Our good friend and MMP reporter Ron in Maryland checks back in with another edition of Milcom Blog Logs from the mid-Atlantic area. Thanks Ron.
ACY - Atlantic City NJ
ADW - Andrews AFB MD
BW - Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA - Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA
DCA - Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC
DOV - Dover AFB DE
GK - Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI - Langley AFB VA
MTN - Martin State Airport, Baltimore
NGTF - Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore
NXX - Willow Grove JRB PA
PAX - NAS Patuxent River MD
PTC - Potomac Area TRACON
WRI - McGuire AFB NJ
ZBW - Boston ARTCC
ZDC - Washington ARTCC
ZNY - New York ARTCC
1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))
0700- Reach 332T-depart ADW.
0704- Blackjack 1 (HH-65C, CGASWashington)-check in w/ADW (118.4)
0812- Marine 2 (VH-3/VH-60, HMX-1 MCAF Quantico VA)-land at ADW
0935- Blackjack 2 (HH-65C, CGASWashington)-w/Wash Helo (134.35).
0936- Continental 1931-w/McGuire CP (134.1) w/inbound msg.
0941- Boxer 77 (C-38/C-40, 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-patterns at ADW.
0942- Navy JR 151 (C-20G, VR-48 ADW)-depart ADW. Then working w/BW (270.8). RTB ADW at 1150.
0943- Blade 07 (UH-72A # 07-2007, TRADOC Ft. Eustis/Felker AAF VA)-w/Wash Helo (134.35) cleared to the Pentagon.
0945- Turbo 96 (KC-135R 22nd ARW, McConnell AFB, KS)-check into AR 636 (119.125).
0949- Brave flt (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/Huntress (139.7) in practice intercepts on CAP Cessna 172 (CAP 4529) in PAX range area.
0950- Rgoue 51 flt (F-22s, LFI)-check into W386 (249.8)
0955- Navy 321 (F-18 )-w/ZDC Calvert (281.4)
0956- Colt flt (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-check in w/ZNY Lancaster (239.05). Then at Bollen Range (237.2) & return to MTN (297.2) at 1130.
0957- Rider flt (F-22s, LFI-on sqdn freq (276.675).
1004- SAM 50050 (C-20C #86-0050, 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1043- Venus 42 (VC-37 # 97-0402, 99th AS ADW)-patterns at ADW (125.9)
1044- Pacer 24 (C-21A, 457th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1124- Marine 714 (UC-35, MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) then w/BW (119.275) for maintennce check flight & patterns at PAX.
1126- Energy 51 (BE-200 N651D, Dept of Energy ADW)-w/PTC (119.3) & also w/BW (270.8)
1129- N162W (BAC-1-11 NGTF) & N168W (T-40 Sabreliner, NGTF)-check in w/GK (118.125 & 236.1) for entry into the Atlantic Test Track at FL145. Also on Northrop discretes (123.225 & 275.2)
1131- Tbolt flt (2 X F-22, 192nd FW/149th FS VA ANG LFI)-check in w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825).
1139- Bolar 70 (C-5, 436th AMW DOV)-patterns at DOV (125.9)--patterns again in the late 1400 hour.
1141- Venus 40 (VC-37 # 97-0400, 99th AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.Departs for undisclosed location then returns to ADW at 1625.
1145- Jena 622 (FBI GULFSTREAM V N383JA, Manassas, VA)-w/PTC (125.65)
1208- Venus 31 (C-40B # 01-0041, 99th AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1214- Reach 1493-w/DOV CP (349.4) w/inbound msg.
1225- Titus 01 (C-130T, VR-53 ADW)-depart ADW.
1232- DeeCee 22 (KC-135R, 756th ARS ADW)-w/PTC (119.3)
1238- Evergreen 1418 (B-747-200)-land at DOV (132.425 & 126.35)-inbound from JFK.
1438- Royal 50 (C-17A, 436th AMW DOV CP (134.1) w/inbound msg.
1439- Guard 23610 (UH-60 MD ArNG Weide AAF)-land at Weide AAF (126.2)
1440- Wardog (OA-10C, 104th FS MD ANG MTN) & Raven flt (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-entry into the PAX ranges (354.8) & QSY to BW discrete (256.5) for laser-pod & JDAM CAS training.
1535- Cobra 28 (RC-135 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE)-land at ADW.
1543- Navy JT 051 (C-9B, VR-52 NXX)-check out of W386 (118.125)
1544- Navy 7B511 (UC-12, Base Flt NAS Atlanta GA)-check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1600- JOSA 707-land at ADW.
1604- Army 1778 (C-37 # 04-1778, OSACOM ADW)-land at ADW.
1633- PAT 1268-land at DAA (126.3)
1634- Marine 206 (UC-35, MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW then check in w/ BW (119.275) for entry into R4006 at PAX
1638- Tester 00 (F-18F, NTPS PAX) & Tester 10 (T-38C # 15-8198, NTPS PAX)-working a team on test discrete (310.55).