277.800 Fleet Common
281.150 Secure
283.500 ECHO QUEBEC (CWC Command and Control Warfare (C2W) Net-LVH)
284.300 "loud/clear"
284.500 SEALORD North
288.775 CCA?
289.200 Pinecastle Range Ops
290.575 Unid air-air
292.200 Avon Park Range Ops
292.225 STRIKE
298.475 ECHO ZULU / FREDDIE (CWC Sea Combat Commander (SCC) Net-LVH)
299.500 VFC-12 AMBUSH Tac
303.450 RIPPER Tac
307.650 HAWK Tac? / 305-102 / 200, 210 air-air
307.750 Encrypted Comms
311.500 BRISTOL (OPFOR Discrete)
312.150 Jax NAS STEEL JAW Base
314.375 Button 13
318.325 DEPARTURE
320.500 Jax NAS Bristol / IVAN CONTROL (OPFOR Discrete)
328.425 MARSHAL
333.300 air-air
340.125 FAD # AIC / SCREWTOP / STEELJAW
342.075 ECHO PAPA / ECHO WHISKEY / UNIFORM (CWC Strike/Air Warfare Commanders-LVH)
343.325 NICKEL Tac?
349.450 ECHO PAPA (CWC Strike Warfare Commander Net-LVH)
357.025 TRON 51
363.325 HAWK Tac
363.650 REP
371.050 RED CROWN
371.125 TBolt Tac
374.000 TANKER KING
376.900 Jax NAS W-157 AR boom
377.425 looking for Hawkeye Rep
379.825 Secure
384.100 Unid air-air (DRAGON has used this in the past)

AMBUSH F/A-18 VFC-12
ARROW unid OPFOR
COBRA F/A-18? Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
DEFIANT GRAY USS Vicksburg CG 69
DETERMINED WARRIOR USS Cole DDG 67
DUSTY 11 F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
ECHO BRAVO - Strike Group Commander
ECHO CHARLIE - Air Defense Commander Alternate
ECHO PAPA - Strike Warfare Commander
ECHO QUEBEC - Command and Control Warfare Commander
ECHO WHISKEY - Air Defense Commander
ECHO ZULU - Sea Combat Commander
HAMMER F/A18 Tactical strike callsign
HAWK F/A-18E VFA-136
IRON CROSS JTAC
JUNKER 13A CSAR downed aircrew
KNUCKLE F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
LION F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
NICKEL F/A-18F VFA-211
LIMA ALPHA P-3C VP-5
N102VS Lear 25B CALSPAN Corp.
OMEGA 10 DC-10 tanker Omega Air Inc
OMEGA 71 KC-707 tanker Omega Air Inc
PANTHER
VIPER F/A-18 Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
RIPPER F/A-18E VFA-11
ROOK EA-6B VAQ-137
SNAKE F/A-18 Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
SHARK 2# F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
SCREWTOP 60# E-2C VAW-123
STEELJAW 0# E-2C/D? (former VAW-122 callsign)
SWEEP F/A-18 Tactical Strike callsign
TBOLT F/A-18C VMFA-251
TRIDENT P-3C VP-26
TRON Tactical Strike callsign (EA-6B)
UNIFORM E-2C
VADER Lear, Flight International
VEST Tactical Strike callsign
VULTURE E-8C backend
VULTURE F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
ZAGS KC-135R/T 92nd ARW

VP-30 to Welcome First Production P-8A in March

2012-01-23T06:07:00.004-05:00

Photo by Clark Pierce via a to the Jax Air News website.

The P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft – shown here on a 2011 visit to NAS Jax – is a modified Boeing 737-800ERX that brings together a highly reliable airframe and turbofan jet engines with a fully connected open architecture mission system. This combination, coupled with next-generation sensors, will dramatically improve anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities. This year, VP-16 will be the Navy's first operational squadron to train and transition to the P-8A Poseidon.

Read more at Jacksonville.com

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-23T05:58:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-22 13:37:32 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A6D6D9 N54PA N54PA 2012-01-22 13:06:47 Lear 36 United States PHOENINXAIR 2516 40000
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-22 16:24:56 B707-368C United states OMEGA
ADFCDE 94-0127 --- 2012-01-22 15:58:52 T-1A United States USAF | 71FTW | 32FTS [KEND]
ADFE17 1711 --- 2012-01-22 17:03:01 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Clearwater [KPIE] 7363 9800
ADFE62 91-1231 REACH612 2012-01-22 18:09:35 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 23000
ADFE7D 92-3284 VIKNG84 2012-01-22 14:49:34 C-130H United States AFRC | 934AW | 96AS [KMSP] 6237 19000
AE012E (73-1683)/97-01 --- 2012-01-22 16:35:09 C-9C United States AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] 0000 28175
AE0160 57-1479 DECEE96 2012-01-22 15:18:32 KC-135R United States AFRC | 459ARW | 756ARS [KADW]
AE02E7 84-0204 COBB04 2012-01-22 18:56:34 C-130H United States AFRC | 94AW | 700AS [KMGE]
AE0379 63-7992 SLUFF31 2012-01-22 19:48:58 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] 6645 28500
AE0453 162160 --- 2012-01-22 19:55:00 C-2A United States USN | VRC-40 [KNGU] 2171 17900
AE04DA 165832 CNV4922 2012-01-22 22:26:42 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE051A 86-0017 --- 2012-01-22 15:53:04 C-5B United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE0522 68-0222 --- 2012-01-22 15:37:14 C-5A United States WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] 3662 23000
AE05A3 61-0309 UPSET55 2012-01-22 16:07:03 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
AE05E6 88-4404 BREWR71 2012-01-22 19:10:29 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB] 3660 22000
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-01-22 19:24:22 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay
AE06E9 163844 00000000 2012-01-22 14:08:33 UC-12M United States Norfolk
AE0800 98-0054 RCH899 2012-01-22 22:31:53 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE087E 01-0028 SPAR28 2012-01-22 23:20:34 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE10C6 159364 --- 2012-01-22 17:50:00 CT-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10C8 160053 --- 2012-01-22 17:38:15 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE1191 03-0016 PAT819 2012-01-22 20:04:54 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 2101 39000
AE1211 03-0726 PAT809 2012-01-22 20:19:02 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN 7724 35000
AE1291 89-0281 RCH 1008 2012-01-22 19:53:01 MC-130H United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT] 0000 0
AE1295 84-0476 RCH1011 2012-01-22 21:03:25 MC-130h United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]
AE12B8 88-0193 RCH1010 2012-01-22 20:05:42 MC-130h United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]
AE13B2 04-3732 --- 2012-01-22 16:54:10 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]
AE173B 06-3840 --- 2012-01-22 16:00:47 T-6A United States USAF
AE1E6C 166014 --- 2012-01-22 19:23:58 T-6B United States --- 0000 4900
AE1E7C 166030 --- 2012-01-22 21:15:46 T-6B United States ---
AE1EB8 166051 --- 2012-01-22 21:19:18 T-6B United States USN | taw-5 | VT-6
AE223F 2308 --- 2012-01-22 15:55:50 HC-144A United States USCG | 3731 10750
AE2EEE 166113 --- 2012-01-22 21:15:30 T-6B United States ---
AE2EF7 166122 --- 2012-01-22 17:04:00 T-6B United States ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 21 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-22T07:46:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 417PS 2012-01-21 14:15:47 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A1299C N174SC N174SC 2012-01-21 07:29:30 AS 350 B3 United States SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
A5F1FC 05-0482 50482 2012-01-21 19:43:25 U-28A United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]
A80B7F 52-3023 --- 2012-01-21 15:32:28 ------ United States USAF
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-21 16:08:31 B707-368C United states OMEGA 0000 9975
A9FBD4 N742VA --- 2012-01-21 19:00:33 B734-448 United States Vision Airlines
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-21 21:54:13 DC-10 United states OMEGA
ADFE17 1711 --- 2012-01-21 20:46:49 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Clearwater [KPIE]
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-01-21 19:15:26 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 4677 11800
ADFE3E 2135 --- 2012-01-21 15:14:23 HU-25C+ United States USCG/CGASCorpusChristi 3006 2650
ADFE62 91-1231 --- 2012-01-21 21:19:14 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFE7D 92-3284 VIKNG84 2012-01-21 16:46:51 C-130H United States AFRC | 934AW | 96AS [KMSP] 0000 21000
ADFEBD 96-0107 PAT283 2012-01-21 21:43:07 UC-35a1 United States USARC | 2-228 AVN 7405 39000
ADFEE3 159114 CNV9542 2012-01-21 14:08:15 C-9B United States USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE0160 57-1479 DC96 2012-01-21 15:34:48 KC-135R United States AFRC | 459ARW | 756ARS [KADW]
AE02C7 89-9103 --- 2012-01-21 17:58:28 C-130H United States AFRC | 910AW | 757AS [KYNG]
AE0383 58-0079 --- 2012-01-21 17:15:38 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
AE0383 58-0079 SOONR82 2012-01-21 16:45:39 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
AE04F6 58-0069/84-0167 ZAGS81 2012-01-21 17:37:46 KC-135T/C-12 United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE05AC 63-8029 HARLY88 2012-01-21 15:37:04 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
AE0614 86-1394 --- 2012-01-21 17:06:55 C-130H United States MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ]
AE148E 94-0284 --- 2012-01-21 15:50:42 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1ECA 166069 --- 2012-01-21 17:47:19 T-6B United States USNavy 0000 11800
AE1ED3 166078 --- 2012-01-21 17:50:21 T-6B United States --- 0000 10925
AE1ED8 166083 --- 2012-01-21 18:32:59 T-6B United States --- 1673 9100
AE2EDD 166096 --- 2012-01-21 18:19:45 T-6B United States --- 0000 6375
AE2EF0 166115 --- 2012-01-21 22:45:20 T-6B United States --- 0000 26000
AE2EF6 166121 --- 2012-01-21 18:32:47 T-6B United States --- 0000 0

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 20 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-21T07:37:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-20 20:52:32 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-20 17:59:15 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A5F1FC 05-0482 50482 2012-01-20 18:20:52 U-28A United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-20 15:53:52 B707-368C United states OMEGA
A9FBD4 N742VA --- 2012-01-20 19:06:42 B734-448 United States Vision Airlines
AAED5E N803DS N803DS 2012-01-20 13:45:21 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
AD79DD N968 --- 2012-01-20 13:24:07 Mig-17 United States RICHARD THOM KISSIMMEE Fl. 0000 10800
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-20 17:55:05 DC-10 United states OMEGA
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-01-20 14:35:05 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC]
ADFEE1 87-0161 ??? PAT835 2012-01-20 16:55:00 C-12U United States USARMY
ADFF0C 60-0335 PIRAT16 2012-01-20 15:40:47 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
ADFF0C 60-0335 --- 2012-01-20 18:31:29 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 25500
ADFF0D 62-3559 BOLT15 2012-01-20 15:40:15 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE01AA 84-0071 BATTL 11 2012-01-20 19:17:55 C-21A United States MI ANG | 110FW | 172AS [KBTL] 2312 17650
AE02E7 84-0204 COBB04 2012-01-20 20:15:20 C-130H United States AFRC | 94AW | 700AS [KMGE] 3534 21900
AE036E 98-0008 XWPF5PEV 2012-01-20 20:36:44 UC-35A United States US Army
AE0383 58-0079 SOONR82 2012-01-20 18:30:58 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
AE0428 62-3511 SLUFF92 2012-01-20 14:40:59 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE04AA 99-0101 --- 2012-01-20 19:23:04 UC-35a1 United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-01-20 15:42:58 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE04D7 165829 --- 2012-01-20 14:41:26 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE0614 86-1394 PROPS61 2012-01-20 16:10:06 C-130H United States MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ]
AE066A 62-3549 PIRAT14 2012-01-20 15:32:37 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE06E9 163844 --- 2012-01-20 18:17:28 UC-12M United States Norfolk 3435 5100
AE07A3 58-0118 ZAGS81 2012-01-20 21:00:36 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE07BD 62-356t8 PIRAT6 2012-01-20 18:19:12 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE087E 01-0028 SPAR28 2012-01-20 16:58:09 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] 0000 12800
AE10C7 159365 --- 2012-01-20 20:25:16 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10C8 160053 --- 2012-01-20 17:30:02 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA] 0000 20700
AE1159 165999 --- 2012-01-20 20:03:04 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
AE1192 166474 --- 2012-01-20 14:42:43 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 1314 35000
AE1211 03-0726 PAT809 2012-01-20 21:02:10 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
AE1237 03-3126 RCH397T 2012-01-20 12:32:25 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE1524 167108 RAIDR39 2012-01-20 17:55:04 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-352 [KNKX]
AE1E6C 166014 --- 2012-01-20 20:56:56 T-6B United States --- 0000 3200
AE1E77 166025 @@@@@@@@ 2012-01-20 21:01:30 T-6B United States USN | TAW-5 | VT-3 2652 23050
AE1E7C 166030 --- 2012-01-20 20:07:35 T-6B United States --- 0000 18100
AE1EB8 166051 --- 2012-01-20 20:04:47 T-6B United States USN | taw-5 | VT-6
AE1EBD 166056 --- 2012-01-20 17:38:20 T-6B United States USNavy
AE266F 6521 --- 2012-01-20 19:04:37 MH-65D United States USCG |
AE2EEE 166113 --- 2012-01-20 20:01:55 T-6B United States --- 0000 17125
AE2EF7 166122 @@@@@@@@ 2012-01-20 18:38:37 T-6B United States ---
C2AF6D 130335 --- 2012-01-20 15:17:10 CC-130E Canada CFC | 8WG [CYTR]
E94045 ------ --- 2012-01-20 21:02:04 --- Bolivia --- 2005 32000

Enterprise's 'Eyes and Ears' Prepare for Deployment

2012-01-21T07:19:00.000-05:00

Operations Specialist 1st Class Derrick L. Johnston from Meadville, Pa., (left) tracks interceptions of aircraft and reports them to the Tactical Actions Officer (TAO), Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. Yager from Troy, N.Y., (right) in the Combat Direction Center (CDC). CDC is the nerve center of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65). This is where information is collected, processed, displayed, evaluated, and disseminated from sources outside and inside the ship. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Rob Gaston. (RELEASED)

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gregory White, USS Enterprise Public Affairs

USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) -- The Combat Direction Center (CDC) aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) participated in a variety of training exercises as part of the carrier's composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 16.

The CDC is responsible for tracking and identifying all surface, air and sub-surface contacts and communicating the acquired information throughout the ship and the strike group.

Computer systems and radars fill the spaces of CDC, and Sailors from many rates work together to gather, process, display and disseminate information.

"From intelligence to navigation, everything runs through CDC," said Chief Operations Specialist James Allen Cowling, the leading chief petty officer of the Operations Intelligence division. "We have things in there that we have to send all the way up to the Pentagon so they can make strategic, big-picture decisions, not only for our forces, but for all forces, based on the information received."

One of the many systems CDC utilizes is the Tactical Data Link system. The "Link" allows all information gathered across the strike group to be shared and updated.

Another important and advanced system that CDC uses is the Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M), simply referred to as "geeks."

"GCCS-M is a system that can see the location of ships all over the world and gather input and intelligence," said Operations Specialist 3rd Class Alcides J. Fuentes, a GCCS-M operator in CDC.

"Our 'geeks' personnel can see input from other ships around the world, so that helps us track contacts and put our game plan together," said Operations Specialist 1st Class Reginald L. Washington, the leading petty officer of the Operations Intelligence Division.

CDC is important to operations and the work center trains constantly. The training consists of performing numerous surface and air contact drills.

"To train for surface contacts, we often run drills that involve numerous ships coming into the vital area of our strike group," said Washington "We track them with our weapons ready as a precaution, and we have to identify them. If a contact becomes hostile, we take further measures."

"We take control of our vital area," said Operations Specialist 3rd Class Danielle L. Robinson, a "geeks" system operator in CDC. "We can't let unknown contacts sit there. We use surface trackers and automatic identifying systems to identify and label contacts in a timely fashion."

Washington said when training for air contacts, CDC sometimes holds a "detect to engage" exercise, which simulates an actual engagement where an aircraft or missile breaches the ship's security range. CDC then tracks the contact, readies weapons and prepares to launch aircraft or its own defensive weapons.

"When this happens we need to know if it (the aircraft) is a hostile, a neutral, or a friendly before a decision is made to intercept and escort it out of our area," said Washington. "If it has already launched a weapon at us we have countermeasures to take care of that weapon, and we have countermeasures to defeat the aircraft itself."

The tactical action officer stands watch in the CDC and is the only person aboard, except for the commanding officer, with weapons release authority.

"He has defensive weapons release authority," said Washington. "He can make the decision to defend the ship by any means if we are fired upon, so if he needs to fire a weapon to defend the ship we will do that."

CDC has thus far completed all of their training exercises successfully and will continue training throughout COMPTUEX.

Civil Air Patrol will practice for emergencies

2012-01-21T06:32:00.000-05:00

The Civil Air Patrol has scheduled an exercise across Texas to brush up on skills used in emergency operations like Hurricane Ike. Details of the January 28-29 exercise were announced Friday, with plans for many of the state's more than 3,400 volunteer members to take part.

Read the entire Houston Chronicle published 10:36 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2012 at
http://www.chron.com/default/article/Civil-Air-Patrol-will-practice-for-emergencies-2658721.php

Thanks to Bill, the Fedcom List and the HoustonScan group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HoustonScan for the heads-up on this monitoring event.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 20 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-21T05:54:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-20

A0033C -------- N10K BE30 OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY --- 2012-01-20 15:02:25.706
A19FC6 -------- N2032 H25B U S MARSHALS SERVICE --- 2012-01-20 08:26:50.462
A62778 GTI603 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-20 21:14:40.689
A79B0D -------- N59 LJ60 FAA --- 2012-01-20 10:00:18.283
A79B0D FLC59 N59 LJ60 FAA --- 2012-01-20 10:00:18.283
ACEE92 -------- N932RD MD82 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2012-01-20 15:29:36.502
ADFCDE -------- 94-0127 BE40 USAF | 71FTW | 32FTS [KEND] --- 2012-01-20 18:07:32.843
ADFD0C -------- 95-0064 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-20 15:25:01.811
ADFE63 DERBY 03 91-1232 C30 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-20 13:03:39.055
ADFE68 DERBY 81 91-1237 C30 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-20 13:18:20.103
ADFE7D VIKNG84 92-3284 C30 AFRC | 934AW | 96AS [KMSP] --- 2012-01-20 17:24:56.238
ADFEB3 ALBUM84 73-1676 B742 USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF] --- 2012-01-20 15:54:48.487
ADFEC9 GABLESEN 84-0182 BE20 ARMY --- 2012-01-20 12:30:57.606
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-20 13:50:05.638
ADFEE3 CNV9542 159114 DC93 USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ] --- 2012-01-20 18:07:32.849
ADFEEA LOBO 172 160046 DC93 USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-20 12:10:05.694
ADFEFF -------- 86-0089 BE20 IL ARNG | OSACOM DET-36 [KDEC] --- 2012-01-20 12:55:30.456
ADFF0C -------- 60-0335 K35T USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] --- 2012-01-20 11:06:59.206
ADFF0D -------- 62-3559 K35R USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] --- 2012-01-20 11:06:14.507
AE0197 -------- 84-0137 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-20 07:42:24.018
AE01AA -------- 84-0071 LJ35 MI ANG | 110FW | 172AS [KBTL] --- 2012-01-20 12:11:35.404
AE01BD SPAR610 84-0131 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-20 14:20:52.054
AE023D -------- 58-0121 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-20 13:25:46.780
AE0362 SLUFF31 59-1453 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-20 12:34:06.342
AE0382 CODY01 58-0051 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-20 16:56:55.237
AE0392 -------- 63-8880 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-20 14:50:50.809
AE03F5 -------- 84-0167 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-20 17:20:28.719
AE03FD -------- 78-23132 BE20 USN | TPS [KNHK] --- 2012-01-20 14:50:38.692
AE040B RAIDR23 165739 C30J USMC | VMGR-352 [KNKX] --- 2012-01-20 15:12:10.193
AE0412 GOTO FMS 163920 E6 USN | VQ-3 [KTIK] --- 2012-01-20 15:52:44.797
AE051A -------- 86-0017 C5 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-01-20 09:39:30.908
AE0583 -------- 87-0038 C5 AFRC | 439AW | 337AS [KCEF] --- 2012-01-20 14:39:28.859
AE0815 COHO15 00-0179 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-01-20 12:26:52.688
AE08E1 OCEAN79 01-1461 C30J CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] --- 2012-01-20 10:36:50.486
AE08FD -------- 84-24380 BE20 USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] --- 2012-01-20 13:58:51.843
AE093A -------- 00-1051 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2012-01-20 17:07:17.140
AE0C8A -------- ------ H60 USArmy --- 2012-01-20 15:02:34.507
AE1143 -------- 165977 TEX2 USN | TW-6 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-20 14:58:08.763
AE1146 -------- 165980 TEX2 USN | TW-6 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-20 16:22:30.810
AE1147 -------- 165981 TEX2 USN | TW-6 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-20 17:04:39.241
AE1155 -------- 165995 TEX2 USN | TW-6 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-20 16:56:42.886
AE1156 -------- 165996 TEX2 USN | TW-6 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-20 16:14:22.316
AE1196 RCH030 03-3113 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-20 14:59:11.228
AE1256 RAIDR18 166512 C30J USMC | VMGR-352 [KNKX] --- 2012-01-20 15:25:56.064
AE144B E55141 05-5141 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-20 20:01:44.007
AE1471 RCH7179 07-7179 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-20 09:57:06.227
AE148F PEACH04 94-0285 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-20 09:07:11.233
AE2F9D -------- 168071 ------ USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-20 17:20:06.378
C2AFC7 CFC3699 177702 C17 CFC | 429SQN [CYTR] --- 2012-01-20 19:36:38.475

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 19 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-20T09:41:00.002-05:00

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 19 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-20T09:02:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 417PS 2012-01-19 13:25:41 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A0D98B N154FC --- 2012-01-19 13:58:39 Cessna 182T United States DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
A1299C N174SC N174SC 2012-01-19 20:07:14 AS 350 B3 United States SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 5271 300
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-19 19:04:17 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A385CA N326ND --- 2012-01-19 22:46:52 PA-44-180 United States --- 0754 5300
A69529 N523MC --- 2012-01-19 19:33:02 Boeing 747-2D7B United States AtlasAir 6230 38100
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-19 18:24:57 B707-368C United states OMEGA
A9FBD4 N742VA --- 2012-01-19 19:03:35 B734-448 United States Vision Airlines
AA4A23 N762NA NAO1559 2012-01-19 23:24:59 BOEING 767-319ER United States North American Airlines 6515 14225
AAED5E N803DS N803DS 2012-01-19 20:16:19 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
AD79DD N968 --- 2012-01-19 16:55:20 Mig-17 United States RICHARD THOM KISSIMMEE Fl.
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-19 23:20:52 DC-10 United states OMEGA
ADFDE2 85-0049 VENUS7 2012-01-19 19:42:24 C-20C United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW]
ADFDF8 82-8000 AF1 2012-01-19 16:18:17 VC-25A United States USAF | 89AW | PAS [KADW]
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-01-19 07:28:12 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 4753 18400
ADFE63 91-1232 DERBY 03 2012-01-19 17:33:25 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 10800
ADFE69 91-1238 DERBY 22 2012-01-19 20:33:16 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFEB7 98-0001 S44 2012-01-19 16:21:34 C-32A United States USAF | 89AW | 1AS [KADW]
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2012-01-19 12:37:59 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG] 2640 22250
ADFF0C 60-0335 PIRAT42 2012-01-19 16:48:17 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
ADFF0C 60-0335 PIRAT41 2012-01-19 16:48:17 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE012E (73-1683)/97-01 --- 2012-01-19 15:09:37 C-9C United States AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV]
AE036E 98-0008 --- 2012-01-19 21:46:08 UC-35A United States US Army 5602 38000
AE03EB 165314 --- 2012-01-19 15:17:50 C-130T United States USNR | VR-62 [KNIP]
AE05AC 63-8029 HARLY88 2012-01-19 21:42:01 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
AE05D9 85-0039 --- 2012-01-19 14:53:47 C-130H United States AFRC | 908AW | 357AS [KMXF]
AE07A3 58-0118 ZAGS82 2012-01-19 18:59:09 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT06 2012-01-19 18:55:26 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE0823 57-1438 RCH111 2012-01-19 14:25:24 KC-135R United States AFRC | 452AMW | 336ARS [KRIV]
AE087E 01-0028 SPAR28 2012-01-19 14:36:13 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] 0000 39000
AE093A 00-1051 PAT397 2012-01-19 22:20:57 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 5740 38925
AE10BE 01-0195 RCH282 2012-01-19 20:46:13 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-01-19 21:01:42 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE1192 166474 --- 2012-01-19 22:07:41 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE123A 04-4128 RCH379T 2012-01-19 21:49:01 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-01-19 17:40:23 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman
AE14C5 161068 --- 2012-01-19 14:14:39 T-44C United States USN | TW-4 | VT-31 [KNGP]
AE4A60 166696 --- 2012-01-19 18:25:36 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]

USS Porter Completes Live-Fire Exercise

2012-01-20T07:22:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse L. Gonzalez, Enterprise Strike Group Public Affairs

USS PORTER, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) successfully completed a live-fire exercise of its entire array of gun weapon systems while underway conducting its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Jan. 17.

Porter fired 47 blank load and powder rounds plus three illumination rounds from the MK-45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun at a moving target that was approximately four nautical miles away, said Ensign Lauren M. Chatmas, the ship's ordnance officer.

Porter also successfully fired 55 rounds from the MK-38 25mm machine gun, 300 rounds from the M2 .50 caliber machine guns, 600 rounds from the M240 machine guns and 200 rounds from the MK-15 20mm close-in weapons system (CIWS), said Chatmas.

"Each station is manned by a number of qualified individuals," said Chatmas. "For the M240 machine guns, .50 caliber machine guns and the MK-38 25mm machine gun, there is at least two Sailors per station."

According to Chatmas, most Sailors assigned to the gun mounts are gunner's mates and fire controlmen, but there are also some other qualified rates, such as sonar technician (surface). The MK-45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun typically requires four gunner's mates to man the gun control computers and other equipment, as well as a crew of Sailors in the projectile magazine to reload the weapon if necessary, said Chatmas.

"There is also a fire controlman stationed in combat at the Mk-46 Optical Sight System to visually lock on a target," said Chatmas. "We currently have six crew-served weapons mounts that have weapons on them, and more mounts that will be armed and manned while on deployment."

Live-fire training events are important to improve crew proficiency at countering smaller sized, asymmetric threats. The maneuverability of the NAVAIR remote-controlled targets and having the ship moving at 15 knots presents a more realistic and challenging training opportunity, said Cmdr. Martin F. Arriola, Porter's commanding officer.

"For the Sailors, the immediate feedback of seeing rounds impact maneuvering targets is immeasurably important and builds tremendous confidence," said Arriola.

Arriola said the importance of well-trained Sailors is critical to the successful completion of any mission. The ability to repeatedly and successfully execute tasking when the call comes is probably the most valuable outcome of any training.

"I am proud to serve with the men and women that make up "Team Porter" because they are professionals of the highest caliber who have proven time and time again that they are ready for any challenge," said Arriola.

Abraham Lincoln Arrives in U.S. 5th Fleet

2012-01-20T07:13:00.002-05:00

The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) join for a turnover of responsibility in the Arabian Sea. Both ships are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby K. Neal/Released)

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Welch, Carrier Strike Group 9 Public Affairs

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea (NNS) -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived for a routine deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Jan. 19.

Abraham Lincoln conducted work-ups for months to train, man and equip the CSG prior to it deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR, to support maritime security operations, counter-piracy operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and conduct air missions over Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.

"Our strike group has trained countless hours to ensure our Sailors are ready to conduct vital operations," said Rear Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander, CSG 9. "We're looking forward to working closely with our coalition and regional partners to keep the sea lanes safe and secure for the free flow of maritime commerce that is so important for the continued prosperity of nations in this region and around the world."

Abraham Lincoln CSG is comprised of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, which includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Sterett (DDG 104).

"From our air wing to the destroyer squadron and other surface combatant ships, we have a fantastic team," said Capt. John D. Alexander, Lincoln's commanding officer. "We provide a flexible, adaptable and persistent force that will support the regional commander by providing the greatest assets the Navy has to offer."

The arrival of Lincoln brings the number of aircraft carriers to two within the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR. Carl Vinson arrived in theater, Jan. 9. A second aircraft carrier in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) ensures the U.S. military has the naval and air capabilities to support operational requirements while adequately meeting other security commitments in the region. The aircraft carriers will simultaneously conduct operations in different areas of the AOR, to adequately provide support operations requirements and other security commitments in the region.

Abraham Lincoln departed its homeport of Everett, Wash., Dec. 7, for a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AORs. The ship departed Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 10, following a four-day port visit prior to transiting to U.S. 5th Fleet. Following deployment, Lincoln will change homeports from Everett, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., for a periodic refueling complex overhaul.

Stennis Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet Area of Operations

2012-01-20T07:12:00.000-05:00

USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea (NNS) -- John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations(AOO) Jan. 19 after nearly three months supporting Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and New Dawn (OND), as well as maritime security operations and anti-piracy efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOO.

While operating in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula, JCSSG played a pivotal role in the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq and provided aviation support to coalition ground troops in Afghanistan.

After conducting weeks of command and control support operations to coalition forces in OND, an E-2C Hawkeye from the "Golden Hawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) flew the last Navy aviation mission over Iraq Dec. 18.

"Flying the last Navy air mission in Iraq was a historic achievement for all of us," said Capt. Dale Horan, commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 embarked aboard Stennis, the flag ship of the strike group.

"Everyone in this strike group played a part in making that happen and it's a part of history we will always share," Horan said.

In January, after transitioning from OND to supporting operations in Afghanistan, JCSSG forces thwarted an attempted pirate attack on a Bahamian-flagged cargo vessel, then freed a group of Iranian mariners held captive by the same crew of suspected pirates.

"This was a well-executed display of the mutli-mission capability of the carrier strike group and a testament to the professionalism of our Sailors," said Stennis' Command Master Chief Stanley Jewett.

In the 7th Fleet AOO, the strike group plans to conduct several readiness exercises with partner countries in the region as well as visits to Singapore and the Philippines before preparing to head back to the United States.

"The manner in which we've conducted ourselves and executed our mission is indicative of the character of our Sailors and the spirit of our country," said JCSSG commander, Rear Adm. Craig Faller. "While we have much to accomplish before returning home, and I'm confident that we will finish our deployment with the same level of professionalism and personal conduct we've displayed throughout."

The JCSSG consists of Stennis, the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), aircraft from CVW 9, and guided missile destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) from Destroyer Squadron 21.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 19 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-20T05:52:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-19
Military Hex Codes only

710391 HZ101 HZ-101 B738 SAUDIARABIANAIRFORCE --- 2012-01-19 12:36:53.274
A19333 N200ND N200ND BE20 NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION --- 2012-01-19 20:38:30.026
A19FC6 -------- N2032 H25B U S MARSHALS SERVICE --- 2012-01-19 09:19:15.666
A62778 GTI602 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-19 21:33:28.269
A69529 -------- N523MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-19 12:29:07.612
ADFCF4 -------- 95-0040 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-19 15:50:38.887
ADFD73 -------- 91-0503 SW4 WI ARNG? | OSACOM DET-52 [KMSN] --- 2012-01-19 12:27:53.382
ADFE63 DERBY 03 91-1232 C30 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-19 10:20:22.475
ADFE69 DERBY 22 91-1238 C30 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-19 16:22:44.798
ADFE70 TETON 33 92-1533 C30 WY ANG | 153AW | 187AS [KCYS] --- 2012-01-19 11:55:35.716
ADFE8D -------- 95-0088 BE20 USARMY --- 2012-01-19 14:17:22.683
ADFECB PATSW00 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-01-19 13:52:02.987
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-19 19:10:56.979
ADFEE1 PAT615 87-0161 ??? BE20 USARMY --- 2012-01-19 09:43:17.894
ADFEEB LOBO 02 160047 DC93 USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-19 14:34:47.097
AE010F ALLIED 1 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-19 17:50:23.904
AE010F BOXER643 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-19 14:39:23.940
AE0179 -------- 84-0140/84-0134 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-19 15:33:55.884
AE018D BRICK88 84-0099 LJ35 USAF | AFFSA [KOKC] --- 2012-01-19 12:57:07.487
AE0190 -------- 84-0123 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-19 15:36:07.249
AE0194 SMOKY88 84-0134 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-19 21:08:43.862
AE0197 -------- 84-0137 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-19 16:24:26.388
AE01BD SPAR610 84-0131 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-19 15:51:32.030
AE01DD BLUE71 79-1712 DC10 USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- 2012-01-19 09:34:29.938
AE0233 HOH HBC2 87-0121 DC10 USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- 2012-01-19 10:05:10.449
AE02EC ROPER 63 85-1363 C30 TX ANG | 136AW | 181AS [KFWH] --- 2012-01-19 11:42:17.112
AE031A REACH651 74-2063 C30 USAF | 317AG [KDYS] --- 2012-01-19 21:34:54.963
AE035A TAZZ71 57-2593 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-19 10:18:36.332
AE0371 SLUFF42 59-1483 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-19 10:54:59.638
AE0379 -------- 63-7992 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-19 11:02:22.395
AE04AC -------- 99-0103 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2012-01-19 12:09:14.352
AE04ED DIXI51 63-8035 K35R AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] --- 2012-01-19 12:23:40.363
AE04F6 GABLESEN 58-0069/84-0167 K35T/BE20 USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] --- 2012-01-19 10:36:34.716
AE052F -------- 69-0009 C5 WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] --- 2012-01-19 19:40:34.919
AE053A -------- 69-0020 C5 AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF] --- 2012-01-19 16:27:12.847
AE0554 -------- 70-0463 C5 WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] --- 2012-01-19 13:13:37.456
AE059C TURBO81 60-0350 K35R USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] --- 2012-01-19 21:14:03.586
AE05AC HARLY88 63-8029 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2012-01-19 14:58:54.452
AE07B0 DIXIE52 61-0284 K35R AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] --- 2012-01-19 13:22:05.681
AE087E SPAR28 01-0028 GLF5 USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 2012-01-19 09:45:21.187
AE093A -------- 00-1051 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2012-01-19 13:27:40.277
AE10C1 -------- 01 GLF5 USCG | CGAS Washington [KDCA] --- 2012-01-19 11:00:50.768
AE115D MANGO55 01-0015 B737 USAF | 15WG | 65AS [PHIK] --- 2012-01-19 12:53:53.810
AE1211 -------- 03-0726 C560 USARC | 2-228 AVN --- 2012-01-19 10:04:13.558
AE1233 RCH049 03-3122 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-19 17:06:06.916
AE143A -------- 166715 C560 USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-19 10:21:57.397
AE145F RCH6161 06-6161 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-19 21:44:59.853
AE148D PEACH3 93-1097/96-0042 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-19 09:47:26.225
AE1490 KOL HB33 95-0122 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-19 09:18:30.148
AE1530 RCH117 06-4632 C30J USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-19 16:19:30.283
AE29CF FIXER55 08-6202 C30J --- --- 2012-01-19 14:39:53.849
AE2F9E RAIDR13 168072 ------ USMC | VMGR-352 [KNKX] --- 2012-01-19 16:20:33.915

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 18 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-19T09:30:00.000-05:00

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 18 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-19T08:30:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

A207C9 N23ST --- 2012-01-18 21:03:59 200 United States STATE OF WASHINGTON
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-18 21:55:01 206H United States US DOJ | DEA 5255 850
A3E8C4 N351CP --- 2012-01-18 19:22:39 Cessna 182T United States ---
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-18 19:07:12 B707-368C United states OMEGA
A97B00 N71PG N71PG 2012-01-18 12:51:46 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC]
A9F7DB N741SK --- 2012-01-18 20:15:06 P-3B United States US DHS | CBP [KVQQ] 0000 16800
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-18 20:32:41 DC-10 United states OMEGA 2671 22025
ADFEB3 73-1676 ALBUM84 2012-01-18 19:06:28 E-4B United States USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF] 2735 29025
ADFECB 84-0485 PATSW00 2012-01-18 18:51:49 C-12T-3 United States KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT]
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2012-01-18 12:41:41 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG]
ADFEDA 86-0084 PAT105 2012-01-18 22:23:12 C-12U United States VA ARNG | OSACOM DET-26 [KRIC]
AE0154 63-8045 BOLT31 2012-01-18 19:23:50 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 1031 14400
AE037E 63-8887 BOLT32 2012-01-18 16:31:00 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 0000 30500
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-01-18 15:12:11 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE04D7 165829 CNV4867 2012-01-18 18:45:28 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] 3306 20000
AE04F6 58-0069/84-0167 ZAGS81 2012-01-18 21:37:23 KC-135T/C-12 United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE05B2 64-14838 PIRAT34 2012-01-18 23:03:27 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE066A 62-3549 PIRAT35 2012-01-18 23:03:42 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT06 2012-01-18 13:33:35 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE123A 04-4128 RCH379T 2012-01-18 16:49:16 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] 0000 2000
AE14F5 65-0970 JADED 4 2012-01-18 22:57:47 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF]
AE1536 06-8159 --- 2012-01-18 17:46:22 WC-130J-30 United States AFRC | 403AW | 815AS [KBIX]
AE1536 06-8159 HOBBY41 2012-01-18 17:35:37 WC-130J-30 United States AFRC | 403AW | 815AS [KBIX]
C02047 C-FMFX --- 2012-01-18 19:27:24 C90A Canada CFC | 3CFFTS - Allied Wings [CYPG] 1403 23000

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 18 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-19T07:28:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-18
Military Hex Codes only

A0C160 -------- N148KY B06 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY --- 2012-01-18 11:58:22.163
A18D50 -------- N2 C56X FAA --- 2012-01-18 15:40:08.145
A19146 -------- N20SM C560 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI --- 2012-01-18 16:37:58.000
A2AC28 WOA8511 N271WA MD11 WorldAirways --- 2012-01-18 14:06:19.460
A4AC05 -------- N40TV B06 --- --- 2012-01-18 14:52:22.514
A62778 GTI606 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-18 18:46:10.666
A6D592 -------- N54 LJ60 FAA Flight Inspection --- 2012-01-18 11:08:33.363
A7C77E -------- N600CN OK CHICKASAW NATION --- 2012-01-18 16:44:37.626
AD9A00 -------- N976AS MD83 US Marshal JPATS --- 2012-01-18 10:15:01.985
ADFC69 -------- 90-0407 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-18 11:07:38.070
ADFD0A -------- 95-0062 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-18 16:28:56.192
ADFD79 -------- 91-0509 SW4 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-18 08:14:22.942
ADFE49 -------- 94-0317 BE20 USARMY --- 2012-01-18 09:33:40.122
ADFE4D R40321 94-0321 BE20 USARC | 6-52 AVN (TA) --- 2012-01-18 17:14:06.481
ADFE63 DERBY 03 91-1232 C30 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-18 18:50:33.053
ADFECB PATSW00 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-01-18 08:58:37.207
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-18 17:18:22.193
ADFEF2 VVJS281 161530 DC93 USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ] --- 2012-01-18 12:58:00.183
ADFF00 -------- 96-0112 B190 USARMY | CARA AVN SECTION [KAPG] --- 2012-01-18 11:53:32.487
ADFF76 -------- 65-10474 T38 50thFTS --- 2012-01-18 12:51:16.526
ADFF9A -------- 68-8207 T38 50thFTS --- 2012-01-18 12:57:56.953
AE010F BOXER654 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-18 12:56:03.071
AE0171 BATTL10 84-0079 LJ35 USAF | 110WG | 172AS [KBTL] --- 2012-01-18 12:04:33.224
AE041D -------- 57-1486 K35R AZ ANG | 161ARW | 197ARS [KPHX] --- 2012-01-18 12:06:01.685
AE0471 SODA82 57-1451 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-18 09:08:19.167
AE04CB TOPCAT4 61-0318 K35R NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI] --- 2012-01-18 19:36:51.500
AE065F JEEP31 60-0346 K35R MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] --- 2012-01-18 11:58:30.054
AE07E7 -------- 95-0104 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-18 18:24:54.914
AE10D5 -------- 165519 SBR1 USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA] --- 2012-01-18 15:55:04.411
AE1170 RCH2098 02-1098 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-18 16:15:20.667
AE1191 -------- 03-0016 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2012-01-18 09:14:44.839
AE119B RCH3118 03-3118 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-18 17:41:25.414
AE1236 RCH391T 03-3125 C17 USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] --- 2012-01-18 10:10:20.826
AE12B5 ANION 92 65-0994 C30 USAF | 58SOW | 550SOS [KIKR] --- 2012-01-18 15:57:12.663
AE1445 GLEAN16 05-3145 C30J USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-18 10:27:49.838
AE145A RCH346 06-6156 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-18 18:56:54.326
AE1490 PEACH99 95-0122 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-18 10:15:30.710
AE189C SPAR13 05-0932 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-18 11:53:18.649
AE4AF1 RCH499 08-3176 C30J USAF | 317AW [KDYS] --- 2012-01-18 14:19:46.221

Carl Vinson Conducts Second OEF Mission in 12 Months

2012-01-19T07:06:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lori D. Bent, USS Carl Vinson Public Affairs

USS CARL VINSON, At Sea (NNS) -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 Sailors began conducting air missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Jan. 14.

To mark the beginning of their current U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) operations, Carl Vinson and CVW-17 safely launched 58 scheduled combat sorties.

"We are doing our first sets of mission for troops on the ground," said Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class (AW) Kyle Pierce, Operations Department's, communications division air operations supervisor and departure controller. "We have to be on the top of our game to be there for the people who need us."

Carl Vinson and CVW-17 spent months performing work ups to train, man and equip the CSG prior to it deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR.

"Our main objective is safe departure and recovery of aircraft so they can successfully carry out their mission," said Cmdr. Brian Flick, Air Operations officer. "We are proud to be able to support OEF.
During Vinson's previous deployment to the AOR in 2011, the crew spent 95 days engaged in maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts, and flew 1,656 combat sorties in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Carl Vinson and Carrier Strike Group 1 arrived on station in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 9, to relieve Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Carl Vinson is deployed with guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97).

CVW-17 is comprised of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, VFA-25, VFA-81, VFA-113; Electronic Attack Squadron 134, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15.

Burning rubber helps land U-2 safely

2012-01-19T06:59:00.000-05:00

by Airman 1st Class Michael Battles, 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AFNS) -- Going 100 mph down the flightline might be normal for an F-16 Fighting Falcon, but for the drivers of the U-2 chase car it's also a daily event on the ground.

As an instrument of safety, pilots use the U-2 chase car to monitor take offs and landings of the aircraft in an attempt to warn the pilot of any possible complications or dangers.

"The car is really important as a margin of safety," said Maj. Alex Scott, a 5th Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 pilot. "Actually, in the past they tried using other aircraft as chasers, but they couldn't fly slowly enough, so as a result they started using high-performance muscle cars."

Due to its large wing span, the U-2 is notorious for being one of the most difficult aircraft to land, he said.

During a routine flight, U-2 pilots fly eight hour missions on average.

"While it may seem frivolous to be tearing up and down the runway in a sports car, the (vehicle) is the U-2 pilot's primary source of mutual support and ensures the safe operation of a national asset," said Maj. Carl Maymi, a 5th RS U-2 pilot.

As the aircraft lifts off or lands, pilots in the chase car radio the pilot about wing angles and ground distance.

"We can land the aircraft without it, but if you can take every precaution possible you're going to do it," Scott said.

Along with flight training, U-2 pilots are also required to take a secondary course that teaches them how to properly maintain high-performance cars at top speeds.

"Flooring it and pushing the car to its max speed as fast as you can to catch up to the U-2 is something not many people can say they've done," Scott said.

The chase car can reach speeds of more than 100 mph, but the speed ranges depending on the needs of the outgoing or incoming aircraft.

"The best thing about being a U-2 pilot and chase car driver here in Korea is the relevant information that we get to gather on a day-to-day basis for (United States Forces Korea) and for joint coalition partners," Scott said.

If the thrill of flying at heights of 70,000 feet isn't enough for these pilots, they may also have a career as a race car driver someday.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 17 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-18T09:19:00.000-05:00

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 17 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-18T07:37:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

0AC0EB ------ --- 2012-01-18 01:23:02 --- Colombia ---
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-17 22:21:19 206H United States US DOJ | DEA 0000 625
A62778 N496MC GTI621 2012-01-17 20:10:07 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir --- 38000
A6D1CB N5389U --- 2012-01-17 18:56:11 U206G United States ---
A7A899 N593AN 00000000 2012-01-17 13:01:02 MD-83 United States --- 1413 31000
A7EF54 N610G --- 2012-01-17 15:49:50 Boeing 757-22L United States L-3 Capital (COMCO) 1304 28250
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-17 20:52:29 B707-368C United states OMEGA
AAE5F0 N801DS N801DS 2012-01-17 19:52:27 Bell 407 United States Volusia County 0000 400
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-18 03:28:39 DC-10 United states OMEGA 1066 20600
ADFD07 95-0059 --- 2012-01-17 15:20:47 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-01-17 19:09:09 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 3223 10700
ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2012-01-17 13:00:28 C-12R United States USARC | 6-52 AVN (TA) --- 20000
ADFE69 91-1238 --- 2012-01-17 21:40:49 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2012-01-17 19:56:48 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG] 4247 1275
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2012-01-17 16:57:15 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] 6645 38025
AE012E (73-1683)/97-01 EGMK8C97 2012-01-17 18:25:23 C-9C United States AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] 3723 40000
AE0488 62-3577 --- 2012-01-17 15:41:34 KC-135 United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB]
AE04F6 58-0069/84-0167 ZAGS81 2012-01-17 21:17:18 KC-135T/C-12 United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE05D9 85-0039 --- 2012-01-17 21:19:53 C-130H United States AFRC | 908AW | 357AS [KMXF] 1674 8800
AE05D9 85-0039 SHARK04 2012-01-17 21:19:53 C-130H United States AFRC | 908AW | 357AS [KMXF] 1674 8800
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-01-17 17:39:20 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 3126 16675
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT06 2012-01-17 18:54:10 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 5764 13300
AE08FD 84-24380 FC0123 2012-01-17 17:12:47 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] 4250 22975
AE08FD 84-24380 --- 2012-01-17 17:35:04 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] 4250 22975
AE093A 00-1051 PAT397 2012-01-17 18:27:24 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 6657 40925
AE10D9 165523 --- 2012-01-17 20:22:05 T-39N United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE1192 166474 LOBO509 2012-01-17 15:11:18 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-01-17 17:50:53 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman
AE212C 05-27072 --- 2012-01-17 21:16:00 UH-60L United States USARMY 5734 2800
AE29FC 168205 --- 2012-01-17 19:01:31 UC-12W United States ---

USS James E. Williams Participates in COMPTUEX

2012-01-18T07:09:00.000-05:00

USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS, At Sea (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E Williams (DDG 95) is participating in a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 16 to certify the ship for its upcoming fourth deployment.

The goal of the exercise is to integrate and assess the staff and individual units within the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, and to grant the strike group major operations certification upon completion.

"COMPTUEX is the last major battle group exercise that the James E. Williams will have before we deploy with the Enterprise Strike Group this spring," said Cmdr. Christopher M. Senenko, the commanding officer of James E. Williams.

"It's a last opportunity for the battle group to integrate, demonstrate all the mission sets we possibly may encounter on deployment, and get certification from the operational chain-of-command," said Senenko.

"The James E. Williams is underway with other forces, with live aircraft, live surface ships, and live submarines, flexing their combat systems in a real world type environment," said Cmdr. Luke L. Reinhold, the assistant maritime operations officer at Strike Force Training Command Atlantic.

COMPTUEX incorporates a myriad of missions to include air defense, maritime interdiction, and anti-submarine warfare.

"Just about every evolution in every warfare area is evaluated in some facet," said Reinhold. "The main objective is integrated training with the entire Strike Group and all the different staff and warfare commanders."

The COMPTUEX scenario involves a friendly ally at war in a highly volatile area prone to terrorism. Training vessels and personnel play the roles of hostile forces within each exercise.

These exercises not only help assess the operational readiness of each unit within the strike group, but also establish an element of situational realism that represents potential real threats the James E. Williams may encounter while deployed.

The exercises offer Sailors valuable experience operating the many different areas of the destroyer's assets; including weapons, navigation, and radar systems.

"For a lot of [Sailors] this is the first time they'll actually get to see their systems work against real assets and operate within an actual strike group scenario," said Reinhold.

"It's a great opportunity for the crew to practice their skills," said Senenko. "They're professionals, and this is why they joined the Navy."

Bataan Displays Osprey Capabilities

2012-01-18T07:08:00.000-05:00

USS BATAAN, At sea (NNS) -- Multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hosted French aviators and engineers interested in the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey Jan. 14.

A small group of French aviators and aircraft specialists flew out to USS Bataan while the ship was transiting the Strait of Bonifacio in order to inspect the Ospreys of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263), and to see how they are operated and maintained onboard an amphibious ship.

"The French came to see what the Osprey can do, and how much space it takes up on the ship," said Lt. Philip Gift, assistant air officer. "They're interested in the relationship with the ship, and if there would be any changes if Ospreys landed on a French ship."

The United States is currently the only country flying the Osprey, but the French military has expressed some interest in its use as well. The visit to Bataan is a step in the process of deciding if combined operations would allow Ospreys to operate from French amphibious ships in the future. The French amphibious navy currently relies predominantly on helicopters for its embarked aviation assets. Although American CH-53 Sea Stallions have landed aboard French Mistral-class ships in 2007, the Osprey's higher speeds and ranges, coupled with its load carrying and personnel delivery capability, would add another dimension to inter-fleet operations.

"The Osprey has added a great deal of additional flexibility and capability to amphibious operations, and we are very glad to show our French guests its operating requirements and characteristics are," said Capt. Erik M. Ross, commanding officer, Bataan. "The Sailors and Marines on the flight deck are always pleased to have an opportunity to display what they can do."

The visit included a tour of the flight deck and hangar bay for the French guests, and then they flew off the ship as she continued on her way home from a ten-and-a-half month deployment which began three months earlier than expected on March 23rd.

Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

End of an Era - Almost!

2012-01-18T05:51:00.004-05:00

Over the last few years, I have documented the wholesale changes to DoDs bandplan in the 225-400 MHz milair band. One of the casualties of the bandplan changes has been the 344.600 MHz nationwide Metro (weather) frequency. This frequency is going away and a recent NOTAM change last month documented the Cape Canaveral AFS Metro move from 344.600 MHz to 225.050 MHz. So what is left on 344.600 MHz. Here is the list of the last few Metro stations on this one that "will" be moving in the near future to another Metro frequency near you!

McClellan Airfield CA KMCC
MacDill AFB FL KMCF
MCAS Kaneohe Bay HI PHNG
Grissom ARB IN KGUS
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility MD KADW
Whiteman AFB MO KSZL
MCALF Bogue Field NC KNJM
Pope AFB NC KPOB
Wright Patterson AFB OH KFFO

If you hear or know if any of these change, drop me some email at the address in the masthead and we will post that up here on the Milcom blog.

Next WGS Satcom Launch Schedule for Friday UTC

2012-01-17T08:50:00.005-05:00

On January 20 between 0038 and 0211 UTC, a Delta 4 rocket will liftoff from the Cape with the next Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) satellite.

This WGS mission is the fourth installment of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. The WGS satellites are an important element of a new highcapacity satellite communications system providing enhanced communications capabilities to our troops in the field for the next decade and beyond. WGS enables more robust and flexible execution of Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4lSR), as well as battle management and combat support information functions. WGS-4 augments the existing service available through the UHF Follow-on, WGS-1, WGS-2 and WGS-3 satellites by providing enhanced information broadcast capabilities.

WGS-4 SATELLITE | Overview

The WGS-4 satellite is an approximately 13,200-lb communications satellite. WGS supports communications links in the 500 MHz range of the X-band and 1 GHz range of the Ka-band spectra. WGS can filter and route up to 4.875 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth. WGS-4, the first Block II satellite, includes a high-bandwidth RF bypass capability in addition to the previous capabilities provided by the Block I satellites. Depending on the mix of ground terminals, data rates, and modulation schemes employed, a WGS satellite can support data transmission rates between 2.4 and 3.6 Gbps. WGS has 19 independent coverage areas that can be positioned throughout its field of view. This includes eight steerable/shapeable X-band beams formed by separate transmit/receive phased arrays; 10 Ka-band beams served by independently steerable diplexed antennas (three with selectable RF polarization); and transmit/receive X-band Earth-coverage beams. WGS can tailor coverage areas and connect X-band and Ka-band users anywhere within its field of view. Four Army Wideband Satellite Operations Centers (WSOC) provide command and control of WGS. Each Global SATCOM Configuration and Control Element (GSCCE) has the capability to
control up to three satellites at a time, using X-band or Ka-band telemetry and command links. Spacecraft platform control is accomplished by the 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, using WGS mission-unique software and databases. Support technologies for WGS include the xenon-ion propulsion system (XlPS), which is 10 times more efficient than conventional bipropellant systems, highly efficient triple-junction gallium
arsenide solar cells, and deployable radiators with flexible heat pipes. Four 25-cm XlPS thrusters remove orbit eccentricity during transfer orbit operations. The thrusters also used to perform orbit maintenance and any required station-change maneuvers during the mission’s life. The triple-junction gallium arsenide solar cells provide on-orbit electrical power for the spacecraft. The deployable radiators’ flexible heat pipes provide increased radiator area, resulting in a
cooler, more stable thermal environment for the spacecraft.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 14-16 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-17T07:41:00.001-05:00

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 16 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-17T07:11:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

11111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-16 20:30:41 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A62778 N496MC GTI620 2012-01-16 23:58:58 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir 1656 34000
A6DCE9 N541PA --- 2012-01-16 21:11:45 LJ-35 United States PhoenixAirGroup
ABE578 N866DM --- 2012-01-16 16:39:58 T206H United States ---
AD9470 N974VV --- 2012-01-16 22:43:25 DC-10 United states OMEGA
AE009B 67-14935 --- 2012-01-16 17:40:34 T-38C United States 90thFTS
AE024D 62-3506 PACK92 2012-01-16 20:07:40 KC-135R United States NH ANG | 157ARW | 133ARS [KPSM]
AE0362 59-1453 SLUFF31 2012-01-16 19:27:02 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE036E 98-0008 XWPF5PEV 2012-01-16 19:27:49 UC-35A United States US Army 1357 37000
AE04D7 165829 CNV4867 2012-01-16 22:12:57 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE066F 62-3580 CODI01 2012-01-16 22:07:10 KC-135R United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB]
AE1468 07-7170 RCH396T 2012-01-16 16:04:16 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE20B5 85-1607 --- 2012-01-16 17:10:02 C-31A United States US Army | Golden Knights [KPOB]
AE20B6 85-1608 GKA608 2012-01-16 16:17:14 C-31A United States US Army | Golden Knights [KPOB] 2427 13500
E47EF6 N637TW RYN7494 2012-01-16 18:13:38 Boeing 767-33AER United States Ryan Intl Airlines --- -200

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 14-15 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-15T07:02:00.001-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

00C0C2 163562 --- 2012-01-14 15:54:54 UC-12F United States ---
111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-14 19:43:47 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A505AC N4222A N4222A 2012-01-14 15:54:20 B190 United States Tenax Air LLC
A8699A N641GT --- 2012-01-14 19:31:23 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR 0000 35000
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-14 19:49:42 B707-368C United states OMEGA
AAED5E N803DS N803DS 2012-01-14 15:57:54 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
ADFD07 95-0059 --- 2012-01-14 15:35:48 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS 1322 15575
ADFE62 91-1231 REACH612 2012-01-14 16:25:27 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 19000
AE058C 58-0009 UPSET55 2012-01-14 16:08:58 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] 0000 34000
AE05E7 88-4405 PACKR21 2012-01-14 13:11:59 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
AE066F 62-3580 CODY01 2012-01-16 01:53:46 KC-135R United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB]
AE06E9 163844 --- 2012-01-14 20:01:59 UC-12M United States Norfolk 2447 22000
AE10BE 01-0195 RCH282 2012-01-16 04:05:51 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
E47EF6 N637TW RYN7301 2012-01-14 15:43:50 Boeing 767-33AER United States Ryan Intl Airlines 1527 30650
E94045 ------ --- 2012-01-14 15:09:41 --- Bolivia --- 0000 34000

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 13 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-14T07:22:00.000-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
A8699A N641GT --- 2012-01-13 23:59:43 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR 0000 37000
AE4AFA ------ --- 2012-01-13 21:57:22 ------ United States ---
AE1196 03-3113 --- 2012-01-13 20:57:24 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 20:34:26 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG] 0000 26975
AE4AF9 ------ --- 2012-01-13 19:52:47 ------ United States ---
A7A899 N593AN 00000000 2012-01-13 19:45:48 MD-83 United States ---
AE4AF9 ------ --- 2012-01-13 19:42:29 ------ United States ---
AE1ECC 166071 --- 2012-01-13 19:41:50 T-6B United States USNavy 0000 16875
ADFDEC 94-6707 ANVIL71 2012-01-13 19:39:50 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFE69 91-1238 DERBY 22 2012-01-13 17:31:13 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFEEC 160048 CNV9841 2012-01-13 17:31:05 C-9B United States USNR | VR-52 [KWRI]
AE058C 58-0009 UPSET88 2012-01-13 17:12:26 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] 5634 37000
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-13 17:10:54 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 17:02:49 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 16:51:58 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 16:40:48 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 16:29:51 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
A979B3 N71 --- 2012-01-13 16:28:29 King Air 300 United States ---
ADFDEC 94-6707 ANVIL71 2012-01-13 16:16:48 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFDEC 94-6707 ANVIL71 2012-01-13 16:06:18 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
AE049C 59-1517 SODA81 2012-01-13 16:02:04 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE11DE 76-1607 SNTRY40H 2012-01-13 15:30:48 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE11DE 76-1607 SNTRY40H 2012-01-13 15:19:39 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
ADFEEA 160046 LOBO 172 2012-01-13 01:29:23 C-9B United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 0000 31000

Sort by ICAO24 code
A7A899 N593AN 00000000 2012-01-13 19:45:48 MD-83 United States ---
A8699A N641GT --- 2012-01-13 23:59:43 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR 0000 37000
A979B3 N71 --- 2012-01-13 16:28:29 King Air 300 United States ---
ADFDEC 94-6707 ANVIL71 2012-01-13 16:06:18 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-13 17:10:54 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFE69 91-1238 DERBY 22 2012-01-13 17:31:13 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFEEA 160046 LOBO 172 2012-01-13 01:29:23 C-9B United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 0000 31000
ADFEEC 160048 CNV9841 2012-01-13 17:31:05 C-9B United States USNR | VR-52 [KWRI]
AE049C 59-1517 SODA81 2012-01-13 16:02:04 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE058C 58-0009 UPSET88 2012-01-13 17:12:26 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] 5634 37000
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-13 16:29:51 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE1196 03-3113 --- 2012-01-13 20:57:24 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE11DE 76-1607 SNTRY40H 2012-01-13 15:19:39 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE1ECC 166071 --- 2012-01-13 19:41:50 T-6B United States USNavy 0000 16875
AE4AF9 ------ --- 2012-01-13 19:42:29 ------ United States ---
AE4AFA ------ --- 2012-01-13 21:57:22 ------ United States ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 13 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-14T06:49:00.001-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

00C0C2 163562 --- 2012-01-13 18:45:09 UC-12F United States ---
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-13 20:02:46 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A95650 N700U --- 2012-01-13 17:39:09 King Air B300 United States --- 7344 27000
AAED5E N803DS N803DS 2012-01-13 21:53:38 Bell 407 United States Volusia County 0201 2000
AD739D N966NA --- 2012-01-13 18:09:32 T-38N United States NASA 0000 10650
ADFD74 91-0507 --- 2012-01-13 18:21:21 RC-26B United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFD88 94-0261 --- 2012-01-13 14:19:05 RC-26B United States ---
ADFE1C 1716 --- 2012-01-13 14:47:33 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-13 16:05:21 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
AE009B 67-14935 --- 2012-01-13 20:58:25 T-38C United States 90thFTS
AE02C8 89-9104 VADER04 2012-01-13 16:32:50 C-130H United States AFRC | 910AW | 757AS [KYNG] 0000 16700
AE03EB 165314 NOMAD14 2012-01-13 18:48:32 C-130T United States USNR | VR-62 [KNIP] 4237 10825
AE1494 97-0100 --- 2012-01-13 15:32:09 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE04D7 165829 JV829 2012-01-13 18:13:39 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT06 2012-01-13 17:26:08 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE0528 69-0002 --- 2012-01-13 15:12:22 C-5A United States AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF]
AE058C 58-0009 UPSET88 2012-01-13 17:58:55 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
AE05E5 88-4403 --- 2012-01-13 20:33:02 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
AE05E7 88-4405 PACKR21 2012-01-13 20:51:20 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
AE06E9 163844 00000000 2012-01-13 18:45:46 UC-12M United States Norfolk 5712 27000
AE12B1 66-0215 TRIM11 2012-01-13 21:38:52 MC-130P United States USAFE | 352SOG | 7SOS [EGUN]
AE1443 05-8157 --- 2012-01-13 19:03:41 C-130J-30 United States AFRC | 403AW | 815AS [KBIX]
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-13 17:06:48 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE147A 166693 --- 2012-01-13 14:07:03 C-40A United States USNR | VR-57 [KNZY]
AE1494 97-0100 --- 2012-01-13 19:14:29 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 35000
AE14F5 65-0970 JADED 4 2012-01-13 19:19:15 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF]
AE1E82 166036 --- 2012-01-13 22:27:48 T-6B United States ---
AE1EB6 166049 --- 2012-01-13 22:25:15 T-6B United States USN | TAW-5 | VT-3
AE2F99 168067 RAIDR31 2012-01-13 15:14:45 KC-130J United States ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 13 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-14T06:21:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

SBS-1 Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-13
Military Hex Codes only

4B8207 -------- 60-0326 K35R 101FILO --- 2012-01-13 10:36:16.527
A00001 -------- N1 GLF4 FAA HQ [KDCA] --- 2012-01-13 09:41:57.849
A19FE9 -------- N2033 H25B U S MARSHALS SERVICE --- 2012-01-13 15:37:11.630
A5D4AA -------- N475LC GLF4 L-3 Info Systems --- 2012-01-13 13:43:48.032
A8699A -------- N641GT B763 ATLAS AIR --- 2012-01-13 17:46:30.365
A979B3 -------- N71 BE30 --- --- 2012-01-13 08:09:18.124
ADFCDA -------- 94-0123 BE40 USAF --- 2012-01-13 19:55:06.270
ADFD13 -------- 95-0071 BE40 USAF | 71FTW | 32FTS [KEND] --- 2012-01-13 18:34:24.109
ADFDEC ANVIL71 94-6707 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-13 13:43:23.601
ADFE68 DERBY 81 91-1237 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-13 11:26:27.633
ADFE69 DERBY 22 91-1238 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-13 10:57:19.109
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-13 19:23:45.723
ADFEE5 RS804 159116 DC93 USNR | VR-61 [KNUW] --- 2012-01-13 16:17:05.070
AE016A -------- 86-0206 GLF3 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-13 10:21:29.932
AE016F PACER21 84-0077 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-13 14:34:23.303
AE0174 JOSA633 84-0119 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-13 12:03:23.332
AE018E -------- 84-0100 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-13 08:31:28.718
AE0363 SLUFF41 60-0341 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-13 11:27:17.504
AE0383 RCH0079 58-0079 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-13 14:21:01.884
AE03F2 -------- 78-23128 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-13 17:12:12.226
AE0471 SODA82 57-1451 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-13 12:14:07.784
AE04BA TURBO92 58-0055 K35R USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] --- 2012-01-13 09:22:18.333
AE04D9 CNV4844 165831 B737 USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] --- 2012-01-13 16:22:39.524
AE051B -------- 68-0214 C5 AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF] --- 2012-01-13 17:08:29.376
AE0523 -------- 68-0223 C5 AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF] --- 2012-01-13 18:07:49.227
AE058C UPSET88 58-0009 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2012-01-13 10:45:36.255
AE05AC UPSET96 63-8029 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2012-01-13 14:18:02.163
AE066F CODY01 62-3580 K35R AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] --- 2012-01-13 15:42:48.897
AE0698 -------- 165153 GLF4 usmc | maw-4 --- 2012-01-13 15:23:35.591
AE07F3 RCH7041 97-0041 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-13 07:49:35.945
AE08F8 -------- 84-24375 BE20 USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG] --- 2012-01-13 14:29:41.185
AE1196 RCH3113 03-3113 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-13 14:52:22.542
AE11DC SHUCK80H 76-1605 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2012-01-13 18:43:44.588
AE11DE SNTRY40H 76-1607 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2012-01-13 10:48:59.657
AE1448 E44138 04-4138 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-13 19:05:04.490
AE144B RCH5141 05-5141 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-13 19:09:28.546
AE1463 RCH6165 06-6165 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-01-13 06:27:59.652
AE171D -------- 166520 H60 --- --- 2012-01-13 16:44:12.538
AE17EF SPAR17 05-0730 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-13 12:58:10.503
AE29FD CNV4632 166694 B737 USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] --- 2012-01-13 10:19:23.619
AE2FA4 RCH8192 08-8192 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-01-13 12:56:25.701

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 12 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-13T08:48:00.002-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/time
A14A59 N182Z --- 2012-01-12 22:52:05 200 United States US Forest Service
AE07F9 97-0047 RCH7047 2012-01-12 21:20:55 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 29000
AE0800 98-0054 RCH8054 2012-01-12 20:40:29 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 35000
A96F78 N707KH --- 2012-01-12 20:28:42 PC-12/47 United States USAF | 27SOW | 318SOS [KCVS] 0000 27000
AE2239 ------ --- 2012-01-12 20:01:51 MC-130J ??? United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]
AE2239 ------ --- 2012-01-12 19:51:16 MC-130J ??? United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]
AE1447 05-3147 --- 2012-01-12 19:08:51 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF]
AE1447 05-3147 --- 2012-01-12 18:57:55 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF]
AE0471 57-1451 SODA82 2012-01-12 17:19:46 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE0471 57-1451 SODA82 2012-01-12 17:07:58 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE074E 163836 --- 2012-01-12 16:56:33 UC-12M United States USN | Oceana 0000 22000
AE0171 84-0079 BATTL03 2012-01-12 16:53:06 C-21A United States USAF | 110WG | 172AS [KBTL]
AE1452 05-5148 RCH355 2012-01-12 14:43:38 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
AE0171 84-0079 BATTL03 2012-01-12 14:21:23 C-21A United States USAF | 110WG | 172AS [KBTL]
AE12B8 88-0193 TALON11 2012-01-12 03:37:29 MC-130h United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]
AE119A 03-3117 RCH3117 2012-01-12 00:41:36 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE03F5 84-0167 --- 2012-01-12 00:23:45 C-12U United States OSACOM/PAT 0000 22925

Sort by ICAO24 code
A14A59 N182Z --- 2012-01-12 22:52:05 200 United States US Forest Service
A96F78 N707KH --- 2012-01-12 20:28:42 PC-12/47 United States USAF | 27SOW | 318SOS [KCVS] 0000 27000
AE0171 84-0079 BATTL03 2012-01-12 14:21:23 C-21A United States USAF | 110WG | 172AS [KBTL]
AE03F5 84-0167 --- 2012-01-12 00:23:45 C-12U United States OSACOM/PAT 0000 22925
AE0471 57-1451 SODA82 2012-01-12 17:07:58 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE074E 163836 --- 2012-01-12 16:56:33 UC-12M United States USN | Oceana 0000 22000
AE07F9 97-0047 RCH7047 2012-01-12 21:20:55 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 29000
AE0800 98-0054 RCH8054 2012-01-12 20:40:29 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 35000
AE119A 03-3117 RCH3117 2012-01-12 00:41:36 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE12B8 88-0193 TALON11 2012-01-12 03:37:29 MC-130h United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]
AE1447 05-3147 --- 2012-01-12 18:57:55 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF]
AE1452 05-5148 RCH355 2012-01-12 14:43:38 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
AE2239 ------ --- 2012-01-12 19:51:16 MC-130J ??? United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]

Boeing's C-130 Transport Upgrades Said to be Ended by the Pentagon

2012-01-13T08:29:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has canceled a 10-year-old program that has Boeing upgrading C-130 Hercules transports with modern cockpit electronics, according to two government officials.

The move saves almost $4 billion, including $2.22 billion planned from 2013 to 2016, according to an Air Force program document. The Air Force recommended the program termination and Pentagon planners accepted, said one of the officials familiar with the decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it hasn’t been announced.

While Boeing is performing the initial upgrades, the Air Force had planned a competition for most of the work after the program was entangled in a procurement scandal in the mid-2000s. The Pentagon rejected a previous move by the Air Force to kill the program in 2009.

The C-130 has the highest profile among the few programs the Pentagon intends to cancel in its plan for 2013 to 2017, the officials said. The proposed budget will contain more truncations or delays, such as moving the purchase of 100 to 150 Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 jets beyond 2017, the last year of the coming five-year spending plan.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is scheduled Jan. 26 to announce some of the budget details, according to a third defense official. The Budget Control Act directed the Pentagon to cut $261 billion through 2017 from its planned budget, including $46.8 billion in 2013.

“Boeing has not been notified” of any cancellation decision, Jennifer Hogan, a company spokeswoman, said in an e mail. “We continue to meet our C-130 customer commitments and continue to perform on the low-rate initial production contract.”

The initial $4.1 billion C-130 Avionics Modernization Program contract was awarded to Boeing in 2001. Lockheed Martin challenged the win after Darleen Druyun, the Air Force’s former No. 2 acquisition official, told federal prosecutors she improperly favored Boeing in the selection. L-3 Communications Holdings and BAE Systems also protested the award after Druyun’s admission.

The Government Accountability Office recommended in 2005 that the service rebid a portion of the contract. The Air Force agreed in April 2005 to do so.

Druyun was sentenced to nine months in prison October 2004 for discussing a job at Boeing while negotiating a refueling- tanker contract, a conflict-of-interest violation. She also admitted to awarding the C-130 work to Boeing out of gratitude for the company employing her daughter and future son-in-law.

Boeing, based in Chicago, was allowed to update the first 26 of the 221 C-130s through 2015. It has received $1772 million so far for upgrades of six aircraft, engineering and logistics support and spares and installations.

The first four fully upgraded aircraft have been delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. An additional aircraft is to be delivered next month, according to Air Force spokeswoman Jennifer Cassidy.

The remaining 195 aircraft upgrade kits were to be subject to competition starting in June 2013 with a full-rate production contract awarded in July 2014.

The upgrades outfit the aircraft with a common glass cockpit, integrated digital communications and navigation capabilities that meet Federal Aviation Administration and European air-traffic management and navigation mandates, Cassidy said.

The price for each upgrade kit has increased 16.3 percent to $15.4 million from $13.2 million, the Pentagon said in June 2010.

Cassidy said the Air Force won’t discuss the program’s budget status pending release of the fiscal 2013 budget. The Air Force has spent $1.69 billion on program research, according to a service program document.

The upgrade work is performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The work is being performed by Boeing’s Global Services & Support division under the company’s Defense, Space and Security unit.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/01/12/2172944/boeings-c-130-transport-upgrades.html#storylink=cpyhttp://www.kansas.com/2012/01/12/2172944/boeings-c-130-transport-upgrades.html

Frank Cable Departs Guam, Emory S. Land Takes the Watch

2012-01-13T08:16:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Claire Farin, USS Emory S. Land Public Affairs

POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) temporarily relieved USS Frank Cable (AS 40) as the primary afloat maintenance activity in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility Jan. 9, allowing Frank Cable to depart its homeport in Guam and head to Portland, Oregon, for a regular overhaul and dry-docking (ROH).

"The regular overhaul involves preventive and corrective maintenance to the hull and propulsion plant and throughout the ship," said Capt. Pete Hildreth, USS Frank Cable commanding officer. "This ensures that the ship can continue on her assigned mission on Guam for eight years."

After Frank Cable's successful scheduled port visits in 2011, including Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Republic of the Philippines, and a decade of tending submarines and surface vessels assigned to the 7th fleet area of responsibility, the submarine tender is now up and ready to undergo major preservation and maintenance.

Frank Cable will make her first stop in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

"We're stopping there on our way to our regularly scheduled overhaul, and the ship will be going into dry dock to do our routine maintenance that can't be accomplished in Guam," said Capt. Pete Hildreth, the Frank Cable's commanding officer.

USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), arrived in Guam from its permanent forward deployed home port of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory during November 2011.

"Our mission in Guam is to maintain the three home ported Los Angeles-class attack submarines USS Buffalo (SSN 715), USS Houston (SSN 713), USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), as well as those deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility," said Capt. Paul Savage, USS Emory S. Land commanding officer. "We'll strive to continue the outstanding submarine repair reputation set by USS Frank Cable while she undergoes maintenance in the continental U.S."

Most of the crew from Frank Cable's Repair Department are assigned temporary assigned duty (TAD) to Emory S. Land. "We needed to keep a large portion of USS Frank Cable's highly skilled Sailors here on Guam with us. This transition went very smooth largely due to over six months of very detailed planning, and there was no interruption of submarine repair service," said Savage.

"I am extremely proud of our combined crew's hard work and commitment to accomplish, what I believe is the first-time crew merger of this type," said Savage. "With this integration, we've retained the best-of-the-best maintenance talent here on Guam and continue to provide superb support to our Submarine Force."

Following the dry-docking and maintenance, sea trials will be conducted while Frank Cable makes her transit back to Guam.

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Howard O. Lorenzen

2012-01-13T08:15:00.000-05:00

From Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communication

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (NNS) -- The Navy accepted the delivery of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Jan. 10.

Constructed by VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., T-AGM 25 will be the replacement for the existing USNS Observation Island, which was launched in 1953. The ship will provide worldwide, high-quality, dual-band radar data in support of ballistic missile treaty verification.

"This ship brings critical new technology to the fleet in an innovative design," said Frank McCarthey, the Auxiliary Ships, Small Boats, and Craft program manager for the Navy's Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships. "She is a well-built ship; we expect the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen to perform well."

Accepting delivery of this ship represents the official transfer of T-AGM 25 from the shipbuilder to the Navy and is a major milestone in the ship's transition to operational status. The ship was christened in June 2010 by the ship's sponsor, Susan Lorenzen Black, daughter of ship's namesake, the late Dr. Howard O. Lorenzen, a distinguished Naval Research Laboratory scientist.

Ship delivery follows completion of acceptance trials in November 2011. The ship is currently at Kiewit Offshore Services in Corpus Christi, Texas, for planned radar installation, integration, and testing. The government-provided communications suite is complete.

The 12,575-ton, 534-foot ship is crewed and operated by Military Sealift Command (MSC). Currently crewed by civil service mariners, Lorenzen is expected to transition to a crew of commercial mariners working for private companies under contract to MSC when the ship achieves initial operational capability in 2013.

As one of the Defense Department's largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft. Delivering high-quality war fighting assets - while balancing affordability and capability - are key to supporting the Navy's Maritime Strategy.

Navy Christens Littoral Combat Ship Coronado

2012-01-13T08:14:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will christen the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Coronado, Saturday, Jan. 14, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony in Mobile, Ala.

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition, Sean Stackley, will deliver the principal address at the ceremony. Susan Keith will serve as the ship's sponsor. Additionally, Keith helped launch the Coronado Historical Association's "Home of a Naval Aviator" sign project and grew up with her father and stepfather serving in the Navy. Vice Adm. Stanhope C. Ring, her father, was a pilot who commanded an aircraft carrier air group during the Battle of Midway during World War II. Her stepfather, Rear Adm. Aaron Putnam "Put" Storrs III, belonged to the Navy's first aerial acrobatic team, which was the forerunner of the Blue Angels. The ceremony will be highlighted by Keith breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen the ship, which is a time-honored maritime tradition.

The ship's name recognizes the city of Coronado, Calif., and honors the city's deep ties to the U.S. Navy. Coronado has been home to Naval Air Station North Island and Naval Amphibious Base, since 1917. Two previous ships have been named after this city: USS Coronado, a Tacoma-class patrol frigate, earned four battle stars for supporting landings in New Guinea and Leyte during World War II and the USS Coronado, an Austin-class amphibious transport dock later re-designated as an auxiliary command ship, served as flagship for U.S. 3rd Fleet and was decommissioned in 2006.

Designated LCS 4, Coronado is an innovative surface combatant designed to operate in littoral seas and shallow water to counter mines, submarines and fast surface craft threats in coastal regions. The ship is capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots and can operate in water less than 20 feet deep. Coronado will address a critical capabilities gap in the littorals and conduct the Navy's mission to enhance maritime security by deterring hostility, maintaining a forward presence, projecting power and maintaining sea control.

A fast, agile, and high-technology surface combatant, Coronado will be a platform for the launch and recovery of manned and unmanned vehicles. To meet increased demand for mission-tailored packages, its modular design will allow the ship to be reconfigured for antisubmarine warfare, mine countermeasures, or surface warfare missions on an as-needed basis. The LCS class ships have the ability to swap out mission packages in a matter of days - adapting as the tactical situation demands. The modular approach allows the Navy to incorporate new and improved systems into the fleet as advanced technologies mature, providing flexibility and evolving capability.

Coronado will be manned by two rotational crews, Blue and Gold, similar to the rotational crews assigned to large submarines. These core crews are augmented by one of the three types of mission package crews and an aviation detachment. The commanding officer of the Blue crew will be Cmdr. John Kochendorfer, from Dana Point, Calif. The commanding officer of the Gold crew will be Cmdr. Michael "Shawn" Johnston, from North Carolina. After commissioning, the ship will be homeported in San Diego, Calif.

Constructed by General Dynamics in the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Coronado is the second of the Independence-variant in the LCS class.

Marine Corps Welcomes First F-35B Aircraft to its Fleet

2012-01-13T08:07:00.002-05:00

The first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's F-35 training squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, is the first Marine Corps squadron to receive F-35B aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Released)

From 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Public Affairs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (NNS) -- The Marine Corps welcomed its first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11.

Marine pilots will receive training to fly the new aircraft and eventually deploy with them aboard Navy amphibious ships.

The F-35B, one of three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter, is a tactical fixed-wing aircraft that is to be the replacement for aging jets within the Marine Corps. 2d Marine Aircraft Wing's F-35 training squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, is based at Eglin AFB and is the first Marine Corps squadron to receive F-35B aircraft.

Marine test pilot Maj. Joseph T. Bachmann delivered the first aircraft to Eglin AFB. A second F-35B is scheduled to be delivered as well. The aircraft will be used for pilot and maintainer training at the F-35 Integrated Training Center.

"The Marine Corps has to be ready to fight across the spectrum of war; a force that is most ready when the nation is least ready. The F-35B gives us the capability to do just that," said Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd MAW.

The F-35B, a short takeoff and vertical landing fighter, is slated to replace the Marine Corps' F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier and EA-6B Prowler. It will provide multi-role, fifth-generation capabilities in the form of one common tactical fixed-wing aircraft, reducing maintenance costs while ensuring the Marine Corps maintains the tactical aircraft dominance required to deter potential adversaries and protect the nation's interests.

The F-35B supports the Marine Corps' tactical and operational needs for close air support in austere conditions and locations that may be inaccessible to traditional fighters. Thanks to its short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities, the F-35B can operate from expeditionary airfields in remote, non-permissive environments with shorter runways, contributing to the Marine Corps' role as the nation's expeditionary force-in-readiness.

"The STOVL capability of the F-35B will enable us to deploy with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and ensure these fifth-generation capabilities are available when needed," said Lt. Col. James B. Wellons, commanding officer of VMFAT-501. "Our mission is to conduct F-35B operations in coordination with our joint and coalition partners at Eglin Air Force Base in order to attain our annual pilot training requirement."

The F-35B surpassed 250 vertical landings this year, including 72 vertical landings and short takeoffs on the USS Wasp in October.

Record long-range bomber flight turns 50

2012-01-13T06:58:00.000-05:00

by Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Fifty years ago on Jan. 11, 1962, a crew of eight Airmen embarked on a historic feat that would take them half way across the globe and reaffirm to the world America's dominance in long-range aircraft strike capabilities.

Piloting the newest model of long-range bombers, the B-52H Stratofortress, crewmembers broke 11 non-stop distance and course-speed records, for its aircraft class and time, when they successfully completed a more than 21 hour non-refueled flight-- flying approximately 12,500 miles across the globe. Operation Persian Rug was the name given to the pivotal flight.

The record-breaking journey began at Kadena Air Base, Japan, with the plane and crew were on assignment from Minot AFB's 4136th Strategic Wing, at the time.

The B-52's course took the crew across key landmarks around the globe including Tokyo, Japan; Fort Worth, Texas; and Washington, D.C., among others, with a final destination of Torrejon Air Base, Spain.

The previous record for the longest non-refueled flight (class C - Powered Aeroplanes) had been formerly held by an air refueling plane, the KC-135 Stratotanker.

Having been unveiled as the new and improved edition of B-52s, the H model proved its worth by executing the historic mission no later than one year after the first of its kind took to the air.

According to reports at the time, commanding officials at Strategic Air Command, the B-52H's commanding authority, were eager to demonstrate its new found capabilities.

The H model had been revamped in several different ways from its predecessor the G model.

First off, there was a complete renovation of the aircraft's engine which provided better fuel efficiency. In combination with newly designed turbofans, it allowed for an increase in flying distance of approximately 2,500 miles, unrefueled. Its defensive armament was also changed to a single rapid fire Gatling gun system which had an adjustable rate of fire between 3,000 and 6,000 rounds per minute.

The aircraft had also been modified to be a missile carrier in anticipation of the Skybolt program, but was later reconfigured subsequent to the cancellation of the program.

General Thomas S. Power, then SAC commander, praised the completion of the flight, stating the more than 12,000-mile flight without refueling demonstrated the intercontinental capabilities of the B-52H Stratofortress.

"The flight proved that SAC aircraft have the capability of reaching target destinations in any area of the globe," said Power.

President John F. Kennedy also commended the crew for their work in successfully completing the mission. He later invited the crew to Washington, D.C., to personally congratulate them on their accomplishments.

The execution of Operation Persian Rug has been one of several powerful exhibitions the B-52 family has demonstrated to the world. To this day, the B-52H continues to exert its power standing at the forefront of the nuclear deterrence mission under the leadership of Air Force Global Strike Command. Of the original 102 B-52Hs manufactured, approximately 80 are still in active use today.

With this year marking 50 years since the last delivery of the B-52H Stratofortress to Minot AFB and its halt in production, AFGSC has paid homage to the buff by proclaiming 2012 the Year of the B-52.

Team accelerates test, delivers B-1B close-air support capability to warfighter

2012-01-13T06:56:00.000-05:00

by Kate Blais, 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- A developmental test team here partnered with an operational test team from Texas to accelerate testing and deliver to the warfighter B-1B Lancers that can find and strike moving targets in close-air support of ground troops even quicker than before.

Merging developmental and operational testing to consolidate resources on a compressed timeline, members of the 419th Flight Test Squardon and Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force and the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, worked to ensure the B-1 upgrade was ready for combat operations by January.

The members of the 419th FLTS and 337th TES conducted a series of tests that culminated Nov. 15, completing Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod Phase II.

"During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, it became clear that the B-1 needed an additional capability to support close-air support scenarios," said Christina Ryskey, the project lead engineer and B-1 targeting pod engineer at the 419th Flight Test Squadron and Bomber Combined Test Force.

That capability came in the form of Laptop Targeting Pod Phase I.

"The first phase integrated a targeting pod, but still required the weapons system operator to manually enter any coordinates derived from the targeting pod," said Maj. David Marten, the B-1 flight commander and project pilot at the 419th FLTS. "This only allowed the pod to be useful on stationary targets."

Although Phase I allowed the B-1 to interface with the targeting pod, it proved to be a limited capability, as there was no hand-off of information from the pod back to the airplane. Although coordinates were derived from the pod, manually entering the data increased time and decreased the B-1's ability to strike a moving target.

The solution, LCTP Phase II.

"Now with the second phase, we not only have the ability to complete the loop of the targeting pod, but also include the ability to drop laser targeted bombs from the B-1," said Lt. Col. Hans Miller, the 419th FLTS commander and Bomber Combined Test Force director. "So not only can I track and identify the targets on the ground, I can strike ground targets moving at low and high speeds. That is a crucial capability that we have with this upgrade."

A completed communication loop between the plane and the targeting pod, which allows for direct importation of coordinates, shortens the kill chain, which is a significant increase to capability in the field, said Marten.

"Guys on the ground calling for air support will get their bombs faster and with more precision," he said.

"If we're told that there's a target in the vicinity, via ground troops, I can visually acquire with the pod, get exact location, directly import that information into the weapon system and attack it," said Maj. Michael Jungquist, the 419th FLTS project weapons system officer. "The targeting pod tells the weapon exactly where to go and can refine the target with lasers in the pod. I'll be able to put weapons on a target, even if it wasn't where it was when I first started looking at it."

LCTP Phase II's self-lasing capability allows the B-1 to track targets, constantly update its coordinates and employ GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition.

"With Phase II, the B-1 gets as much precision as any close air support player, but now combined with global reach, large payload and long loiter time provided by a strategic bomber," Marten said.

In addition to favorable test results and upgraded capabilities, the planning and execution of the testing were important pieces to the puzzle because the time between test commencement to operational delivery was only 8 months.

"Another huge success of the November test was that it was a great example of integrated operational and developmental test," Miller said. "We worked on a compressed timeline and despite some issues that were found in a test, and corrections that were presented and fixed, we were able to still meet that fielding recommendation and deployment timeline so that this can get to the fight and be useable for combat crews going out next deployment."

Checking into the fight this January is a B-1 with more capabilities to support the joint service effort.

"We had a timeline to meet in order to better support troops on the ground," Jungquist said, "and we're making that happen."

New F-35B joint strike fighters arrive at Eglin

2012-01-13T06:55:00.000-05:00

by Chrissy Cuttita, Eglin Air Force Base Public Affairs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A resolution to be even more expeditionary will be met this year, now that Marines here received their first two F-35B Lightning II variants of DoD's fifth generation fighter Jan. 11.

At the 33rd Fighter Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is the home for the new aircraft where its "Warlords," pilots and maintainers, reside with a team of other professionals in preparation to deploy out anywhere in the world for the nation's defense.

"The wing gaining another variant of the F-35 marks a significant step in the stand up of the F-35 pilot and maintenance training here," said Col. Andrew Toth, the 33rd Fighter Wing commander. "The integration of the F-35B/C strike fighters will provide dominant, multi-role, fifth generation capabilities needed across the full spectrum of combat operations to deter potential adversaries."

Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, the wing's first F-35 pilot ferried the first of his service's two joint strike fighter variants from Lockheed Martin headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Two F-18 escorts from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing escorted the F-35 to represent the wing the Warlords' report to for flying operations.

"The Marine Corps has to be ready to fight across the spectrum of war; a force that is most ready when the nation is least ready. The F-35B gives us the capability to do just that," said Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, commanding general of 2nd MAW.

With the latest addition to the fleet, the 33rd FW has a total of eight joint strike fighters with Air Force variants arriving last summer. Three distinct variants of the F-35 will replace the A-10 and F-16 for the Air Force, the F/A-18 for the Navy, the F/A-18 and AV-B Harrier for the Marines and a variety of fighters for at least nine other countries.

"The STOVL capability of the F-35B will enable us to deploy with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and ensure these fifth-generation capabilities are available when needed," said Lt. Col. James B. Wellons, commanding officer of VMFAT-501. "Our mission is to conduct F-35B operations in coordination with our joint and coalition partners at Eglin Air Force Base in order to attain our annual pilot training requirement."

Warlords, like Air Force and future Navy flying squadrons, will be qualified to operate on their service's variant of the F-35 via the certifications received at the 33rd FW's Academic Training Center. Each military branch has a separate training chain of command at the "schoolhouse," but members are collocated to provide DoD the best environment for future joint operations.

Like their flying squadron counterparts in the 33rd FW, Warlords will honor their unit's history. The Marine fighting fleet timeline began in the 1950's with FJ-3 Fury, continued with the F-4 Phantom and a decade of flying F/A-18 Hornets until 1997. They reactivated and redesignated to VMFAT-501 in April 2010 keeping their squadron motto, "VINI-VICI", interpreted to read, "I came, I conquered."

The Marine squadron at Eglin is scheduled to receive five more F-35Bs this year and continue joint strike fighter maintenance with their new variant.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 12 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-13T06:45:00.000-05:00

111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-12 16:12:17 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-12 13:25:34 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A2191E N234U --- 2012-01-12 17:11:08 206H United States US DOJ | DEA 5571 2475
A385CA N326ND --- 2012-01-12 21:34:41 PA-44-180 United States --- 2661 8000
A597BF N46F --- 2012-01-12 14:34:26 Bombardier CL-6 United States Hunt Consolidated Inc.
A7EF54 N610G --- 2012-01-12 17:24:58 Boeing 757-22L United States L-3 Capital (COMCO)
A92C4A N690SD --- 2012-01-12 15:31:12 690A United States Sedgwick County
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-12 21:39:00 B707-368C United states OMEGA
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-12 19:09:31 King Air 300 United States --- 0000 14075
AAE5F0 N801DS N801DS 2012-01-12 15:53:35 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
ADFE07 1503 --- 2012-01-12 18:48:16 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG] 0000 5100
ADFEE1 87-0161 ??? PAT828 2012-01-12 20:32:13 C-12U United States USARMY
AE016A 86-0206 --- 2012-01-12 11:28:16 C-20B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW]
AE024D 62-3506 PACK92 2012-01-12 22:25:12 KC-135R United States NH ANG | 157ARW | 133ARS [KPSM]
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-01-12 17:48:47 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT06 2012-01-12 21:47:41 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] 2605 13200
AE0528 69-0002 RCH317 2012-01-12 11:48:27 C-5A United States AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF] 1031 24800
AE05B2 64-14838 --- 2012-01-12 20:43:48 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 0000 28500
AE0673 63-8027 BOLT41 2012-01-12 20:43:32 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 25100
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-01-12 15:37:52 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 1561 20650
AE07B0 61-0284 DIXIE52 2012-01-12 21:13:37 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
AE093A 00-1051 PAT397 2012-01-12 18:44:10 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 6205 35000
AE0994 95-26504 G9526604 2012-01-12 19:11:47 UH-60L United States 1-244th AVN 7303 3700
AE10E9 2003 C2003 2012-01-12 16:51:23 HC-130J United States USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG] 0000 24000
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-01-12 13:55:07 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE1191 03-0016 --- 2012-01-12 19:12:50 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE11FF 89-0267 SUNNY88 2012-01-12 20:44:02 RC-12N United States USARMY | 224MIB (AE) [KSVN] 0000 5200
AE148F 94-0285 --- 2012-01-12 21:47:29 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1490 95-0122 --- 2012-01-12 18:37:36 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 35000
AE1F36 07-72039 N72039 2012-01-12 22:21:56 UH-72A United States US Army | 0105 1050
E47EF6 N637TW RYN7301 2012-01-12 16:53:30 Boeing 767-33AER United States Ryan Intl Airlines 4332 400

Enterprise Gets Underway for Final Qualifications

2012-01-12T10:11:00.001-05:00

Note: For my East Coast readers, standby the radios for some hot and heavy activity shortly from the Big E and her CSG.

By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Stephen M. White, USS Enterprise Public Affairs

USS ENTERPRISE, At sea (NNS) -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 11 to participate in a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX).

The early morning departure was the next to last departure from Naval Station Norfolk for the 50-year-old carrier. Enterprise is scheduled to enter deactivation after completing its 22nd and final deployment later this year.

COMPTUEX is the intermediate phase of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group's (CSG) Inter-Deployment Training Cycle (IDTC), designed to hone warfare skills throughout the strike group while maintaining unit proficiency.

"It's the final exercise to ensure Enterprise is combat ready," said Capt. William C. Hamilton, Jr, Enterprise commanding officer. "We're looking forward to working with the full strike group conducting combat exercises across the full spectrum of battle spaces."

COMPTUEX is designed to bring every part of a strike group together to work effectively and efficiently as one cohesive unit.

Hamilton says the exercise will require a total team effort from Enterprise, the embarked air wing and the more than 4,500 Sailors and Marines involved. Every department, division and work center, and every Sailor and Marine aboard Enterprise, from the engineering plants up to the flight deck, will play a vital role in the exercise.

The JTFEX will test the ship's ability, as well as that of its strike group, to operate in a complex, hostile environment with other U.S. and coalition forces.

"By the end of COMPTUEX and JTFEX, we will have a combat-ready strike group that will be ready to execute the Navy's mission anywhere in the world," said Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr., commander, Enterprise Carrier Strike Group. "Our goal is to ensure we are integrated as a team and to exceed our requirements for our combat operational efficiency."

The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group includes USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Carrier Air Wing 1, Destroyer Squadron 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) and USS Nitze (DDG 94).

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 11 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-12T08:39:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
AE143A 166715 --- 2012-01-11 22:34:41 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE0471 57-1451 SODA91 2012-01-11 21:11:28 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
C2B3EB 177703 CFC3686 2012-01-11 19:55:12 CC-177 Canada CFC | 429SQN [CYTR]
AE0471 57-1451 SODA91 2012-01-11 18:44:34 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
A3655D N318JM --- 2012-01-11 18:37:06 PA-32R-301 United States --- 0000 7400
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-01-11 17:36:35 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE065F 60-0346 JEEP32 2012-01-11 17:22:07 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-01-11 16:59:56 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE065F 60-0346 JEEP32 2012-01-11 16:59:40 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE065F 60-0346 JEEP32 2012-01-11 16:48:13 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-01-11 16:47:24 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
A3655D N318JM --- 2012-01-11 15:21:31 PA-32R-301 United States ---
AE12C5 87-0125 TALON 15 2012-01-11 02:35:49 MC-130H United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]

Sort by ICAO24 code
A3655D N318JM --- 2012-01-11 18:37:06 PA-32R-301 United States --- 0000 7400
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-01-11 16:47:24 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE0471 57-1451 SODA91 2012-01-11 18:44:34 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE065F 60-0346 JEEP32 2012-01-11 16:48:13 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE12C5 87-0125 TALON 15 2012-01-11 02:35:49 MC-130H United States USAF | 1SOW | 15SOS [KHRT]
AE143A 166715 --- 2012-01-11 22:34:41 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
C2B3EB 177703 CFC3686 2012-01-11 19:55:12 CC-177 Canada CFC | 429SQN [CYTR]

Nimitz Reaches One Year in Yards

2012-01-12T08:12:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jaquelyn Childs, USS Nimitz Public Affairs

BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) marked one year since it officially began its docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 11.

Nimitz entered dry dock DPIA Jan. 11, 2011. During the past year, Nimitz has been busy working alongside PSNS & IMF workers to install and replace vital systems on the ship to keep them operational. The maintenance done while in the shipyard and following months will enable Nimitz to fully perform their duties at sea.

The work began at a meeting 24 months before the scheduled DPIA when officials met to discuss primary overhaul plans. After reviewing an extensive checklist, the team began making official preparations 18 months prior to the shipyard period. These preparations included figuring out what needed to be done and scheduling it to fit in the allotted time.

During the maintenance period, the ship went in and out of dry dock to remove and overhaul both rudders as well as work on the propellers. Workers also replaced some main shafting; installed new sleeving on the sea chest; inspected and preserved numerous tanks, voids, and JP5 fuel tanks; overhauled forward and aft refrigeration plants; and preserved the hull and other areas around the catwalks.

While this work was being done primarily by PSNS & IMF civilian workers, with the help of Sailors here and there, ship's company also spent the shipyard period overhauling a lot of their spaces. Sailors gutted out and rebuilt 30 berthing spaces, tiled and resurfaced hundreds of decks, and repainted hundreds of spaces. Altogether ship's force, PSNS & IMF personnel and contractors logged almost 700,000 man-days worth of work costing over $260 million dollars.

"Obviously you have to work as a cohesive team to complete that amount of work," said John Simpson, project engineering planning manager for Nimitz' 2011 DPIA. "The ship's crew was an integral part of that."

Ship's crew and PSNS & IMF workers have been working especially hard to take complete advantage of the DPIA. During the past year, they have completed even more work than what was originally planned and scheduled.

"I am extremely proud of the work that has been accomplished," said Lt. Cmdr. Charles Jones, ship's maintenance manager. "We did 25 to 40 percent more work than expected. The work that was completed between Puget Sound Naval Shipyard [and Intermediate Maintenance Facility] and Nimitz ship's force will help us get to the end of ship's life."

Today's carriers are designed with a 50-year life span but some significant maintenance is required at specific intervals during the ship's life. Most of the work done this past year falls under this preventive maintenance. Other maintenance includes updates to weapons systems to increase security on board.

Dry-dock availabilities like the one Nimitz recently completed are less frequent. This was Nimitz' first dry-dock availability in 12 years.

"This was the first Nimitz class carrier to go 12 years between dry dock availabilities as opposed to the original six to nine years," said Simpson.

Now that Nimitz is done with its scheduled maintenance the crew is busy testing systems and preparing for what lays ahead in dock and sea trials.

"Ship's force is at its end of the maintenance period," said Jones. "Shipyard personnel are still working on the weapon system and contractors are putting in new laundry appliances. That's the last of our production work."

With the end of production work comes the task of firing up new and recently unused systems.

"We are still bringing systems out of lay-up and firing systems that aren't working properly," said Jones. "We still have testing to do during dock trials. Whatever we don't get done during dock trials, we will get done while we are out to sea."

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 11 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-12T08:11:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

0D0697 ------ 525C0054 2012-01-11 18:09:49 --- Mexico --- --- 17775
480C1A V-11 NAF11 2012-01-11 23:19:27 G-IV Netherlands 334sqn 2301 40975
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-11 21:43:35 206H United States US DOJ | DEA 5255 2100
A24775 N246N N246N 2012-01-11 20:12:02 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 6265 1275
A2B396 N273WA WOA9607 2012-01-11 15:48:08 MD11 United States World Airways --- 35075
A7EF54 N610G --- 2012-01-11 23:59:07 Boeing 757-22L United States L-3 Capital (COMCO)
A8699A N641GT 00000000 2012-01-11 19:05:28 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR
A9F7DB N741SK 00000000 2012-01-11 19:10:47 P-3B United States US DHS | CBP [KVQQ]
AA59AE N766VA 701 2012-01-11 19:55:29 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines
AA59AE N766VA 702 2012-01-11 21:24:11 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-11 15:56:38 King Air 300 United States --- 1175 10000
ADFE33 2121 --- 2012-01-11 18:54:29 HU-25A United States ATCMobile
ADFEAB 96-1008 GOFER 08 2012-01-11 16:39:25 C-130H United States MN ANG | 133AW | 109AS [KMSP]
ADFF0C 60-0335 BOLT31 2012-01-11 19:51:41 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE016A 86-0206 --- 2012-01-11 14:25:10 C-20B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] 5675 21950
AE016F 84-0077 PACER21 2012-01-11 22:59:19 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] 0000 17425
AE0197 84-0137 SWIFT73 2012-01-11 23:36:28 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
AE02C8 89-9104 VADER04 2012-01-11 20:38:26 C-130H United States AFRC | 910AW | 757AS [KYNG] 0000 13100
AE037E 63-8887 RCH887 2012-01-11 20:09:35 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 0000 13100
AE04D7 165829 --- 2012-01-11 15:32:07 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT06 2012-01-11 13:23:47 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE0528 69-0002 --- 2012-01-11 21:19:37 C-5A United States AFRC | 433AW | 68AS [KSKF]
AE0626 59-1461 --- 2012-01-11 20:16:23 KC-135R United States AK ANG | 168ARW | 168ARS [PAEI]
AE066A 62-3549 BOLT33 2012-01-11 19:52:36 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE0671 63-8000 EARL34 2012-01-11 19:06:07 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE06E5 163845 00000000 2012-01-11 18:34:20 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 2356 15225
AE06E9 163844 00000000 2012-01-11 16:58:27 UC-12M United States Norfolk 3632 26000
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT32 2012-01-11 19:51:24 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-11 16:09:39 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] 0000 40925
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-11 23:36:33 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-01-11 15:19:57 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman
AE148F 94-0285 --- 2012-01-11 22:21:11 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]

USS Milius Gets Underway for Scheduled Deployment

2012-01-12T08:10:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed for a scheduled independent deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility.

More than 280 enlisted personnel and officers will be aboard as the Mulius performs maritime security and ballistic missile defense operations while on deployment.

"As a multi-mission AEGIS destroyer, Milius is prepared to execute a full range of missions in support of U.S., partner and coalition objectives," said Cmdr. Nikki Bufkin, commanding officer of Milius. "The officers and crew are prepared and ready to go."

A deployment can add stress to family members, even for the family of Sailors who have been on other deployments.

"Even though he has been on deployment before, it still feels like the first one again and it's very hard," said Susan Modlin, the mother of Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kevin Modlin.

Although deployments can be difficult, family members understand the importance of the mission and the needs of their loved ones.

"We need to stay strong and supportive because it can get stressful out on the deployment," said Rosa Potts, the fiancée of Culinary Specialist 2nd Class David Perez. "They are well trained and prepared and we back home have family and friends here to support us while they are away."

Milius is assigned to Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, which leads naval forces in the eastern Pacific from the west coast of North America to the international date line.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 11 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-12T07:39:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-11
Military Hex Codes only

010087 EGY1101 1290 C130 EgyptAirforce --- 2012-01-11 09:40:26.068
053977 GOTO FMS 164406 E6 USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 2012-01-11 20:02:42.364
43C1C3 RRR3666 ZD952 L101 216SQ --- 2012-01-11 15:07:06.501
A14A59 -------- N182Z BE20 US Forest Service --- 2012-01-11 17:26:02.418
A62778 GTI621 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-11 19:44:48.362
A7EF54 -------- N610G B752 L-3 Capital (COMCO) --- 2012-01-11 16:56:09.217
A8B1DF -------- N66 BE30 --- --- 2012-01-11 14:03:32.641
ADFC8E -------- 92-0333 BE40 USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND] --- 2012-01-11 13:06:20.573
ADFE52 -------- 94-0323 BE20 USARMY --- 2012-01-11 18:25:06.175
ADFE63 DERBY80 91-1232 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-11 16:17:37.526
ADFE83 CROME35 92-0548 C130 USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-11 11:18:39.022
ADFE86 RCH272 92-0551 C130 USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-11 09:32:31.805
ADFEAB GOFER 08 96-1008 C130 MN ANG | 133AW | 109AS [KMSP] --- 2012-01-11 12:45:36.228
ADFECB -------- 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-01-11 11:00:11.456
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-11 12:29:25.474
ADFEF1 CNV9346 161529 DC93 USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ] --- 2012-01-11 14:39:56.213
ADFEFF -------- 86-0089 BE20 IL ARNG | OSACOM DET-36 [KDEC] --- 2012-01-11 14:48:01.339
AE015E -------- 59-1512 K35R MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] --- 2012-01-11 10:49:55.696
AE018E NODAK 45 84-0100 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-11 14:54:05.992
AE0392 SOONR32 63-8880 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-11 11:08:28.840
AE03E4 -------- 164997 C130 USNR | VR-53 [KADW] --- 2012-01-11 14:09:41.335
AE040F GOTO FMS 162783/ 784 E6 USN | VQ-3 [KTIK] --- 2012-01-11 19:40:51.049
AE0471 SODA91 57-1451 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-11 15:26:28.093
AE0626 UPSET77 59-1461 K35R AK ANG | 168ARW | 168ARS [PAEI] --- 2012-01-11 15:40:03.584
AE065F JEEP32 60-0346 K35R MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] --- 2012-01-11 11:21:34.976
AE0671 EARL34 63-8000 K35R USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW --- 2012-01-11 13:59:41.171
AE07D1 COHO85 90-0532 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-01-11 13:33:21.873
AE080B E90165 99-0165 C17 AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] --- 2012-01-11 15:29:00.922
AE1192 -------- 166474 C560 USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-11 14:11:02.816
AE119A RCH3117 03-3117 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-11 18:43:44.093
AE143A -------- 166715 C560 USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] --- 2012-01-11 16:43:02.905
AE1466 RCH126 06-6168 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-01-11 20:28:21.838
AE189A SPAR18 05-4613 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-11 20:17:44.913

E-8C Departs for Europe and Beyond

2012-01-11T09:45:00.004-05:00

We had an E-8C JStars depart CONUS yestersday for Europe and possibily point beyond. Mode-S receivers tracked the progress of AE1497 99-0006 Mode-S callsign ROIL01 as it made its way from CONUS into the UK and last seen in the Czech Republic. Beyond that is anyones guess.

Mode-S Details below:

2012-01-10 06:46:02 Opava, CZ 1456 31100
2012-01-10 06:09:05 Offenbach, DE 4736 31100
2012-01-10 06:02:42 Breda 2, NL 4736
2012-01-10 06:02:30 Breda East, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:55:25 Southend on Sea 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:55:15 Boven-Pekela, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:50:16 Brentwood Essex, GB 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:49:47 EHGG, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:49:20 Breda 2, NL 4736
2012-01-10 05:48:38 Breda, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:47:47 Rotterdam, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:46:46 Breda East, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:46:31 Venlo, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:44:57 Stowmarket GB 4736 0
2012-01-10 05:44:29 Naaldwijk, NL 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:42:26 Wymondham, GB 4736 31000
2012-01-10 05:35:45 Brentwood Essex, GB 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:33:54 Southend on Sea 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:31:22 Wymondham, GB 4736 31000
2012-01-10 05:30:48 Mildenhall Suffolk, GB 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:30:25 Royston GB 4612 0
2012-01-10 05:30:25 Attleborough,GB 4736 31000
2012-01-10 05:29:41 Whittlesea,Cambs , GB 4612 31000
2012-01-10 05:29:12 NORWICH GB 4736 31100
2012-01-10 05:28:40 Lytham St.Annes 0000 25000
2012-01-10 05:27:50 Derbyshire, UK ---- 29900
2012-01-10 04:46:41 Paisley, GB --- ---
2012-01-10 01:10:25 St Johns, NL,CA --- ---
2012-01-10 00:21:09 Nova Scotia Canada --- ---
2012-01-10 00:10:42 Nova Scotia Canada --- ---
2012-01-09 20:11:26 Gray ME, US 3037 10800
2012-01-09 19:51:04 Billerica MA, US 3037
2012-01-09 19:39:30 Billerica MA, US 3037
2012-01-09 19:28:11 Northville NY, US --- ---
2012-01-09 19:14:56 New Castle DE, US --- ---
2012-01-09 19:14:49 Philadelphia PA, USA 3037 31000
2012-01-09 19:08:15 Magnolia, DE, US 7122 31000
2012-01-09 19:08:12 Northeast MD, US 7122
2012-01-09 19:06:49 Fairfax, VA, US 7122
2012-01-09 13:51:54 Virginia Beach, VA US --- ---

USS Wasp Prepares for Bold Alligator

2012-01-11T09:36:00.000-05:00

Note: For my east coast friends, standby for a major east coast military exercise.

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Rivard, USS Wasp Public Affairs

USS WASP, At sea (NNS) -- USS Wasp (LHD 1) returned to sea Jan. 9 to conduct qualifications in preparation for Bold Alligator 2012 the nation's largest joint/multinational amphibious assault exercise in the past 10 years.

To properly prepare for Bold Alligator, Wasp will spend the next week conducting flight and well deck operations to allow the ship and various Marine Corps elements to become certified for amphibious operations at sea.

During this at-sea period, Wasp's crew will work jointly with U.S. Marines to land and launch AV-8B Harrier aircraft and amphibious hovercraft known at landing craft air cushion (LCAC)

"We are treating this training as sort of a dress rehearsal," said Ensign Anthony Despota, Wasp's Combat Information Center officer. "Not only will we conduct a multitude of flight and well deck operations but the Combat Systems department will conduct operations with various units while underway to test and ensure that all of our equipment will be working properly in time for Bold Alligator."

Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 will focus on the fundamental aspects and roles of amphibious operations to improve amphibious force readiness and proficiency for executing the six core capabilities of the Maritime Strategy - forward presence, deterrence, sea control, power projection, maritime security and humanitarian assistance/disaster response.

"Wasp's crew will be working 24-7 conducting a variety of operations during the day and well into the night so that we can ensure that no matter what we have thrown at us we can handle the situation with a calm head and successfully complete our tasking," said Despota.

Despota said these evolutions are critical to the success of Bold Alligator and all future Navy-Marine Corps missions.

"This underway period will help us work out any kinks we may come across," said Despota. "Successfully completing Bold Alligator will help to ensure that we as a naval force will be able to complete mission tasking when directed."

The successful completion of exercise preparations is dually critical for Wasp as it is slated to serve as the Bold Alligator flagship, placing Wasp in a high visibility position during the entire course of the exercise.

"Wasp will host numerous distinguished visitors including high-ranking government officials and foreign military personnel," said Despota. "Bold Alligator is an all-hands evolution requiring all personnel onboard to play their parts in helping ensure the exercise is successful."

Bold Alligator participants include elements of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Bold Alligator 2012 will allow U.S. service members and coalition partners the opportunity to exercise amphibious operations in a real-world environment and revitalize the Navy Marine Corps' vital core competencies.

The exercise will run from Jan. 30 through Feb. 12.

Failure to communicate: Inside the army's doomed quest for the 'perfect' radio

2012-01-11T09:31:00.006-05:00

Sgt. Ryan Pike, left, and Staff Sgt. Altaf Swati erect a tactical satellite radio antenna while on patrol in Afak, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2008.

By David Axe, The Center for Public Integrity iWatch News website
http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/01/10/7816/failure-communicate-inside-armys-doomed-quest-perfect-radio

As several dozen soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Task Force Rock drove into Afghanistan’s Chowkay Valley one morning in March 2010, Taliban fighters immediately began moving into ambush positions along a higher ridge. The Force’s mission was to protect a U.S. reconstruction team as it met with local village leaders, but it was stuck in place as the Taliban reached their fighting posts.

What tied them down was their radios: a forest of plastic and metal cubes sprouting antennae of different lengths and sizes. They had short-range models for talking with the reconstruction team; longer-range versions for reaching headquarters 25 miles away; and a backup satellite radio in case the mountains blocked the transmission. An Air Force controller carried his own radio for talking to jet fighters overhead and a separate radio for downloading streaming video from the aircraft.

Some of these radios worked only while the troopers were stationary; others were simply too cumbersome to operate on the move. “Not good,” said Spec. Geoff Pearman, as he watched farmers scurry indoors from their wheat fields — a sure sign that fighting was imminent.

Task Force Rock’s vulnerability that morning is routine for U.S. forces in Afghanistan today. But it was never supposed to occur at all.

Almost fifteen years ago, the Army launched an ambitious program, the Joint Tactical Radio System, aimed at developing several highly-compatible “universal” radios. Together, the JTRS radios would replace nearly all older radios in the American arsenal, greatly simplifying communications and freeing up combat units “to tap into the network on the move,” according to Paul Mehney, an Army spokesman.

But JTRS, pronounced “jitters,” failed to live up to its promise. Overly ambitious, poorly managed and saddled by incompatible goals, the program burned through $6 billion dollars while producing little working hardware. Delays forced the Army to spend $11 billion more on old-style radios to meet the urgent demands of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The Army eventually reduced the planned purchase of JTRS radios and cut the types of radios in development. In October, it canceled the vehicle-mounted version of JTRS, the most important of the new radios, which by then had grown to the size of a dormitory-sized refrigerator. For all practical purposes, JTRS is dead — at least in its original guise.

But the need for simpler battlefield communications remains. After an investment of 15 years and $17 billion, today the Army is still struggling to build better radios and estimates it may need to spend another $12 billion to get what it needs. The U.S. taxpayer has paid the bill, but frontline soldiers like those from Task Force Rock bear the true cost.

JTRS’ history is one of grand but naive technological ambition colliding with the unbending laws of physics and the unforgiving exigencies of modern warfare. After years of work, the Army discovered for itself what experts had been warning all along: It’s impossible for a single radio design to handle all the military’s different communications tasks.

The more capabilities that the Army and prime contractor Boeing packed into JTRS, the bigger, more complex and more expensive it became — until it was too bulky and unreliable for combat. In its relentless drive for conceptual simplicity, the Army found itself mired in mechanical complexity.

The Army wasn’t alone in its doomed pursuit of a technological pipe dream. The past decade has by many accounts been an era of grand ambition, flawed management and wasted treasure for all the military branches. A lengthy Harvard Business School study for the Pentagon concluded in April that despite many attempts at reform, “major defense programs still require more than 15 years to deliver less capability than planned, often at two to three times the planned cost.”

But the Army has arguably had more failures than other services. An internal report in 2010 noted that every year since 1996, the Army has spent more than a billion dollars annually “on programs that were ultimately cancelled” – including 15 cancelled since 2001. More than a third of its weapons development funds over the past seven years were spent on weapons systems deemed unusable in the end.

“I feel sorry for the Army,” said Thomas Christie, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester from 2001 to 2005. “Everything they’ve touched has turned to crap.”

Now the Pentagon faces a round of budget-cutting. So if the Army is to acquire new radios to keep its forces moving, it must do so on the cheap. That means reforming the vast, slow-moving bureaucracy entrusted to developing, testing and buying new military gear — a goal the Army is finally taking steps to reach. But it also means separating the good ideas from the bad ones at the outset, an ability that independent experts say continues to elude the world’s most powerful ground fighting force.

A Program Born in Frustration
The Army’s latest plan for overhauling its battlefield communication system was forged after the ground war to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi Army in February 1991. While preparing for the lightning Left Hook drive north and east in southern Iraq, Pentagon planners were frustrated by their need to decide everything in advance because of the Army’s inability to communicate well on the move.

They developed a plan to create a “cyberwar” force on the battlefield, upending a tradition that only leaders carry radios, and information flows not between individuals, but between squads, platoons, companies, and other units. Instead of merely pointing their rifles and scanning with their eyes, every soldier in the networked force would be an information node with his own cameras, GPS tracker and radio, all communicating perfectly with others.

The Army formally started the program in 1997, calling it the “Joint Tactical Radio.” The JTR — the “S” for “System” was soon added — was to be compatible with all previous Army radio models plus almost every radio used by the Marines, Air Force, Navy and even civilian organizations such as local police departments.

The architecture was meant to be flexible, matching the communications needs of every imaginable user, from an individual private soldier lugging a rifle across the battlefield to top generals in their high-tech headquarters deep inside friendly territory. JTRS would even work in space.

The new radio, moreover, was a key component of an even more ambitious program — a collection of new lightweight armored vehicles and weapons-carrying robots collectively known as the Future Combat Systems. They would be fast-moving, widely-spread and plugged into a vast information network. Each would carry its own JTRS radio, as would every soldier riding inside.

After a series of war games to refine the cyberwar concept, in June 2000 the Defense Department awarded Chicago-based Boeing, America’s number-two defense contractor after Lockheed Martin, a $2-million contract to begin preparing JTRS blueprints. By Pentagon standards, it was a tiny contract. The overall JTRS program, including design and production, was expected to cost at least $6 billion over the first 10 years — and up to $40 billion by the time every last JTRS radio was bought, many years later.

For Boeing, that first contract was a foot in the door for both JTRS and Future Combat Systems, which by itself was expected to cost at least $120 billion over a period of decades. Boeing was not an experienced radio maker, nor did it manufacture armored vehicles. But the company sold itself to the Army on the strength of its intellectual prowess and management skills, stressing in a press release its “proven experience in large-scale system design, development and deployment.”

A little over a year later, 9/11 opened the floodgates for defense spending. After a series of high-level Pentagon meetings in 2002, the Army got a green light to give Boeing the major contracts for both JTRS and Future Combat Systems. Under the latter contract, Boeing was to receive 10 to 15 percent profit margins, regardless of the program’s success or eventual cost.

During the review, Christie, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester, warned top officials that the Army’s plans were unrealistic. “I said there’s no way this is going to happen,” he recalls. “But they got the go-ahead anyway, by claiming there was little technical risk.”

One Size Does Not Fit All
The Army figured it would need 230,000 copies of the main JTRS radios to replace 750,000 of its older radios and lighten unit commanders’ loads. The other military branches together would buy another 90,000 or so radios, and they would all connect with a quarter-million related devices. The new radios had to be phased in gradually due to manufacturing constraints, which meant each JTRS radio had to be compatible not only with other JTRS radios and the radios belonging to the other armed services, but also with all the Army’s old-style radios.

Achieving such broad compatibility posed a daunting challenge. Traditionally, the size and shape of military radios is determined by their task. A vehicle-mounted radio piping in data from some distant headquarters is large enough to accommodate a larger antenna, more processing power and more sophisticated encryption. A radio for an infantry squad is small enough for one man to carry; it has less range, power and encryption.

In addition, radios must be equipped to interpret particular radio “languages” known as a “waveforms,” tailored for specific types of transmissions. Some are better for moving data; others are better for voice or a mix of data and voice. The Army wanted JTRS to be compatible with the 30 or so most important military waveforms, including several ideally suited for the new radios. But it gradually grasped that it was impossible for a single radio design to handle all tasks and all waveforms.

“There’s no one-size-fits-all,” admits Brig. Gen. Michael Williamson, who since March has overseen the rapidly fading JTRS program. So JTRS split into several sub-programs between 2000 and 2004, each developing a different version. Boeing handled the bulk of the work in California and Missouri, but other defense contractors – including BAE Sytems in New Jersey and Rockwell Collins in Iowa -- got slices, as well. There were sea-, air- and space-based versions.

The ground-combat branch settled on one major JTRS radio, the so-called “Ground Mobile Radio” meant for vehicles, plus a smaller version for small units marching on foot, and the handheld version for individual soldiers. The ground radio was the main focus, a key to getting Army units talking on the move to each other, to aircraft overhead, to the Navy offshore and to senior commanders far away.

“JTRS would largely lift the fog of war,” Loren Thompson, an analyst with the Lexington Institute in Virginia, crowed on his blog in December 2010. The Lexington Institute receives funding from Boeing and other military contractors, and Thompson now describes JTRS as “a mixed bag.”

JTRS’ collapse began when reality intervened, after unit commanders in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq struggled to stay in contact while on the move. Just as the Army’s war needs expanded the demand for innovation, software problems with the new radios slowed testing. So the Army had no choice but to buy non-JTRS radios from other manufacturers -- 300,000 radios in all, worth nearly $11 billion through 2006.

Frustrated by the delays and freshly equipped with new copies of old-style radios, the Army began losing its appetite for JTRS. Between 2006 and 2008, the Army scaled back its JTRS purchasing plans by 20 percent and decided the new radio would understand just eight waveforms instead of 33.

The reductions shaved billions of dollars off the cost of developing JTRS, but also increased the overall pricetag for each one, including research and development expenses. The Army suddenly expected to pay up to $300,000 for each JTRS ground radio — roughly double its estimate in 2002. By comparison, a factory-fresh, vehicle-mounted, non-JTRS radio from another major military supplier, the Harris Corp., costs just $57,000.

Technical Problems Worsen
The technical challenges of transmitting huge amounts of data over complex new waveforms became so acute that in 2005, the Army briefly ordered Boeing to stop work on JTRS. But the Pentagon has a hard time cancelling any program – often because the contracts it signs impose steep penalties on the government for any major change of heart -- and so the Army decided to reorganize the management office while allowing Boeing to proceed.

The program did not improve. Col. Dan Hughes, who oversaw ground radio development between 2006 and 2009, watched the radio grow in complexity and cost, while continually missing design deadlines. “We tried to make it better and better and better,” he says. But in the first two years after full-scale development was approved, the number of pages in the blueprint for the ground radio design tripled, according to a Government Accountability Office report in 2005. The radio also tipped the scales at 207 pounds — several times the weight of existing radios.

Plans to hand over prototypes to the troops for realistic testing got bumped back one year, then two, then three. With each delay, the Army was forced to buy more old-style radios for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Manufacturers took the opportunity to upgrade their existing radio designs with enhanced processors, software and encryption and new waveforms, bringing them closer to the ground radio’s specs.

The Harris firm tweaked one of its popular radios to accommodate the main JTRS waveforms, and quickly sold 16,000 of the new radios, mostly to the Army.

Then, in 2010, the Army assembled 1,000 battlefield veterans at a desert training range at Fort Bliss, just outside of El Paso, to try out the key bits of JTRS technology. They criticized its size, its weight, its short range and its tendency to break down. Michael Gilmore, the Army’s top weapons tester, cited the soldiers’ complaints in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. He said the ground radio “demonstrated little military utility.”

Meanwhile, the federal government’s ballooning deficits prompted several rounds of defense cuts that shaved billions from the Army’s research and development accounts. Future Combat Systems was killed first, around the same time the evaluation troops were testing JTRS.

In October, the Army also canceled the ground radio. “The technical challenges of mobile, ad hoc networks and scalability were not well understood due to the immaturity of technology at that time,” Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall explained in letters to the chairmen of the congressional armed services committees, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Howard McKeon (R-Cal.)..

Aspects of the overall JTRS program survive. The two main JTRS waveforms are still in development. So are the air-, sea- and space-based versions of the radio, plus some of the smaller Army models — in particular, the soldiers’ hand-held version. “We don’t want more monolithic programs,” says Col. John Morrison, who oversees the Army’s network-based battle-command efforts. Under the best of circumstances, the GAO estimates, the radios will cost another $12 billion to complete.

Although the Pentagon sometimes tries to recoup money invested in failed weapons, in the case of the ground radio, the Army said it would simply allow the Boeing contract, which was good through 2012, to lapse. Boeing would not be paid to continue ground-radio work — nor would the company be penalized.

A spokesman for Boeing, Matthew Billingsley, declined to say if the nonpublic contract allowed for the company to be penalized. He said that Boeing was disappointed at the program’s cancellation, and that the company looked forward to “applying our experience and knowledge in future competitions.”

Task Force Rock, anchored to the floor of Afghanistan’s Chowkay Valley by its radios in March 2010, was lucky. It escaped an attack by fleeing the valley under the cover of U.S. helicopters firing white phosphorus rockets. Burdened with radios the Army has spent more than 20 years trying to replace, other American combat units might not be so lucky.

AMD talks with US crumble; Russia beefs up early-warning radar

2012-01-11T09:04:00.004-05:00

Radar station Voronezh-DM

Courtesy of “TV-Novosti" Are we looking at a new HF based radar system?-LVH

The Russian Defense Ministry announces plans for extensive new early-warning radar system as talks with US and NATO over the controversial European missile defense system hit the wall. The announcement comes on the heels of President Dmitry Medvedev’s pledge to fortify national defense.

In addition to a newly inaugurated radar system located in Kaliningrad, several more radar stations will be placed on combat duty in 2012, Alexei Zolotukhin, an official with the Russian Defense Ministry press service for Aerospace Defense Troops, told reporters on Sunday.

"The new radar station Voronezh-DM, located in the Kaliningrad region, became part of the missile attack warning system in late 2011,” Zolotukhin said. “A radar station is fully ready to be put on combat duty in the Leningrad region. Another radar station has been launched in the Krasnodar Territory.”

A new generation radar station will also be launched in the Irkutsk Region, he revealed.

The spokesman said the new radar will go online following a series of state tests to be conducted this year.

Responding to Washington’s reluctance to cooperate with Moscow in a US missile defense system in Eastern Europe, President Medvedev in November said Russia would deploy strike systems in the west and south of the country and deploy Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad Region. Russia has repeatedly warned that without its full participation in the system, situated just miles from the Russian border, it will be forced to respond to what it perceives as a threat to national security.

The Russian leader also reminded his American colleagues that Russia reserves the right to withdrawal from New START if the two sides fail to reach agreement over missile defense in Europe.

“In the event of unfavorable developments, Russia reserves the right to halt further steps in the disarmament sphere and, respectively, weapons control,” Medvedev said. “Besides, given the inseparable interconnection between the strategic offensive and defensive weapons, grounds may appear for our country’s withdrawal from the New START treaty.”

This was not the first time Moscow warned the US and NATO over the missile defense system, which Russia views as a potential threat to its national security. At the G-8 Summit in Deauville, France, in May, Medvedev warned that the world was heading toward another arms race.

"After 2020, if we do not come to terms, a real arms race will begin," Medvedev warned.

Despite repeated warnings, the US and NATO seem determined to push ahead with missile defense without Russia’s cooperation, and despite the fact such a decision could sink the “reset” in relations forged between Medvedev and US President Barack Obama.

On April 8, 2009, Medvedev and Obama met at Prague Castle signed the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation, which promised to shrink the limit of nuclear warheads to 1,550 per country.

Missouri Guard's attack battalion transitions to Longbow Apache

2012-01-11T09:00:00.001-05:00

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion held a roll-out ceremony that officially transitioned the battalion to a AH-64D Apache Longbow unit.

The battalion, overseen by the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade in Sedalia, has a rich history as an Army Aviation Battalion within the Missouri National Guard. The battalion has flown the UH-1 Huey, OH-58A/C Kiowa Warrior and the AH-1 Cobra.

In 1999, the battalion was designated as one of eight National Guard battalions to receive the AH-64A Apache. In 2002, the first AH-64A helicopter arrived at Whiteman Air Force Base. In August 2009, the National Guard Bureau designated the battalion as the sixth Army National Guard Longbow battalion and began fielding it with aircraft in October 2011.

"What a great day for the Attack Battalion and for the CAB as a whole," said Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard. He continued that he looks forward to a great long history with the Longbow aircraft in a great new building on a premiere Active Duty base.

Col. Shane Openshaw, U.S. Army Apache Program manager, said it was hard to believe that three years ago, this battalion had no plan, no money and no direction where it was going from the A Model Apaches.

"Team Apache is strong today, but it's getting stronger tomorrow," Openshaw said.

Mike Burke, director of business development for Boeing's Attack Helicopter Program, echoed Danner and Openshaw on how important the day was for both Boeing in Mesa, Ariz., and for the Missouri National Guard.

During the ceremony, the tradition of exchanging the AH-64D logbook signifies the transfer of the aircraft. David Koopersmith, vice president of Boeing's Attack Helicopter Program, presented Openshaw with the logbook. Openshaw passed it onto Danner. Danner passed it onto the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade's Commander Col. Mark McLemore with the logbook ending in the hands of Lt. Col. James Schreffler, 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion commander. Schreffler then tossed the key to Lt. Col. Thomas Burson, Army Aviation Support Facility commander, as the manager of the flying hour program and maintenance of the aircraft.

"We have kicked off this year by breaking in our new aircraft, and beginning the progression program for our aircrews," Schreffler said. Schreffler told Brig. Gen. Scott Vanderhamm, Whiteman Air Force Base commander, "I'm sure you have appreciated the sound of helicopter rotors over Whiteman again after somewhat of a lull in activity as we turned in our dated Alpha model aircraft.

The last A Model Apache aircraft left Whiteman Air Force Base on Jan. 10. The battalion is on schedule to receive the remainder of the new D Model aircraft by this spring.

Boeing presented Danner with an Apache model and Schreffler with a framed photo of the first three Apache Longbows delivered to Boeing in Mesa, Ariz., prior to coming to Whiteman Air Force Base.

Concluding the ceremony, the spouses of current and former 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance commanders christened the first Longbow, a tradition continued by the aviation community to protect their aviators as they bravely meet the challenges faced daily in the unforgiving sky.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 10 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-11T08:22:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
AE07E4 94-0070 RCH9189 2012-01-10 22:27:53 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AD9292 N974AS --- 2012-01-10 21:47:21 MD83 United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADFCE9 94-0138 --- 2012-01-10 21:43:49 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-10 20:40:12 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE0405 97-1944 PAT44 2012-01-10 20:35:48 C-37A United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 35075
AE10BA 01-0191 --- 2012-01-10 19:31:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL70 2012-01-10 19:19:55 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFECB 84-0485 PATSW00 2012-01-10 19:16:15 C-12T-3 United States KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT]
AE021C 84-0189 RUMMY61 2012-01-10 18:10:57 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-10 17:34:51 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 21000
AE0564 85-0007 --- 2012-01-10 17:28:08 C-5M United States USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] 5225 14900
AE0488 62-3577 --- 2012-01-10 17:22:23 KC-135 United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] 0000 27000
AE093D 01-0301 --- 2012-01-10 16:10:34 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE1491 95-0121 --- 2012-01-10 16:02:31 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-10 15:51:14 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE08F9 84-24376 00000000 2012-01-10 14:18:03 C-12R United States OSACOM/PAT
ADFECB 84-0485 PATSW00 2012-01-10 14:07:18 C-12T-3 United States KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT]
AE1447 05-3147 GLEAN14 2012-01-10 13:46:24 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF] 0000 25000

Sort by ICAO24 code
ADFCE9 94-0138 --- 2012-01-10 21:43:49 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL70 2012-01-10 19:19:55 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-10 17:34:51 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 21000
ADFECB 84-0485 PATSW00 2012-01-10 14:07:18 C-12T-3 United States KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT]
AE021C 84-0189 RUMMY61 2012-01-10 18:10:57 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE0405 97-1944 PAT44 2012-01-10 20:35:48 C-37A United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 35075
AE0488 62-3577 --- 2012-01-10 17:22:23 KC-135 United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] 0000 27000
AE0564 85-0007 --- 2012-01-10 17:28:08 C-5M United States USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] 5225 14900
AE07E4 94-0070 RCH9189 2012-01-10 22:27:53 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] AD9292 N974AS --- 2012-01-10 21:47:21 MD83 United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AE08F9 84-24376 00000000 2012-01-10 14:18:03 C-12R United States OSACOM/PAT
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-10 15:51:14 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE10BA 01-0191 --- 2012-01-10 19:31:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE1447 05-3147 GLEAN14 2012-01-10 13:46:24 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF] 0000 25000
AE1491 95-0121 --- 2012-01-10 16:02:31 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 10 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-11T07:41:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-10
Military Hex Codes only

480C02 -------- T-264 DC10 334sqn --- 2012-01-10 17:06:07.737
A0C100 -------- N148GB BE40 L-3 Communications Flight Capital LLC --- 2012-01-10 08:45:20.493
A18F2D -------- N2VA BE30 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA --- 2012-01-10 11:50:22.377
AD35E4 -------- N950NS MD83 DOJ --- 2012-01-10 10:13:16.366
AD9292 -------- N974AS MD83 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE --- 2012-01-10 10:19:28.201
ADFCE9 -------- 94-0138 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 16:49:41.728
ADFCF5 -------- 95-0041 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 18:28:33.654
ADFCFD -------- 95-0049 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 17:47:12.297
ADFD05 -------- 95-0057 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 15:15:18.669
ADFD06 -------- 95-0058 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 15:12:12.171
ADFD10 -------- 95-0068 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-10 15:01:40.055
ADFDED ANVIL70 94-6708 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-10 10:18:09.264
ADFE63 DERBY80 91-1232 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-10 12:32:06.261
ADFE68 -------- 91-1237 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-10 11:19:45.726
ADFEA6 GOFER 03 96-1003 C130 MN ANG | 133AW | 109AS [KMSP] --- 2012-01-10 13:13:04.128
ADFECA -------- 84-0484 BE20 SD ARNG | OSACOM DET-48 [KRAP] --- 2012-01-10 16:36:14.873
ADFECB PATSW00 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-01-10 07:46:01.776
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-01-10 08:19:50.691
AE010F BOXER654 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-10 10:32:11.929
AE01A1 -------- 86-0374 LJ35 CO ANG | 140WG | 200AS [KCOS] --- 2012-01-10 16:02:19.184
AE021C RUMMY61 84-0189 DC10 USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- 2012-01-10 12:15:02.987
AE0330 KANTO85 74-2070 C130 USAF | 374AW | 36AS [RJTY] --- 2012-01-10 07:46:04.272
AE0488 -------- 62-3577 K35 AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] --- 2012-01-10 11:24:21.227
AE0499 SODA82 58-0010 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-10 10:36:03.243
AE04F6 GABLESEN 58-0069/84-0167 K35T/BE20 USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] --- 2012-01-10 12:04:03.093
AE0685 -------- 60-0322 K35R AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] --- 2012-01-10 11:19:11.857
AE06D9 -------- 163561 BE20 USMC | VMR DET MIRAMAR [KNKX] --- 2012-01-10 12:09:13.729
AE07E4 RCH9189 94-0070 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-10 16:39:36.187
AE08F9 00000000 84-24376 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-10 07:50:15.261
AE093B -------- 00-1052 C560 US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 2012-01-10 14:48:31.245
AE10BA RCH374T 01-0191 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-10 13:38:39.076
AE123B RCH867 04-4130 C17 USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] --- 2012-01-10 15:12:56.180
AE13D1 -------- 04-1778 GLF5 USARMY | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 2012-01-10 13:41:38.462
AE1449 RCH392 05-5139 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-10 14:53:41.692
AE1491 KOMODO4 95-0121 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-10 10:13:52.371
AE189A SPAR18 05-4613 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-10 10:16:15.061
AE4A60 CNV4461 166696 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-01-10 11:44:51.951
AE4AF0 -------- 08-3175 C30J USAF | 317AW [KDYS] --- 2012-01-10 12:34:30.433

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 10 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-11T06:59:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-10 14:31:11 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A207C9 N23ST N23ST 2012-01-10 15:25:27 200 United States STATE OF WASHINGTON
A207C9 N23ST --- 2012-01-10 20:16:54 200 United States STATE OF WASHINGTON 0000 20000
A2392F N242U N242U 2012-01-10 20:54:20 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1200 2975
A24775 N246N --- 2012-01-10 20:38:21 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 0313 1800
A5E280 N47892 --- 2012-01-10 20:17:38 C-27A United States US DEPT OF STATE 5533 2900
A8699A N641GT 00000000 2012-01-10 18:09:43 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR 2332 40975
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-10 15:59:43 B707-368C United states OMEGA
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-10 19:10:57 King Air 300 United States --- 2663 4925
AAE5F0 N801DS N801DS 2012-01-10 15:24:56 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
ADFC89 91-0101 --- 2012-01-10 15:28:57 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
ADFC9D 92-0348 --- 2012-01-10 16:49:29 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-01-10 22:45:44 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 0760 9500
ADFE62 91-1231 REACH612 2012-01-10 14:53:54 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 81 2012-01-10 18:42:53 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] 0000 21000
ADFEAB 96-1008 GOFER 08 2012-01-10 18:16:53 C-130H United States MN ANG | 133AW | 109AS [KMSP]
ADFEE0 87-0160 PAT016 2012-01-10 17:51:39 C-12U United States TX ARNG | OSACOM DET-49 [KAUS] 6037 23975
AE0154 63-8045 BOLT23 2012-01-10 14:58:26 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE0239 63-7977 BLUE27 2012-01-10 12:04:06 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 2075 15800
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT06 2012-01-10 13:17:59 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE06E9 163844 00000000 2012-01-10 19:22:14 UC-12M United States Norfolk
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT01 2012-01-10 14:58:27 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 3705 27300
AE10E7 2001 C2001 2012-01-10 21:14:21 HC-130J United States USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG]
AE4A81 09-0525 S515 2012-01-10 19:34:18 C-37B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] 3511 41000
C2AF8B 130338 OILR77 2012-01-10 17:14:27 CC-130H Canada CFC | 8WG [CYTR] 0000 0

Russian Naval Task Force On The Move in the Med

2012-01-10T11:12:00.002-05:00

Fritz Nusser near Basel, Switzerland has posted the following post to the UDXF group that bears watching closely. Thanks to Fritz for sharing your observations with the rest of us.

The cruise of a Russian inter-fleet task force around ACC Admiral Kuznetsov starting early December 2011 in Severomorsk has found much attention. Contrary to all official statements the highly political action included a visit of the Mediterranean port of Tartus (SYR).

Intensive observation of Morse communications of Weather and Sea State reports on the usual channels as well as observations of shipspotters and Navy bulletins provided interesting aspects of the cruise. Maybe the following, provisional summary is of interest although it doesn't answer all questions. More trainings with firing exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean have been announced by the BSF HQ in Sevastopl, maybe together with Turkish Navy?

Please note, that - once again - the involved callsigns RKO81, RAL46 and RAL65 could not be assigned to specific ships of the task force. Furthermore not clear is the identity of RFH77, probably belonging to the BSF, which during the whole time was very active with its HQ in Sevastopol. We'll see, which callsigns will become quiet again after the cruise. And: I've not seen confirmed anywhere rumours about a submarine taking part in this cruise.

4.12.2011 BSF frigate Ladny leaves Sevastopol for the Mediterranean Sea.

7.12.2011 BF frigate Yaroslav Mudry and tanker Lena leave Baltiysk heading for the North Sea. NF ACC Admiral Kuznetsov leaves Severomorsk heading for the Barents Sea,
shaping NF carrier group together with ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko, rescue tug
Nikolai Chiker and tankers Sergei Osipov, Vyazma and Kama.

14.12.2011 The carrier task group seeks shelter in the Moray firth, NE of Great Britain.

16.12.2011 The carrier task force continues the cruise through the Atlantic.

21.12.2011 RN destroyer HMS York returns to Portsmouth after watching exercises of the Russian deck-based SU-33 fighters West of Ireland.

22.12.2011 BSF frigate Ladny pays visit to Ceuta (E). Wx and Sea State reports of RKO81 reports to RMP (Kaliningrad) from 35.7N 4.1W. RAL46 and RAL65 report position to RIT from 35.7N 4.0W.

23.12.2011 ACC Admiral Kuznetsov passes Gibraltar Strait and enters the Mediterranean Sea. Other ships of the task force passed the Strait before. BSF frigate Ladny joines the carrier group. RAL46 and RAL65 report to RIW from 35.8N 1.5W (off ALG).

25.12.2011 The carrier task force is seen off the base of Mers-el-Kebir (ALG).

26.12.2011 Tanker Sergei Osipov visits Valletta (MLT). RKO81 reports to RMP from 35.7N 1.7W (off ALG).

27.12.2011 Frigate Ladny visits Valletta (MLT).

29.12.2011 RAL46 and RAL65 report Wx and Sea State from 37.2N 0.2W (off Cartagena).

31.12.2011 RAL65 with Wx ans Sea State report to RIW from 40.6N 11.1W (off Porto (POR).

1.1.2012 RAL65 with position report to RIW from 39.7N 11.6W (NW off Lissabon).
RKO81 with position report from 36.2N 14.7E (North of Malta).

2.1.2012 RAL65 with position report from 39.7N 11.1W (NW off Lissabon).
RAL65 with position report from 39.8N 11.4W (NW off Lissabon). Frigate Ladny leaves Valletta. Tanker Sergei Osipov leaves Valletta. RKO81 with position report from 36.0N 16.1E (East of Malta).

2.1./3.1.2012 Carrier task force is "in central part of Mediterranean Sea", Air Wing is performing training flights.

4.1.2012 RAL65 to RIW with position report 47.0N 7.1W (Northern Biscaye). RKO81 with position report 34.6N 24.7E (South of Crete). RAL46 with position report 34.6N 26.5E (South of Crete).

5.1.2012 ACC Admiral Kuznetsov, ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko and frigates Yaroslav Mudry and Ladny along with supply vessels anchore South of Crete.

6.1.2012 Members of the Carrier Task Force perform exercices with Greek Naval Forces.

7.1.2012 ASW Ship Admiral Chabanenko, frigate Ladny, tanker Lena are in naval base Tartus (SYR), ACC Admiral Kuznetsov and rescue tug Nikolai Chiker have anchored.

You can get more information by visiting Fritz's website at http://www.astrosol.ch Now: All CIS-Ny Summaries 2011 updated.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in U.S. 5th Fleet AOR

2012-01-10T08:39:00.002-05:00

Well we now have two Carrier Strike Groups and an Amphibious Ready Group in the 5th Fleet right now. Uh, Iran do you feel lucky today?

From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs

USS CARL VINSON, At sea (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Jan. 9.

While in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR, Carl Vinson CSG will conduct missions supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

Commanded by Rear Adm. Thomas Shannon, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 will also participate in routine scheduled exercises and engagements with coalition and regional partners.

"We will work closely with our regional partners to demonstrate our commitment to security and stability in the region," said Shannon. "Our arrival in Fifth Fleet represents our commitment to stand by our partners, friends and allies, and protect the free flow of commerce in the region."

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is deployed with guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Embarked aboard Vinson is Destroyer Squadron 1 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, which include the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, the "Sunliners" of VFA 81, the "Stingers" of VFA 113, the "First of the Fleet" of (VFA) 25, the "Garudas" of Electronic Attack Squadron 134, the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 and the "Red Lions" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15.

Carl Vinson and embarked CVW 17 departed its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Nov. 30, for a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. CSG 1 departed Hong Kong Dec. 30, after a three-day port visit, prior to transiting to U.S. 5th Fleet.

The U.S. Navy 5th Fleet AOR encompasses approximately 2.5 million square miles of area including the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, parts of the Indian Ocean and 20 countries.

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

2012-01-10T08:21:00.001-05:00

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 12-04 beginning Tuesday night, Jan. 10, at midnight into early Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.

The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Capital Region Coordination Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and CONR’s Western Air Defense Sectors.

Flights in the National Capital Region are scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m.

Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD’s intercept and identification operations as well as operationally test the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, Air Force F-16s and a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter will participate in the exercise.

These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure CONR’s rapid response capability. NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the U.S. and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will take place the following evening. If bad weather continues, officials will then make a decision to postpone or cancel the exercise.

As the Continental United States geographical component of the bi-national command NORAD, CONR provides airspace surveillance and control, and directs air sovereignty activities for the CONUS region. CONR and its assigned Air Force and Army assets throughout the country ensure air safety and security against potential air threats.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, CONR fighters have responded to more than 3,400 possible air threats in the United States and have flown more than 59,000 sorties with the support of Airborne Warning and Control System and air-to-air-refueling aircraft.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 9 Dec 2011 - Deltona FL

2012-01-10T07:16:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 417PS 2012-01-09 21:49:51 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF 1200 2300
360408 ------ --- 2012-01-09 23:32:43 ------ Spain Spanish AIRFORCE
A039FC N1132F --- 2012-01-09 13:31:10 208B United States FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 0000 6800
A0F4D4 N16056 --- 2012-01-09 23:10:53 MD-369E United States EAST VOLUSIA MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-09 14:00:42 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A2B396 N273WA WOA9606 2012-01-09 22:48:26 MD11 United States World Airways --- 23275
A2C272 N277WA --- 2012-01-09 22:51:25 MD-11F United States WorldAirways
A60F3C N49RF --- 2012-01-09 14:05:43 G-IV United States ---
A96FB1 N707MQ --- 2012-01-09 16:03:12 B707-368C United states OMEGA
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-09 21:23:41 King Air 300 United States --- 0000 6800
AAED5E N803DS --- 2012-01-09 16:11:12 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
ABE578 N866DM --- 2012-01-09 20:39:36 T206H United States --- 0000 850
ADFC9D 92-0348 --- 2012-01-09 18:37:28 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
ADFE07 1503 --- 2012-01-09 15:09:56 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG]
ADFE17 1711 --- 2012-01-09 23:53:25 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Clearwater [KPIE] 0000 5200
ADFE1C 1716 --- 2012-01-09 13:52:49 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC]
ADFEE1 87-0161 ??? PAT373 2012-01-09 21:46:53 C-12U United States USARMY
ADFF0C 60-0335 BOLT13 2012-01-09 14:31:49 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE016A 86-0206 --- 2012-01-09 22:45:02 C-20B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW]
AE040F 162783/ 784 GOTO FMS 2012-01-09 14:10:38 E-6B United States USN | VQ-3 [KTIK] --- 31000
AE04D7 165829 --- 2012-01-09 13:53:36 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT04 2012-01-09 19:08:26 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE0671 63-8000 PIRAT14 2012-01-09 22:57:28 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE07AA 59-1520 BOLT12 2012-01-09 14:31:39 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE07BD 62-356t8 PIRAT11 2012-01-09 14:30:58 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-09 20:33:54 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 39875
AE0945 01-0040 SAM444 2012-01-09 17:36:02 C-40B United States USAF | 89AW | 1AS [KADW]

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 7-8 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-09T07:56:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
AE01C1 165151 --- 2012-01-08 23:19:47 C-20G United States USNR | VR-48 [KADW]
ADFC9D 92-0348 --- 2012-01-08 19:13:38 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA] USA 0000 19975
ADFCD8 94-0121 --- 2012-01-08 18:26:01 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND] USA 0000 11750
AE025E 61-0264 SLUFF91 2012-01-08 17:38:51 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
ADFDC3 93-1456 EPIC 21 2012-01-08 16:40:23 C-130H United States NC ANG | 145AW | 156AS [KCLT]
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-08 16:02:00 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] USA --- 40000
ADFCD8 94-0121 --- 2012-01-08 15:22:03 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]

AE0018 ------ --- 2012-01-07 23:43:25 T-38C United States 25thFS
AE04ED 63-8035 --- 2012-01-07 21:59:51 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
ADFF3D 64-13246 --- 2012-01-07 21:21:06 T-38C United States 560thFTS
A6D6D9 N54PA --- 2012-01-07 20:53:40 Lear 36 United States PHOENINXAIR
AE001E 67-14851 or 66- --- 2012-01-07 20:51:12 T-38C United States 25thFS
ADFDDC 94-7315 E47315 2012-01-07 19:48:45 C-130H United States AFRC | 302AW | 731AS [KCOS]
ADFDED 94-6708 --- 2012-01-07 19:30:10 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
A2AC28 N271WA WOA9604 2012-01-07 18:35:46 MD-11F United States WorldAirways USA 0000 40900
AE0446 99-6143 --- 2012-01-07 18:09:13 C-32B United States USAF | 486FLTS [KVPS] USA --- 31975
AE05A3 61-0309 UPSET66 2012-01-07 17:45:34 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] USA 0000 22000
A067C0 N125RD --- 2012-01-07 17:44:42 Boeing 763-383ER United States Ryan Intl Airlines
AE0626 59-1461 UPSET77 2012-01-07 17:07:41 KC-135R United States AK ANG | 168ARW | 168ARS [PAEI]
AE2239 ------ --- 2012-01-07 16:57:08 MC-130J ??? United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]
50801B UR-82007 ADB2852 2012-01-07 11:35:02 An-124-100 Ukraine Antonov Design Bureau
AE49C3 09-9207 RCH842 2012-01-07 10:31:05 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] USA 0000 35000
AE172B 06-3825 --- 2012-01-07 01:53:36 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]
AE13C3 04-3749 --- 2012-01-07 01:50:26 T-6A United States USAF | 71FTW [KEND]
A2C272 N277WA WOA9617 2012-01-07 01:44:57 MD-11F United States WorldAirways USA 4034 39000
152C97 RA-76951 VDA6396 2012-01-07 00:22:51 IL76-90VD Russia Volga-Dnepr Airlines USA --- 33975

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152C97 RA-76951 VDA6396 2012-01-07 00:22:51 IL76-90VD Russia Volga-Dnepr Airlines USA --- 33975
50801B UR-82007 ADB2852 2012-01-07 11:35:02 An-124-100 Ukraine Antonov Design Bureau
A067C0 N125RD --- 2012-01-07 17:44:42 Boeing 763-383ER United States Ryan Intl Airlines AE0626 59-1461 UPSET77 2012-01-07 17:07:41 KC-135R United States AK ANG | 168ARW | 168ARS [PAEI]
A2AC28 N271WA WOA9604 2012-01-07 18:35:46 MD-11F United States WorldAirways USA 0000 40900
A2C272 N277WA WOA9617 2012-01-07 01:44:57 MD-11F United States WorldAirways USA 4034 39000
A6D6D9 N54PA --- 2012-01-07 20:53:40 Lear 36 United States PHOENINXAIR
ADFC9D 92-0348 --- 2012-01-08 19:13:38 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA] USA 0000 19975
ADFCD8 94-0121 --- 2012-01-08 15:22:03 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
ADFDC3 93-1456 EPIC 21 2012-01-08 16:40:23 C-130H United States NC ANG | 145AW | 156AS [KCLT]
ADFDDC 94-7315 E47315 2012-01-07 19:48:45 C-130H United States AFRC | 302AW | 731AS [KCOS]
ADFDED 94-6708 --- 2012-01-07 19:30:10 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
ADFF3D 64-13246 --- 2012-01-07 21:21:06 T-38C United States 560thFTS
AE0018 ------ --- 2012-01-07 23:43:25 T-38C United States 25thFS
AE001E 67-14851 or 66- --- 2012-01-07 20:51:12 T-38C United States 25thFS
AE01C1 165151 --- 2012-01-08 23:19:47 C-20G United States USNR | VR-48 [KADW]
AE025E 61-0264 SLUFF91 2012-01-08 17:38:51 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0446 99-6143 --- 2012-01-07 18:09:13 C-32B United States USAF | 486FLTS [KVPS] USA --- 31975
AE04ED 63-8035 --- 2012-01-07 21:59:51 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
AE05A3 61-0309 UPSET66 2012-01-07 17:45:34 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] USA 0000 22000
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-08 16:02:00 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] USA --- 40000
AE13C3 04-3749 --- 2012-01-07 01:50:26 T-6A United States USAF | 71FTW [KEND]
AE172B 06-3825 --- 2012-01-07 01:53:36 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]
AE2239 ------ --- 2012-01-07 16:57:08 MC-130J ??? United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]
AE49C3 09-9207 RCH842 2012-01-07 10:31:05 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] USA 0000 35000

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 8 Dec 2011 - Deltona FL

2012-01-09T07:08:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

A0C462 N149CS --- 2012-01-08 14:55:24 P3B United States UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
A2024B N22889 22889 2012-01-08 16:19:31 B190 United States TENAX AVIATION LLC
A4349B N370JH --- 2012-01-08 17:35:21 CESSNA 182T United States FBI 0000 5700
A8699A N641GT 00000000 2012-01-08 19:23:35 BOEING 767-38E US ATLAS AIR
A966B1 N70464 --- 2012-01-08 16:07:09 UV-18B United States USAF | 306FTG | 98FTS [KCOS] 6052 4700
AAE5F0 N801DS N801DS 2012-01-08 22:40:52 Bell 407 United States Volusia County 0201 500
AAED5E N803DS --- 2012-01-08 19:57:54 Bell 407 United States Volusia County 0201 500
ADFE33 2121 --- 2012-01-08 15:24:26 HU-25A United States ATCMobile
ADFEB4 73-1677 DITTO16 2012-01-08 20:13:33 E-4B United States USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF]
ADFED5 85-1267 PAT1267 2012-01-08 16:47:57 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA]
ADFF80 67-14934 --- 2012-01-08 16:41:48 T-38C United States 50thFTS 0000 15675
AE00AC 65-10438 --- 2012-01-08 16:49:09 T-38C United States 87thFTS
AE00ED ------ --- 2012-01-08 16:43:14 T-38C United States ---
AE018D 84-0099 BRICK22 2012-01-08 17:37:41 C-21A United States USAF | AFFSA [KOKC]
AE02CF 91-9143 BISON20 2012-01-08 16:06:05 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG]
AE02FF 78-0809 PITT 09 2012-01-08 18:10:13 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE0300 78-0810 PITT 10 2012-01-08 18:21:19 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE0301 78-0811 JILL 81 2012-01-08 18:18:58 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE04ED 63-8035 DIXIE71 2012-01-08 19:33:00 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] 1043 33000
AE05F7 69-5824 --- 2012-01-08 20:18:18 HC-130n United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF]
AE06E9 163844 --- 2012-01-08 22:13:40 UC-12M United States Norfolk
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-08 15:09:35 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE10B8 01-0189 RCH899 2012-01-08 22:45:15 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE1524 167108 RAIDR24 2012-01-08 19:03:41 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-352 [KNKX]
AE1E70 166018 --- 2012-01-08 19:45:36 T-6B United States ---
AE1EC0 166059 --- 2012-01-08 17:14:37 T-6B United States USNavy
AE2ED4 166087 --- 2012-01-08 20:03:06 T-6B United States ---
AE2ED9 166092 --- 2012-01-08 20:47:07 T-6B United States ---
AE2EDB 166094 --- 2012-01-08 19:55:27 T-6B United States --- 4261 1675
AE2EF7 166122 --- 2012-01-08 20:00:15 T-6B United States ---
AE4A37 02-0024 --- 2012-01-08 22:27:16 CV-22B / RC-12 United States ---
C2B2F1 142806 --- 2012-01-08 14:59:24 CT-142 Canada 17thWing

Bataan and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Groups Turnover Duties

2012-01-08T08:36:00.000-05:00

USS BATAAN, Gulf of Aden (NNS) -- Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Group (MEU) were relieved of their duties in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) by the Makin Island ARG and the 11th MEU, Jan. 6.

The Bataan ARG deployed March 23, 2011 and since then has conducted maritime security operations, theater security cooperation actions, and joint military exercises with regional partners in both 5th and 6th fleet AORs.

"I am extremely proud of these outstanding Sailors and Marines and their dedication to mission and sustained support during these past several months," said Capt. Steve Yoder, commander, COMPHIBRON Six. "Regardless of the task assigned, they performed all duties with great professionalism, pride, and integrity."

Following the turnover, Bataan ARG will depart the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR and return to their respective homeports of Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story, Va.

"This has been an epic deployment," said U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric Steidl, commanding officer, 22nd MEU. "Not just in terms of duration, but for flexibility and adaptability the amphibious forces provide the combatant commander."

"The Sailors and embarked Marines of USS Bataan have worked hard during this deployment, which will be ten-and-a-half months long by the time we get home," said Capt. Erik M. Ross, commanding officer, USS Bataan. "After such a long and challenging at-sea period, it's good to know we're getting relieved by the exceptional Sailors, Marines and ships of the Makin Island ARG and 11th MEU."

This is the maiden deployment for USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

"Since departing San Diego, our Navy and Marine Corps team in the Makin Island ARG has been executing a critical role in facilitating international maritime security cooperation," said Capt. Humberto L. Quintanilla II, PHIBRON 5 commander. "We have completed multiple ground centric theater security cooperation exercises from the sea with our regional partners in Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore prior to arriving in the 5th Fleet."

Embarked on the Makin Island ARG, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Units major subordinate elements consist of Battalion Landing Team 3/1, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

"We take the guideon from the Bataan ARG and 22nd MEU, ready to assume the watch as a forward deployed Marine air-ground task force," said Col. Michael Hudson, 11th MEU's commanding officer. "We wish our friends fair winds and following seas as they head home after a very successful deployment.

The Bataan ARG includes PHIBRON 6, with detachments from Naval Beach Group Two (CNBG) 2, Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21, Fleet Surgical Team Six (FST) 8, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 det 2, Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 and ACU 4. ARG ships include the Norfolk-based Bataan, amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), homeported at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story, Va.

The 22nd MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of the Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, and Combat Logistics Battalion 22.

The Makin Island ARG includes PHIBRON 5, with detachments from TACRON 11, FST 5, HSC 23, BMU 1, ACU 1 and ACU 5. ARG ships include San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52).

The 11th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of the Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 6-7 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-08T07:00:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

06A001 A7-HHK QAF004 2012-01-06 22:01:31 A340 QATAR Qatar Air Force / Amiry Flight 6242 35300
A0C462 N149CS --- 2012-01-06 23:35:33 P3B United States UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
A0D98B N154FC --- 2012-01-06 19:29:39 Cessna 182T United States DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 1200 1275
A10B4E N1667J --- 2012-01-06 17:32:22 King Air B300C United States US DEA
A1299C N174SC --- 2012-01-06 20:31:46 AS 350 B3 United States SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-01-06 14:14:44 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
A24775 N246N N246N 2012-01-06 15:09:24 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
A6770A N5155A N5155A 2012-01-06 22:07:00 Beech King Air United States Aviation Specialties 1146 25000
AA59AE N766VA RBY710 2012-01-06 22:00:07 Boeing 767-2Q8 United States Vision Airlines --- 29450
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-06 15:16:52 King Air 300 United States --- 4355 475
AAED5E N803DS --- 2012-01-06 18:18:29 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
ABA4FE N85 FLC85 2012-01-06 15:17:25 Challenger 601-3R United States FAA Flight Inspection
AC7B7E N903NA --- 2012-01-06 19:23:51 T-38A United States NASA 2654 21800
AD4867 N955NA --- 2012-01-06 15:29:54 T-38 United States NASA | JOHNSON [KEFD] 7353 18025
AD504A N957ST N957ST 2012-01-06 12:01:37 PC-12/45 United States ---
AD5D53 N960NA --- 2012-01-06 15:19:37 T-38 United States NASA
ADFE17 1711 --- 2012-01-06 14:24:57 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Clearwater [KPIE]
ADFE79 92-1454 MAFFS 7 2012-01-06 18:26:09 C-130H United States NC ANG | 145AW | 156AS [KCLT]
ADFEB4 73-1677 DITTO16 2012-01-06 19:08:39 E-4B United States USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF]
AE00ED ------ --- 2012-01-06 22:09:41 T-38C United States ---
AE018D 84-0099 --- 2012-01-06 22:22:26 C-21A United States USAF | AFFSA [KOKC]
AE0239 63-7977 PIRAT51 2012-01-06 15:26:29 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE02FF 78-0809 PITT 09 2012-01-06 20:29:46 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT] 0000 10800
AE0301 78-0811 JILL 81 2012-01-06 20:32:18 C-130H United States AFRC |911AW | 758AS [KPIT] 0000 12200
AE03D2 164441 --- 2012-01-06 18:40:01 KC-130T United States USMCR | VMGR-452 [KSWF] 2141 10725
AE0405 97-1944 PAT44 2012-01-06 17:08:52 C-37A United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] 5767 41000
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT12 2012-01-07 00:34:57 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE0522 68-0222 --- 2012-01-07 01:27:25 C-5A United States WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB]
AE0671 63-8000 BOLT11 2012-01-06 14:24:11 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE07AA 59-1520 PIRAT52 2012-01-06 15:26:32 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE10B8 01-0189 RCH899 2012-01-07 02:24:16 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 3760 21000
AE10C7 159365 --- 2012-01-06 17:15:14 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE1171 02-1099 RCH2099 2012-01-06 14:51:30 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 34000
AE11DA 75-0560 SNTRY61H 2012-01-06 19:53:33 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE1739 06-3838 --- 2012-01-07 03:24:37 T-6A United States USAF
AE1EBF 166058 --- 2012-01-06 20:27:00 T-6B United States USN| TAW-5 | VT-6
AE1F36 07-72039 N72039 2012-01-06 19:33:25 UH-72A United States US Army | 5541 3800
AE2ED4 166087 --- 2012-01-06 22:58:50 T-6B United States ---
AE2ED9 166092 --- 2012-01-06 22:35:48 T-6B United States ---
AE2EF7 166122 --- 2012-01-06 21:27:30 T-6B United States --- 0000 10875
AE2FD0 166582 --- 2012-01-06 06:26:30 MH-60R United States USN | HSM-40 [KNRB] 0000 20000
C2B2F1 142806 --- 2012-01-07 03:43:13 CT-142 Canada 17thWing

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 7 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-08T06:33:00.001-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-07
Military Hex Codes only

A62778 GTI603 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-07 21:33:44.983
AD9292 -------- N974AS MD83 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE --- 2012-01-07 19:47:19.646
ADFCC3 -------- 93-0643 BE40 USAF --- 2012-01-07 13:26:46.442
ADFCC9 -------- 93-0649 BE40 USAF | 71FTW | 32FTS [KEND] --- 2012-01-07 13:27:10.156
ADFDDC E47315 94-7315 C130 AFRC | 302AW | 731AS [KCOS] --- 2012-01-07 13:58:41.155
ADFDED -------- 94-6708 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-07 10:05:08.237
ADFE5A ROGUE02 90-1791 C130 MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ] --- 2012-01-07 09:15:11.106
AE0044 -------- ------ T38 90thFTS --- 2012-01-07 16:24:39.753
AE0045 -------- ------ T38 90thFTS --- 2012-01-07 13:50:49.177
AE0046 -------- ------ T38 90thFTS --- 2012-01-07 15:43:19.662
AE0173 COUGR10 84-0118 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-07 21:21:58.452
AE04ED -------- 63-8035 K35R AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] --- 2012-01-07 15:27:18.917
AE0571 -------- 86-0020 C5 USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] --- 2012-01-07 15:49:36.423
AE0626 UPSET77 59-1461 K35R AK ANG | 168ARW | 168ARS [PAEI] --- 2012-01-07 10:39:35.882
AE1252 CNV4701 165836 B737 USNR | VR-57 [KNZY] --- 2012-01-07 09:13:35.052
AE144E RCH5144 05-5144 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-07 10:18:09.122
AE1723 -------- 06-3817 TEX2 USAF --- 2012-01-07 15:36:38.754
AE2239 -------- ---(2302) CN35/C30E USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT] --- 2012-01-07 13:29:02.430
AE29FD CNV4126 166694 B737 USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] --- 2012-01-07 10:12:32.387
AE4A60 CNV4529 166696 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-01-07 09:13:16.433

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 6 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-07T07:41:00.000-05:00

Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand for Port Visit

2012-01-07T06:42:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman K. Ashley Lawrence, Carrier Strike Group 9 Public Affairs

LEAM CHEBANG, Thailand (NNS) -- The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser Cape St. George (CG 71), arrived in Leam Chebang, Thailand, for a port visit, Jan. 6.

While in Thailand, strike group Sailors will visit with the people of Thailand, experience the local culture and conduct a series of community service projects (COMSERVs) to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

Cmdr. Denis Cox, Lincoln's chaplain, said the COMSERVs will be a great opportunity for CSG9 Sailors to get to know the people of Thailand.

"Our Sailors will get to interact with the great institutions of Thailand and meet Thai people in their community," Cox said. "They'll get to know our Sailors for what they really are: servants, leaders and genuinely good people. And nothing will expose our Sailors to what it means to be Thai more than working on these projects."

For the COMSERVs, Sailors will paint schools, clean local temples and visit with children at an orphanage in Pattaya.

Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Caleb R. Thomas, assigned to Lincoln, said he can't wait to go on one of the many Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored tours that will be available to strike group Sailors in Thailand. In addition to historical sites such as Bangkok's Grand Palace and the ruins of Ayudhaya, Sailors will also have the opportunity to visit the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, ride elephants and have fun in Thailand's tropical rain forest.

"I plan on having a great time in Thailand," Thomas said. "I can't wait to enjoy a few days relaxing on the beach and cable riding through the jungle."

Ensign Deborah I. Frazier, assigned to Lincoln's combat systems department, said she is also looking forward to relaxing, and she wants to develop a firsthand appreciation for the rich heritage of Thailand.

"Now that I have the chance to see their culture, I'd really love to see their temples," Frazier said. "We're incredibly lucky that we get to spend time here."

Lincoln is in the 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet AOO. Thailand is the first port call of Lincoln's 2011-2012 deployment.

CSG 9 is comprised of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, which includes the guided-missile destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Sterett (DDG 104).

Following deployment, Lincoln will change homeports from Everett, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., for a periodic refueling complex overhaul.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 6 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-07T06:31:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-06
Military Hex Codes only

152C97 -------- RA-76951 IL76 Volga-Dnepr Airlines --- 2012-01-06 18:17:59.410
881870 -------- ------ C130 RoyalThaiairForce --- 2012-01-06 12:15:19.630
A2C272 WOA9617 N277WA MD11 WorldAirways --- 2012-01-06 19:34:19.301
A7F642 OAE495 N612AX DC10 OmniAirInternational --- 2012-01-06 10:39:22.114
AA4A23 -------- N762NA B763 NORTH AMERICAN --- 2012-01-06 17:15:29.855
AA4CD0 RYN7489 N763BK B763 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2012-01-06 08:39:52.175
AAEC74 -------- N80259 BE20 BEECHCRAFT --- 2012-01-06 18:54:36.254
ADFCFA -------- 95-0046 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-06 14:55:32.420
ADFD0C -------- 95-0064 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-06 15:53:04.029
ADFD0D -------- 95-0065 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-06 11:35:06.535
ADFDEB ANVIL63 94-6706 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-06 07:58:13.900
ADFE5A ROGUE02 90-1791 C130 MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ] --- 2012-01-06 11:21:06.979
ADFE62 REACH280 91-1231 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-01-06 18:37:54.335
ADFE82 RCH049 92-0547 C130 USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-06 11:51:14.397
ADFEB4 -------- 73-1677 B742 USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF] --- 2012-01-06 12:19:07.280
ADFED4 -------- 85-1266 BE20 VA ARNG | OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA] --- 2012-01-06 18:29:03.067
AE0045 -------- ------ T38 90thFTS --- 2012-01-06 15:57:56.518
AE010F ALLIED 1 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-01-06 14:16:02.647
AE012E -------- (73-1683)/97-01 DC93 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-06 09:23:20.775
AE0174 JOSA225 84-0119 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-06 13:45:07.361
AE01FB -------- 98-3035 TEX2 USAF --- 2012-01-06 20:19:42.104
AE025E SLUFF91 61-0264 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-06 13:34:12.505
AE0361 -------- 59-1444 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-06 11:13:09.695
AE0362 -------- 59-1453 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-01-06 11:09:58.735
AE03F2 -------- 78-23128 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-06 08:22:20.864
AE0416 GOTO FMS 164404 E6 USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 2012-01-06 21:43:24.081
AE0499 SODA81 58-0010 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-06 09:02:25.827
AE04CB ROCCO81 61-0318 K35R NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI] --- 2012-01-06 11:32:53.604
AE0522 -------- 68-0222 C5 WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] --- 2012-01-06 18:09:36.794
AE0568 -------- 86-0011 C5 USAF | 60AMW [KSUU] --- 2012-01-06 20:15:04.313
AE05BF -------- 79-0475 C130 NV ANG | 152AW | 192AS [KRNO] --- 2012-01-06 14:42:26.466
AE07DB RCH3601 93-0601 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-01-06 09:08:21.042
AE117E RCH2112 02-1112 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-06 15:01:16.955
AE1252 -------- 165836 B737 USNR | VR-57 [KNZY] --- 2012-01-06 14:00:15.325
AE13C9 -------- 04-3755 TEX2 USAF | 71FTW [KEND] --- 2012-01-06 19:53:34.040
AE1448 -------- 04-4138 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-06 19:11:21.623
AE144F RCH426 05-5145 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-01-06 16:57:40.222
AE1723 -------- 06-3817 TEX2 USAF --- 2012-01-06 20:08:02.586
AE1BF2 RCH113 07-4639 C30J USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-01-06 13:22:39.813
AE4A60 CNV4529 166696 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-01-06 13:59:07.900
B648D9 AVLON73 09-0540 C40 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-06 10:38:07.001
C2AFC7 CFC3699 177702 C17 CFC | 429SQN [CYTR] --- 2012-01-06 11:39:58.490
C2B2F1 -------- 142806 DH8A 17thWing --- 2012-01-06 16:42:43.217
C2B3EB CFC3684 177703 C17 CFC | 429SQN [CYTR] --- 2012-01-06 13:40:37.134

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 5 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-06T07:26:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Times
AE01BC 84-0130 JOSA203 2012-01-05 22:36:50 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 311AS [KCOS]
ADFCEE 94-0143 --- 2012-01-05 22:00:21 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
A68C86 99-0100 --- 2012-01-05 21:55:17 UC-35 United States USARMY
ADFED0 85-1262 --- 2012-01-05 21:01:04 C-12U United States USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG)
AE2FA4 08-8192 RCH8192 2012-01-05 20:59:12 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
ADFCF5 95-0041 --- 2012-01-05 20:57:24 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE1203 89-0271 SUNNY 66 2012-01-05 20:56:34 RC-12N United States USARMY | 224MIB (AE) [KSVN]
AE0632 84-0179 --- 2012-01-05 20:09:52 C-12U United States WY ARNG | OSACOM DET-53 [KCYS]
AE1211 03-0726 --- 2012-01-05 19:10:14 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2012-01-05 18:35:01 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE057D 87-0032 --- 2012-01-05 18:25:07 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE04D1 63-7984 DIXIE10 2012-01-05 17:50:03 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] USA 0000 28000
AE05E1 87-9285 RCH 281 2012-01-05 17:42:47 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG] USA 0000 21900
AE05A4 62-3500 UPSET55 2012-01-05 17:16:42 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] USA 0000 39000
AE04D1 63-7984 DIXIE10 2012-01-05 17:01:22 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] USA 0000 28000
AE10D5 165519 --- 2012-01-05 15:32:07 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10D0 165514 --- 2012-01-05 15:09:38 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-05 14:40:15 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
00000A Various --- 2012-01-05 14:32:27 Various Various ---
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-05 14:25:46 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2012-01-05 14:12:48 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER654 2012-01-05 14:12:48 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-05 12:42:34 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
ADFED0 85-1262 1200 2012-01-05 11:24:55 C-12U United States USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG)
A62778 N496MC GTI621 2012-01-05 09:34:26 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir --- 33000
AE2FA9 08-8197 --- 2012-01-05 03:57:11 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE119B 03-3118 RCH3118 2012-01-05 00:11:22 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE119B 03-3118 RCH3118 2012-01-05 00:00:35 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]

Sort by ICAO24
00000A Various --- 2012-01-05 14:32:27 Various Various ---
A62778 N496MC GTI621 2012-01-05 09:34:26 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir --- 33000
A68C86 99-0100 --- 2012-01-05 21:55:17 UC-35 United States USARMY
ADFCEE 94-0143 --- 2012-01-05 22:00:21 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFCF5 95-0041 --- 2012-01-05 20:57:24 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFED0 85-1262 1200 2012-01-05 11:24:55 C-12U United States USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG)
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2012-01-05 14:12:48 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER654 2012-01-05 14:12:48 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE01BC 84-0130 JOSA203 2012-01-05 22:36:50 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 311AS [KCOS]
AE04D1 63-7984 DIXIE10 2012-01-05 17:01:22 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] USA 0000 28000
AE057D 87-0032 --- 2012-01-05 18:25:07 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE05A4 62-3500 UPSET55 2012-01-05 17:16:42 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] USA 0000 39000
AE05E1 87-9285 RCH 281 2012-01-05 17:42:47 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG] USA 0000 21900
AE0632 84-0179 --- 2012-01-05 20:09:52 C-12U United States WY ARNG | OSACOM DET-53 [KCYS]
AE093B 00-1052 --- 2012-01-05 12:42:34 UC-35B United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE10D0 165514 --- 2012-01-05 15:09:38 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10D5 165519 --- 2012-01-05 15:32:07 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE119B 03-3118 RCH3118 2012-01-05 00:00:35 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE1203 89-0271 SUNNY 66 2012-01-05 20:56:34 RC-12N United States USARMY | 224MIB (AE) [KSVN]
AE1211 03-0726 --- 2012-01-05 19:10:14 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
AE2FA4 08-8192 RCH8192 2012-01-05 20:59:12 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE2FA9 08-8197 --- 2012-01-05 03:57:11 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]

Coast Guard to end Deepwater program

2012-01-05T07:44:00.001-05:00

SOURCE: Federal Computer Week DATE: Jan. 4
LINK: http://goo.gl/ELr0f

The Coast Guard's $27 billion "Deepwater" acquisition program is officially dead, both as a concept and as a procurement program, a senior official has declared.

Writing under the headline, "Deepwater R.I.P." in the agency's Service Lines publication, Rear Admiral Jake Korn, assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer, said the agency's ambitious but troubled program to modernize its marine and air assets that started in 2002 was now in its final days.

"The time has come for the U.S. Coast Guard to officially drop the Deepwater name from any reference to our acquisition portfolio," Korn wrote in the report. "The active period of performance for the last line item under the Integrated Coast Guard Systems contract ends in January, and there will be no further work initiated."

The Coast Guard is moving forward to fulfill its modernization goals in several ongoing asset modernization and replacement efforts, Korn added in the Dec. 8 article.

"Deepwater is officially dead - long live Coast Guard recapitalization," Korn wrote.

The Integrated Deepwater Systems program began as a $17 billion multi-year procurement to produce much-needed cutters, patrol boats and other vessels and aircraft for the Coast Guard to replace its aging fleet. The prime contract was awarded to Integrated Coast Guard Systems, a joint venture owned by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp.

However, the agency got behind schedule, as costs rose and deadlines were pushed back. The Coast Guard rejected an initial delivery of 123-foot patrol boats, saying the boats were structurally unsound. The agency subsequently took over as lead systems integrator in 2007 and has continued procuring and deploying Deepwater assets. The Coast Guard sued Bollinger Shipyards earlier this year for its Deepwater work.

Korn said the Deepwater "umbrella" no longer serves the agency's ongoing recapitalization needs.

"Deepwater was an innovative idea and in line with conventional wisdom at the time," Korn wrote. "Moreover, the Coast Guard found ourselves in a position where all our surface assets were in need of recapitalization at nearly the same time, and we needed to elucidate the urgency of this problem. Deepwater was the solution.

"However, due to some well-publicized problems in execution, the Deepwater title now has negative connotations," Korn continued. "In the end, the general consensus is that we ceded too much responsibility to the contractor, including some functions that should have been reserved for government employees."

Nonetheless, he argued, the agency has "learned many hard lessons" and has collectively improved its acquisition expertise as a result of the Deepwater effort.

Furthermore, Korn said Deepwater was meant to be time-limited, while the need for recapitalization is ongoing.

Deepwater "had an artificial end date associated with it. This end date implied that the Coast Guard would be recapitalized, no further Acquisition Construction and Improvement funding would be needed, and all would be well," Korn wrote.

Korn estimated that in meeting its overall asset recapitalization needs, the Coast Guard has achieved 25 percent to 50 percent of that goal.

However, Michael DeKort, a whistleblower who filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against the Deepwater contractors (partially settled in 2010), said the Deepwater problems have had negative impacts in terms of the agency's ability to maintain a ready fleet.

"I applaud the Coast Guard ending the Lead Systems Integrator contract and taking over," DeKort wrote in a blog entry on Jan. 4. "But don't think for a second that is nearly enough. The fleet is in far worse shape than before Deepwater began."

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 4 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-05T07:39:00.002-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

The Navy and Air Force pilot training schools are back online after the holiday recess. Nice to see them flying in the area again. It was interesting to see the slow down of DoD flight activity during the holiday season.

Sort by Date/Time
AE0624 89-1055 BISON88 2012-01-04 23:49:59 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
AE0265 57-1436 SODA92 2012-01-04 23:45:28 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE041B 164409 --- 2012-01-04 22:46:08 E-6B United States USN | VQ-3 [KTIK] --- 29325
AE29D0 08-6203 ??? --- 2012-01-04 21:06:38 MC-130J United States ---
ADFCE5 94-0134 --- 2012-01-04 20:17:49 T-1A United States USAF
ADFCD1 94-0114 --- 2012-01-04 20:09:50 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE03FD 78-23132 --- 2012-01-04 19:54:19 C-12C United States USN | TPS [KNHK]
ADFD0A 95-0062 --- 2012-01-04 19:30:08 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE04DF 58-0088 JEEP31 2012-01-04 18:19:34 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5743 27000
AE05E0 87-9283 BISON31 2012-01-04 18:09:14 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG]
AE04DF 58-0088 JEEP31 2012-01-04 17:55:22 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5743 27000
ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2012-01-04 17:49:21 C-12R United States USARC | 6-52 AVN (TA) 2016 25000
AE04DF 58-0088 JEEP31 2012-01-04 17:34:40 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5743 27000
AE04DF 58-0088 JEEP31 2012-01-04 17:16:12 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5743 27000
AD9A00 N976AS --- 2012-01-04 15:56:43 MD-83 United States US Marshal JPATS
AE0174 84-0119 JOSA169 2012-01-04 12:19:56 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE0575 86-0024 --- 2012-01-04 03:13:30 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-04 02:47:28 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 20000
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-04 02:04:06 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 20000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI4532 2012-01-04 01:45:48 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International 0000 37000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI4TI45 2012-01-04 01:45:48 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International 0000 37000
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-04 01:28:29 UC-35D United States MAW-4
00000A Various --- 2012-01-04 01:11:15 Various Various ---
AE0614 86-1394 PROPS61 2012-01-04 00:43:46 C-130H United States MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ]

Sort by ICAO24 code
00000A Various --- 2012-01-04 01:11:15 Various Various ---
AA90A0 N780BA GTI4532 2012-01-04 01:45:48 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International 0000 37000
AD9A00 N976AS --- 2012-01-04 15:56:43 MD-83 United States US Marshal JPATS
ADFCD1 94-0114 --- 2012-01-04 20:09:50 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFCE5 94-0134 --- 2012-01-04 20:17:49 T-1A United States USAF
ADFD0A 95-0062 --- 2012-01-04 19:30:08 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2012-01-04 17:49:21 C-12R United States USARC | 6-52 AVN (TA) 2016 25000
AE0174 84-0119 JOSA169 2012-01-04 12:19:56 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE0265 57-1436 SODA92 2012-01-04 23:45:28 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE03FD 78-23132 --- 2012-01-04 19:54:19 C-12C United States USN | TPS [KNHK]
AE041B 164409 --- 2012-01-04 22:46:08 E-6B United States USN | VQ-3 [KTIK] --- 29325
AE04DF 58-0088 JEEP31 2012-01-04 17:16:12 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5743 27000
AE0575 86-0024 --- 2012-01-04 03:13:30 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE05E0 87-9283 BISON31 2012-01-04 18:09:14 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG]
AE0614 86-1394 PROPS61 2012-01-04 00:43:46 C-130H United States MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ]
AE0624 89-1055 BISON88 2012-01-04 23:49:59 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-04 01:28:29 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-04 02:04:06 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 20000
AE29D0 08-6203 ??? --- 2012-01-04 21:06:38 MC-130J United States ---

Milcom Blog Logs - December 2011 Deltona Fla

2012-01-05T06:45:00.001-05:00

Here is the lastest UHF Milcom frequency list from Jack NeSmith in Central Florida for the month of December 2011. Jack wrote: "The IWO JIMA C2X revealed what I believe is another set of training freq for the Navy. For now I have tagged them NAVY AIR OPS. They also used the OPS / EXERCISE / TRAINING freqs for the C2X. 2011 was a year of change in how freqs are used!"

225.3250 IWO JIMA C2X
225.3500 PINECASTLE RANGE
226.9000 2MAW
227.0750 W-470
227.4500 KEY WEST TACTICAL TRAINING RANGE
229.0000 2MAW INTERPLANE
229.9750 IWO JIMA C2X
231.6000 IWO JIMA C2X
233.7000 MOODY AFB GA APPROACH CONTROL
233.8500 2MAW INTERPLANE
234.6000 NORAD
234.8000 159FS/125FW JACKSONVILLE IAP
235.0500 J-STARS
235.5750 REFUELING
235.7250 IWO JIMA C2X
235.8000 2MAW
236.0750 NAVY AIR OPS
236.0750 MOODY AFB GA GRAND BAY RANGE
236.7500 REFUELING
236.8500 MOODY AFB GA 23FW INTERPLANE
238.4250 IWO JIMA C2X
238.8000 UNKNOWN
239.0000 MOODY AFB GA APPROACH CONTROL
239.0000 ORLANDO EXEC TOWER
239.0500 CAPE CANAVERAL AFS ATIS
239.2500 ZMA
239.3000 TAMPA IAP APPROACH CONTROL
239.3500 IWO JIMA C2X
239.5500 AF TEMP TACTICAL
240.3000 NAVY AIR OPS
240.6000 USCG
241.9250 IWO JIMA C2X
242.1500 MOODY AFB GA 23FW INTERPLANE
244.4000 IWO JIMA C2X
245.6500 IWO JIMA C2X NAS OCEANA A/C
246.1500 J-STARS
246.8000 NAS MAYPORT HSL-42
247.5000 USN/USAF ??
250.0000 2MAW INTERPLANE
250.3000 2MAW INTERPLANE
251.1500 OCALA FL APPROACH CONTROL
251.2500 159FS/125FW JACKSONVILLE IAP
251.6000 BLUE ANGELS
251.9000 PATRICK AFB 920RQW
252.9750 UNKNOWN
253.1000 PINECASTLE RANGE
253.7000 159FS/125FW JACKSONVILLE IAP
254.2500 ZMA
254.3250 ZJX
254.6000 REFUELING
254.6000 2MAW INTERPLANE
255.4000 FSS
255.9000 CARABELLE MOA TYNDALL AFB
256.8750 ZJX
257.5000 W-470 B/D
259.0000 AF INTERPLANE
261.4000 GCI WETSTONE
262.4500 HAVEQUICK
263.5000 CNATRA CECIL FLD
264.2000 NAS JACKSONVILLE
265.7750 NAS OCEANA/IWO JIMA C2X
265.7750 ACMI TYNDALL AFB
266.5000 REFUELING
266.5000 NAVY AIR OPS
266.7250 IWO JIMA C2X
267.5000 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
268.1000 MOODY AFB 23FW INTERPLANE
268.5000 NAS OCEANA/IWO JIMA C2X
269.2500 ZJX
269.3000 ZJX "GATOR" MOA
269.4000 MOODY AFB GA APPROACH CONTROL
269.4000 TAMPA IAP APPROACH CONTROL
270.5000 UNKNOWN
270.8750 NAVY AIR OPS
271.0000 NORAD
271.3500 NAVY AIR OPS
271.4000 NAS JACKSONVILLE
271.8500 NAVY AIR OPS
272.0000 IWO JIMA C2X
273.5500 ZJX
275.5000 UNKNOWN
275.6500 MOODY AFB GA 23FW INTERPLANE
275.9500 REFUELING
276.3250 IWO JIMA C2X
277.4000 ZJX
277.8000 NAVY AIR OPS
278.8000 NAS PENSACOLA APPROACH CONTROL
283.4000 2MAW/IWO JIMA C2X
283.5000 NAVY AIR OPS
283.7000 MOODY AFB 23FW INTERPLANE
283.8500 IWO JIMA C2X
284.5000 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
284.9750 NAVY AIR OPS
285.0000 TSU "FIDDLE" NAS JACKSONVILLE
285.2000 REFUELING
285.4500 ZMA
285.6500 ZJX
288.7000 IWO JIMA C2X
288.9000 TYNDALL AFB 43FS INTERPLANE
289.2750 NAVY AIR OPS
289.4000 PATRICK AFB CLEARANCE DELIVERY
289.7250 NAVY AIR OPS
289.9000 NAS WHITING A/G/A
289.9500 EGLIN AFB F-35 JSF
290.0000 NORAD
290.0250 NAVY AIR OPS
291.2250 IWO JIMA C2X
292.1000 MOODY AFB GA 23FW INTERPLANE
292.1000 MACDILL AFB 6ARW A/G/A
292.4000 IWO JIMA C2X
293.2250 ZMA
293.4500 NAVY AIR OPS
293.5250 NAVY AIR OPS
293.6500 IWO JIMA C2X
295.0250 IWO JIMA C2X
298.0000 IWO JIMA C2X
298.3000 TYNDALL AFB 95FS INTERPLANE
301.5500 J-STARS
303.0000 IWO JIMA C2X
303.1000 AWACS
303.2750 HOMESTEAD ARB 93FS HAVEQUICK
303.5500 CNATRA CECIL FLD
305.5000 REFUELING
305.6750 NAVY AIR OPS
306.0000 NAS JACKSONVILLE
307.0000 ORLANDO IAP APPROACH CONTROL
307.2500 ZJX
307.3000 ZMA
310.2000 NAS JACKSONVILLE BASE OPS
310.8250 MOODY AFB GA 23FW A/G/A
311.0000 MACDILL AFB 6ARW CMD POST
311.5250 2MAW INTERPLANE
311.5500 IWO JIMA C2X
314.0500 W-470A
314.3000 W-470C
314.4500 HOMESTEAD ARB 93FS HAVEQUICK
314.5000 IWO JIMA C2X
317.6000 ZJX
318.0000 REFUELING
318.0500 EGLIN AFB CMD POST
319.0000 ZMA
320.5000 GCI BRISTOL FACSFAC JAX
322.4000 JACKSONVILLE IAP DEPARTURE CONTROL
322.4750 ZJX
324.6000 REFUELING
324.6500 AWACS
324.7000 UNKNOWN
326.3250 IWO JIMA C2X
327.1000 ZJX
327.2250 NAVY AIR OPS
327.6000 NAVY AIR OPS
335.4250 IWO JIMA C2X
335.5000 ZMA
335.9750 NAVY AIR OPS
338.1500 NAS MAYPORT A/G/A
338.2500 GAINESVILLE RGNL APPROACH CONTROL
338.9750 UNKNOWN
339.7000 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
340.2000 NAS JACKSONVILLE TOWER
340.3000 REFUELING
341.7500 TYNDALL AFB A/G/A
342.1750 NAVY AIR OPS
343.0000 159FS/125FW JACKSONVILLE IAP
343.3000 REFUELING
343.7000 ZMA
344.6000 PATRICK AFB METRO
345.0000 USCG
346.2500 ZJX
348.6500 ZMA
348.7000 ZMA
349.4000 EGLIN AFB CMD POST
350.0250 AMID
351.8000 JACKSONVILLE IAP APPROACH CONTROL
352.1000 TYNDALL AFB A/G/A
354.2750 NAVY AIR OPS
355.1250 NAVY AIR OPS
360.4000 NAS PENSACOLA A/G/A
360.5000 2MAW
360.7000 ZJX
361.3000 NAS JACKSONVILLE VR-58
361.4000 W-470A
363.4750 NAVY AIR OPS
364.2000 NORAD
364.3000 NAVY AIR OPS
369.0000 TYNDALL AFB A/G/A
370.9000 ZMA
371.0500 NAVY AIR OPS
371.2000 MOODY AFB GA 23FW A/G/A
371.3500 NAS JACKSONVILLE
374.2750 NAVY AIR OPS
376.9000 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
377.5250 NAVY AIR OPS
377.8500 MOODY AFB GA 23FW A/G/A

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 4 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-05T05:37:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

06A001 A7-HHK QAF004 2012-01-04 20:10:52 A340 QATAR Qatar Air Force / Amiry Flight 0000 1975
111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-04 17:41:03 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A0D98B N154FC --- 2012-01-04 19:26:35 Cessna 182T United States DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
A10B4E N1667J Y0OZZY 2012-01-04 18:56:53 King Air B300C United States US DEA
A1299C N174SC N174SC 2012-01-04 17:03:57 AS 350 B3 United States SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
A19FC6 N2032 --- 2012-01-04 20:23:05 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE
A966B1 N70464 --- 2012-01-04 20:14:59 UV-18B United States USAF | 306FTG | 98FTS [KCOS] 2641 3600
A97B00 N71PG N71PG 2012-01-04 17:09:56 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC] 0712 4525
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-04 20:27:00 King Air 300 United States --- 0354 1325
AAED5E N803DS N803DS 2012-01-04 18:44:14 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
AD9A00 N976AS --- 2012-01-04 20:18:10 MD-83 United States US Marshal JPATS 3270 30000
ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2012-01-04 18:57:46 C-12R United States USARC | 6-52 AVN (TA)
ADFE97 95-0098 --- 2012-01-04 18:47:27 C-12V United States USARC | C/6-52 AVN (TA) [KSLI]
ADFED0 85-1262 --- 2012-01-04 23:12:54 C-12U United States USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG)
ADFF0C 60-0335 PIRAT34 2012-01-04 17:47:20 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
ADFF0D 62-3559 --- 2012-01-04 17:51:56 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER654 2012-01-04 18:35:34 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] 0000 23275
AE0117 97-5306 CODY01 2012-01-04 17:27:30 WC-130J United States AFRC | 403AW | 53WRS [KBIX]
AE0154 63-8045 BOLT32 2012-01-04 17:57:42 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 1371 11900
AE0405 97-1944 PAT44 2012-01-04 19:08:18 C-37A United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] 2454 32025
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT35 2012-01-04 23:20:46 KC-135R United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] 0000 24000
AE05B2 64-14838 PIRAT31 2012-01-04 16:31:26 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE05FC 64-14864 KING64 2012-01-04 21:28:43 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF]
AE06E9 163844 --- 2012-01-04 17:12:00 UC-12M United States Norfolk 3122 21000
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR29 2012-01-04 16:59:27 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 41000
AE08F8 84-24375 R24375 2012-01-04 16:41:48 C-12U United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE10C8 160053 --- 2012-01-04 20:13:06 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA] 4252 3675
AE1F36 07-72039 --- 2012-01-04 23:55:09 UH-72A United States US Army |

Milcom Blog Logs - Jan 3-4 - Btown HF

2012-01-04T12:50:00.002-05:00

Below are the latest ALE intercepts that I received from 1500 3 Jan 2012 to 1500 4 Jan 2012. I was scanning known US Army/National Guard HF frequencies.

3032.0 M050IN
4924.5 M050IN V020IN
5304.0 BROOK
5306.5 S2L
5399.0 B5Z159 R00212 R00186
5778.5 CH285 DECOPS HHCOP1 PAIOPS UHA727
5821.5 S2L
5847.0 M050IN V020IN
5875.0 BROOK
5881.5 B5Z159 R00212
6910.0 R01
6911.5 CLS STB B5Z159 R00212
6985.0 CLS
7361.5 BROOK
8047.0 M050IN V020IN
8161.5 BROOK
8171.5 S2L
9081.5 BROOK
9295.0 BUFNY EAE REN SAE TRYNY
10816.5 M050IN V020IN
10818.0 S2L
10821.0 BROOK
12087.0 M050IN V020IN
12129.0 FC1FEM002 FC8FEM002 S2L
13568.0 M050IN V020IN
14653.0 M050IN V020IN
16023.5 BUFNY SYRNY TRYNY
16338.5 M050IN V020IN
17458.5 M050IN V020IN

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 3 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-04T06:59:00.002-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-03 23:29:39 UC-35D United States MAW-4
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL22 2012-01-03 22:32:11 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] 2763 23000
AD9292 N974AS --- 2012-01-03 22:28:21 MD83 United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL22 2012-01-03 22:21:30 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] 2763 23000
AE07EB 96-0001 --- 2012-01-03 22:10:45 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE0575 86-0024 --- 2012-01-03 21:56:46 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2012-01-03 21:46:28 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 0000 35000
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-03 21:30:00 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE08FD 84-24380 FC0123 2012-01-03 20:45:59 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] 0000 25000
ADFCF2 94-0147 --- 2012-01-03 20:28:18 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2012-01-03 19:48:03 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AD6ECA N965AS --- 2012-01-03 19:43:31 MD83 United States US Marshal JPATS
AE016E 84-0076 --- 2012-01-03 19:37:14 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-03 18:09:26 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 17:46:06 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE10BE 01-0195 GRITS35 2012-01-03 17:40:07 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 6262 26000
AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 17:35:14 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
A8B1DF N66 --- 2012-01-03 17:26:59 King Air 300 United States --- 3350 24000
A2B396 N273WA WOA3306 2012-01-03 17:14:08 MD11 United States World Airways --- 36025
AE49C3 09-9207 RCH842 2012-01-03 17:05:04 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE49C3 09-9207 RCH842 2012-01-03 16:49:53 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 16:49:08 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 16:38:14 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE0470 57-1428 SODA11 2012-01-03 16:24:09 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-01-03 16:15:41 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 0000 22275
AE018E 84-0100 NODAK 45 2012-01-03 15:42:44 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] 0000 34100
AE016E 84-0076 EDCRARY 2012-01-03 15:41:16 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
AE07D3 90-0534 LFTR31 2012-01-03 15:38:22 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 4000 12100
AE0174 84-0119 JOSA892 2012-01-03 14:26:17 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
A6FAA1 N549PA --- 2012-01-03 13:15:39 LEARJET 35 United States PHOENINXAIR
AE1172 02-1100 RCH802H 2012-01-03 02:33:51 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 33000
AE0605 80-0326 DAWG 30 2012-01-03 01:15:45 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL22 2012-01-03 01:05:17 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] 0000 24100

Sort by ICAO24
A2B396 N273WA WOA3306 2012-01-03 17:14:08 MD11 United States World Airways --- 36025
A6FAA1 N549PA --- 2012-01-03 13:15:39 LEARJET 35 United States PHOENINXAIR
A8B1DF N66 --- 2012-01-03 17:26:59 King Air 300 United States --- 3350 24000
AD6ECA N965AS --- 2012-01-03 19:43:31 MD83 United States US Marshal JPATS
AD9292 N974AS --- 2012-01-03 22:28:21 MD83 United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADFCF2 94-0147 --- 2012-01-03 20:28:18 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFDED 94-6708 ANVIL22 2012-01-03 01:05:17 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] 0000 24100
AE016E 84-0076 EDCRARY 2012-01-03 15:41:16 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
AE0174 84-0119 JOSA892 2012-01-03 14:26:17 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE018E 84-0100 NODAK 45 2012-01-03 15:42:44 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] 0000 34100
AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 16:38:14 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE0470 57-1428 SODA11 2012-01-03 16:24:09 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE0575 86-0024 --- 2012-01-03 21:56:46 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE0605 80-0326 DAWG 30 2012-01-03 01:15:45 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-01-03 16:15:41 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 0000 22275
AE07D3 90-0534 LFTR31 2012-01-03 15:38:22 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 4000 12100
AE07EB 96-0001 --- 2012-01-03 22:10:45 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE08FD 84-24380 FC0123 2012-01-03 20:45:59 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] 0000 25000
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2012-01-03 19:48:03 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE10BE 01-0195 GRITS35 2012-01-03 17:40:07 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 6262 26000
AE1172 02-1100 RCH802H 2012-01-03 02:33:51 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 33000
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-01-03 23:29:39 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 LEGEND1 2012-01-03 18:09:26 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE49C3 09-9207 RCH842 2012-01-03 16:49:53 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] AE0268 59-1523 STEEL71 2012-01-03 16:49:08 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 3 Jan 2012 - Deltona FL

2012-01-04T06:58:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

111111 LX-N20199 --- 2012-01-03 22:47:17 CT-49A Luxemburg NAEWandCF
A0020A N1WV --- 2012-01-03 16:31:45 King Air B300 United States STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA 0000 26000
A0C462 N149CS --- 2012-01-03 20:09:42 P3B United States UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
A0D98B N154FC --- 2012-01-03 19:29:11 Cessna 182T United States DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 0000 1150
A10B4E N1667J Y0OZZY 2012-01-03 17:17:35 King Air B300C United States US DEA 1003 23000
A2B396 N273WA WOA3306 2012-01-03 16:21:22 MD11 United States World Airways
A698E0 N524MC --- 2012-01-03 22:39:18 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir
A7A899 N593AN 00000000 2012-01-03 12:10:40 MD-83 United States ---
AA66AD N77 --- 2012-01-03 15:59:30 King Air 300 United States ---
AAE5F0 N801DS --- 2012-01-03 16:16:21 Bell 407 United States Volusia County 0000 -100
ADFE5A 90-1791 ROGUE02 2012-01-03 18:59:11 C-130H United States MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ]
ADFEEF 160051 CNV9201 2012-01-03 17:12:09 C-9B United States USNR | VR-52 [KWRI]
ADFF0C 60-0335 BOLT21 2012-01-03 14:17:44 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE0174 84-0119 JOSA892 2012-01-03 19:04:33 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE02FF 78-0809 PITT 09 2012-01-03 21:22:34 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE04DA 165832 --- 2012-01-03 14:17:33 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE05FC 64-14864 KING64 2012-01-03 23:26:44 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF]
AE06E5 163845 00000000 2012-01-03 17:21:35 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo Bay 7110 28000
AE087E 01-0028 SPAR28 2012-01-03 13:16:00 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE10E7 2001 C2001 2012-01-03 16:09:56 HC-130J United States USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG]
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-01-03 09:19:19 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE12E9 62-1842 RICAN 79 2012-01-03 15:57:00 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ]
B647C3 ------ --- 2012-01-03 21:54:08 MH-60 United States ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 3 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-04T06:40:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-03
Military Hex Codes only

A2024B 22889 N22889 B190 TENAX AVIATION LLC --- 2012-01-03 13:07:35.731
A2B396 WOA3306 N273WA MD11 World Airways --- 2012-01-03 11:24:05.348
A4AC05 -------- N40TV B06 --- --- 2012-01-03 08:37:19.111
A505AC N4222A N4222A B190 Tenax Air LLC --- 2012-01-03 15:10:08.008
A698E0 -------- N524MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-03 12:46:55.928
AD6ECA -------- N965AS MD83 US Marshal JPATS --- 2012-01-03 09:07:57.283
AD9292 -------- N974AS MD83 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE --- 2012-01-03 16:23:42.959
ADFD0D -------- 95-0065 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-01-03 14:38:52.021
ADFDEC ANVIL60 94-6707 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-03 16:10:28.258
ADFE8D -------- 95-0088 BE20 USARMY --- 2012-01-03 08:46:41.596
ADFEEF -------- 160051 DC93 USNR | VR-52 [KWRI] --- 2012-01-03 14:41:42.761
AE016E EDCRARY 84-0076 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-03 13:39:45.626
AE0174 JOSA892 84-0119 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-03 08:08:20.307
AE0185 -------- 84-0091 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-03 15:01:50.558
AE018E NODAK 45 84-0100 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2012-01-03 09:26:02.436
AE0268 STEEL71 59-1523 K35R PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT] --- 2012-01-03 11:39:55.144
AE0392 SOONR84 63-8880 K35R AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] --- 2012-01-03 13:02:06.788
AE03F2 -------- 78-23128 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-03 11:29:18.655
AE0470 -------- 57-1428 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-03 10:25:37.113
AE047F SODA82 59-1509 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-03 12:41:36.992
AE0499 SODA81 58-0010 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2012-01-03 08:48:10.111
AE04C8 HAPPY53 59-1500 K35R IL ANG | 126ARW | 108ARS [KBLV] --- 2012-01-03 21:39:02.239
AE04DA CNV4922 165832 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-01-03 12:30:57.036
AE0559 -------- 83-1285 C5 USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] --- 2012-01-03 09:44:26.025
AE0575 -------- 86-0024 C5 USAF | 60AMW [KSUU] --- 2012-01-03 21:23:58.047
AE0614 PROPS61 86-1394 C130 MO ANG | 139AW | 180AS [KSTJ] --- 2012-01-03 18:05:54.795
AE0674 TOPCAT6 63-8040 K35R NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI] --- 2012-01-03 20:36:35.002
AE0782 -------- 94-00309 ------ --- --- 2012-01-03 11:10:25.633
AE07EB RCH6001 96-0001 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-01-03 15:45:32.930
AE08F9 00000000 84-24376 BE20 OSACOM/PAT --- 2012-01-03 16:15:16.007
AE093A -------- 00-1051 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2012-01-03 15:45:06.020
AE0940 -------- 166374 C560 VMR DET [KADW] --- 2012-01-03 07:57:14.781
AE1173 RCH880 02-1101 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-03 18:43:11.293
AE1479 -------- 166767 C560 MAW-4 --- 2012-01-03 19:30:43.976
AE148D LEGEND1 93-1097/96-0042 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-01-03 12:17:15.677
AE270F RCH2403 63-7786 c30 USAF | 19AW | 61AS [KLRF] --- 2012-01-03 11:16:34.995
AE49C3 RCH842 09-9207 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-03 15:12:13.964

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 31 Dec 2011 - 2 Jan 2012 - Btown

2012-01-03T06:48:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
A62778 N496MC GTI607 2012-01-02 23:39:55 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir 0000 31000
AE1173 02-1101 RCH880 2012-01-02 21:24:17 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
ADFDEC 94-6707 --- 2012-01-02 17:57:51 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
00000A Various --- 2012-01-02 15:20:45 Various Various ---
A2B396 N273WA WOA9710 2012-01-02 04:03:05 MD11 United States World Airways --- 37000
AE119C 03-3119 RCH3119 2012-01-02 02:34:09 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] 0000 36000

AE07F9 97-0047 RCH7047 2012-01-01 19:28:35 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

ADFEF2 161530 VVJS281 2011-12-31 19:03:21 C-9B United States USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2011-12-31 01:54:59 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE0415 164388 GOTO FMS 2011-12-31 00:38:27 E-6B United States USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 27950
AA4CD0 N763BK RYN7763 2011-12-30 20:52:27 767-379ER United States Ryan Intl Airlines 0000 37000
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2011-12-30 20:50:31 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE1192 166474 --- 2011-12-30 18:51:05 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
A19FC6 N2032 --- 2011-12-30 14:36:48 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE

Sort by ICAO24
00000A Various --- 2012-01-02 15:20:45 Various Various ---
A19FC6 N2032 --- 2011-12-30 14:36:48 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE
A2B396 N273WA WOA9710 2012-01-02 04:03:05 MD11 United States World Airways --- 37000
A62778 N496MC GTI607 2012-01-02 23:39:55 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir 0000 31000
AA4CD0 N763BK RYN7763 2011-12-30 20:52:27 767-379ER United States Ryan Intl Airlines 0000 37000
ADFEF2 161530 VVJS281 2011-12-31 19:03:21 C-9B United States USNR | VR-46 [KNFW ]
AE010F 94-1569 ALLIED 1 2011-12-31 01:54:59 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE0415 164388 GOTO FMS 2011-12-31 00:38:27 E-6B United States USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 27950
AE07F9 97-0047 RCH7047 2012-01-01 19:28:35 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE1173 02-1101 RCH880 2012-01-02 21:24:17 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] ADFDEC 94-6707 --- 2012-01-02 17:57:51 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
AE1192 166474 --- 2011-12-30 18:51:05 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE119C 03-3119 RCH3119 2012-01-02 02:34:09 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] 0000 36000

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 1-2 Jan 2012 - Bowling Green KY

2012-01-03T06:46:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Just a very few for the 1st and 2nd from here in Bowling Green, KY. Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-01
Military Hex Codes only

A2B396 WOA9710 N273WA MD11 World Airways --- 2012-01-01 21:46:42.066
A62778 GTI604 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-01 19:44:47.170
A698E0 -------- N524MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2012-01-01 00:20:44.991
AA4A23 -------- N762NA B763 NORTH AMERICAN --- 2012-01-01 18:45:27.180
ADFDD3 ANVIL56 95-6709 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-01 16:28:39.052
ADFDEA ANVIL22 94-6705 C130 WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW] --- 2012-01-01 16:44:51.265
AE07F9 RCH7047 97-0047 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-01 13:40:04.616
AE119C -------- 03-3119 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-01-01 20:36:18.132
AE1461 RCH6163 06-6163 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-01 14:29:30.103

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-01-02

AA4CD0 -------- N763BK B763 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2012-01-02 14:25:23.963
ADFE90 -------- 95-0091 BE20 USARC | C/6-52 AVN (TA) [KSLI] --- 2012-01-02 09:50:59.287
AE0605 DAWG 30 80-0326 C130 GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV] --- 2012-01-02 18:50:17.230
AE1173 RCH880 02-1101 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-01-02 15:35:17.457
AE145C RCH6158 06-6158 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-02 16:15:12.698
AE1461 E66163 06-6163 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-01-02 10:25:36.940

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 29 Dec 2011 - Bowling Green KY

2011-12-30T07:41:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2011-12-29
Military Hex Codes only

0C2052 CMP236 --- ---- --- --- 2011-12-29 09:16:29.074
A69172 -------- N522MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2011-12-29 11:51:03.247
AAEC74 -------- N80259 BE20 BEECHCRAFT --- 2011-12-29 15:30:57.003
AB0702 -------- N81 BE30 --- --- 2011-12-29 07:54:08.865
ADFED4 00000000 85-1266 BE20 VA ARNG | OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA] --- 2011-12-29 13:13:01.116
AE010F BOXER654 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2011-12-29 13:28:02.018
AE0171 BATTL03 84-0079 LJ35 USAF | 110WG | 172AS [KBTL] --- 2011-12-29 12:50:35.998
AE0405 PAT44 97-1944 GLF5 US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 2011-12-29 13:20:17.348
AE0471 SODA81 57-1451 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2011-12-29 10:23:01.272
AE047F SODA82 59-1509 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2011-12-29 10:56:59.289
AE04AC -------- 99-0103 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2011-12-29 11:51:37.756
AE0540 -------- 69-0026 C5 TN ANG | 164AW | 155AS [KMEM] --- 2011-12-29 12:25:58.345
AE07E2 RHINO40 94-0068 C17 AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] --- 2011-12-29 13:52:07.867
AE0813 -------- 00-0177 C17 USAF | 97AMW [KLTS] --- 2011-12-29 13:24:17.288
AE093A -------- 00-1051 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2011-12-29 14:46:50.705
AE4AE5 -------- 09-27022 ??? C27 --- --- 2011-12-29 17:07:42.205
E47EF6 RYN0450 N637TW B763 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2011-12-29 16:56:19.881

Amphibious Squadron 8 Finishes COMPTUEX

2011-12-30T07:34:00.000-05:00

Amphibious Squadron 8 Finishes COMPTUEX

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 28-29 Dec 2011 - Btown

2011-12-30T07:00:00.002-05:00

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22-27 Dec 2011 - Btown

2011-12-28T06:54:00.001-05:00

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. The Mode-S intercepts for this day have been sorted by time and then by ICAO24 code. All dates/times are UTC.

Sort by Date/Time
AE1165 02-0201 --- 2011-12-27 19:19:43 C-40C United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE2FA7 08-8195 RCH338 2011-12-27 18:10:46 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE1165 02-0201 BOXER984 2011-12-27 15:30:25 C-40C United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
A97B00 N71PG --- 2011-12-27 14:13:09 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC]
AE04BE 58-0106 RCH829 2011-12-27 00:40:52 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]

AE07BE 62-3578 ROCCO87 2011-12-26 21:48:45 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE119B 03-3118 RCH3118 2011-12-26 20:27:37 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE07BE 62-3578 ROCCO87 2011-12-26 20:02:34 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE117E 02-1112 E21112 2011-12-26 00:39:07 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]

AE07D1 90-0532 --- 2011-12-25 12:34:54 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]

00000A Various --- 2011-12-24 16:57:58 Various Various ---
A2AC28 N271WA WOA8130 2011-12-24 14:21:29 MD-11F United States WorldAirways --- 26850
A69072 N522AX --- 2011-12-24 07:26:03 DC-10 United States OmniAirInternational
A36D3D N32PA --- 2011-12-24 03:32:20 Lear 36A United States PhoenixAirGroup

AA90A0 N780BA --- 2011-12-23 22:31:35 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International
A5A043 N4614N --- 2011-12-23 18:17:20 550 United States US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A5FBA4 N485EV EIA1326 2011-12-23 11:12:24 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International 0000 36975
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-23 10:03:21 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir 0000 0
A5F07F N482EV EIA1325 2011-12-23 04:44:46 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-23 00:15:53 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir

AC8997 N907EF --- 2011-12-22 23:32:36 Dornier 328 United States USAF | 27SOW | 524SOS [KCVS]
A5F07F N482EV EIA1325 2011-12-22 23:31:34 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International
AE065A 59-1486 TURBO40 2011-12-22 23:22:43 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2011-12-22 20:51:23 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE0199 84-0064 NODAK32 2011-12-22 19:48:02 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
AE1211 03-0726 --- 2011-12-22 19:38:12 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN 0000 15650
A2B396 N273WA WOA8129 2011-12-22 19:05:51 MD11 United States World Airways --- 36750
AE04B7 58-0004 RCH396 2011-12-22 18:55:47 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] 0000 36000
AE04B7 58-0004 RCH396 2011-12-22 18:43:50 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] 0000 36000
AE065A 59-1486 TURBO40 2011-12-22 18:19:01 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE11E6 78-0578 SNTRY50H 2011-12-22 16:35:33 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE0199 84-0064 NODAK32 2011-12-22 16:14:29 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-22 15:18:49 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir
AE1211 03-0726 --- 2011-12-22 13:54:41 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
A5A043 N4614N --- 2011-12-22 12:17:12 550 United States US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-22 10:11:44 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir 0000 35000
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-22 05:17:46 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir
A5F07F N482EV EIA1325 2011-12-22 04:33:25 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 PEACH98 2011-12-22 02:26:33 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE11DB 76-1604 SNTRY62H 2011-12-22 01:10:54 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 PEACH98 2011-12-22 00:15:41 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1176 02-1104 RCH2104 2011-12-22 00:13:53 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM] 0000 35000

Sort by ICAO24 code
00000A Various --- 2011-12-24 16:57:58 Various Various ---
A2AC28 N271WA WOA8130 2011-12-24 14:21:29 MD-11F United States WorldAirways --- 26850
A2B396 N273WA WOA8129 2011-12-22 19:05:51 MD11 United States World Airways --- 36750
A36D3D N32PA --- 2011-12-24 03:32:20 Lear 36A United States PhoenixAirGroup
A5A043 N4614N --- 2011-12-22 12:17:12 550 United States US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A5F07F N482EV EIA1325 2011-12-22 04:33:25 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International
A5FBA4 N485EV EIA1326 2011-12-23 11:12:24 Boeing 747-212B United States Evergreen International 0000 36975
A69072 N522AX --- 2011-12-24 07:26:03 DC-10 United States OmniAirInternational
A698E0 N524MC --- 2011-12-22 05:17:46 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir
A97B00 N71PG --- 2011-12-27 14:13:09 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC]
AA90A0 N780BA --- 2011-12-23 22:31:35 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International
AC8997 N907EF --- 2011-12-22 23:32:36 Dornier 328 United States USAF | 27SOW | 524SOS [KCVS]
AE0199 84-0064 NODAK32 2011-12-22 16:14:29 C-21A United States ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR]
AE04B7 58-0004 RCH396 2011-12-22 18:43:50 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] 0000 36000
AE04BE 58-0106 RCH829 2011-12-27 00:40:52 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
AE065A 59-1486 TURBO40 2011-12-22 18:19:01 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE07BE 62-3578 ROCCO87 2011-12-26 20:02:34 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE07D1 90-0532 --- 2011-12-25 12:34:54 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE093A 00-1051 --- 2011-12-22 20:51:23 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE1165 02-0201 --- 2011-12-27 19:19:43 C-40C United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE1176 02-1104 RCH2104 2011-12-22 00:13:53 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM] 0000 35000
AE117E 02-1112 E21112 2011-12-26 00:39:07 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE119B 03-3118 RCH3118 2011-12-26 20:27:37 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE11DB 76-1604 SNTRY62H 2011-12-22 01:10:54 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE11E6 78-0578 SNTRY50H 2011-12-22 16:35:33 E-3B United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE1211 03-0726 --- 2011-12-22 13:54:41 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 PEACH98 2011-12-22 00:15:41 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE2FA7 08-8195 RCH338 2011-12-27 18:10:46 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM] AE1165 02-0201 BOXER984 2011-12-27 15:30:25 C-40C United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]

USS Texas Returns from Her Maiden Western Pacific Deployment

2011-12-25T07:30:00.000-05:00

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge, COMSUBPAC Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Virginia-class submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing her maiden Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment Friday, Dec. 23.

"The crews' demeanor is that of excitement and pride as we return from our very successful six month deployment to reunite with our families in our beautiful homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii," said Cmdr. Bob Roncska, commanding officer USS Texas. "The new and advanced capabilities of Texas were showcased, and she met all milestones and exceeded all expectations while conducting missions vital to national security and numerous exercises with our allied partners. It is simply a surreal experience to be commanding officer of the most technically advanced submarine."

This was the first overseas deployment for more than a third of the crew. More than 20 Sailors and three junior officers completed submarine qualifications and are now authorized to wear the Submarine Warfare insignia or better known to submariners as "dolphins".

Texas conducted port visits in Guam; Yokosuka, Japan; Busan, South Korea; and Subic Bay, Philippines. The port visits to Japan and South Korea provided the opportunity for Texas to demonstrate some of the capabilities that a Virginia-Class submarine has to host country distinguished visitors, both civilian and military.

"The crew performed flawlessly, both underway and in-port," said Roncska. "Their abilities as undersea warriors were demonstrated time and again with outstanding results. Their conduct on liberty as ambassadors of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Submarine Force was impeccable."

Machinist Mate 2nd Class Jared Mankins describes his first deployment as something he will never forget.

"This deployment was a life changing event for me," said Mankins. "Specifically, I experienced foreign cultures and submarine operations you can only imagine about. This ship and crew are awesome!"

Commissioned Sept. 9, 2006, Texas was the second Virginia-class attack submarine constructed and the first submarine to be named after the Lone Star State.
The state-of-the-art submarine is capable of supporting a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operations forces, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22 Dec 2011 - Bowling Green KY

2011-12-23T10:46:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2011-12-22
Military Hex Codes only

A2B396 WOA8129 N273WA MD11 World Airways --- 2011-12-22 13:08:37.906
A4B50C -------- N402LC C130 LyndenAirCargo --- 2011-12-22 11:36:39.374
A5F07F EIA1325 N482EV B747 Evergreen International --- 2011-12-22 22:48:50.025
A5FBA4 EIA2844 N485EV B742 Evergreen International --- 2011-12-22 16:28:30.994
A62778 GTI602 N496MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2011-12-22 22:39:52.758
A69172 -------- N522MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2011-12-22 17:25:24.555
A698E0 -------- N524MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2011-12-22 09:31:27.347
A92C4A -------- N690SD 690A Sedgwick County --- 2011-12-22 11:35:56.267
A95FEF CKS2751 N703CK B742 Kalitta Air LLC --- 2011-12-22 17:42:29.171
A9FBD4 -------- N742VA B734 Vision Airlines --- 2011-12-22 15:59:05.278
AAEC74 -------- N80259 BE20 BEECHCRAFT --- 2011-12-22 09:37:31.960
ADFE68 DERBY 81 91-1237 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2011-12-22 11:32:47.656
ADFE70 -------- 92-1533 C130 WY ANG | 153AW | 187AS [KCYS] --- 2011-12-22 09:27:09.262
AE015E E91512 59-1512 K35R MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] --- 2011-12-22 13:48:10.592
AE0195 JOSA685 84-0135 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-22 11:06:57.498
AE0199 NODAK32 84-0064 LJ35 ND ANG | 119WG | 117AS [KFAR] --- 2011-12-22 13:48:20.453
AE04AC -------- 99-0103 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2011-12-22 12:10:24.597
AE04B7 RCH396 58-0004 K35R AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] --- 2011-12-22 12:45:48.747
AE04EC -------- 63-7991 K35R NE ANG | 155ARW | 173ARS [KLNK] --- 2011-12-22 10:44:43.474
AE065A TURBO40 59-1486 K35R USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] --- 2011-12-22 11:55:38.661
AE093A -------- 00-1051 C560 USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] --- 2011-12-22 14:50:37.956
AE1211 -------- 03-0726 C560 USARC | 2-228 AVN --- 2011-12-22 08:23:21.516
B648D9 AVLON73 09-0540 C40 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-22 12:15:30.582
E47EF6 RYN550 N637TW B763 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2011-12-22 15:49:49.093

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22 Dec 2011 - Deltona FL

2011-12-23T07:41:00.000-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor Jack NeSmith in Deltona, FL. Thanks Jack.

0C205D --- CMP435 2011-12-22 12:17:27 --- Panama --- 2603 18025
A039FC N1132F --- 2011-12-22 23:00:15 208B United States FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
A0616B N12310 AZAZ0909 2011-12-22 15:46:28 C-27A SPARTAN United States UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
A1299C N174SC --- 2011-12-22 22:58:25 AS 350 B3 United States SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 0000 500
A1FCA6 N227SV --- 2011-12-22 23:25:12 GLF4 United States Assembly Point Aviation/US Gov
A2AC28 N271WA WOA9655 2011-12-22 21:51:17 MD-11F United States WorldAirways
A4349B N370JH --- 2011-12-22 20:46:26 CESSNA 182T United States FBI 0000 4875
A5D4AA N475LC --- 2011-12-22 18:17:21 Gulfstream IV United States L-3 Info Systems
A69529 N523MC GTI8110 2011-12-22 12:17:31 Boeing 747-2D7B United States AtlasAir 1474 39000
A698E0 N524MC GTI2334 2011-12-22 14:23:30 Boeing 747-200 United States AtlasAir
A6D1CB N5389U --- 2011-12-22 19:04:27 U206G United States ---
ADFDDD 94-7316 SUMIT72 2011-12-22 21:01:14 C-130H United States AFRC | 302AW | 731AS [KCOS]
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2011-12-22 13:19:16 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG]
ADFED5 85-1267 PAT1267 2011-12-22 22:02:14 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA] 6062 24975
ADFED5 85-1267 ALLIED 1 2011-12-22 21:42:09 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM VA RFC [KDAA] 6062 24975
AE0195 84-0135 JOSA685 2011-12-22 19:53:03 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE0362 59-1453 SLUFF91 2011-12-22 15:16:07 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0367 63-8011 BLUE27 2011-12-22 14:12:58 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 3106 12800
AE053C 69-0022 --- 2011-12-22 13:27:46 C-5A United States WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] 0000 37000
AE066A 62-3549 PIRAT41 2011-12-22 16:16:15 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE06DA 163558 --- 2011-12-22 20:27:10 UC-12F United States USMC | VMR DET MCAS New River [KNCA]
AE087F 01-0029 --- 2011-12-22 20:14:47 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 23175
AE08FD 84-24380 FC0123 2011-12-22 16:29:42 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AE223D 2306 --- 2011-12-22 19:19:46 HC-144A United States USCG | 0000 12875
E80643 911 --- 2011-12-22 22:52:37 B-737-330QC Chile GRUPO10 2603 41675

Air expeditionary units inactivate after last Airmen leave Iraq

2011-12-23T07:25:00.000-05:00

by Master Sgt. Kerry Jackson, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHEAST ASIA (AFNS) -- Four air expeditionary units that were the air and space components to U.S. Forces-Iraq inactivated during a flag-casing ceremony Dec. 18 here.

The 467th Air Expeditionary Group, 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq stood down following the conclusion of Operation New Dawn.

"For many of us here today we have spent most of our adult lives engaged in the battle to free first Kuwait and then Iraq," said Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, who presided over the ceremony. "Today is a day full of emotions, a day of reflection, and a day to remember -- it's also a day to remember all those who died in Iraq for our country, for Iraq, for this region . . . for their brothers and sisters in arms."

The ceremony was held hours after the last U.S. military convoy departed Iraq and crossed into Kuwait, punctuating the end of a nearly nine-year war. It also afforded senior leaders an opportunity to reflect over the many accomplishments and sacrifices of service members.

"Because of you, and those like you, a nation is free, full of people who can go to the polls, elect the leaders of their choosing, without risk of being persecuted or struck down by a brutal regime," said Maj. Gen. Russ Handy, the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq commander. "Through your sacrifices, you have provided immense opportunity (to the Iraqi people) with the potential (for them) to do great things."

During Operation New Dawn, the U.S. Air Force helped advance the Iraqi air force through mentoring, training and advising Iraqi airmen on everything from support functions to operations while they steadily modernized and rebuilt.

At the end of 2006, the Iraqi air force had only 748 airmen and 28 aircraft. Now, the force has more than 6,000 airmen and 72 aircraft in its inventory, including the T-6 and C-130E Hercules.

In September, through the Foreign Military Sales program, the government of Iraq made its first payment for 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. The FMS program is the government-to-government method for selling U.S. defense equipment, services and training.

With this F-16 package, Iraq purchased logistical support as well as pilot and maintenance training. When the aircraft are delivered, sometime in late 2014 or 2015, Iraq will have one of the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft in the world in its inventory.

"We have enabled the Iraqis to prepare for their own future," Gen. Norman Schwartz, the Air Force Chief of Staff, said during his recent visit to Iraq. "We will certainly continue to have a relationship and will continue to work with them."

Quoting President John F. Kennedy, Handy spoke about the great responsibility those that have supported the Iraq mission have accepted.

"'In the long history of time, only a few generations have been called upon to defend freedom in its hour of maximum danger. We do not shrink from this responsibility, we welcome it -- this is our time -- the baton has been passed to us. The young men and women assembled here, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and civilians represent the great treasure in our nation's arsenal.'"

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 21 Dec 2011 - Bowling Green KY

2011-12-22T10:45:00.002-05:00

The following Mode-S intercepts are courtesy of our SE US Mode-S network member and Milcom monitor DavidP in Bowling Green, KY. Thanks David.

Mode s Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2011-12-21
Military Hex Codes only

480C02 -------- T-264 DC10 334sqn --- 2011-12-21 17:00:39.429
A18D50 -------- N2 C56X FAA --- 2011-12-21 11:50:52.779
A29C94 -------- N2679C C130 --- --- 2011-12-21 16:25:55.179
A2B396 WOA8537 N273WA MD11 World Airways --- 2011-12-21 13:40:25.305
A5F07F EIA2326 N482EV B747 Evergreen International --- 2011-12-21 17:23:16.370
A698E0 -------- N524MC B742 AtlasAir --- 2011-12-21 17:30:49.901
A7A899 00000000 N593AN MD83 --- --- 2011-12-21 10:33:46.839
A8B1DF -------- N66 BE30 --- --- 2011-12-21 08:41:47.822
A95FEF CKS2784 N703CK B742 Kalitta Air LLC --- 2011-12-21 18:09:20.156
AAEC74 -------- N80259 BE20 BEECHCRAFT --- 2011-12-21 11:39:26.486
AB333B -------- N8200H DH8B Dynamic Aviation --- 2011-12-21 19:29:13.195
ACC30E -------- N921NA T38 NASA Johnson [KEFD] --- 2011-12-21 15:18:56.148
AD35E4 -------- N950NS MD83 DOJ --- 2011-12-21 15:36:37.881
AD9292 -------- N974AS MD83 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE --- 2011-12-21 15:19:09.073
ADFD86 -------- 94-0259 SW4 Det4/DC-ArNG --- 2011-12-21 09:54:48.941
ADFED0 1200 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2011-12-21 16:00:44.357
ADFEE1 PAT0161 87-0161 ??? BE20 USARMY --- 2011-12-21 14:42:55.505
AE013D HAPPY53 64-14839 K35R IL ANG | 126ARW | 108ARS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-21 19:19:25.499
AE015E E91512 59-1512 K35R MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] --- 2011-12-21 10:09:34.729
AE0195 SWIFT73 84-0135 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-21 17:31:21.922
AE0268 STEEL66 59-1523 K35R PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT] --- 2011-12-21 14:53:18.253
AE0471 SODDA91 57-1451 K35R TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] --- 2011-12-21 15:50:33.739
AE0538 -------- 69-0018 C5 TN ANG | 164AW | 155AS [KMEM] --- 2011-12-21 16:47:44.349
AE05AC UPSET11 63-8029 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2011-12-21 12:59:12.175
AE0672 LUCKY33 63-8014 K35R AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] --- 2011-12-21 20:18:04.973
AE068B INDY84 62-3510 K35 AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] --- 2011-12-21 19:44:31.730
AE087E SPAR31 01-0028 GLF5 USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 2011-12-21 12:42:00.757
AE1176 RCH2104 02-1104 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2011-12-21 18:08:08.649
AE117E RCH2112 02-1112 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2011-12-21 17:40:57.586
AE11D8 SNTRY30H 75-0558 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2011-12-21 10:33:07.970
AE11DB SNTRY62H 76-1604 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2011-12-21 19:17:27.362
AE1479 -------- 166767 C560 MAW-4 --- 2011-12-21 14:31:07.035
AE148D -------- 93-1097/96-0042 E8 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2011-12-21 19:26:45.688
AE17EF SPAR19 05-0730 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-21 10:17:05.527
AE1F81 -------- 09-72114 EC45 US Army | --- 2011-12-21 17:49:53.915
AE4DDD -------- 11-0550 G550 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2011-12-21 17:41:58.697
B648D9 -------- 09-0540 C40 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2011-12-21 12:37:51.511
E80643 -------- 911 B733 GRUPO10 --- 2011-12-21 11:33:59.328

Iwo Jima ARG Completes COMPTUEX

2011-12-22T09:09:00.000-05:00

By Lt. Megan M. Shutka, PHIBRON 8 Public Affairs

NORFOLK (NNS) -- The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) successfully completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) Dec. 21, moving one step closer to being certified and better prepared for deployment.

The Iwo Jima ARG consists of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

"COMPTUEX was a challenging operating environment that tested us," said Captain Mark H. Scovill, the commodore of PHIBRON 8. "We are thankful for the enormous investment tax payers have given for our training. No other Navy has invested as much in its Sailors and its deployers than the U.S. Navy. There's no one out working harder than the 24 MEU PHIBRON 8 team so the results were completely predictable. This blue-green team is ready for CERTEX and any other challenge."

COMPTUEX was meant to test the 24th MEU and PHIBRON 8 aboard all three ships in conducting various missions they could face while deployed. The exercise focused on building cohesion between the 24th MEU and PHIBRON 8 in conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations while operating from the sea.

"To conclude COMPTUEX with an amphibious assault is a great way to highlight the bond with PHIBRON 8 and the MEU," said Col. Frank Donovan, commanding officer of 24th MEU. "COMPTUEX was to prove and test and challenge our 'mechanics' of ship to objective maneuver. COMPTUEX provided more than expected challenges. I walk away with great appreciation for the leadership of PHIBRON 8, the three great ships and appreciation for adaptable, flexible and combat power the ARG/MEU team can deliver from the sea on time and on target."

The Iwo Jima ARG executed more than 100 training evolutions to include air defense; counter targeting; live fire; low, slow flier exercises; and maritime security operations from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21. Including the Iwo Jima ARG, 16 Navy vessels set the stage for COMPTUEX's intense simulated deployed training environment, including four Canadian navy vessels, over the course of three weeks.

COMPTUEX is a requirement for certification for deployment, testing multiple abilities across the ships. The exercise is designed to train the ship, embarked air wing and other units that make up the ARG to function as one highly effective fighting force. Evaluators from Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic ensured the ARG's units were exercised in all warfare areas.

"During COMPTUEX, it is vitally important to challenge the training audience for deployment," said Rear Adm. Dennis E. FitzPatrick, commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic, who was embarked aboard Iwo Jima for the exercise. "This exercise is designed to teach you the skill sets which you need to be successful and accomplish your mission on deployment. The ARG MEU team did very well and should be very proud. It was an integrated complex exercise."

The Iwo Jima ARG's upcoming schedule includes Certification Exercise (CERTEX) and Bold Alligator shortly after the New Year, with a scheduled deployment in Spring 2012.

Eye on the Fleet - Underway Replenishment

2011-12-22T08:06:00.002-05:00

Heavy waves crash against the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AOE 199) during a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is on its maiden deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Navy's Maritime Strategy. Makin Island is the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg/Released)

USS Iwo Jima Returns From Successful COMPTUEX

2011-12-22T07:29:00.000-05:00

A landing craft air cushion passing the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lauren G. Randall/Released)

By By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis J. Kuykendall, USS Iwo Jima Public Affairs

USS IWO JIMA, Norfolk (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned home Dec. 21 after wrapping up composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

COMPTUEX is the second of three integration-based trainings between the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which consists of USS Iwo Jima, amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and Marines from 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

"COMPTUEX scenarios are based on an evolving storyline that is meant to expose the training audience to as many threats as they may experience in the different areas of responsibility," said Capt. Richard Frey, operations officer of Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic. "We don't train [the readiness groups] just on where they're going to deploy, we train them to be world-wide deployable."

The common theme of "teamwork" between the Navy and Marine Corps was stressed throughout the three-week evolution.

"I feel the amphibious readiness group performed extremely well during COMPTUEX," said Capt. Thomas Chassee, commanding officer of Iwo Jima. "COMPTUEX presents an extremely complex series of missions and it takes a full Navy and Marine Corps coordinated effort in order to meet the mission. No single entity can do it by themselves.

"I believe Iwo Jima did integrate very well in both planning and execution of all assigned tasks and successfully did her part in the larger ARG effort in attaining Major Combat Operation certification requirements."

Iwo Jima operations department was able to capitalize on the exercise by blue and green air, surface and communication operations.

"The integration was there as soon as the Marines came aboard and operationally we performed well above standards," said Lt. Kyle Williams, assistant operations officer of Iwo Jima. "It helps when you have well-defined, motivated service members. It was one team, one fight from the beginning."

The teamwork spirit was also exhibited in the ship's air and deck departments, which resulted in safe and timely combat cargo movements of more than 700 personnel from ship to shore.

"The ship's force and combat cargo Marines had to execute a landing plan down to the minute and coordinated between air and surface, not only with our ship but with the other ships in the readiness group with precision," said Marine Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Desiderio, Iwo Jima combat cargo officer. "Our blue-green group has the tools and training to execute and carry out any mission, so [COMPTUEX] went well and we hit all of our marks."

With COMPTUEX completed, the Iwo Jima ARG will move on to the next and final qualification phase, certification exercise, prior to deploying in Spring 2012.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 20-21 Dec 2011 - Btown

2011-12-22T07:07:00.001-05:00

Milcom Blog Logs - December 21 - Btown HF

2011-12-22T06:33:00.003-05:00

Spend the afternoon and overnight scanning selected US Army NG HF freqs. Found the following NG units active:

4924.5 D030CN G090UN M050IN AZC91NG
5821.5 S2L
5847.0 C010TN C080ON C090AN D030CN M050IN V020IN COC08NG
6910.0 R01
8047.0 C010TN D030CN M050IN V020IN ARC61NG AZC91NG
9295.0 BUFNY MVLNY TRYNY
10816.5 M050IN V020IN
12087.0 M050IN V020IN
13568.0 M050IN V020IN
14653.0 V020IN
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17458.0 M050IN
19233.5 M050IN