Milcom Blog Logs - 30 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3234.5 HF-LSB
0202Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAA7RD / AFA7PW / AAR7AL

3267.5 HF-USB
0203Z - NNN0FWM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net

3269.0 HF-USB
0203Z - NNN0ZIJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W3B net: NNN0YGM // QRM fm Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net

3299.0 HF-USB
0108Z - AFA4RA NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4BZ

3308.0 HF-USB
0103Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCM4 net (still being hammered nightly by the probable USS Bush strike group)
0218Z - AFN7NC announces that the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net is being called on TVA

3310.0 HF-USB
0019Z - Link-11 data transmission

3315.0 HF-USB
0011Z - AFA3AJ NCS for the Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net: AFA1AS (emergency power) / AFA1GP / AFA1RJ / AFA2AY (emergency power)

3317.5 HF-USB
0130Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0QGR / NNN0FBL / NNN0KOD

3325.0 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0AVT NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0AMY / NNN0AJJ / NNN0YGW
0131Z - NNN0AKT NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0AHH / NNN0AJB / NNN0BON / NNN0BOK / NNN0TFL /NNN0WZE-T / NNN0XES / NNN0LZD / NNN0ITN / NNN0KBP
2330Z - NNN0TUL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0QGB

3341.0 HF-USB
[03:47:14][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 06

3349.0 HF-USB
0105Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net

3370.5 HF-USB
0210Z - AFA6DV NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net // covered by QRM fm 2 Spanish speaking OM //

3384.0 HF-USB
0019Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0106Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0GKQ
0208Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0ICX

4002.9 HF-LSB
0101Z - Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/M net: AAR4CY

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0AVS / NNN0APL / NNN0KZC / NNN0BIH / NNN0XYA / NNN0AHH / NNN0AJJ

4008.5 HF-USB
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net

4011.0 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0GAR NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D2A net: NNN0ASF / NNN0GAR-5

4013.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0LSO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net
1401Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X1B net

4017.9 HF-USB
1402Z - Army Region 8 MARS AAA8RD/A net: AAM8RE / AAA8CO

4020.9 HF-USB
1310Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6EAR / AFA5KG
1403Z - AAM6TX NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net

4023.9 HF-USB
2309Z - AAA5IN NCS for the Army Region 5 Indiana MARS AAA5RD/IN net

4035.9 HF-USB
0201Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net
1404Z - AAR7DZ NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7EMO / AAV7BC / AAR7PF

4038.5 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0XNK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Florida MARS 4C3B net
0200Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net
0301Z - NNN0TJC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0YGY / NNN0SYH / NNN0OEE / NNN0SWK / NNN0BFG
1405Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net: NNN0TWA
2302Z - NNN0JEK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 North Carolina MARS 4F2B net

4041.0 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0FKW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0KQE / NNN0UAN

4517.0 HF-USB
1405Z - AFF7MO NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Missouri MARS 7MOS1 net
1501Z - AFF7NE NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Nebraska MARS 7NES1 net: AFA5FY

4721.0 HF-USB
[08:33:20][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 9 SN 05

7302.0 HF-USB
1407Z - AFA6CF NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6KJ
1602Z - Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M5 net: AFA6JH

7457.0 HF-USB
1406Z - AFA4WJ NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4QY

8983.0 HF-USB
1532Z - CG 2104 flight opns normal to Camslant

11181.0 HF-USB
[23:39:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

11226.0 HF-USB
[18:33:39][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 22 SN 08
[19:03:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 15 SN 07

11494.0 HF-USB
[21:43:28][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][D46 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 07
[21:47:35][CHN 01][TO ][N10 H10 ][TIS][LNT ][AL0] BER 13 SN 06

13215.0 HF-USB
[20:33:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07

14389.0 HF-USB
1601Z - Air Force MARS APCN1 Phone Patch Admin net: AFA1RE

15016.0 HF-USB
1637Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWZG4O to All Stations
1654Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM AHI6N5 to All Stations
1730Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 6 character EAM AHI6N5
1800Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 6 character EAM AHI6N5
1831Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 6 character EAM AHI6N5
1852Z - ALE sounding followed by SSB comms w/ Trout-99
1903Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWBOTG to All Stations

USS Essex Embarks 31st MEU

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Linda S. Swearingen, USS Essex Public Affairs

OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- USS Essex (LHD 2) embarked more than 1,200 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Jan. 27-28, in preparation for a patrol throughout the Western Pacific region.

During the on-load, the USS Essex Combat Cargo department loaded more than 100 vehicles and 300 pieces of equipment from the MEU's battalion landing team, ground combat element, aviation combat element and combat logistics battalion (CLB).

"The on-load is new for everyone on this crew," said Gunnery Sgt. Steven R. Jones, USS Essex senior combat cargo assistant. "We finished ahead of schedule, which is rare with a new crew. For a ship this size, it usually takes three days to load, but this time it took half the time."

Chief Warrant Officer Scott R. Allison, USS Essex combat cargo officer, also praised the efficient handling of the MEU on-load.

"It went smooth, actually pretty outstanding – one of the quickest on-loads the ship has done," he said.

"Combat cargo Marines come from multiple military occupation specialties and have only about 10 days of training," Jones said. "We have a good team. Everyone did what they were supposed to do."

While seasoned veterans comprise much of the MEU, the patrol will provide many Marines with their first taste of life aboard a Navy ship.

"I'm looking forward to the training exercises and seeing some of the different countries we're going to be visiting," said Lance Cpl. Dustin S. Delosh, 31st CLB.

The patrol will feature a series of maritime training exercises designed to build relationships and enhance operational readiness between U.S. and Western Pacific partner nations. Essex Sailors, along with the 31st MEU, will train with forces throughout the region.

Essex, commanded by Capt. David Fluker, is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the Western Pacific region.

Milcom Blog Logs - 29 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3299.0 HF-USB
0106Z - AFA4UF NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4BT / AFA4WJ / AFA4LO
0203Z - AFF4TN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4TNS1 net: AFA4MZ / AFA4DO

3308.0 HF-USB
0204Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5LJ

3310.0 HF-USB
0009Z - Link-11 data transmission

3315.0 HF-USB
0035Z - AFA2QB NCS for the Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net: AFA3DJ / AFA5NF

3317.5 HF-USB
0132Z - NNN0SVW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0THC

3320.5 HF-USB
0037Z - Navy/MC MARS Region 3 Virginia 3B1B net: NNN0BCI / NNN0EDX

3325.0 HF-USB
0132Z - NNN0AKT NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0WZE-T
2330Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0QGB / NNN0IBG

3341.0 HF-USB
[01:10:27][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06

3349.0 HF-USB
0104Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0SDD

3384.0 HF-USB
0009Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0104Z - Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0VJM / NNN0QGR / AAR5OQ
0205Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0ATX / NNN0RBD

4007.0 HF-USB
0033Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH

4013.5 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0BTG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0AGD

4035.9 HF-USB
0201Z - AAA7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7EMO
1408Z - AAA7KS NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7RD

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0AOC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0RBA / NNN0TBK
0301Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net

4041.0 HF-USB
0034Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0KQE

4517.0 HF-USB
1412Z - AFF5MN NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5MNS1 net: AFN7NC

4601.0 HF-USB
1432Z - Rocky Mountain Region CAP net: Aspen-Gold-67

4604.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Red-Fire-47 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Indiana "Red_Fire" CAP net
0031Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net

5201.9 HF-USB
1410Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6RX

6739.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 175 character EAM FBKCSM

7302.0 HF-USB
1417Z - Air Force Region 6 MARS 6ADS1 net: AFA6HK / AFF6TX / AFA6UB
1500Z - AFA6CF NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M4 net: AFF6TTX / AFA6PJ
1601Z - AFA5TD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6TGM1 net: AFA6FX

7391.5 HF-USB
1511Z - NNN0ASF NCS for the Navy/MC South Area MARS SA1A net: NNN0GBW-2 / NNN0GBY-10 / NNN0PNF / NNN0ASF-4 (MO) / NNN0GAD-3 // net closed 1527Z

7457.0 HF-USB
1406Z - Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4OJ / AFA4RP / AFA4ZV / AFA4HR / AFD4KY

8968.0 HF-USB
[03:49:54][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNRSPR ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[04:35:04][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNRSPR ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06
[05:20:13][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNR ][AL0] BER 22 SN 06
[05:20:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNRSPR ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06

8971.0 HF-USB
2253Z - Fiddle w/ 71-Papa & 71-Romeo: (transmitter worse than Camslant's) 71-Romeo was off-station 2225Z & ETA homeplate 30 mikes

10194.0 HF-USB
[18:34:57][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[18:45:43][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 19 SN 06
[18:50:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM004 ][AL0] BER 19 SN 05
[18:52:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR2FEM ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05
[19:35:11][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 20 SN 05
[20:09:57][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

11181.0 HF-USB
[22:40:16][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADWSPR ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07

11226.0 HF-USB
[23:11:56][CHN 01][TO ][OFF ][TIS][MCC ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06 followed by test count by McClellan in SSB then back to ALE
[23:12:39][CHN 01][TO ][OFF ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 20 SN 05 2328Z - 2 SS OM
[23:52:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNR ][AL0] BER 19 SN 04

11402.0 HF-USB
[16:39:23][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0112GA ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

14405.0 HF-USB
1602Z - AFA3LK (PA) assumes duties as NCS for the Transcon Mission Support Net: AFA4HO (FL) / AFA5JA / AFA9PF (CA) / AFA9VW (NV) / AGA0MC (McCord) / AFA1SX (Conn)

USS La Jolla Departs for Deployment

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 27, for a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) and the Western Pacific region.

Cmdr. Jeff Bernard, USS La Jolla commanding officer, said the crew is extremely excited and well prepared to get underway.

"The crew has worked very hard, and we have conducted extensive training during the deployment preparation phase and will continue to hone the lessons learned from that training as we transit to our operational areas," said Bernard. "There is a great deal of satisfaction within the crew to be finally finished preparing for this deployment and to begin operations at sea."

The deployment will be the first for the majority of the crew, where according to Bernard, they will conduct many training exercises and qualifications as well as being available for any tasking which comes their way.

"This deployment will provide an optimal time for a great deal of submarine qualifications, watch station and other divisional qualifications to be completed," said Bernard. "Our goal is to maximize operational readiness in support of the needs of the operational commander and above all else, bring the submarine and crew back safely from a successful deployment."

USS La Jolla is named for La Jolla, California, and is the first warship named after this township.

La Jolla, commissioned Oct. 24, 1981, is the fourteenth ship of the Los Angeles-class of nuclear attack submarines, is 360-feet long and displaces 6,900 tons. Attack submarines are uniquely capable because of their stealth and endurance, which is increasingly important as the Navy works to provide stability and security around the world. The submarine can be armed with sophisticated Mark-48 ADCAP anti-submarine torpedoes and Tomahawk guided cruise missiles.

Milcom Blog Logs - 28 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3234.5 HF-LSB
0113Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7TIA
0302Z - AAM7EMO closes the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net
0303Z - AAA7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 Missouri MARS AAA7RD/MO net: AAM7EMO / AAM7IMO

3267.5 HF-USB
0204Z - NNN0ELL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0FWM / NNN0KIR / NNN0WYC

3269.0 HF-USB
0004Z - Navy/MC MARS Region 5 5M3B (Olivia) Michigan Net: NNN0ORE / NNN0UZW

3299.0 HF-USB
0108Z - AFN4RD NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4RP / AFA4HR / AFA4BT / AFA4ZX

3308.0 HF-USB
1205Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5ML / AFA5HF / AFA5KC

3310.0 HF-USB
0003Z - Link-11 data transmission

3315.0 HF-USB
0109Z - AFA3BC

3317.5 HF-USB
0132Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW

3325.0 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0AVT NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0AMY
0131Z - NNN0GAQ-4 NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B5C net: NNN0GAQ-2 / NNN0WZE-T
2331Z - NNN0QGB NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0TUL

3349.0 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0FKG NCS for the probable Navy/MC Region 3 Maryland / District of Columbia / Delaware 3W1B net

3384.0 HF-USB
0003Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0110Z - NNN0GKQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net
0202Z - NNN0JKI NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0XPU

4002.9 HF-LSB
0009Z - Army Region 4 Florida MARS AAA4FL/A net: AAR4GY / AAT4ES
1404Z - Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/D net: AAM4MS

4007.0 HF-USB
1401Z - NNN0WNQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 Montana MARS 8M1B net: NNN0AHH

4008.5 HF-USB
0011Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Louisiana MARS 6L1B net: NNN0AYZ / NNN0ZRT

4011.0 HF-USB
0008Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH / NNN0TWA
1403Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0YGW

4013.5 HF-USB
0007Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BTG / NNN0OGD

4017.9 HF-USB
1401Z - AAM8ACO NCS for the Army Region 8 MARS AAA8RD/U net: AAR8PD-T / AAR8PF / AAR8DR

4020.9 HF-USB
1303Z - AAR6HB NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net
1408Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6TTX

4023.9 HF-USB
1302Z - AAT5FG NCS for the Army Region 5 Indiana MARS AAA5RD/IN net: AFA5KG

4026.9 HF-USB
1223Z - AAR4OH NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/C net: AAT4WR / AAR4XA

4035.9 HF-USB
1412Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0RBD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net
0300Z - NNN0NIG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0TJC
1300Z - NNN0TDK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A1B net: NNN0IIE
1415Z - NNN0RBD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0HYB
2304Z - Navy/MC Region 4 North Carolina MARS 4F2B net: NNN0VWS

4045.0 HF-USB
1214Z - Caribbean Weather Center

4469.0 HF-USB
1231Z - Southeast Region Florida CAP net: Florida-CAP-104 / Florida-CAP-209 / Florida-CAP-120

4506.0 HF-USB
1400Z - Red-Cloud-335 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
1407Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA5HF

4603.0 HF-USB
[13:31:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR7 ][AL0] BER 10 SN 05
[13:33:57][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM001 ][AL0] BER 20 SN 06

4604.0 HF-USB
1430Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net
2330Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1500Z - NNN0EQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

4627.0 HF-USB
1300Z - Wildwood-04 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

4721.0 HF-USB
[01:38:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

4724.0 HF-USB
0121Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWG3HO to All Stations
0144Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM LWHQEY to All Stations

5004.5 HF-USB
1502Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0VHI

6739.0 HF-USB
0112Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWTDCX to All Stations
0144Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM LWHQEY to All Stations

7302.0 HF-USB
1418Z - AFF6RM NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFF6AA / AFA6BZ

7457.0 HF-USB
1418Z - AFF4MS NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFF4AA / AFF4FD / AFA4AJ

7635.0 HF-USB
1502Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the National CAP net: Head-CAP-58 / Louisiana-30 / Kitty-Hawk-114 / Georgia-CAP-41 / Aspen-Gold-04 / Columbus-910 / Iowa-CAP-04 / Columbus-114

10162.0 HF-USB
[20:25:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][100SWR ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06
[21:24:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][AVS ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[22:21:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][AVS ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05

10895.0 HF-USB
1900Z - Link-11 data transmission

15016.0 HF-USB
1629Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 21 character EAM AHT2UX to All Stations

15867.0 HF-USB
[17:18:11][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][004 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06
[18:06:14][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][N08 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06
[18:12:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][F40 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05
[18:23:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][D05 ][AL0] BER 8 SN 05

Navy Publishes Notice of Intent to Prepare West Coast JSF Homebasing EIS

The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, the U.S. Navy's first stealth fighter, arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:37 p.m. EST. The aircraft, piloted by David "Doc" Nelson, departed Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 11:31 a.m. EST and achieved successful air refuels at a maximum load of 19,800 pounds during the flight. At Patuxent River, the F-35C will conduct air-to-air refueling and performance testing. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)

NORFOLK (NNS) -- A notice of intent will be published in the Federal Register Jan. 28 announcing the Navy's intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will evaluate the potential environmental effects associated with basing the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft on the West Coast of the United States.

Under this proposal, a total of seven active-duty F/A-18C Hornet squadrons and one fleet replacement squadron (FRS), a total of 100 aircraft, will progressively transition from the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to the more advanced F-35C JSF beginning in 2015.

This transition will occur as a one-for-one replacement.

During the initial planning process to identify suitable home base locations for the F-35C, the Navy evaluated 134 Department of Defense installations against the operational and facilities requirements necessary to support the homebasing of the F-35C. The preliminary screening process identified two potentially suitable West Coast home basing locations: Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, located in Kings County, Calif., and Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, located in Imperial County, Calif.

In order to maximize efficiency of support facilities, simulation devices and on-site support personnel, the Navy intends to base all its West Coast F-35C aircraft at one location. Accordingly, initial alternatives to be considered in the U.S. Navy F-35C West Coast EIS are basing seven F-35C fleet squadrons and one F-35C FRS at either NAS Lemoore or NAF El Centro. Additionally, a no action alternative will be evaluated at each of the potential homebase locations to provide a baseline for comparison and analysis of the environmental consequences associated with the basing alternatives.

The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community concerns and local issues that will be addressed in the EIS. As part of the EIS public participation process, the Navy plans to hold scoping meetings in February 2011 to obtain public input on the scope of the EIS.

Scoping meetings will be held on the following days, at the following locations:

1. Feb. 15 at the Southwest High School, 2001 Ocotillo Drive, El Centro, Calif., 92243 (located in Imperial County, Calif.)

2. Feb. 17 at Lemoore Senior Center – Gene Stebbins Building, 789 S Lemoore Avenue (S 18th Avenue), Lemoore, Calif. (located in Kings County, Calif.)

Each meeting will occur from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meetings will be conducted using an open house format with informational displays and materials available for public review. The primary purpose of scoping is to provide the public an opportunity to submit comments on environmental concerns that should be addressed in the U.S. Navy F-35C West Coast homebasing EIS. Although many details regarding this basing effort can only be determined after thorough analysis, Navy staff will be present at these open houses to answer general questions on the homebasing action and the EIS process.

Comments may be submitted electronically at the project website, www.navyf35cwestcoasteis.com, or through the mail by sending them to:

U.S. Navy F-35C West Coast Homebasing EIS Project Manager; Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, Attn: Code EV21.AK, 1220 Pacific Highway, Bldg. 1, San Diego, Calif., 92132.

Milcom Blog Logs - 26 Jan 2011 - USS Bush CSG

Here is the latest USS George H.W. Bush CSG comms from our monitoring team down in central Florida. Thanks guys for the update.

120.950 SEALORD North
136.975 OPFOR air-air
233.475
240.300 GOLF PAPA
240.425 DART 03, DART 11, DART 12, all working MUSTANG
265.125 PRIDE Tac
267.500 SEALORD South
271.275 PRIDE Tac? / VIPER 1-4
277.800 Fleet Common
281.950 FELIX Tac
283.025 SHIELD Tac / VIPER 1
284.775 Tac?
284.500 SEALORD North
284.975 Button 10 BEAR / SHIELD 41 / VIPER 1
289.025 Tac?
291.800 Tac?
292.550 BEAR calling KNIGHT/NIGHT 03
293.725 RED CROWN
312.175
328.450 MARSHAL
336.125 INVADER 52
342.325 STRIKE
345.900 “ready in 5 min”
354.900 Tac?
357.425 CCA (BEAR HCA)
363.625
369.175
371.275 Button 5 GOLF ZULU / FREDDY
374.000

Have Quick 225.150, 235.050, 239.950, 252.925, 257.250, 262.450, 267.850, 271.950, 279.750, 284.150, 303.275, 308.750

Red Flag 11-2 provides combat experience

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off from the flightline during the first day of Red Flag 11-2 Jan. 24, 2011, at Nellis AFB. Red Flag is a combined exercise that provides a realistic, combat-training environment to the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, Red Flag 11-2 Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- The first pilots flew into a simulated combat environment designed to give them the skills needed to survive in war during Red Flag 11-2 here Jan. 24.

"The mission of every Red Flag is to expose our combat aircrew to realistic training," said Col. S. Clinton Hinote, the Red Flag 11-2 Air Expeditionary Wing commander. "The idea is that if you give them very realistic combat-like training early in their careers, then they will make the mistakes that most people are going to make in the training environment."

Making mistakes in a training environment helps the aircrew learn valuable lessons for real combat.

A study conducted during the Vietnam War showed that if a pilot survived his first 10 combat missions, his chances of survival through the conflict went up exponentially, Colonel Hinote said.

Helping the aircrew gain combat experience is a professional aggressor force stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Units assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group act as the "bad guys" during Red Flag exercises, trying to stop the deployed forces from accomplishing their mission.

"Today, we are going to try to bomb some airfields and they are trying to stop us," Colonel Hinote said. "Some of our folks are going to get shot down and we're going to shoot down some of their folks, and we are going to come back and learn from the experience and get better at it."

Though the combat missions are the main reason for Red Flag exercises the event has more than one goal.

"Some of the main goals of Red Flag 11-2 are large force integration, strengthening coalition partnerships and bettering coalition interoperability," said Lt. Col. Dewey Smith, the Red Flag 11-2 team chief.

None of the goals of the exercise can be met, however, if units from across the continental U.S., Europe and the Southwest Asia cannot pull together as a team.

"The biggest challenge we will have is creating a coherent fighting team in the space of just a few days" Colonel Hinote said. "Otherwise the enemy aircraft and the enemy surface to air missiles are going to hand us our lunch."

Once the team is fighting together, they have full intentions to take advantage of the opportunity Red Flag provides.

"Red Flag is a gift that has been given to us," Colonel Hinote said. "It is important to be thankful for that because other folks don't get it and we have to take full advantage of this."

(Editor's note: Aircraft and members of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are deployed to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in support of Red Flag 11-2.)

SECDEF on Strike Fighter

Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Ottawa, Canada, Thursday where he discussed the Joint Strike Fighter program.

Milcom Blog Logs - 27 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3234.5 HF-USB
0105Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAT7CN
0215Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7EMO / AAR7DZ
1326Z - AAA7NE NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAM7TIA

3299.0 HF-USB
0106Z - Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4WJ / AFN4RD

3308.0 HF-USB
0106Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Kansas MARS 7KSS1 net: AFA5GR / AFF5MN

3310.0 HF-USB
0003Z - Link-11 data transmission (possible related to USS Bush acty)

3325.0 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0AMY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net
0131Z - NNN0WZE-T NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0AKT // net moved to NAE //
2332Z - NNN0POY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0IBG

3349.0 HF-USB
0004Z - (probable) Navy/MC Region 3 Maryland / District of Columbia / Delaware 3W1B net: NNN0BNN / NNN0FKG

3355.5 HF-USB
2337Z - NNN0FFN NCS for the Navy/ MC Region 2 Northern New York MARS 2J1B net

3370.5 HF-USB
0207Z - AFA6IT NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6BJ / AFA6JY // QRM fm 2 OM in Spanish again tonite //

3384.0 HF-USB
0040Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0108Z - Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0YGY / NNN0UAN / NNN0EPY / AAR5OQ
0206Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0XPU / NNN0ICX / NNN0EPY
0302Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0TJC / NNN0SYH

4007.0 HF-USB
0032Z - NNN0XYA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH / NNN0BIH
1407Z - NNN0XBO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 Montana MARS 8M1B net

4008.5 HF-USB
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0AHH replaces NNN0HPU as NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0KUR
1408Z - NNN0YGW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net
2334Z - NNN0FFN NCS for the Navy/ MC Region 2 Northern New York MARS 2J1B net // change freq to NBI - net close down & move to NBI //

4013.5 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0VWV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BTG
1409Z - NNN0XOP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X1B net: NNN0RBD

4020.9 HF-USB
1332Z - AAR6HB NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM8RE / AAR6UCE

4023.9 HF-USB
1330Z - AAR5FB NCS for the Army Region 5 Indiana MARS AAA5RD/IN net: AAR4EK

4035.9 HF-USB
1402Z - AAA7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7FB / AAA7KS / AAR7DZ / AAM7RD / AAA7RD / AAM7TIA

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TBK / NNN0PCC

4041.0 HF-USB
0033Z - NNN0QCK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N6A net: NNN0KQE / NNN0EVQ

4517.0 HF-USB
1401Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA5GB / AFA7HZ

4604.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Red-Fox-82 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net
0100Z - Bluemound-03 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Wisconsin "Blue-Mound" CAP net
2230Z - Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fire-74
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net
2330Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1401Z - NNN0YQM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net

4464.5 HF-USB
0101Z - Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M2 net: AFF6AA

4623.5 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net

4627.0 HF-USB
0130Z - Wildwood-46 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

4780.0 HF-USB
[00:46:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

7302.0 HF-USB
1411Z - AFF6RM NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6EL / AFF6AA

7348.0 HF-USB
[14:23:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06
[14:46:12][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 07
[14:58:06][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 07
[15:01:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07
[15:23:17][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 19 SN 06
[15:46:12][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 07
[15:48:18][CHN 01][TO ][FP8FEM ][TIS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 07
[16:23:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 07

7457.0 HF-USB
1412Z - AFF4AA NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4BL / AFA4AE / AFA4FH / AFA4RP / AFA4ZV / AFA4QA

8050.0 HF-USB
[16:46:01][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07

8912.0 HF-USB
[23:04:11][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][J36 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 04
[23:07:04][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][720 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

8983.0 HF-USB
2203Z - CG 2006 to Camslant (using trashmitter): airborne fm ______; destination AS Clearwater; homeplate AS Elizabeth City; 24 POB. Rqst you (Camslant) accept our radio guard. Accept @ 05 minutes; primary 8 MHz & secondary 5 MHz (think is what Camslant said)

8992.0 HF-USB
0013Z - Puerto Rico (HF-GCS) has party for Reach-731 on line - party rqst confirmation of ETA @ ______ of approx 0100Z - no joy Reach-731
0017Z - McClellan (HF-GCS) established comms w/ Reach-731. Put patch back thru to party
2200Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWKIKM

9462.0 HF-USB
[17:05:56][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM ][AL0] BER 19 SN 05
[17:17:55][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[17:38:42][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05
[17:42:17][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

10194.0 HF-USB
[19:51:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR3 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05

10588.0 HF-USB
[20:57:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM006 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06
[21:05:21][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR4FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

11494.0 HF-USB
[22:21:47][CHN 01][TO ][F04 ][TIS][LNT ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

15016.0 HF-USB
1900Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: RME; time: 00; authentication: EP
1901Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 32 character EAM AHWQOW; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 37 character EAM AHS32K
1909Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM AHZH6D to All Stations
2040Z - Offutt (HF-GCS) ((om)) calz Victor-Mike-200 w/ all freq rqst
2042Z - Puerto Rico (HF-GCS) ((yl)) calz Victor-Mike-200 w/ all freq rqst
2043Z - McClellan (HF-GCS) ((different om)) calz Victor-Mike-200 w/ all freq rqst

15867.0 HF-USB
[23:18:06][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][D47 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06

MSC Ships, Personnel Provide Support for Freedom Banner, Cobra Gold Exercises

By Ed Baxter, Military Sealift Command Public Affairs

CHUK SAMET, Thailand (NNS) -- Three Military Sealift Command ships are offloading hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner and Cobra Gold at Chuk Samet, Thailand, through Jan. 28.

Freedom Banner 2011 brings multiple commands together to offload Maritime Prepositioning Force ships USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) and USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin (T-AK 3015) while both ships are anchored three miles off of the coast.

U.S. Marines will deploy cargo offloaded from Lummus to the field for their participation in the 30th annual Cobra Gold exercise, which includes more than 11,000 personnel from Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and the United States. Participants will conduct computer-simulated and field exercises and take part in civic assistance projects throughout Thailand Feb. 7-18.

Freedom Banner provides Lummus and Martin, both assigned to Pacific-based Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three, with valuable training. The ships' mission is to quickly deliver military cargo and supplies in response to a military contingency or to provide humanitarian assistance. Lummus and Martin are crewed by about 30 mariners apiece working for private companies under contract to MSC.

"Freedom Banner not only offers participants valuable, hands-on training, but has the added benefit of supporting a real-world, vital exercise," said Capt. Herman Awai, MPS Squadron Three commander.

Both ships arrived off Thailand's coast Jan. 19. The first phase of Freedom Banner, Jan. 20-22, included the offload and assembly of the Improved Navy Lighterage System. INLS includes various causeway sections and tugs used to offload combat equipment and supplies where conventional port facilities may be damaged, inadequate or non-existent.

The INLS assembles at sea and connects together like building blocks to form ferries, causeway piers or a large staging area for cargo called a Roll-on/Roll-off Discharge Facility, or RRDF.

Sailors from Williamsburg, Va.-based Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One went to work Jan. 20, aboard Lummus, offloading warping tugs, utility boats, and powered and non-powered modules that make up the INLS. Working around the clock, all cargo was offloaded Jan. 21.

Nine interconnected modules forming the RRDF were offloaded from Martin Jan. 21-22. Fully assembled, the RRDF is equal in size to two basketball courts. NCHB-1 Sailors operated Martin's heavy-lift cranes and placed each 80-ton module safely into the water.

Sailors from San Diego-based Assault Craft Unit One operated warping tugs to carefully position each module. Next, Sailors from San Diego-based Amphibious Construction Battalion One connected the modules until the platform was fully assembled. Tug boats pushed the RRDF behind Lummus' stern and the ship's ramp was lowered onto the RRDF, Jan. 22. Three inter-connected barges, one of which is powered by a water jet propulsion system, then attached itself to the RRDF.

Marines from Okinawa-based Combat Logistics Group Three then began driving wheeled and tracked vehicles onto the causeway sections Jan. 23. In total, 176 pieces of cargo, including Humvees, trucks, amphibious assault vehicles, will be delivered ashore by Jan. 28. Martin will backload the RRDF Jan. 29-31, and then return to Guam. Lummus will remain off the coast and will backload equipment following the completion of Cobra Gold.

Also supporting Cobra Gold is MSC chartered high speed vessel HSV Westpac Express, which delivered 246 Marines from the Okinawa-based 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force to Chuk Samet Jan. 22. The ship will return to Okinawa in early February.

MSC reservists also played an important role. Members from Expeditionary Port Unit 113 from Fort Worth, Texas, and EPU 102 from New York City deployed in support of the exercises. Reservists crewed a mobile sealift operations command center, a portable communications facility designed to operate and manage port operations, even if port infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. EPU's can quickly deploy to a contingency operation and manage the arrival and departures of cargo ships in port.

MSC operates approximately 110 noncombatant, civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships, conduct specialized missions, strategically preposition combat cargo at sea around the world and move military cargo and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces and coalition partners.

USS Essex Departs for Western Pacific Patrol

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Greg Johnson

USS ESSEX, At sea (NNS) -- The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) departed Sasebo, Japan Jan. 25 to begin a series of partnership-building exercises throughout the Western Pacific.

The deployment will feature several bilateral maritime training exercises designed to build relationships and enhance operational readiness between U.S. and Asian-Pacific partner nations throughout the region.

"Because Essex is permanently forward-deployed, she has the unique ability to continuously engage and exercise with partners and allies in the Western Pacific, as well as forge new relationships with nations with whom we have operated less frequently," said Capt. David Fluker, Essex' commanding officer. "She remains always ready to respond to crises in the region, whether it be by providing assisting during relief efforts following a natural disaster, offering routine humanitarian assistance or by reassuring our friends in support of treaties or national objectives."

During the deployment, Essex and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, an annual U.S.-Thailand co-sponsored joint coalition exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability.

The deployment will also serve as a first for many of Essex' newest Sailors, many of which will enjoy their first taste of life underway.

"I'm really looking forward to a couple of things, like the opportunity to learn my job and having a chance to visit all of the ports that I hear we're going to," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Rachel Walker, of Miami. "It sounds really exciting."

Fluker assumed command of Essex Jan. 20 following an 18-month as the ship's executive officer.

"I look forward to continuing to work with this remarkable team, he said. "I am constantly inspired with the dedication and unmatched flexibility that the Sailors and Marines of Essex demonstrate."

Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the Western Pacific region.

Milcom Blog Logs - 26 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3234.5 HF-LSB
0104Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7TIA

3269.0 HF-USB
0204Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W2B net: NNN0TSW

3286.0 HF-USB
0106Z - Army Region 5 Michigan AAA5RD/MI digital (OLIVIA) net: AAA5MI w/ unidentified station

3308.0 HF-USB
0219Z - AFA5GR NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFF5MI // QRM Link-11 data transmission //
1207Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5RK

3310.0 HF-USB
0003Z - Link-11 data transmission

3315.0 HF-USB
0003Z - AFA1CW NCS for the Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net

3317.5 HF-USB
0133Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW // sends msg tfc MT63 2000-long

3320.5 HF-USB
0005Z - NNN0FUE (VA) NCS for a Navy/MC Region 3 net: NNN0BCI (VA) / NNN0JAC (VA)

3325.0 HF-USB
0132Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0BON / NNN0AKT / NNN0ACF
2331Z - NNN0IBG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0XZK / NNN0TUL / NNN0QGB / NNN0AJD

3349.0 HF-USB
0007Z - NNN0FJW (candidate for Navy/MC Region 3 Maryland / District of Columbia / Delaware 3W1B net based upon http://www.qsl.net/mddcmars/mde_roster.html )

3370.5 HF-USB
0207Z - Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6BZ // QRM 2 OM in Spanish

3384.0 HF-USB
0008Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0206Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0VJM (OH)

4007.0 HF-USB
0033Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net

4008.5 HF-USB
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH
1406Z - NNN0IBG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net
2333Z - NNN0QCA NCS Navy/ MC Region 2 Northern New York MARS 2J1B net: NNN0AEN

4013.5 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0BDW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0LSO / NNN0BTG / NNN0VWV

4020.9 HF-USB
1405Z - AAR6CQ NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6QE

4026.9 HF-USB
1202Z - AAA4MS NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/C net: AAR4EK / AAR5QM
1303Z - Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/D net: AAR4XM / AAM4SC / AAR4MQ

4026.9 HF-LSB
1158Z - AAR5HF closes down the Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net

4035.9 HF-USB
0202Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net
1404Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7FB / AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TWA
0301Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0SYH
1404Z - NNN0TWA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net: NNN0RBA
2303Z - Navy/MC Region 4 North Carolina MARS 4F2B net: NNN0JEK

4038.9 HF-LSB
1204Z - Army Region 2 MARS AAA2RD/M net: AAR2JQ

4041.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS net: NNN0UAN / NNN0LWN

4469.0 HF-USB
0101Z - Georgia-CAP-41 NCS for the Southeast Region Georgia CAP net: Head-CAP-58 / Goldenrod-04
0200Z - Tennessee-CAP-41 NCS for the Southeast Region Tennessee CAP net: Goldenrod-305
1230Z - Florida-CAP-56 NCS for the Southeast Region Florida CAP net: South-East-CAP-43 / South-East-CAP-25 / Middle-East-CAP-15 / Florida-CAP-41 / Florida-CAP-49

4470.5 HF-USB
0300Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0AHH / NNN0XFB

4506.0 HF-USB
0001Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net
1401Z - Red-Cloud-194 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net: Iowa-CAP-04 / Red-Cloud-195 / Red-Cloud-335
1431Z - Iowa-CAP-04 NCS for the North Central Region Iowa CAP net: Red-Cloud-144 / Red-Cloud-194

4517.0 HF-USB
1427Z - AFA7HZ NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net

4603.0 HF-USB
[11:20:10][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

4604.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Red-Fire-114 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Indiana "Red_Fire" CAP net
0030Z - Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17
0100Z - Bluemound-03 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Wisconsin "Blue-Mound" CAP net
0200Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1430Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net
2230Z - Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net: Kentucky-CAP-48
2330Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net

4825.0 HF-USB
2301Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0AHH / NNN0WKH

5004.5 HF-USB
1501Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0IVV

6739.0 HF-USB
0020Z - Stagefire (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) w/ comms test
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 28 character EAM LWUD6C
0056Z - Puerto Rico (HF-GCS) provides Chill-23 w/ pp to DSN 453-6385, Minot AFB Metro (overridden by EAM)
0100Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 28 character EAM LWUD6C
0130Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 28 character EAM LWUD6C

6761.0 HF-USB
0034Z - Reach-033 w/ Ethyl-11: on time for 0125Z

6765.0 HF-USB
1553Z - AAT7WE NCS for the SHARES Northern Weekly net: NNN0EPY / NNN0ANH / NNN0CFG

6910.0 HF-USB
1601Z - NNN0VHO NCS for the SHARES Southern Weekly net: NF8118 / NNN0GLK

7302.0 HF-USB
1407Z - AFA6CN NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFD6RD

7348.0 HF-USB
[16:17:56][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[16:17:58][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

7457.0 HF-USB
1408Z - AFF4AL NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFF4MS

7635.0 HF-USB
1503Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the National CAP net: Wildwood-04 / Louisiana-30

8912.0 HF-USB
2226Z - Kilo-10 rpts position & flight opns to Camslant

10194.0 HF-USB
[19:00:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 12 SN 04
[19:11:00][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 04
[19:31:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 04
[19:31:34][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 11 SN 04
[19:45:35][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[19:59:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04

11494.0 HF-USB
[21:48:41][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][K97 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07

14396.5 HF-USB
1540Z - NNN0VUV NCS for the SHARES National Admin net: NCS009 / NNN0TFH / NNN0EPY / NCS202

15016.0 HF-USB
1513Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 16 character EAM AHPUIH
1803Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWAKS3 to All Stations
1834Z - Dandy Dan (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) repeats 28 character EAM LWQKS3
1900Z - Dandy Dan (USSTRATCOM ABNCP) repeats 28 character EAM LWQKS3

Oceana Hornet pilots to perform Super Bowl flyover

By Meredith Kruse, The Virginian-Pilot
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/oceana-hornet-pilots-perform-super-bowl-flyover

Local Navy pilots have been tapped to perform a four-plane flyover at Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on Feb. 6, the Navy announced.

The aircraft and air crews are from Strike Fighter Squadrons 83 (the Rampagers), 131 (the Wildcats), 103 (the Jolly Rogers) and 143 (the Pukin’ Dogs). All are part of Carrier Air Wing Seven and based at Oceana Naval Air Station. The flight will be led by Cmdr. Ben Hewlett, who heads the Wildcats.

China's J-20 Aircraft

Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says recent reports about China's J-20 aircraft have been premature.

Pentagon Spokesman Discusses China, North Korea

By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - The jury is still out on China's apparent fifth-generation J-20 stealth aircraft, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said today.

"The J-20 stories, frankly, that I've seen over the past couple weeks ... have been a little over the top," Morrell said during a Pentagon news conference. He noted that reports of "successful testing" ignore the unknowns of the Chinese aircraft.

"What we know is that a plane that looks different than any other they produced, that they claim to be their J-20, had a short test flight when we were in Beijing," the press secretary said. "But we don't know, frankly, much about the capabilities of that plane."

The test flight occurred during Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' visit to China this month.

The J-20's engine capabilities and degree of stealth capability are among the unknowns, Morrell said, adding that the U.S. current and developing air fleet is more than equal to any possible Chinese challenge.

"That's why we have pursued not just the F-22, which we have in more than enough numbers to deal with any scenario involving China, but also the F-35, to the tune of nearly 2,500 planes," Morrell said.

Morrell said "given what little we know," of the Chinese aircraft, "I would just urge everybody to ... slow down a little bit on our characterizations of the J-20 at this point."

China's capabilities and North Korea's recent provocations make the question of U.S. force presence in the region an important one, Morrell said.

"In light of the threat that we see emanating ... from Pyongyang," he said, "we have said that we will do what is necessary to protect ourselves here as well as our forward-deployed forces [and] our allies, who we have security commitments to."

The United States has 28,500 troops on the Korean peninsula and more than 50,000 more in Japan, Morrell noted.

"And over the long-term lay-down of our forces in the Pacific, we are looking at ways to even bolster that, not necessarily in Korea and Japan, but along the Pacific Rim, particularly in Southeast Asia," he said.

Australia and Singapore may offer U.S. access to certain military facilities in the region, he said, adding, "Guam, obviously, would be the best example of us changing our lay-down and our footprint in the region, enhancing [our presence] in Southeast Asia."

Morrell said Gates' recent comments on the North Korean threat shouldn't be construed as applying immediately.

"I think what he said is they're becoming a direct threat to the United States," the spokesman said. "By that, he doesn't mean at this very moment. But given their pursuit of both the nuclear weapons and their ballistic-missile capabilities, he sees them being a direct threat not within five years, but sooner than that."

Morrell said that's why defense officials are working with China, Japan and others to impress on North Korea that "they've got to cut out this provocative behavior, the destabilizing behavior, and they've got to seriously reevaluate their pursuit of nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles."

Pentagon Officials Monitor Protests Overseas

By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are closely watching protests that have flared over recent days in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.

"These are three separate, fast-moving situations that the secretary and others here in this department, and ... obviously others throughout the government, are monitoring closely as they evolve," Morrell told Pentagon reporters in a briefing here.

The U.S. military relationships with the three countries vary greatly, Morrell said.

"We have no military-to-military relationship with Tunisia, we have a long-standing military-to-military relationship with Egypt, and we have an evolving military-to-military relationship with Lebanon," he said.

Since Syria pulled its forces out of Lebanon in 2006, Morrell said, the United States has pursued a closer military relationship, providing assistance "upwards of $600 million" to Lebanon in that time.

"In the case of Lebanon, we're monitoring the situation as the constitutional process plays out. We will need to see what the final makeup of the Lebanese government looks like before we make any decisions regarding our relationship, including military assistance," he said.

A Hezbollah-controlled government would "obviously have an effect" on the U.S-Lebanon relationship, Morrell said.

"I think [the State Department] should take it from here, in terms of the ultimate impact that may or may not have on military-to-military relationship and financial assistance," he added.

The White House has addressed the protest situation in Egypt at length, Morrell said. A White House statement on Egypt released yesterday urges all parties to refrain from violence.

"We support the universal rights of the Egyptian people, including the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly," the statement reads, in part. "The Egyptian government has an important opportunity to be responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people, and pursue political, economic and social reforms that can improve their lives and help Egypt prosper. The United States is committed to working with Egypt and the Egyptian people to advance these goals."

Defense officials are hosting senior Egyptian military leaders this week for their annual bilateral defense talks, Morrell said.

"That's just an example of how engaged we are with the Egyptians, even as these developments have taken place on the streets of Cairo, and elsewhere," he said.

'Call of the Ocean': Sonar Techs Listen in Defense of USS Leyte Gulf

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Guerra, USS Enterprise Public Affairs

USS LEYTE GULF, At Sea (NNS) -- The 14 Sailors that comprise Weapons department's CA division aboard USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) have been steadily hearing "the call of the ocean" as they steam through U.S. 6th Fleet's area of operation, Jan. 25.

The sonar technicians are helping to protect the ship by listening to changes in the frequency in water, allowing for quicker response to potential threats.

Sonar technicians are trained to detect, classify, and localize incoming torpedoes. The technicians are also responsible for deploying the AN/SLQ-25A (NIXIE) torpedo countermeasure, a vital component to the ship's torpedo defense system.

The NIXIEs "soft kill" technology is able to confuse a torpedo and draw fire away from the ship through the use of a towed decoy device and shipboard signal generator. The combination can attract the passive sonar of an incoming torpedo by mimicking ship noise, such as a propeller or engine, which is more attractive to the torpedo's sensors than the ship.

"We train to rapidly deploy NIXIE, recognize incoming torpedoes and know what type of weapon the enemy is deploying against us," said Sonar Technician 3rd Class (Surface) Andrew D. Johnson. "It's vital in order to allow the ship to make the necessary evasive maneuvers."

Leyte Gulf's NIXIE "Quickdraw" was a recent training scenario designed to test the response time for getting NIXIE into the water when faced with aggression.

"It's important to keep personnel alert," said Ens. Maelina T. Sakaio, anti-submarine warfare officer. "You have to continually train in order to develop and improve."

In order to deploy NIXIE, the division must first receive the order from the commanding officer. Once permission is given, NIXIE is lowered through an opening in the aft of the ship by a winch to a specified depth. It's a mixture of speed and precision that sonar technicians must work to achieve in order to successfully deploy the torpedo countermeasure.

"We conduct training on the equipment in order to better understand how the system works and also maintain proficient, safe winch operation," said Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class (SW) Robert W. Kibler, CA division leading petty officer. "The best training always remains the actual deployment of the NIXIE."

As Leyte Gulf continues with its scheduled deployment into the 6th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, the division continues to work toward mission success.

"Our division knows how real the threat is, and we do our best to train to it, and also educate the crew to the dangers as well," said Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) (SW/IUSS) Anthony Wagner, CA division leading chief petty officer.

Anti-submarine warfare has been a focus of Leyte Gulf long before deployment, and as they move closer to 5th Fleet, the sonar technicians will call upon their numerous training events to guide them.

"We've trained simulating merchant escorts, channel passages, anti-submarine and anti-piracy warfare, and even tracking subs to fire upon them," said Kibler.

As Leyte Gulf continues its deployment, they understand the importance of what they are listening to.

"We are the ship's first line of defense when it comes to anti-torpedo defense," said Wagner.

Leyte Gulf is deployed as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Enterprise CSG includes Leyte Gulf, CSG 12, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Destroyer Squadron 2, the guided-missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Mason (DDG 87), and the eight squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1.

Mitscher Departs for Training Exercises

By Mass Communication Specialist Deven B. King, USS Mitscher Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 19, as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group.

The crew of Mitscher, more than 250 Sailors, is participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) to prepare for an upcoming deployment with the strike group.

"We're in our advanced stages of training," said Command Master Chief (SW) William Mullinax, USS Mitscher Command Master Chief. "This is to flex the crew and the ship to ensure we're ready to go in harm's way if need be."

Mitscher will serve many roles within the strike group, including anti-submarine warfare, carrier defense, maritime security operations, and visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations.

"Mitscher's not only the jack-of-all-trades, but she's the master of them as well," said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Wilson, combat systems officer. "Name a mission and we'll be there to execute it safely and professionally."

During their first 48 hours underway, the crew conducted a VBSS exercise and a force protection exercise designed to simulate an attack on the ship by small craft.

"It's training that has added value to Sailors," said Mullinax.

"Over the next month we'll fine-tune the skills we need to fine-tune a little more, tighten up those last few things we need tightened up, and we'll be ready to roll," Wilson said.

"The crew is ready for the COMPTUEX and JTFEX, and I think they'll meet every situation pressed upon them to the best of their ability," Mullinax said. "There are probably going to be things which will stump us a bit, but we have the right people in place, the right leadership and the right Sailors."

USS Mitscher is scheduled to deploy with the strike group in the spring.

U.S. 2nd Fleet Ships Complete Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Tracking Exercise

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Three Commander, U.S. Second Fleet ships successfully completed a tracking exercise Jan. 22, off the coast of Virginia using the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system during Atlantic Trident 2011.

USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Ramage (DDG 61) and USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) all successfully tracked the short-range ballistic missile target that was launched from NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. The target missile fell harmlessly into the Atlantic Ocean.

Monterey, an Aegis cruiser, and Ramage, an Aegis destroyer, took turns tracking and simulating engagement of the target while Gonzalez, a guided-missile destroyer, participated by tracking the target.

All three ships were able to successfully track the target, with Monterey and Ramage providing simulated target solutions that would have resulted in a successful intercept. No missiles were fired from the ships as it was a tracking exercise.

Ballistic missile defense is a Navy core mission. The Missile Defense Agency and the Navy have modified 21 Aegis BMD combatants (5 cruisers and 16 destroyers). Of the 21 ships, 16 are assigned to the Pacific Fleet and five to the Atlantic Fleet. The Secretary of Defense announced in 2010 that six more destroyers would be upgraded to the Aegis BMD capability.

Atlantic Trident 2011 is the first live Fleet Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) exercise to take place in the Atlantic.

F-15E flies with new radar system

Steve Coleman completes last-minute pre-flight checks underneath an F-15E Strike Eagle Jan. 18, 2011, on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This F-15E is equipped with the new APG-82(V)1 radar, which replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. Mr. Coleman is an F-15E crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

by Samuel King Jr., Eglin Air Force Base Public Affairs

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Officials took a step forward in the F-15E Strike Eagle's continuous technological evolution as the Air Force's most versatile combat aircraft here Jan. 18.

Officials from the 46th Test Wing launched the fourth generation fighter for the first time with a new and improved radar system, the APG-82(V)1.

The APG-82 uses active electronically scanned array radar technology composed of numerous small solid-state transmit and receive modules. The standard radar, APG-70, is a mechanically scanned array housed in the nose of the aircraft. Although the current F-15E radar has undergone numerous updates and upgrades, it is still the same system the aircraft had on its maiden flight more than 24 years ago.

"We've been able to get more out of it, but at this point it's pretty much maxed out," said 1st Lt. Nathaniel Meier, a radar modernization project manager with the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force.

The new radar lacks the motors and hydraulics of the old system and includes a new avionics and cooling system.

Aircraft radar continuously sends out and receives energy to identify objects or targets around it.

Due to its unique capabilities, the F-15E radar operates as air-to-air and air-to-ground radar, officials said.

"One AESA-equipped F-15E can detect and track multiple targets simultaneously and gain the same battle picture and prosecute the same number of attacks that currently require several mechanically scanned radar assets," said Brad Jones, the Boeing director for U.S. Air Force development programs. "Adding AESA multiplies the effectiveness of the F-15E."

The advantage AESA radar has over an MSA is its near-instantaneous ability to redirect its focus from air-to-air to air-to-ground mode, officials said.

By no longer having to wait for the array to physically move to a new area of interest, the aircrew receives better situational awareness in less time, Lieutenant Meier said.

The four-year-old project borrowed from existing technology to create the new system. The array system was taken from F-15C Eagle models and the avionics were borrowed from F-18 Hornets.

The reason for the change was to improve the entire aircraft's reliability, availability and maintainability, Lieutenant Meier said.

The new radar works as a plug-in-play system with newer, easily replaceable parts, the lieutenant said.

It's expected to have approximately a 20-fold improvement in aircraft reliability, he said.

The aircraft also stays mission-ready.

An average failure for the radar component was previously measured in tens of hours and can now be measured in hundreds of hours, Lieutenant Meier said.

The APG-82 has fewer moving parts and the new equipment lasts longer, which cuts down on the time needed for repairs, he said.

The modification of the aircraft, which began in June 2010, was a concerted effort by members of Boeing, the 46th Maintenance Group, Raytheon, the 46th Technical Support Squadron and the OFP CTF.

"Without their determination, (F-15E) RMP would not have been anywhere close to making its first flight," Lieutenant Meier said.

The developmental test flight was considered successful, and the aircrew members said they liked what they saw during the flight.

"There are huge performance increases," said Maj. Raja Chari, a 40th Flight Test Squadron member and the pilot for the first flight. "We're getting the benefit of two decades worth of technology. From what we saw in this flight, we're heading in the right direction."

The developmental test process is about building incrementally into testing more complicated functions of the equipment and finding any flaws and problems based on usage in specific test profiles.

"Really, the engineers put in the time and hard work," Major Chari said. "We have the easy part of seeing if it will do what they thought it would. It was interesting to see the engineers reacting and diagnosing the issues right away, based on our feedback."

Capt. Chris Dupin, a 40th FTS member and the weapons system officer for the first flight, said he noticed improved capabilities during the initial flight.

He said the radar was able to detect F-16s much farther away than ever before.

"The kill chain for anything is the ability to detect, identify, target and engage a threat," Captain Dupin said. "If we can detect an air target earlier or farther away, that leaves more time and space to complete the rest of the kill chain. Completing the kill chain faster and earlier means we're better able to gain or maintain airspace superiority."

The biggest "test" facing the project involves combining avionics and array systems from other aircraft and incorporating them into a totally different one.

"By using (government and commercial) off-the-shelf equipment, the Air Force is able to save a large amount of the development costs, but the challenge is integrating these new systems and making them work as one," Lieutenant Meier said.

Developmental testing is scheduled to continue through 2012, but the OFP CTF, being a shared unit of the 46th Test Wing and 53rd Wing, is unique in that its members can perform developmental tests while incorporating early operational testing.

Officials have begun modifying a 53rd Wing F-15E with the new radar and they plan to begin some of the operational type of testing as early as March.

The next stage of testing for the radar will be conducted by Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center officials before being incorporated in all F-15Es beginning in approximately 2014.

Milcom Blog Logs - 25 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3234.5 HF-USB
0226Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAM7EMO / AAM7RD

3310.0 HF-USB
0108Z - Link-11 data transmission

3317.5 HF-USB
0132Z - NNN0FBL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0QGR / NNN0THC

3325.0 HF-USB
0004Z - NNN0AVT NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0GXA
0132Z - NNN0IEA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0TFL / NNN0WZE-T
2330Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0TUL / NNN0UAO

3370.5 HF-USB
0205Z - AFA6DV NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6KJ

3384.0 HF-USB
0005Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0106Z - Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0BUX
0204Z - NNN0ICX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0QAA / NNN0ABZ / NNN0RCT / NNN0LHR / NNN0BIF / NNN0UVM / NNN0JOP / NNN0RBD

4007.0 HF-USB
0034Z - NNN0XEE NCS to the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0SXU

4011.0 HF-USB
0002Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0KUR / NNN0TWA / NNN0ATK / NNN0AFW / NNN0AHH
1403Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0YGW

4013.5 HF-USB
0002Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0XPU / NNN0LSO / NNN0LES
1404Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X1B net: NNN0RBD

4020.9 HF-USB
1405Z - AAR6QE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6OK / AAA6TX / AAR6OA / AAM6ETX / AAM6TTX / AAR6IA

4023.9 HF-USB
0011Z - AAM5OH NCS for the Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAR5BL // chatter as to how AAM5OH does not like to work on KBH
1406Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 Illinois MARS AAA5RD/IL net: AAV5SV / AAM5AIL

4035.9 HF-USB
0105Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM7IIA / AAR7FE
1319Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAR7JW conducts training
1407Z - AAM7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7AD

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0HEL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0AOC
0302Z - NNN0SYH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0TJC
1408Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net: NNN0ZHE / NNN0RBD

4041.0 HF-USB
0032Z - NNN0ANN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0EBA / NNN0LWN

4464.5 HF-USB
0009Z - AFF6DM NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6D1 net (MFSK-16)

4469.0 HF-USB
0103Z - Goldenrod-595 NCS for the Southeast Region Alabama "Goldenrod" CAP net: Goldenrod-604 (mobile)

4506.0 HF-USB
0001Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
1410Z - AFE7DM replaces AFN7NC as NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA5HB

4603.0 HF-USB
[07:10:36][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1FEM ][AL0] BER 9 SN 05

4604.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17
0200Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1400Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
2230Z - Red-Fox-98 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17 / Red-Fox-93 / Red-Robin-80
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net: Kentucky-CAP-584
2330Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net

4703.0 HF-USB
0114Z - (sounded like) Golf-Charlie-Hotel

4724.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM LWWQ3T
0100Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM LWWQ3T

4825.0 HF-USB
2301Z - Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0OIL / NNN0HZN / NNN0KIP / NNN0AHH

5102.0 HF-USB
[09:41:41][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05

7302.0 HF-USB
1414Z - AFA6FD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6BZ

7457.0 HF-USB
1413Z - Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFE4TN

8992.0 HF-USB
2332Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWLUKF; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM LWTBXE; followed by "more
to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM LWU72R

9025.0 HF-USB
[23:10:40][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][JNR ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06
[23:24:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][150010 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 07

9121.5 HF-USB
0206Z - Link-11 data transmission

9462.0 HF-USB
[16:45:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 04
[18:12:16][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 04
[18:16:59][CHN 01][TO ][WGY912 ][TIS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 04
[18:46:12][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 13 SN 04
[18:53:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8REM001 ][AL0] BER 8 SN 04

15016.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not Answer: 5Z2; time: 01; authentication: QE

Pakistani Navy Info from Down Under

Pakistani Navy destroyers Shahjahan & Tippi_Sultan.

Our good friend of this blog Eddy Waters down under in South Australia passes along the following information on the Pakistani Navy -- thanks Eddy.

Here is a list of calls made by several ships etc. of the Pakistan Navy. The frequency is 12876.00 kHz USB. The mode used is ALE or for the purists MIL-STD 188 141A. The universal time these calls were logged, was between 1030 UTC and 1200 UTC.

http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/type21.htm

Khaibar, Badr and Shahjahan are destroyers. The ALE address KW is I believe Karachi. I do not know who School1 and Comschool refer to.

Start at: 8:59:28 PM 1/26/2011 with: MIL STD 188-141 ALE-A
[TO]SHAHJAHAN[THIS IS]KW@ IBAR@@
9:08:43 PM 1/26/2011 IBAR@@
9:08:45 PM 1/26/2011 [THIS WAS]KW@
9:09:04 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:09:07 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:09:13 PM 1/26/2011 SCHOOL1@@
9:09:14 PM 1/26/2011 SCHOOL1@@[THIS IS]MOA
9:20:51 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]KHA
9:24:43 PM 1/26/2011 IBA
9:24:45 PM 1/26/2011 R@@
9:31:37 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:41:10 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:41:12 PM 1/26/2011 [THIS IS]COM
9:41:13 PM 1/26/2011 OOL1@@
9:41:15 PM 1/26/2011 OOL1@@[TO]COM
9:41:17 PM 1/26/2011 1@@[THIS IS]MOAWIN
9:42:25 PM 1/26/2011 SCH
9:42:25 PM 1/26/2011 1@@[TO]COMSCHOOL
9:42:28 PM 1/26/2011 WIN
9:42:41 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:42:42 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:42:44 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
9:43:00 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
9:43:01 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
9:43:05 PM 1/26/2011 SCH
9:43:06 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
9:43:08 PM 1/26/2011 WIN
9:45:58 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
9:51:51 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
9:51:55 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COMSCH
9:51:56 PM 1/26/2011 1@@[TO]COMSCHOOL1@@[THIS IS]MOAWIN
9:52:04 PM 1/26/2011 SCHOOL1@@[TO]COM
9:52:05 PM 1/26/2011 OOL1@@
9:52:07 PM 1/26/2011 [THIS IS]MOA
9:52:25 PM 1/26/2011 SCH
9:52:27 PM 1/26/2011 OOL1@@[THIS WAS]MOAWIN
9:55:54 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]KHAIBAR@@[TO]KHAIBAR@@[THIS IS]KW@
9:59:06 PM 1/26/2011 IBA
9:59:07 PM 1/26/2011 [THIS IS]KW@
10:00:41 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]KHAIBA
10:00:54 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]MOA
10:00:59 PM 1/26/2011 OOL1@@
10:02:47 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COM
10:02:51 PM 1/26/2011 [TO]COMSCHOOL1@@[TO]COMSCHOOL1@@[THIS IS]MOA
10:03:00 PM 1/26/2011 1@@
10:03:01 PM 1/26/2011 SCHOOL1@@[UUF] 124 0 7 [THIS IS]MOAWIN
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Bush CSG ops moves south due to bad weather in the Mid Atlantic

According to two reliable sources, the USS George H.W. Bush CSG has now moved south out of the Vacapes Oparea to to the Jax Opareas to continue their COMPTUEX training matrix. More than likely they got the wing carrier quals (CQ) for the wing completed and maybe some of the Phase 1 wing training which includes ADEX 1/2, CAS 1/2, and Strike Day 1, and some or all of their TSTA III and the FEP training matrix. We should be approaching port visits and then Phase 2 of their training soon.

Mike in central FLA reported the activity below yesterday that indicates that the CSG is indeed moving south into the Jax Opareas, a day or two earlier than was orignally expected.

120.950 SEALORD North BOLT 01 passing range/bearing off MOTHER
121.625 Cecil Field Ground Unid checking ceiling, overcast 200'
238.975 Weak comms
240.275 DART 11, DART 12
267.500 SEALORD South HORNET 5, HORNET 6 RTB Cecil Field, PRO 19 PRO 82 BUZZARD 25
EMPIRE 31
278.050 Unid, 31-32 air-air
293.175 Unid, "080 for 30"
336.125 INVADER 52
342.325 Unid, up SEALORD, direct Taylor

HF Freqs
UTC FREQ
1713 9028.0 USS George H Bush ROMEO calling GOLF FOXTROT

More than likely the 4703 kHz Air Defense activity over the last few days that I have been reporting on my twitter feed (MilcomMP) is probably an OPFOR (Orange Force) net with Juliet Whiskey as the NCS that will now be working with, uh against the Bush CSG Blue forces.

The USS George HW Bush CSG consist of the USS George H.W. Bush, USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Gettysburg (CG 64), USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Anzio (CG 68), the squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, and the Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon (F 102).

CVW-8 (AJ) Squadrons include:

VFA-31 Tomcatters F/A-18E Super Hornet NAS Oceana (Callsign Felix/Rhino) Modex 100
VFA-213 Black Lions F/A-18F Super Hornets NAS Oceana (Callsign Lion/Black Lion) Modex 200
VFA-15 Valions F/A-18 NAS Oceana(Callsign Pride/Active) Modex 300
VFA-87 Golden Warriors F/A-18 Hornet NAS Oceana (Callsign Party/War Party) Modex 400
VAQ-141 Shadowhawks EA-18G Growler NAS Whidbey Island (Callsign Outlaw) Modex 500
VAW-124 Bear Aces E-2C Hawkeye NAS Norfolk (Callsign Bear) Modex from 600
HSC-9 Tridents MH-60S Knighhawk NAS Norfolk (Callsign Trident) Modex from 610
HSM-70 Spartans MH-60R Seahawk NAS Jacksonville (Callsign Spartan) Modex from 710
VRC-40 Det 5 Rawhides C-2A Greyhound NAS Norfolk (Callsign Rawhide/COD)

Previous reported CVW-8/Bush frequencies from the Bush TSTA ops in October 2010
Confirmed CWC call prefix is GOLF.

9031.0 USB GOLF WHISKEY, PAPA, MIKE, SIERRA, GOLF, DELTA, OSCAR

229.425 BEAR
234.950 PARTY Tac
237.225 GOLF ROMEO / BEAR 600
264.625 Avon Park N Tac Range
267.500 SEALORD South
276.600 Avon Park Range
278.125 LION Tac
278.250 STRIKE
279.275 AIC / BEAR / RAGE 11-12
281.325 Tac
288.525
289.200 Pinecastle Range Ops
289.425 AIC / BEAR / SWEEP
292.200 Avon Park Range Ops
298.550 Tac
311.650 Link-4A
328.525 MARSHAL
339.700 Jax NAS W-158 Discrete
348.125 BEAR
348.350 OUTLAW Tac?
355.050 Overhead AR? 106, 201, 210, 211
355.625 PRIDE Tac
360.525 AR boom
363.625 Button 5? BEAR
364.225 RAGE 11-12 / 401 / PARTY 10
367.550 Tac
370.975 RED CROWN
374.000 REP?

2008 CVW-8 Squadron Tacticals on the Roosevelt.

245.725 FELIX Tac
269.825 FELIX Tac
277.725 PRIDE Tac
303.400 PARTY Tac
309.700 LION Tac
311.600 PRIDE Tac
322.800 BEAR Tac
327.975 LION Tac
349.925 PRIDE Tac
364.225 PARTY Tac
378.000 OUTLAW Tac

Absolutely no guarantees that any of the freqs above will in use this time around, but at least you have a reference to start with.

So good hunting and I will report more on this blog as it is reported to us.

Bataan Completes Ammunition On Load

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin L. Boyce, USS Bataan (LHD 5) Public Affairs

EARLE, N.J. (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) successfully completed an ammunition on load Jan. 21 in Earle, N.J., bringing the ship one step closer to its scheduled deployment in 2011.

Bataan's Weapons Department, partnered with personnel from Naval Weapons Station Earle, took on nearly 1,000 pallets of ordnance during the four-day evolution.

"As an amphibious ready group, it is essential to have our ammunition on board in case we are called upon for any mission," said Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Troy King, one of Weapons Department's roving supervisors.

Sailors used a number of techniques to maneuver the ammunition from the pier to the ship.

"We used two cranes, diesel fork lifts, electric forklifts, pallet jacks and good old aviation ordnancemen muscle," said King. "We on loaded an assortment of ammunition including bombs, aircraft missiles, ship launched missiles, rockets, small arms ammunition, demolition materials and ship's defense ammunition."

The goal aboard Bataan was to be expeditious without compromising safety. The event was meticulously planned for months and when it came time for execution, safety remained at the forefront.

Hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance conditions were set throughout the ship. Every fork-lift driver had a spotter, and every elevator operator had a quality-assurance safety observer. Everyone involved in the on load was required to wear the proper personal protective equipment. The hangar bay was secured to nonessential personnel to keep the crew safe and to contribute to a more efficient ammunition on load.

"As always safety is a major part of any evolution we do," said King. "The priority is to bring all ammunition on board and send everyone home with all of their fingers and toes. We are counter productive to mission readiness if we damage equipment or injure personnel."

Multiple departments worked together to seamlessly accomplish the on load.

Machinist's mates worked the elevators, the fire controlmen helped with traffic control and rigging ammo and supply provided hot meals and extended the chow hours when necessary.

"Of course Weapons Department and our fire controlmen played a major role in the on load, but we couldn't have done it without the support of a lot of people," said King. "There are a lot of moving parts involved with preparing for and executing a major on load such as this one. I personally want to thank everyone that supported us and made it a successful and safe evolution."

The on load also gave Sailors the opportunity to receive some in-rate training that isn't available everyday.

"The fire controlmen received on the job training; the new Sailors now know how to properly secure hazardous ammunitions such as the closed in weapons system while transporting it and securing it for sea," said Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charlie Whorton, a flight deck communication rigger.

"We have a bunch of young Sailors. It's my first on load, and we learned a lot from the senior guys — our supervisors," said Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Derek Curtsinger, a magazine assistance supervisor.

Sailors involved with the load, sometimes worked 15 hour shifts, but the hard work paid off, and Bataan wrapped up the on load a day early.

"They worked extremely hard," said King. We had to force some of them to go to bed, or they would have worked through the night. As the command master chief would say, 'they are all rock stars!'"

Air Force's new surveillance system for aerial drones not working as hoped

According to a report in the Washington Post, Air Force field testers have concluded in a draft report that a new wide-area surveillance system for use with remotely piloted aircraft is "not operationally effective" and should not be fielded, but Air Force officials said Monday they expect the system will still be deployed by late winter in Afghanistan.

A Dec. 30 report by the Air Force's 53rd Wing Group at Eglin Air Force Base said that the new system, dubbed Gorgon Stare, had "significant limitations," including an inability to track people on the ground in real time, and a delay in sending real-time images to the ground.

You can read the complete article at the URL below:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012406320.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Milcom Blog Logs - 24 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3255.5 HF-USB
1145Z - AAM4AGA conducts training for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/B net

3267.5 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0ELL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0JIX / NNN0HKQ / NNN0SEJ / NNN0VHO / NNN0FWM / NNN0VPE

3269.0 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0ZIJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W2B net: NNN0TDA / NNN0HQE / NNN0YQM

3299.0 HF-USB
0108Z - AFA4CN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFF4AA / AFD4RD
0206Z - Air Force Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4TNS1 net: AFA4PN

3308.0 HF-USB
0109Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCADS1 net: AFA7FN / AFA5NF
1206Z - AFA7ZK NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5ML

3309.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Link-11 data transmission

3315.0 HF-USB
0016Z - Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net: AFA3AE / AFA5NF / AFA3GS / AFA3AJ

3317.5 HF-USB
0134Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0FBW / NNN0QGR

3320.5 HF-USB
0009Z - NNN0BCI NCS for a Navy/MC Region 3 net: NNN0RDF / NNN0JBH

3325.0 HF-USB
0006Z - NNN0AMY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0EBT
0130Z - NNN0GAQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B2Z net: NNN0GAQ-1 / NNN0GAQ-3 / NNN0GAQ-4 / NNN0GAQ-24 / NNN0IEA / NNN0BHZ / NNN0BOK / NNN0WZE-T / NNN0GAQ-12
2332Z - NNN0POY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0ASF / NNN0TUL / NNN0ULT

3341.0 HF-USB
[00:46:52][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

3384.0 HF-USB
0007Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0111Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0APL
0209Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0BIF

4002.9 HF-LSB
0004Z - Army Region 4 North Carolina MARS AAA4NC/A net: AAV4FX / AAM4ENC
0105Z - AAA4TN NCS for the Army Region 4 Tennessee MARS AAA4TN/A net: AAA4RD // chatter about forthcoming changes to Region 4 nets //
0200Z - AAM4IMS NCS for the Army Region 4 Mississippi MARS AAA4MS/T net

4007.0 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0XYA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net
1403Z - Navy/MC Region 8 Montana MARS 8M1B net: NNN0AHM

4008.5 HF-USB
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0002Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0TWA
1406Z - NNN0YGW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net

4013.5 HF-USB
0001Z - NNN0BDW NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0OGD / NNN0LSO / NNN0XPU / NNN0BQJ
1407Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X1B net: NNN0BIF

4017.9 HF-USB
1408Z - AAR8PF NCS for the Army Region 8 MARS AAA8RD/A net: AAR8DR

4020.9 HF-USB
1204Z - AAR6CE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6VD / AAR6VP-T / AAR6CX
1302Z - AAM6EAR NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net
1409Z - AAM6ETX NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net

4026.9 HF-LSB
1150Z - AAM5IOH NCS for the Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAT1AO / AAT2AG

4026.9 HF-USB
1202Z - AAR4IJ NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/C net: AAR4OH / AAM4GA / AAM4SC / AAR4XA / AAM4NC / AAM4AGA
1303Z - AAM4AGA NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/D net: AAM4SC / AAT4WR / AAM4NC

4032.9 HF-LSB
1201Z - Army Region 3 MARS AAA3RD/A net: AAM3EPA / AAM3TVA / AAM3EVA

4035.9 HF-USB
1301Z - AAA7RD NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAM7TIA
1410Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7TIA / AAT7DZ / AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0PCC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TWA / AAA9EC
0300Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0QAA
1300Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A1B net: NNN0SYH
1411Z - NNN0RBD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net

4470.5 HF-USB
0300Z - Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0XFB

4477.0 HF-USB
[03:06:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0011AR ][AL0] BER 19 SN 05

4506.0 HF-USB
1401Z - Red-Cloud-144 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net: Red-Cloud-124 / Red-Cloud-335 / North-Central-04

4517.0 HF-USB
1402Z - AFA7HZ NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFN7NC

4603.0 HF-USB
[00:56:45][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM001 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06

4604.0 HF-USB
2230Z - Red-Fox-93 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17 / Red-Fox-75 / Red-Fox-78 / Red-Fox-79 / Red-Fox-82 / Columbus-37
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0EQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net

4627.0 HF-USB
1300Z - Wildwood-6704 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

5004.5 HF-USB
1502Z - Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0IVV

5135.0 HF-USB
[10:29:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MA1NC ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

7302.0 HF-USB
1414Z - AFF6AR NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net

7457.0 HF-USB
1415Z - AFF4AA NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4BJ

7635.0 HF-USB
1504Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the National CAP net: Head-Cap-58 / Wildwood-6704 / South-East-CAP-43 / Columbus-42

8912.0 HF-USB
[22:55:54][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][F29 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05

8992.0 HF-USB
2333Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWXTWO

9025.0 HF-USB
[23:06:03][CHN 01][TO ][OFF ][TIS][ADW ][AL0] BER 21 SN 06

9047.0 HF-USB
[23:10:45][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0004MS ][AL0] BER 14 SN 04
[23:10:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][000 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 04
[23:10:58][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0004MSCAP ][AL0] BER 15 SN 04

10194.0 HF-USB
[17:52:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4FEM ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04
[20:33:04][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR2 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

15016.0 HF-USB
2133Z - Offutt (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWY4SF to All Stations
2333Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWXTWO
2344Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM LWWQ3T to All Stations

15867.0 HF-USB
[21:24:39][CHN 01][TO ][PAC ][TIS][714 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05

18594.0 HF-USB
[20:26:26][CHN 01][TO ][PAC ][TIS][714 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05 // followed by SSB: flight opns normal & position rpt //

Milcom Blog Logs - 23 Jan 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3308.0 HF-USB
0103Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCM4 net
0201Z - AFA7GD NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5MC

3309.0 HF-USB
0201Z - Link-11 data transmission

3317.5 HF-USB
0131Z - NNN0QGR NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0THC

3320.5 HF-USB
0104Z - NNN0IVV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 South Carolina MARS 4G1B net: NNN0JOP

3325.0 HF-USB
0004Z - NNN0AMY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0ASF / NNN0ULT / NNN0YQG
0132Z - NNN0BOK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0AKT
2330Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0TUL / NNN0POY

3341.0 HF-USB
[01:40:05][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1 ][AL0] BER 10 SN 05

3370.5 HF-USB
0204Z - AFA6JY NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6GN / AFA6CZ

3384.0 HF-USB
0101Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0101Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net
0202Z - NNN0RBC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net

4007.0 HF-USB
0032Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH

4008.5 HF-USB
0003Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Louisiana MARS 6L1B net: NNN0ZRT
0100Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net: NNN0AJJ
1500Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O2B net: NNN0QNN
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0ENS

4011.0 HF-USB
1411Z - NNN0GAR NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D2A net

4013.5 HF-USB
0003Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BTG

4017.9 HF-USB
1404Z - AAM8ECO NCS for an Army Region 8 MARS net: AAR8PD-T / AAM8ACO

4035.9 HF-USB
1422Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7IA

4038.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0HBJ
0301Z - NNN0TJC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0SWK / NNN0BFG

4041.0 HF-USB
0033Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0UAN

4517.0 HF-USB
1403Z - AFF7MO NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Missouri MARS 7MOS1 net
1500Z - AFA7JB NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Nebraska MARS 7NES1 net: AFA7PW

4603.0 HF-USB
[08:06:24][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05
[09:47:21][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0FEM ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[09:54:12][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM001 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06
[11:28:51][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05
[12:54:43][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM001 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[13:54:54][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM001 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06

4724.0 HF-USB
0010Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: OKA; time: 10; authentication: AL

4825.0 HF-USB
2300Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0WKH

6739.0 HF-USB
0008Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) w/ Royal Air Force C-17 6746
0010Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: OKA; time: 10; authentication: AL
0113Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWAD4M
0143Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM JGI57G to All Stations

7302.0 HF-USB
1425Z - AFA6CF NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net
1600Z - AFA6FX NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M5 net: AFF6AR

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:45:43][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 04

8992.0 HF-USB
1608Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) in middle of transmission of EAM "disregard this transmission"
1615Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 270 character EAM FB7MBJ to All Stations

9047.0 HF-USB
[16:36:53][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][100SWR ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05
[16:37:01][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][100SWRCAP ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05
[16:43:32][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0112GA ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

9121.5 HF-USB
0304Z - Link-11 data transmission

10162.0 HF-USB
[18:26:10][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][100SWR ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05

10194.0 HF-USB
[19:47:00][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 20 SN 06
[20:28:01][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR4FEM ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[20:31:10][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR3 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[20:44:36][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC4 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 06
[20:51:22][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05
[20:51:26][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 23 SN 06
[20:51:43][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC1FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

11175.0 HF-USB
1608Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) in middle of transmission of EAM "disregard this transmission"
1615Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 270 character EAM FB7MBJ to All Stations

11494.0 HF-USB
[21:49:23][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][502 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

13200.0 HF-USB
1608Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) in middle of transmission of EAM "disregard this transmission"
1615Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 270 character EAM FB7MBJ to All Stations

14389.0 HF-USB
1606Z - AFN4PP NCS for the Air Force MARS APCN1 Phone Patch Admin net: AFA9PF

15016.0 HF-USB
1530Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 22 character EAM LWPZA3; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 22 character EAM LWIPDE
1608Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) in middle of transmission of EAM "disregard this transmission"
1615Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 270 character EAM FB7MBJ to All Stations
1632Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 53 character EAM JGXR7O to All Stations
1635Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 48 character EAM JGFLLF to All Stations
1639Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 22 character EAM LWPZA3; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 22 character EAM LWIPDE
1827Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWGM22; followed by "more to follow, stand-by" statement preceding 28 character EAM LWVVYG to All
Stations
1903Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWDMOH to All Stations
1954Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LW5HUA to All Stations
2040Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM LWFO2W to All Stations