Our reporter down in Central Florida, Mike C, has been monitoring comms from the USS Enterprise CSG as they conduct their final COMPTUEX before they set sail for their final deployment later this year. Here is the latest Mike is reporting:
HF Comms (kHz/USB)
5723.0 ECHO WHISKEY MIKE, UNIFORM
6688.0 Echo Foxtrot
8974.0 ECHO CHARLIE / ECHO WHISKEY ECHO BRAVO, DELTA, ECHO, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, OSCAR
VHF/UHF Comms
120.950 SEALORD North
133.950 SEALORD South
134.650 Pinecastle Range Ops
136.875 OPFOR air-air
136.925 mentioned on 320.500
225.350 Pinecastle Target / ADVANCE ##
227.175 ECHO WHISKEY / ECHO CHARLIE
229.775 SAREX
229.975 SILENT WARRIOR / ORANGE COMMAND
*231.600 air-air, mention 5-7 Xray area / PRIDE to 267.500 Button 6
232.300 E-2C/D air-air
233.325 Yellow / SCREWTOP
234.775 Orange Air (OPFOR)
235.725 OPFOR?
235.325 Gold 4 / Robins AFB / VULTURE
236.075 TBOLT Tac
238.900 Avon Park Crystal AR
239.125 NICKEL Tac
239.975 SCREWTOP-STEELJAW Tac
242.225 Unid air-air
246.800 RIPPER Tac
261.250 Pinecastle Range Lake George / Cape Stack / ADVANCE 35
264.625 Avon Park N Tac Range / IRON CROSS
266.625 HAWK Tac
267.500 SEALORD South
268.525 NICKEL Tac?
273.850 NICKEL 71, TBOLT 72 air-air
274.700 HAWK 41-42
*275.500 RAGIN 71-72
*275.650? (weak)
276.600 Avon Park Range
277.125 RIPPER Tac?
277.800 Fleet Common
281.150 ECHO SIERRA / Secure
283.500 ECHO QUEBEC / Secure
284.300 ECHO FOXTROT
284.500 SEALORD North
288.775 CCA?
289.200 Pinecastle Range Ops
*290.575 RAGIN 71-72 air-air
292.200 Avon Park Range Ops
292.225 STRIKE A
293.225 Miami Center – Vero Beach
298.475 ECHO ZULU / ECHO SIERRA / FREDDIE
299.500 AMBUSH VFC-12 Tac
300.825 Seymour-Johnson AFB WACO 41-43
300.925 Net 9 / Have Quick Mickey
303.450 RIPPER Tac
307.650 TANKER KING
307.750 Secure
311.500 Jax NAS Bristol / OPOR
312.150 Jax NAS STEEL JAW Base
314.375 FAD #?
318.325 DEPARTURE
318.600 Jax NAS Sealord Discrete / AR Boom
320.500 Jax NAS Bristol / IVAN CONTROL (OPFOR)
*323.725 Unid reporting fuel state
324.650 Gold # / Robins AFB / Secure (VULTURE)
328.025 Gold 2? / Robins AFB / Secure (VULTURE)
328.425 MARSHAL
333.300 air-air
338.750 BRICKYARD 41 / STRYKER 73
340.125 FAD # AIC (button 9?)
341.750 Gold 3 / Robins AFB / VULTURE
342.075 ECHO PAPA / ECHO WHISKEY
343.325 NICKEL Tac
349.450 ECHO PAPA / STRIKE (secondary?)
351.800 Jax Intl App/Dep
357.025 TRON Tac
363.325 HAWK Tac?
363.650 REP
371.050 RED CROWN
371.125 TBolt Tac
372.150 VULTURE with MUSTANG (OPFOR)
374.000 TANKER KING (moved to 307.650)
376.900 Jax NAS W-157 AR boom
377.425 Climax Tower
379.825 Secure
384.100 OPFOR air-air
ADVANCE ## JTAC Pinecastle / CCAFS Cape Stack
AMBUSH F/A-18 VFC-12
AERO / ARROW Unid OPFOR aircraft
AVENGER 4# F/A-18C VMFA-251
BRICKYARD ## Unid aircraft
COBRA F/A-18? Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
DEATH B-2A 509th BW
DEFIANT GRAY USS Vicksburg CG 69
DETERMINED WARRIOR USS Cole DDG 67
DIAMOND – Unid OPFOR aircraft
DRAGON Unid OPFOR aircraft
DRAGON ## F/A-18 Tactical callsign
DUSTY 11 F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
ECHO BRAVO – Strike Group Commander
ECHO CHARLIE - Air Defense Commander Alternate
ECHO FOXTROT – Force Track Coordinator
ECHO PAPA – Strike Warfare Commander
ECHO QUEBEC – Command and Control Warfare Commander
ECHO SIERRA – Surface Warfare Commander
ECHO WHISKEY – Air Defense Commander
ECHO ZULU – Sea Combat Commander
FIGHTING TIGER ##a P-3C VP-8
HAMMER F/A18 Tactical strike callsign
HAWK F/A-18E VFA-136
IRON CROSS JTAC Avon Park
JUNKER 13A CSAR downed aircrew
KNIFE / KNIGHT – Unid OPFOR aircraft
KNUCKLE F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
LION F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
MALLET F/A-18 Tactical callsign (RIPPER and HAWK)
MUSTANG Unid OPFOR aircraft
NICKEL F/A-18F VFA-211
LIMA ALPHA P-3C VP-5
N102VS Lear 25B CALSPAN Corp.
OMEGA 10 DC-10 tanker Omega Air Inc
OMEGA 71 KC-707 tanker Omega Air Inc
PANTHER Unid OPFOR aircraft
RIPPER F/A-18E VFA-11
ROOK EA-6B VAQ-137
SILENT WARRIOR Orange Air Control
SNAKE F/A-18 Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
SHARK 11 UC-28A 1st SOW Tactical callsign
SHARK 2# F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
SCREWTOP 60# E-2C VAW-123
SLAYR ## UC-28A 1st SOW
STEELJAW 0# E-2D VX-1/VAW-120 (167931-60#)
SWEEP F/A-18 Tactical Strike callsign
TANGO E-2C CWC callsign
TBOLT F/A-18C VMFA-251
TRIDENT ##a P-3C VP-26
TRON ## EA-6B Tactical Strike callsign
UNIFORM E-2C CWC callsign
VADER Lear, Flight International
VEST Tactical Strike callsign
VIPER F/A-18 Tactical callsign (probable VFC-12)
VULTURE E-8C backend
VULTURE ## F/A-18 Tactical CSAR callsign
WACO F-15E 4th FW
ZAGS 8# KC-135T 92nd ARW
(G-V’s mentioned)