69th Air Defense Artillery ready to deploy to Qatar

By Spc. Maria Asenbrener, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade public affairs

The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade held its color casing ceremony at Cameron Field Monday in preparation for the unit's yearlong deployment to Qatar.

About 50 soldiers from the brigade are deploying to the Central Command area of operations to provide command and control of PATRIOT units protecting Qatar and the surrounding regions.

The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade arrived at Fort Hood from Germany and uncased its colors at Fort Hood in September of 2008.

Since the brigade's arrival at Fort Hood, the brigade and its battalions have focused on combat readiness and family readiness. The brigade has trained and prepared its troops to assure that they would be able to successfully accomplish any task with confidence and professionalism.

The soldiers who are deploying will play an important role in the protection of military members of various countries and branches of military services, while protecting critical sites and assets, said Brig. Gen. David Mann, commander of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Fort Bliss.

American soldiers will do whatever is needed to keep this country safe, said Col. James Jenkins, brigade commander, and this includes the soldiers of 69th who are deploying to the Central Command region.

"I am honored to be a part of this team," Jenkins said.

One of the hardest parts of going through a deployment is being separated from one's family, and the unit's deployment would not be possible without the dedication and the support of the family members.

"The families' support and sacrifices are not unnoticed," Jenkins said.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 29 Jun 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

A00001 N1 --- 2012-06-29 22:13:23 G-IV United States FAA HQ [KDCA]
AE1174 02-1102 BOE102 2012-06-29 21:54:07 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM] 1176 35000
A1ECBD N223GA N223GA 2012-06-29 21:45:15 GLF5 United States US DOJ | FBI HQ [KHEF]
A68C86 99-0100 --- 2012-06-29 21:40:08 UC-35 United States US Army |
AE117E 02-1112 RCH273 2012-06-29 21:28:06 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] 0703 0
AE0842 58-0067 BAT53 2012-06-29 21:24:15 KC-135R United States IA ANG | 185ARW | 174ARS [KSUX]
AE057D 87-0032 RCH833 2012-06-29 20:44:26 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU] 1615 36200
ADFCE2 94-0131 --- 2012-06-29 20:33:52 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
A00001 N1 N421GL 2012-06-29 19:46:51 G-IV United States FAA HQ [KDCA] --- ---
AE29FD 166694 CNV4501 2012-06-29 19:30:09 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW]
AE0842 58-0067 BAT53 2012-06-29 19:29:28 KC-135R United States IA ANG | 185ARW | 174ARS [KSUX] --- ---
ADFCD8 94-0121 --- 2012-06-29 19:06:23 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND] 1200 9400
ADFC89 91-0101 --- 2012-06-29 19:00:37 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
AE0258 98-5307 TEAL07 2012-06-29 17:55:32 WC-130J United States AFRC | 403AW | 53WRS [KBIX] 1330 26000
AE1534 06-1438 RHODY42 2012-06-29 17:22:05 C-130J-30 United States RI ANG | 143AW | 143AS [KOQU]
AE0147 57-1462 SLUFF61 2012-06-29 16:44:07 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0605 80-0326 DAWG 07 2012-06-29 16:37:22 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV] 2174 23200
AE4BDE 10-5689 --- 2012-06-29 16:12:13 C-130J United States --- 5204 0
AE0147 57-1462 SLUFF61 2012-06-29 16:04:53 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE4BDE 10-5689 --- 2012-06-29 15:16:18 C-130J United States --- 5204 0
AE0380 57-1454 KANZA99 2012-06-29 14:35:15 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] 1340 32100
AE0110 94-1570 --- 2012-06-29 13:56:31 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
A68C86 99-0100 --- 2012-06-29 11:42:05 UC-35 United States US Army | --- ---
AE049C 59-1517 SODA91 2012-06-29 01:05:36 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1E75 166023 --- 2012-06-29 00:01:02 T-6B United States USN | taw-5 | VT-6

A Great Friend and Milcom Monitor Has Passed Away

Photo courtesy of Kevin Burke

Donald G. Edwards Jr. of Northville, passed away suddenly at home after a short battle with cancer on June 28, 2012.

Don was born on April 6, 1954. He was an avid musician playing in many local bands: BlackRiver for 20+ years and more recently Steel Heart. He was also an accomplished Photographer with pictures published in Monitoring Times Magazine. He enjoyed listening to and taking photos of Military aircraft and he was a Licensed Ham Radio operator call sign N2NUM.

Don worked at Coleco industries for many years and at Universal Custom Mill Work.

Don is survived by his wife, Nancy Louer Edwards; daughter Niki (Stephen) Schaffer, son Shaun (Stephanie) Edwards, two beloved grandchildren: Lily Ana Schaffer & Colin Edwards. A brother Harold Tabor and many nieces.

Don was predeceased by his parents Lillian Miller Edwards & Donald Edwards Sr., and two sisters Donna & Audrey.

Family and friends can gather to remember Don at the house : 332 Fourth St, Northville Monday Afternoon, July 2, at 4pm. Arrangements are by the Northville Funeral Home. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.northvillefuneralservice.com.

With deepest sympathies to Nancy and the family.

Smoke off my friend.

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 28-29 June - Deltona FL

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

AE2681 6539 CG6539 2012-06-29 03:47:21 MH-65D United States USCG | Deltona
FL, US 3676 2400
AE066A 62-3549 --- 2012-06-29 02:33:11 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW |
91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFC69 90-0407 --- 2012-06-29 01:49:21 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW |
48FTS Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE115E 01-0030 FLASH30 2012-06-29 01:08:00 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW |
310AS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US 2655 10625
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-29 00:51:18 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman
Deltona FL, US 0000 18200
ABCD10 N86FW --- 2012-06-29 00:20:37 206B United States --- Deltona FL,
US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT43 2012-06-29 00:18:02 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE115E 01-0030 FLASH30 2012-06-29 00:16:05 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW |
310AS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US 2655 10625
A8211C N6228A --- 2012-06-28 23:04:01 BEECH B300C US SIERRA NEVADA CORP
Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFE06 1502 --- 2012-06-28 22:40:13 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS
Elizabeth City [KECG] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 21:51:59 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
AE010E 97-0401 S834 2012-06-28 21:46:25 C-37A United States USAF | 89AW |
99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- 31175
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 21:40:17 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
AE03EB 165314 --- 2012-06-28 21:23:29 C-130T United States USNR | VR-62
[KNIP] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 21:22:40 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 21:11:11 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
ADFD0A 95-0062 --- 2012-06-28 21:07:30 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW |
48FTS Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-28 21:04:13 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE03EB 165314 --- 2012-06-28 21:03:21 C-130T United States USNR | VR-62
[KNIP] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 20:56:33 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
AE1152 165992 --- 2012-06-28 20:43:23 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 20:33:39 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US 5555 275
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 20:31:52 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US 2230 35000
AE010E 97-0401 S834 2012-06-28 20:24:06 C-37A United States USAF | 89AW |
99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- 31175
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 20:20:29 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US 2230 35000
A2191E N234U --- 2012-06-28 20:13:18 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABC2FB N857ST N857ST00 2012-06-28 20:09:20 G-IV United States --- Deltona
FL, US 1434 28000
A2191E N234U N234U 2012-06-28 20:00:24 206H United States US DOJ | DEA
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE016F 84-0077 JOSA664 2012-06-28 19:57:14 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 19:55:57 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US 2230 35000
AE016F 84-0077 JOSA664 2012-06-28 19:45:53 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-06-28 19:42:11 UC-35a1 United States USARC |
B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-28 19:31:58 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
Deltona FL, US --- ---
A8211C N6228A --- 2012-06-28 19:16:18 BEECH B300C US SIERRA NEVADA CORP
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE4DDD 11-0550 --- 2012-06-28 19:03:33 C-37B United States USAF | 89AW |
99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 18:52:03 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE2681 6539 CG6539 2012-06-28 18:48:57 MH-65D United States USCG | Deltona
FL, US --- ---
A1ECBD N223GA N223GA 2012-06-28 18:41:48 GLF5 United States US DOJ | FBI HQ
[KHEF] Deltona FL, US 7302 1675
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 18:40:58 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 18:29:55 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE016F 84-0077 JOSA664 2012-06-28 18:18:41 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 18:18:05 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 18:04:34 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AAE9A7 N802DS --- 2012-06-28 18:02:45 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE016F 84-0077 JOSA664 2012-06-28 18:02:14 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 18:01:09 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A9FBD4 N742VA --- 2012-06-28 17:54:55 B734-448 United States Vision
Airlines Deltona FL, US 3703 27775
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 17:51:52 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 17:47:08 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AAE9A7 N802DS --- 2012-06-28 17:38:54 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 17:38:44 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 17:34:02 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 17:23:03 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-06-28 17:22:09 UC-35a1 United States USARC |
B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 PIRAT41 2012-06-28 17:10:24 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFED5 85-1267 6217 2012-06-28 17:09:38 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM
VA RFC [KDAA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 17:09:04 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE018C 84-0098 PACER88 2012-06-28 17:09:01 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 16:59:56 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFED5 85-1267 6217 2012-06-28 16:59:37 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM
VA RFC [KDAA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFED5 85-1267 6217 2012-06-28 16:44:37 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM
VA RFC [KDAA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 16:43:42 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 16:39:30 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE121A 65-0973 KING15 2012-06-28 16:30:17 HC-130P United States USAF |
347RQW | 71RQS [KVAD] Deltona FL, US 0000 13900
AA7114 N772GJ --- 2012-06-28 16:25:48 Cessna 182T United States --- Deltona
FL, US 0000 4325
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 16:22:41 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE29FE 166695 CNV4448 2012-06-28 16:18:00 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56
[KNTU] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A1ECBD N223GA N223GA 2012-06-28 16:17:43 GLF5 United States US DOJ | FBI HQ
[KHEF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 16:15:18 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 16:09:03 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE29FE 166695 CNV4448 2012-06-28 16:07:30 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56
[KNTU] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A1ECBD N223GA N223GA 2012-06-28 16:02:50 GLF5 United States US DOJ | FBI HQ
[KHEF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 15:58:05 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFEEF 160051 CNV9942 2012-06-28 15:54:35 C-9B United States USNR | VR-52
[KWRI] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A490D3 N3934A --- 2012-06-28 15:45:00 EUROCOPTER AS350B3 US US DHS Deltona
FL, US --- ---
AE1497 99-0006 KOMODO4 2012-06-28 15:41:23 E-8C United States GA ANG |
116ACW [KWRB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABF3FC N87 XYZ54302 2012-06-28 15:35:52 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight
Inspection Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFEEF 160051 CNV9942 2012-06-28 15:35:46 C-9B United States USNR | VR-52
[KWRI] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFED5 85-1267 6217 2012-06-28 15:13:07 C-12U United States US ARMY | OSACOM
VA RFC [KDAA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE29FE 166695 CNV4448 2012-06-28 15:08:12 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56
[KNTU] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE121A 65-0973 KING15 2012-06-28 14:38:16 HC-130P United States USAF |
347RQW | 71RQS [KVAD] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE018C 84-0098 PACER88 2012-06-28 14:18:07 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 457AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A900DD N68 --- 2012-06-28 13:55:36 King Air 300 United States --- Deltona
FL, US 0740 2850
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-06-28 13:38:40 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo
Bay Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE01BB 84-0102 SWIFT83 2012-06-28 13:33:58 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 311AS [KCOS] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A900DD N68 --- 2012-06-28 13:31:14 King Air 300 United States --- Deltona
FL, US 0740 2850
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-06-28 13:26:37 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo
Bay Deltona FL, US --- ---
ABC2FB N857ST N857ST00 2012-06-28 13:24:33 G-IV United States --- Deltona
FL, US --- ---
AE01BB 84-0102 --- 2012-06-28 13:22:45 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW |
311AS [KCOS] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE01BB 84-0102 SWIFT83 2012-06-28 13:22:45 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW
| 311AS [KCOS] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT44 2012-06-28 13:21:20 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE06E5 163845 --- 2012-06-28 13:08:02 UC-12M United States AOD Guantanamo
Bay Deltona FL, US --- ---
A900DD N68 --- 2012-06-28 12:59:43 King Air 300 United States --- Deltona
FL, US 0740 2850
AE10E8 2002 C2002 2012-06-28 12:55:36 HC-130J United States USCG | CGAS
Elizabeth City [KECG] Deltona FL, US --- ---
A900DD N68 --- 2012-06-28 12:06:55 King Air 300 United States --- Deltona
FL, US 0740 2850
ABCD10 N86FW --- 2012-06-28 10:55:27 206B United States --- Deltona FL,
US --- ---
AE0657 58-0126 BRIG66 2012-06-28 06:55:40 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW
[KIAB] Deltona FL, US 0000 25000
AE0153 63-8002 BRIG67 2012-06-28 04:57:25 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW
[KIAB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFF10 63-7995 BRIG65 2012-06-28 04:30:33 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW
[KIAB] Deltona FL, US --- ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 28 Jun 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE2EDE 166097 --- 2012-06-28 23:56:36 T-6B United States ---
AE049C 59-1517 SODA91 2012-06-28 23:25:10 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE093D 01-0301 --- 2012-06-28 22:23:23 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
A8829B N6477T N6477T 2012-06-28 18:45:45 R182 United States --- 1200 5700
A8829B N6477T N6477T 2012-06-28 17:48:54 R182 United States --- 1200 5700
ADFDC8 93-1562 EPIC20 2012-06-28 16:53:02 C-130H United States NC ANG | 145AW | 156AS [KCLT]
ADFCE6 94-0135 --- 2012-06-28 16:07:12 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE1472 07-7180 RCH7180 2012-06-28 15:47:06 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 1564 0
AE0144 58-0060 STEEL62 2012-06-28 15:41:29 KC-135T United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE08E2 01-1462 OCEAN15 2012-06-28 15:33:19 C-130J-30 United States CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] 6066 24000
AE0144 58-0060 STEEL62 2012-06-28 15:01:14 KC-135T United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
A36D3D N32PA --- 2012-06-28 14:25:57 Lear 36A United States PhoenixAirGroup
A725D7 N56PA --- 2012-06-28 06:26:12 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC]
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH98 2012-06-28 02:56:09 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 5142 19000
ABA78C N850CB --- 2012-06-28 01:00:55 PC-12/47 United States USAF
AE0489 63-8007 RCH616 2012-06-28 00:17:23 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 27 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE1198 03-3115 RCH147 2012-06-27 23:44:17 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE148B 92-3290 PHENOM8 2012-06-27 23:27:53 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 2540 21800
AE119B 03-3118 E33118 2012-06-27 23:10:46 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE0224 85-0032 OPEC76 2012-06-27 22:34:39 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE1440 05-1466 OCEAN59 2012-06-27 21:35:57 C-130J-30 United States CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] 3775 0
ABA78C N850CB --- 2012-06-27 20:46:23 PC-12/47 United States USAF
A725D7 N56PA --- 2012-06-27 20:31:50 Lear 36A United States Phoenix Air Group [KVPC]
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-27 20:26:37 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
A19FE9 N2033 --- 2012-06-27 19:50:12 BAE 125 SERIES 800A United States U S MARSHALS SERVICE
ADFD04 95-0056 --- 2012-06-27 19:37:34 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE0110 94-1570 BOXER81 2012-06-27 18:45:19 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE05FF 80-0320 --- 2012-06-27 18:44:32 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
AE10D3 165517 --- 2012-06-27 18:44:13 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE019A 84-0103 YANKEE21 2012-06-27 18:41:36 C-21A United States CT ANG | 103FW | 118FS [KBDL]
AE10D3 165517 --- 2012-06-27 18:17:56 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE1492 96-0042 ??? PEACH99 2012-06-27 17:32:32 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1D05 158915 --- 2012-06-27 16:56:54 P-3C United States ---
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-06-27 16:46:43 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE0470 57-1428 SODA82 2012-06-27 16:32:51 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-06-27 16:02:36 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE1F89 09-72122 --- 2012-06-27 15:43:07 UH-72A United States US Army | 6027 8900
AE1491 95-0121 PHENOM6 2012-06-27 15:13:12 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE10DF 92-13120 --- 2012-06-27 15:10:26 RC-12X United States USARMY | 15MIB (AE) [KGRK]
AE05FF 80-0320 --- 2012-06-27 14:51:11 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
AE05FF 80-0320 DAWG 01 2012-06-27 14:51:11 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
ADFC61 90-0412 --- 2012-06-27 14:39:20 T-1A United States USAF
AE1492 96-0042 ??? PEACH99 2012-06-27 13:38:46 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE20C7 07-7186 RCH614 2012-06-27 09:44:34 C-17a United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 1603 31000
ADFD0C 95-0064 --- 2012-06-27 02:27:10 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE018C 84-0098 SPAR856 2012-06-27 00:54:19 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
AE022C 86-0035 HOIST97 2012-06-27 00:30:34 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] 1576 35000

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 27 June - Deltona FL

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

AE0367 63-8011 PIRAT33 2012-06-27 23:07:58 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE06E5 163845 00000000 2012-06-27 22:54:07 UC-12M United States AOD
Guantanamo Bay Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE0419 164407 GOTO FMS 2012-06-27 22:41:17 E-6B United States USN | VQ-4
[KTIK] Deltona FL, US --- 31000
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-06-27 22:36:28 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW |
310AS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US 0000 37600
ABAFD0 N852LR --- 2012-06-27 21:01:12 CESSNA 206H US US DOJ Deltona FL, US
0000 0
AE1153 165993 --- 2012-06-27 20:27:52 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-27 19:14:20 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
Deltona FL, US 2632 5500
AE0239 63-7977 --- 2012-06-27 19:06:53 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW |
927ARW Deltona FL, US --- ---
A900DD N68 --- 2012-06-27 19:02:51 King Air 300 United States --- Deltona
FL, US 4363 2000
AE0239 63-7977 BOLT31 2012-06-27 18:48:44 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 927ARW Deltona FL, US 6627 22900
AE0239 63-7977 BOLT31 2012-06-27 18:18:21 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 927ARW Deltona FL, US 6627 22900
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-27 18:14:08 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
Deltona FL, US 2632 5500
AE4DDD 11-0550 --- 2012-06-27 18:10:11 C-37B United States USAF | 89AW |
99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE0940 166374 --- 2012-06-27 18:02:24 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
Deltona FL, US 2632 5500
AE0239 63-7977 BOLT31 2012-06-27 17:55:00 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 927ARW Deltona FL, US 6627 22900
AE0239 63-7977 BOLT31 2012-06-27 17:42:33 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 927ARW Deltona FL, US 6627 22900

USS New York Lands Apache Helicopters

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Zane Ecklund, USS New York Public Affairs

USS NEW YORK, At Sea (NNS) -- Amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) added another milestone to her maiden deployment with the landing of a U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter on its flight deck, June 22.

The Army aviators of 3-159 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) landed during a joint training exercise designed to improve the Army and Navy's proficiency when landing on ships, and the ability to accommodate them while on board.

"This was great training for our Air Department, and it's always nice to work with other branches of services," said Lt. Patrick Blind, air operations officer aboard New York. "It also adds another capability to New York's arsenal."

The capability enables the Army to use New York as a staging base to project power anywhere.

"To come out here and do something a lot of people don't get to do is a good opportunity," said Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Martin, an Apache pilot assigned to the 3-159 ARB. "It broadens the unit and the pilot's capabilities."

New York's Air Department benefited from the evolution as well. Aviation Boatswain's Mate [Handling] 3rd Class Hannah Marihugh participated in ship's milestone by being the first New York Sailor to guide an Apache helicopter onto the ship's flight deck.

"It was exciting and something different. I've never seen an Apache helicopter before, and didn't know what to expect," said Marihugh.

New York and embarked Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. The ship is on her maiden deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Second-Generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Second Successful Intercept Flight Test

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii (NNS) -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Sailors of USS Lake Erie (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system June 26.

The test resulted in the intercept of a separating ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by the Navy's newest missile defense interceptor missile, the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B.

At 11:15 pm Hawaii Standard Time (5:15 am EDT June 27), the target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, located on Kauai, Hawaii. The target flew on a northwesterly trajectory towards a broad ocean area of the Pacific Ocean. Following target launch, USS Lake Erie detected and tracked the missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The ship, equipped with the second-generation Aegis BMD 4.0.1 weapon system, developed a fire control solution and launched the SM-3 Block IB missile.

Lake Erie continued to track the target and sent trajectory information to the SM-3 Block IB missile in-flight. The SM-3 maneuvered to a point in space, as designated by the fire control solution, and released its kinetic warhead. The kinetic warhead acquired the target, diverted into its path, and, using only the force of a direct impact, engaged and destroyed the threat in a hit-to-kill intercept.

Today's test event was the second consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile and the second-generation Aegis BMD 4.0.1 weapon system. The first successful SM-3 Block IB intercept occurred May 9, 2012. Today's intercept is a critical accomplishment for the second phase of the President's European Phased Adaptive Approach consisting of the SM-3 Block 1B interceptor employed in an Aegis Ashore system in Romania in 2015.

Initial indications are that all components performed as designed resulting in a very accurate intercept.

This was the 23rd successful intercept in 28 flight test firings for the Aegis BMD program. Across all Ballistic Missile Defense System programs, it is the 54th successful hit-to-kill intercept in 68 flight tests since 2001.

Aegis BMD is the sea-based midcourse component of the MDA's Ballistic Missile Defense System and is designed to intercept and destroy short to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. The MDA and the U.S. Navy cooperatively manage the Aegis BMD Program.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 26 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE1490 95-0122 KOMODO4 2012-06-26 23:39:01 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1490 95-0122 KOMODO4 2012-06-26 22:09:13 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1191 03-0016 --- 2012-06-26 21:56:44 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE032F 74-2066 DEALR21 2012-06-26 21:07:15 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE032C 74-1690 RAVEN22 2012-06-26 21:06:31 C-130H United States USAF | 374AW | 36AS [RJTY]
ABE5B7 N866G ATISX 2012-06-26 20:28:22 IAI Galaxy United States General Dynamics 7212 38000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI TI43 2012-06-26 20:18:15 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International --- 38000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI4351 2012-06-26 20:18:15 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International --- 38000
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-26 20:07:25 737-4Q8 US SKY KING --- 24000
ADD352 N990H N990H 2012-06-26 18:41:14 PC-12Q United States Honeywell Avition Services --- 9050
AE022D 86-0036 TM 20 2012-06-26 17:38:37 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE148D 93-1097/96-0042 PEACH99 2012-06-26 17:31:39 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1490 95-0122 PHENOM2 2012-06-26 17:19:24 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE118A 02-1863 R1863 2012-06-26 16:52:20 C-37A United States US Army --- 43000
AE10BA 01-0191 GRITS37 2012-06-26 16:42:07 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 6244 0
AE0363 60-0341 TAZZ71 2012-06-26 16:38:13 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0363 60-0341 TAZZ71 2012-06-26 16:05:07 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-26 14:48:44 737-4Q8 US SKY KING
AE1198 03-3115 E33115 2012-06-26 11:34:13 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]

New Multipsk Software Package Released

If you are looking for a good and useful sound card digital decoding program, I would suggest you give Multipsk a look. It is a package we use here on the Btown radio ranch. And now Multipsk just got better. I just received the following release from our friend Patrick Lindecker regarding the latest software release of his popular Multipsk sound card decoding package.

Hello to all Ham and SWL,

The new releases of MultiPSK (4.21.1), Clock (1.9.1) and Multidem (2.4.1) are on my website (http://f6cte.free.fr). The main mirror site is Earl's, N8KBR: http://www.eqth.info/multipsk/index.html (click on "United States Download Site"). Another mirror site is Terry's: http://g90swl.co.uk/multipsk/

Multipsk associated to Clock are freeware programs but with functions submitted to a licence (by user key).

The possibility to export TCP/IP data at 48000 Hz has been added to Multidem 2.4.1.

The main improvements of MULTIPSK 4.21.1 are the following:

* In GMDSS, addition of a "Traffic" window: this function permits to display all the last received GMDSS messages, collected by a specific GMDSS WEB server.

The "Traffic" button permits to display all the last GMDSS received messages, collected by a specific GMSS WEB server. In that case, Multipsk will transmit all the messages received by the user (Ham or SWL) to a WEB server. Multipsk will fetch and display all the collected Lentus messages during minutes 0, 5, 10...55. This function permits to follow ships route, beyond one's own distance of reception, to cover large areas.

Note 1: To avoid broadcasting unreliable pieces of information, only messages with correct CRC will be sent to the GMDSS server.

Note 2: GMDSS server files can be supplied (through an exchange of mails with the author) to constitute private GMDSS listening nets.

* In ACARS and HFDL, addition of a "Traffic" window: this function permits to display all the plane position messages, collected by a specific WEB server (ACARS or HFDL).

Note: ACARS or HFDL server files can be supplied (through an exchange of mails with the author) to constitute private ACARS or HFDL listening nets.

* In Lentus, addition of a "Traffic" window: this function permits to display all the last received and transmitted Lentus messages, collected by a specific Lentus WEB server.

* In DGPS, addition of information about the Station number and possibility of automatic switching to the DGPS detected speed ("Automatic" button).

* in the QSO window, possibility to find a word in the text.

* Possibility to receive TCP/IP data at 48000 Hz (to interface SdR programs, for example).

* In APRS, GMDSS, ACARS and HFDL, there is a better display on Google Earth and local maps with dashes between dots, only if the "Display all" button is pushed.

Miscellaneous

The paper "Lentus easy with Multipsk.doc" has been updated and is available on my website: http://f6cte.free.fr/LENTUS_easy_with_Multipsk.doc.

Note about translation of Multipsk.exe and Clock .exe: the 4.21 version of Multipsk/Clock has been completly translated to Spanish by Joachin (EA4ZB), from French. The translation file is on my Web site (http://f6cte.free.fr/Translation_files.htm).

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 26 June - Deltona FL

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

AE1191 03-0016 PAT584 2012-06-26 20:52:44 UC-35B United States USARC |
B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] Deltona FL, US 6034 41000
AE08DA 166380 OTIS16 2012-06-26 20:49:03 KC-130J United States USMC |
VMGR-252 [KNKT] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1191 03-0016 PAT584 2012-06-26 20:40:50 UC-35B United States USARC |
B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] Deltona FL, US 6034 41000
AAAAAA ZJ802/ZJ926 --- 2012-06-26 20:39:51 Typhoon FGR4 United Kingdom ---
Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE066E 62-3569 TURBO81 2012-06-26 19:53:57 KC-135R United States USAF |
22ARW [KIAB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFDE4 86-0403 SAM60403 2012-06-26 19:39:40 C-20C United States USAF | 89AW
| 99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US 0000 39000
AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO80 2012-06-26 19:09:39 KC-135R United States USAF |
22ARW [KIAB] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE10C1 01 --- 2012-06-26 19:04:37 C-37A United States USCG | CGAS
Washington [KDCA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE12E9 62-1842 RICAN 12 2012-06-26 19:01:00 C-130E United States PR ANG |
156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] Deltona FL, US 1450 22000
AE10C1 01 12347979 2012-06-26 18:49:01 C-37A United States USCG | CGAS
Washington [KDCA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE1191 03-0016 PAT584 2012-06-26 18:48:12 UC-35B United States USARC |
B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE12E9 62-1842 RICAN 12 2012-06-26 18:40:54 C-130E United States PR ANG |
156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] Deltona FL, US 1450 22000
AE10C1 01 12347979 2012-06-26 18:38:39 C-37A United States USCG | CGAS
Washington [KDCA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-06-26 18:11:15 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW |
310AS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE04FB 57-2605 BOLT25 2012-06-26 18:09:55 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW
| 91ARS [KMCF] Deltona FL, US 2635 19800
AE07AA 59-1520 BOLT01 2012-06-26 18:08:25 KC-135T United States AL ANG |
117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] Deltona FL, US 1465 21800
C2B3A5 144615 CFC3013 2012-06-26 17:56:12 CC-144B Canada CFC | 412SQ (TS)
[CYOW] Deltona FL, US --- 31000
A9FBD4 N742VA --- 2012-06-26 17:53:15 B734-448 United States Vision
Airlines Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE08DA 166380 OTIS16 2012-06-26 17:14:57 KC-130J United States USMC |
VMGR-252 [KNKT] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AAE9A7 N802DS --- 2012-06-26 16:44:18 Bell 407 United States Volusia County
Deltona FL, US --- ---
C2B3A5 144615 CFC3013 2012-06-26 15:59:53 CC-144B Canada CFC | 412SQ (TS)
[CYOW] Deltona FL, US --- ---
AE10C1 01 12347979 2012-06-26 15:32:50 C-37A United States USCG | CGAS
Washington [KDCA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
E47EF6 N637TW RYN7530 2012-06-26 15:18:02 Boeing 767-33AER United States
Ryan Intl Airlines Deltona FL, US 0000 36000
AE10C1 01 12347979 2012-06-26 15:07:36 C-37A United States USCG | CGAS
Washington [KDCA] Deltona FL, US --- ---
ADFF0D 62-3559 --- 2012-06-26 13:32:10 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW
[KIAB] Deltona FL, US 2651 27000
ADFF0D 62-3559 RCH824 2012-06-26 13:32:10 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW
[KIAB] Deltona FL, US 2651 27000
AE04F9 99-0404 --- 2012-06-26 13:19:33 C-37A United States USAF | 89AW |
99AS [KADW] Deltona FL, US --- ---

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 25 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

ADFCEA 94-0139 --- 2012-06-25 23:39:17 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-25 22:07:28 737-4Q8 US SKY KING --- 34000
AE145F 06-6161 RCH881 2012-06-25 21:40:20 C-17A United States USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU]
AE1191 03-0016 R30016 2012-06-25 21:10:42 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE0609 83-0486 JODY 13 2012-06-25 21:10:25 C-130H United States NY ANG | 109AW | 139AS [KSCH]
ABF3FC N87 --- 2012-06-25 19:55:51 CL-601-3R United States FAA Flight Inspection
AE0220 85-0028 HOIST96 2012-06-25 19:17:02 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] 2063 32975
A2172E N23380 --- 2012-06-25 18:27:49 JRC-12G United States US Army | AFTD DET [KHSV]
AE05A7 62-3544 TOPCAT1 2012-06-25 18:00:46 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE05A7 62-3544 TOPCAT1 2012-06-25 17:35:10 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE0609 83-0486 JODY 13 2012-06-25 17:24:57 C-130H United States NY ANG | 109AW | 139AS [KSCH]
AE032F 74-2066 DEALR21 2012-06-25 16:39:22 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-25 16:19:59 737-4Q8 US SKY KING
3F551D 1502 GAF866 2012-06-25 15:39:50 A-319 Germany FBSBMVg --- 17275
A05C4F N122NC --- 2012-06-25 15:37:16 550 United States STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
AE05E9 88-4407 JODY 22 2012-06-25 15:31:07 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]
ADFFA8 70-1583 --- 2012-06-25 15:27:42 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE0174 84-0119 SPAR787 2012-06-25 15:22:41 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE143A 166715 --- 2012-06-25 14:20:15 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
A2172E N23380 --- 2012-06-25 13:37:20 JRC-12G United States US Army | AFTD DET [KHSV]

New Indian Ocean Region UHF Milsat Downlinks Discovered

(IS-22: Credit Boeing Artist Concept)

According to a report filed on the Hearsat-L newsgroup, Ronald Rensen in the NL has uncovered several new UHF milsat downlinks in the IOR region. He gave a rough location for the emitter at 70E. Milsat monitoring ace Paul J. Marsh, contributor to: http://www.uhf-satcom.com - http://twitter.com/UHF_Satcom, believes these signals could well be from the Intelsat hosted payload aboard IS-22 at 72 deg East.

http://www.intelsat.com/_files/resources/satellites/IS-22-factsheet.pdf
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/intelsat/intelsat.html

The frequencies that Ronald monitored were

251.600 wide
252.300 wide
254.025 narrow
254.500 narrow
254.575 narrow
254.600 narrow
254.625 narrow
254.650 narrow
255.650 narrow
257.575 wide
257.775 wide
265.675 wide*
265.850 wide

*Was very busy between 0725-0745 UTC on 6/25/2012 with secure comms

Thanks to both Ronald and Paul for passing that along on the Hearsat-L group. Very interesting UHF milair assignments.

The US Navy Carrier - Life on a Flight Deck

Want to see what life is like on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier? Check out the link below to a doc piece that aired on the Discovery Channel about the USS John C. Stennis. While it is a bit dated, we don't fly the S-3 or F-14s any more, you will get an idea what life is like on a flight deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier. BTW I was one of the guys on deck wearing a white shirt.

Milcom Factoid: One US aircraft carrier has a more powerful air force than 70% of all countries.

click here

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Modify E-6Bs

SAN DIEGO (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $44.3 million contract to integrate high-speed, secure communications and networking systems on an E-6B Mercury aircraft, part of the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) strategic communications relay mission.

Navy E-6B TACAMO aircraft provide survivable and reliable airborne command, control and communications between the president of the United States, secretary of Defense, and U.S. strategic and nonstrategic forces.

With the Block II Modification, the E-6B aircraft will be able to connect to secure U.S. Department of Defense networks at high data rates while still in flight. The upgrade will enable users on board the aircraft to access mission-essential, near-real-time information from worldwide sources without impacting the operational performance of the aircraft.

"Northrop Grumman's innovative approach to integration allows the government to rapidly field emerging technologies for vital defense missions such as TACAMO within existing budget constraints," said Claude Hashem, vice president of network communications systems for Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "The Block II Modification will provide the E-6B community with superior networking capability that enables a significant increase in operational capability."

Northrop Grumman will design and produce networking and communications systems, first integrating the systems into the E-6B Systems Integration Laboratory and then on a single E-6B aircraft. Under the contract, awarded by the Naval Air Systems Command, Northrop Grumman will also provide testing, logistics and training to support operational fielding.

The Navy intends to field the enhanced capability to the entire fleet of E-6B aircraft through a follow-on contract. Navy E-6B aircraft are used to conduct both the TACAMO and U.S. Strategic Command Airborne Command Post missions.

SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corp.

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 25 June - Deltona FL

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

AE01BA 84-0101 SMOKY08 2012-06-25 21:34:30 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 311AS [KCOS] --- ---
AE01A1 86-0374 --- 2012-06-25 21:24:28 C-21A United States CO ANG | 140WG | 200AS [KCOS] --- ---
AAAAAA ZJ802/ZJ926 --- 2012-06-25 19:07:28 Typhoon FGR4 United Kingdom --- --- ---
A0B1CF N144CS --- 2012-06-25 18:48:49 P3B United States UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE --- ---
AE12E9 62-1842 --- 2012-06-25 18:24:05 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] --- ---
AE0174 84-0119 SPAR787 2012-06-25 18:21:46 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- ---
AE12E9 62-1842 RICAN 12 2012-06-25 17:56:14 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] --- ---
AE14F4 64-14855 ALLIED 1 2012-06-25 17:21:19 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] 7340 16300
AE0174 84-0119 SPAR787 2012-06-25 16:25:44 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- ---
A0616B N12310 --- 2012-06-25 14:45:09 C-27A United States UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE --- ---
3F551D 1502 GAF866 2012-06-25 14:16:29 A-319 Germany FBSBMVg 0000 10150

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 23-24 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE146B 07-7173 RCH250 2012-06-24 21:34:22 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE04C9 60-0314 INDY63 2012-06-24 18:42:51 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] 3643 30000
AE05E2 87-9287 --- 2012-06-24 16:19:00 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG]
AE04C9 60-0314 INDY63 2012-06-24 14:55:13 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE02FF 78-0809 PITT 09 2012-06-24 14:19:29 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE0258 98-5307 E85307 2012-06-23 22:24:49 WC-130J United States AFRC | 403AW | 53WRS [KBIX]
A36D3D N32PA --- 2012-06-23 21:24:54 Lear 36A United States PhoenixAirGroup
AE018C 84-0098 SPAR746 2012-06-23 20:24:21 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] 1030 36025

ADFFA8 70-1583 --- 2012-06-23 18:33:10 T-38C United States 50thFTS 1200 6225
ADFFA8 70-1583 --- 2012-06-23 16:01:11 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE04C9 60-0314 INDY63 2012-06-23 15:02:56 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] 2404 0
ADFEEA 160046 LOBO 01 2012-06-23 14:58:08 C-9B United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 2416 34000
AE4A60 166696 CNV4661 2012-06-23 14:42:47 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE1240 04-4135 RCH577 2012-06-23 13:39:38 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE146B 07-7173 RCH618 2012-06-23 09:19:16 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE4A60 166696 --- 2012-06-23 03:16:05 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE093D 01-0301 --- 2012-06-23 01:28:55 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE1449 05-5139 E55139 2012-06-23 00:08:22 C-17A United States AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV]

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 24 June - Deltona FL

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

AE0245 94-8151 HOBBY40 2012-06-24 15:42:39 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE1163 02-8155 HOBBY22 2012-06-24 15:30:38 C-130J-30 United States AFRC | 403AW | 815AS [KBIX] 0000 22375
A6EAE9 N545EF --- 2012-06-24 14:28:09 Dornier 328-100 United States USAF | 27SOW | 524SOS [KCVS]
4D400C 3A-MGA --- 2012-06-24 13:30:44 Falcon 900EX Monaco --- Deltona FL, US 0000 39000
A05F2F N123DN RYN6037 2012-06-24 11:20:41 Boeing 767-332 United States Ryan Intl Airlines 7440 41000
AE041D 57-1486 TAZZ31 2012-06-24 07:03:10 KC-135R United States AZ ANG | 161ARW | 197ARS [KPHX]
AE04B8 58-0018 EXIT67 2012-06-24 05:51:41 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE066E 62-3569 EXIT68 2012-06-24 05:48:20 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] 7411 16900
AE0657 58-0126 EXIT69 2012-06-24 05:23:00 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]

Farewell to the Combat Talon

Courtesy of Northwest Florida Daily News a story by Angel McCurdy

DUKE FIELD -- Dozens of people gathered Friday morning to say farewell to a piece of Air Force history.

The 919th Special Operations Wing sent one of its MC-130 Combat Talon I's to Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, where it will be formally retired and put on display.

"Even though there is historical significance, we use them (aircraft) until their end of life," said Col. Anthony J. Comtois, commander of the 919th SOW. "This particular aircraft has almost 24,000 flight hours and has been through a number of pretty significant missions."

The aircraft was flown for 47 years and arrived at Duke Field in 1995, he said.

"The hair on my neck is standing up just being next to this airplane," said George Ferkes, a retired Air Force pilot who flew the plane for more than 20 years. "We flew this plane from Norway down to Africa. When I saw it again, it was like, 'Whoa, I'm back home.' "

The aircraft is best known for leading the air commando assault on the Son Tay prison camp in 1970 during the Vietnam War to try to rescue American POWs.

Although the prisoners had been moved before the raid, the mission has been considered a success based on its execution and use of military assets.

"It's bittersweet as we celebrate the end of the legacy," said Col. Buck Elton with the 8th Special Operations Wing at Cannon. "It's also exciting because there are new aircraft coming behind it."

Duke Field will retire all five of its remaining MC-130s by late 2013. The planes will be replaced by twin-engine, high-wing, light mobility aircraft, Comtois said.

The actual planes Duke will receive have not been announced, he said.

After the MC-130 arrives at Canon, Lt. Col. Leon Franklin, the pilot during the Son Tay raid, will help turn it off for the last time.

Moments before the MC-130 lifted off, Ferkes stood beside it and let the past roll over him.

"There are lots of memories with this old baby," said Ferkes, who plans to travel to Canon to see it. "This is not just a piece of metal. Each plane has its own personality and has had different experiences and different missions. There is an amazing history with this airplane."

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 22 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE10BF 01-0196 RCH802K 2012-06-22 23:55:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 2654 36000
AE0676 00-0171 BOE71 2012-06-22 21:23:00 C-17A United States USAF | 3WG | 517AS [PAED]
ADFFEE 67-14955 --- 2012-06-22 20:36:53 T-38C United States 87thFTS
AE119B 03-3118 RCH588 2012-06-22 20:35:54 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE0174 84-0119 SPAR787 2012-06-22 20:19:38 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
AE1439 166714 --- 2012-06-22 19:42:05 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE02FF 78-0809 PITT 09 2012-06-22 19:23:48 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT]
AE1490 95-0122 PEACH99 2012-06-22 17:27:42 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 7135 21000
AE0301 78-0811 JILL 81 2012-06-22 16:54:28 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT] 2670 23000
AE0272 64-14840 SLUF32 2012-06-22 16:50:49 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE10D1 165515 --- 2012-06-22 16:47:36 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE0470 57-1428 SODA81 2012-06-22 15:47:08 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
ADFCA2 92-0353 --- 2012-06-22 15:40:03 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA] 5145 17450
AE0174 84-0119 SPAR787 2012-06-22 15:18:47 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV]
ADFEDA 86-0084 PAT254 2012-06-22 15:10:49 C-12U United States VA ARNG | OSACOM DET-26 [KRIC]
AE018C 84-0098 SPAR746 2012-06-22 14:48:45 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
AE093C 00-1053 --- 2012-06-22 14:33:02 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE0470 57-1428 SODA81 2012-06-22 14:19:24 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE012E (73-1683)/97-01 EGMK8C97 2012-06-22 13:20:57 C-9C United States AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] 1622 33200
AE1479 166767 --- 2012-06-22 13:01:33 UC-35D United States MAW-4
AE1490 95-0122 PEACH99 2012-06-22 12:04:50 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
00000A Various --- 2012-06-22 10:41:20 Various Various --- 2513 28825
AE058B 57-1514 --- 2012-06-22 03:48:34 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 21 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE118A 02-1863 --- 2012-06-21 21:39:33 C-37A United States US Army
A8AEB2 N659FM --- 2012-06-21 19:30:44 FALCON 2000EX United States CIA
AE12D3 64-0544 RICAN12 2012-06-21 19:21:54 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ]
AE123A 04-4128 RCH360 2012-06-21 19:12:44 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE016F 84-0077 JOSA415 2012-06-21 18:36:13 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
AE0363 60-0341 TAZZ51 2012-06-21 16:47:47 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
ADFDBF 93-7312 TORCH12 2012-06-21 16:41:03 C-130H United States IL ANG | 182AW | 169AS [KPIA]
AE0363 60-0341 TAZZ51 2012-06-21 16:03:03 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
AE042D 64-14834 CODY01 2012-06-21 15:57:46 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE222D 167952 LL952 2012-06-21 15:39:59 P-8A United States ---
AE222D 167952 LL952 2012-06-21 14:49:48 P-8A United States ---
AE148B 92-3290 PHENOM2 2012-06-21 14:28:22 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-06-21 12:25:47 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
00000A Various --- 2012-06-21 10:42:58 Various Various --- 2052 25050
AE2FA2 08-8190 RCH811 2012-06-21 06:11:46 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 5670 37000
ADFDB9 93-1039 JILL 52 2012-06-21 05:23:15 C-130H United States 463rdAG
AE0811 00-0175 RCH0175 2012-06-21 04:43:28 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
ADFDBA 93-1040 BULL 12 2012-06-21 03:59:01 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH84 2012-06-21 00:56:49 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 5171 0
AE02E8 84-0205 COBB 29 2012-06-21 00:32:27 C-130H United States AFRC | 94AW | 700AS [KMGE]
AE1198 03-3115 RCH240 2012-06-21 00:08:38 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 21 June - Deltona FL

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

AE0245 94-8151 HOBBY90 2012-06-21 23:59:29 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF] 7410 11000
AE03F6 84-0171 --- 2012-06-21 23:45:05 C-12u-3 United States OSACOM/PAT --- ---
AE1496 97-0201 --- 2012-06-21 23:41:32 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- ---
AE0245 94-8151 HOBBY90 2012-06-21 23:38:39 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF] 7410 11000
AE03F6 84-0171 PAT50 2012-06-21 23:22:27 C-12u-3 United States OSACOM/PAT --- ---
A99DBC N719CP --- 2012-06-21 22:47:51 Cessna 182T United States --- 0000 5000
AE0394 64-14832 --- 2012-06-21 21:59:00 KC-135R United States HI ANG | 154Wing | 203ARS [PHIK] --- ---
AE039C 148891 --- 2012-06-21 21:58:26 KC-130F United States USN | VX-30 [KNTD] 0000 8300
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 21:47:16 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
AE039C 148891 --- 2012-06-21 21:41:34 KC-130F United States USN | VX-30 [KNTD] 0000 8300
ADFEE1 87-0161 PAT079 2012-06-21 20:33:57 C-12U United States AL ARNG | OSACOM DET-5 0000 14950
AE14F4 64-14855 ALLIED 1 2012-06-21 19:49:48 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] 5503 15000
AE11F8 02-0042 SPAR83 2012-06-21 19:11:51 C-40B United States USAFE | 86AW | 76AS [ETAR] --- ---
A6EAE9 N545EF --- 2012-06-21 18:50:31 Dornier 328-100 United States USAF | 27SOW | 524SOS [KCVS] --- ---
AE121F 65-0986 --- 2012-06-21 18:50:30 HC-130P United States USAF | 347RQW | 71RQS [KVAD] --- ---
A8AEB2 N659FM --- 2012-06-21 18:24:47 FALCON 2000EX United States CIA 3344 41000
A6EAE9 N545EF --- 2012-06-21 18:24:14 Dornier 328-100 United States USAF | 27SOW | 524SOS [KCVS] --- ---
AE021D 84-0190 --- 2012-06-21 18:17:24 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- ---
AE12D3 64-0544 RICAN12 2012-06-21 18:07:25 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] --- ---
AE0220 85-0028 BOLT12 2012-06-21 18:06:19 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- ---
3B7B53 F-ZBCH --- 2012-06-21 18:02:38 Cessna F.406 France Douanes --- ---
29CBB8 various --- 2012-06-21 17:56:06 various various Various --- ---
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER07 2012-06-21 17:46:28 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- ---
AE12D3 64-0544 RICAN12 2012-06-21 17:45:53 C-130E United States PR ANG | 156AW | 198AS [TJSJ] --- ---
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 17:15:28 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
AE121F 65-0986 --- 2012-06-21 16:59:42 HC-130P United States USAF | 347RQW | 71RQS [KVAD] --- ---
AE13E6 78-23128 --- 2012-06-21 16:46:40 C12C United States US Army | USASOC Flt Det [KFBG] --- ---
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 16:34:52 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
A390BD 80848 --- 2012-06-21 16:18:30 #NULL# United States --- 0000 24450
AE0367 63-8011 PIRAT41 2012-06-21 16:16:01 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 22300
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 16:03:25 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
AE07F4 97-0042 RCH749T 2012-06-21 15:15:22 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM] 7065 4000
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 15:12:08 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
AE07DD 93-0603 RCH750T 2012-06-21 15:01:19 C-17A United States AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] 0000 20400
AE14F4 64-14855 ALLIED 1 2012-06-21 14:56:45 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] --- ---
AE07DD 93-0603 RCH750T 2012-06-21 14:50:07 C-17A United States AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] 0000 20400
AE14F4 64-14855 ALLIED 1 2012-06-21 14:43:09 HC-130P United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] --- ---
AE1489 90-0175 --- 2012-06-21 14:36:30 E-8C United States Northrop Grumman --- ---
AE2666 6512 C6512 2012-06-21 14:16:05 MH-65D United States USCG | 6023 3900
AE010F 94-1569 BOXER07 2012-06-21 14:14:22 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- ---
AE0367 63-8011 PIRAT41 2012-06-21 13:57:44 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] --- ---
A22581 N23743 --- 2012-06-21 13:34:57 C-27A United States UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE --- ---
AE222D 167952 LL952 2012-06-21 13:34:35 P-8A United States --- --- 11900
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2012-06-21 12:40:22 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG] 0000 13700
AE04B8 58-0018 GLOBE67 2012-06-21 05:30:30 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] 0000 21000

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 20 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE1491 95-0121 PEACH84 2012-06-20 23:38:32 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 5171 0
A385CA N326ND --- 2012-06-20 23:23:24 PA-44-180 United States ---
AE0470 57-1428 SODA92 2012-06-20 23:08:40 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] 5152 0
A570F0 N45NA --- 2012-06-20 21:58:56 DC-9-33F United States US DOE | NNSA
AE138B 04-3143 JILL41 2012-06-20 21:39:05 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF]
AE10DF 92-13120 --- 2012-06-20 19:36:05 RC-12X United States USARMY | 15MIB (AE) [KGRK]
AE1465 06-6167 RCH476 2012-06-20 19:21:56 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE10D5 165519 --- 2012-06-20 18:23:11 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
249249 Various --- 2012-06-20 18:03:59 Various Various ---
AE4AFF ------ LAC5699 2012-06-20 17:51:08 ------ United States ---
AE049C 59-1517 --- 2012-06-20 17:50:31 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE07E7 95-0104 RCH966 2012-06-20 17:35:29 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE049C 59-1517 SODA81 2012-06-20 16:34:02 KC-135 United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-06-20 16:31:55 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5725 27000
AE117E 02-1112 RCH967 2012-06-20 15:51:18 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] 1565 0
AE015E 59-1512 JEEP31 2012-06-20 15:50:24 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC] 5725 27000
AE143A 166715 --- 2012-06-20 15:44:55 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE148B 92-3290 PEACH99 2012-06-20 15:42:46 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
ADD352 N990H N990H 2012-06-20 15:38:40 PC-12Q United States Honeywell Avition Services 3150 7000
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH84 2012-06-20 15:32:51 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH3 2012-06-20 14:52:44 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE145F 06-6161 RCH175 2012-06-20 05:30:12 C-17A United States USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] 2565 28100
AE20C7 07-7186 RCH507 2012-06-20 05:19:53 C-17a United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 6372 35000
ADFDF9 92-9000 S44 2012-06-20 04:00:54 VC-25A United States USAF | 89AW | PAS [KADW] 1420 30975
ADFDF8 82-8000 AF1 2012-06-20 03:44:16 VC-25A United States USAF | 89AW | PAS [KADW] 1426 31025
AE1491 95-0121 PHENOM6 2012-06-20 02:20:36 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1237 03-3126 RCH506 2012-06-20 00:55:27 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE01D5 64-14849 COBRA49 2012-06-20 00:05:41 RC-135U United States USAF | 55WG | 45RS [KOFF]
AA606D N768NA NAO908 2012-06-20 00:02:51 Boeing 767-36N United States North American Airlines --- 41000

Frequency Change - Hanscom CP

For my friends in the Northeast US - Hanscom AFB (Laurence G. Hanscom Field) MA (KBED) has reportedly moved its Command Post from 397.100 MHz to 362.950 MHz. This move has long been expected since the old CP frequency is now a nationwide DoD LMR frequency assignment.

Ike Strike Group Departs for Deployment

Ships from Carrier Strike Group 8 transit in formation at the end of composite training unit exercise. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 8, is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

NORFOLK, VA (NNS) -- Nearly 6,000 Sailors operating on ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group Eight departed June 20 for a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and build on maritime partnerships.

They are deploying to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibilities, as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe.

"This is a flexible, agile, and ready strike group," said Rear Adm. Michael C. Manazir, CSG 8 commander. "I'm extremely proud of every Sailor in this strike group. They have contributed to the readiness so that we can meet all tasks set out for us by the fleet commanders under which we will operate. We look forward to playing a part in keeping international waterways safe and building relationships with our partners."

CSG 8's flagship, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), with the seven squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 7 embarked, departed Naval Station Norfolk, along with the guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).

The Mayport, Fla.-based guided missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) and the guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) left their homeport in Mayport, Fla., as well, and will join Eisenhower as the strike group transits the Atlantic Ocean.

Carrier Strike Group Eight has spent the last few months successfully completing a series of complex training events and certifications.

Air Force officials announce milestone Atlas V launch

by Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Defense Department's ongoing efforts to maintain assured, affordable access to space through 2030, the Atlas V rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral on June 20, Air Force officials said.

"This is an exciting time for the U.S. space launch community," said Scott Correll, the program's executive officer. "From today's successful launch of the 50th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle to the recent success of Space X's support to NASA with their Falcon 9, it's clear the commercial space transportation industry is making notable strides."

The EELV program replaced the existing fleet of launch systems with two families of launch vehicles -- the Boeing Delta IV and Lockheed Martin Atlas V -- built and operated by the DOD's prime contractor, United Launch Alliance, Correll said.

An official from the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., explained that the Atlas V is a critical part of a spectrum of government missions.

"Atlas V launches space-based infrared systems, global positioning systems, the defense meteorological satellite program and the advanced extremely high frequency system satellites," said Col. Bob Hodgkiss, the director of the launch systems directorate. "I'm pleased to report that this year we have also already launched the wideband global sat-com IV aboard a Delta IV, and the Navy's mobile user objective system satellite 1 aboard Atlas V."

Because of considerable program costs, which can run as high as several billion dollars per launch, quality assurance and the development of a competitive market are paramount, Air Force officials said.

"Since the Air Force must by law self-indemnify, we do a very rigorous evaluation of the physical, electrical and radio frequency interfaces between the rocket, the satellite and the ground systems," Hodgkiss said of the process to determine flight readiness. "My team is the government's insurance policy, so we need to be sure we have the highest probability of success in one of the riskiest activities the Air Force does."

On the business side of the program, Hodgkiss said, the program's primary users, the Air Force, NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office, are developing strategies to infuse competition into space launch as a cost reduction measure.

"We are balancing the commitment we will make to ULA with the potential to reintroduce competition to the program when one or more commercial launch companies have demonstrated to the Air Force they are reliable launch providers," the colonel said.

Correll asserts that certifying new entrants will potentially enable competition, thereby lowering costs and creating innovation in government payloads such as communications, navigation, weather satellites, and science and national security missions.

"The framework offers multiple paths to on-ramp potential new entrants and part of this strategy requires an entrant to demonstrate at least one launch of a vehicle configured as an EELV-class national security space launch," he said.

ULA's next launch and the NRO's next mission, the Delta IV NROL-15, is scheduled for June 28.

Army Announces Force Structure Relocations

The Department of the Army announced today the planned relocation of two aviation units to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.: 1st Battalion, 229th Air Cavalry Squadron will relocate from Fort Hood, Texas, and convert to an Attack/Reconnaissance Battalion; and Company D, 123rd Aviation Regiment will relocate from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. These force structure actions represent a net increase of 531 military and zero civilian authorizations for the Army at Joint Base Lewis-McChord; a decrease of 402 military and zero civilian authorizations at Fort Hood; and a decrease of 129 military and zero civilian authorizations at Fort Wainwright. These actions will be completed by Oct. 15, 2012.

These force structure actions represent the final phase of the activation of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigadeat Joint Base Lewis-McChord to meet the Army's broader strategic and operational requirements. These actions incorporate the Army Force Generation Model and Army Transformation initiatives, both of which are required to achieve the Army's goal of rebalancing the force. Overall, these unit relocations will help the Army meet the increased demand placed on its aviation assets and provide combatant commanders with flexible, trained and highly-mobile forces to execute operations worldwide. The Army is transforming to provide a more relevant organization to meet its worldwide strategic and operational requirements.

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 19-20 June - Deltona FL

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

AE0241 63-8021 PIRAT33 2012-06-20 23:59:59 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
ADFED1 85-1263 --- 2012-06-20 23:49:20 C-12U United States OSACOMDet.56PR-ArNG [TJIG] 4051 8350
AE0367 63-8011 PIRAT32 2012-06-20 23:01:16 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE05F7 69-5824 KING 24 2012-06-20 22:58:29 HC-130n United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] 2072 10900
AE05F7 69-5824 KING 24 2012-06-20 22:37:29 HC-130n United States AFRC | 920RQW | 39RQS [KCOF] 2072 10900
AE0549 70-0452 --- 2012-06-20 22:24:10 C-5A United States WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB]
AE0549 70-0452 --- 2012-06-20 22:10:50 C-5A United States WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB]
AE0673 63-8027 TRIO11 2012-06-20 21:23:13 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 3774 14100
A10B4E N1667J --- 2012-06-20 20:56:48 King Air B300C United States US DEA
154094 RA-82068 POT4244 2012-06-20 20:41:49 An-124-100 Russia Polet Cargo Airlines
ADFC8E 92-0333 --- 2012-06-20 20:21:58 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT31 2012-06-20 18:35:19 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 14200
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT31 2012-06-20 18:17:20 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 14200
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT31 2012-06-20 18:04:29 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 14200
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT31 2012-06-20 17:53:23 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 14200
AE042D 64-14834 CODY01 2012-06-20 17:48:06 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE08B8 165963 --- 2012-06-20 17:41:17 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
AE042D 64-14834 CODY01 2012-06-20 17:34:39 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE07BD 62-356t8 BOLT31 2012-06-20 17:32:43 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 14200
AAF593 N805MR --- 2012-06-20 17:19:11 DHC-8-202 US DHS Deltona FL, S --- ---
AE115E 01-0030 --- 2012-06-20 17:10:18 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
A10B4E N1667J Y0OZZY 2012-06-20 16:47:37 King Air B300C United States US DEA
A5BEC0 N47 --- 2012-06-20 15:42:47 BD-700-1A11 United States FAA
ADFE17 1711 --- 2012-06-20 15:15:40 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Clearwater [KPIE]
ADFC8E 92-0333 --- 2012-06-20 14:50:21 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE0673 63-8027 TRIO11 2012-06-20 14:48:39 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
A2392F N242U N242U 2012-06-20 14:41:02 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1200 2675
AE08B8 165963 --- 2012-06-20 14:33:04 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
A2392F N242U N242U 2012-06-20 14:19:15 206H United States DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1200 2675
AE29FE 166695 CNV4448 2012-06-20 09:39:05 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56 [KNTU]
AE04B8 58-0018 GLOBE67 2012-06-20 04:52:31 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE0679 00-0174 TOGO99 2012-06-20 03:43:58 C-17A United States USAF | 3WG | 517AS [PAED] 0753 25000
AE0679 00-0174 TOGO99 2012-06-20 03:27:09 C-17A United States USAF | 3WG | 517AS [PAED] 0753 25000
AE0367 63-8011 BOLT26 2012-06-20 02:36:28 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE04B8 58-0018 GLOBE67 2012-06-20 02:35:49 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB] 3646 18000
AE0241 63-8021 BOLT25 2012-06-20 02:34:28 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 25000
AE0367 63-8011 BOLT26 2012-06-20 01:30:18 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
AE0241 63-8021 BOLT25 2012-06-20 01:18:52 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] 0000 25000
AE0367 63-8011 BOLT26 2012-06-20 01:17:45 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF]
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-06-20 01:14:59 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 3765 14000
AE065A 59-1486 --- 2012-06-20 01:07:13 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
ADFE1E 1718 --- 2012-06-20 00:53:22 HC-130H United States USCG | CGAS Sacramento [KMCC] 3765 14000
AC0A69 N875RJ --- 2012-06-20 00:02:38 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]

AE065A 59-1486 TURBO86 2012-06-19 23:59:07 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AC0A69 N875RJ N875RJ 2012-06-19 23:45:37 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]
AE1490 95-0122 CANOE69 2012-06-19 23:45:34 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE01BD 84-0131 PACER31 2012-06-19 22:51:28 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] 0000 41000

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

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE1491 95-0121 PHENOM6 2012-06-19 23:42:26 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE4EB2 168428 LL428 2012-06-19 23:25:10 P-8A United States VP-30 --- 27000
A05F2F N123DN CMB528 2012-06-19 23:16:56 Boeing 767-332 United States Ryan Intl Airlines --- 32975
AE2239 62-1857 FLIP33 2012-06-19 22:51:14 C-130E United States USAF | 1SOW | 6SOS [KHRT]
AE4EB2 168428 LL428 2012-06-19 21:07:58 P-8A United States VP-30
AE04AC 99-0103 --- 2012-06-19 21:06:57 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 2432 38000
AE1463 06-6165 RCH479 2012-06-19 21:04:04 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE1389 04-8153 RCH788T 2012-06-19 21:03:26 C-130J-30 United States AFRC | 403AW | 815AS [KBIX]
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-19 20:17:57 737-4Q8 US SKY KING --- 34000
AA606D N768NA NAO1858 2012-06-19 19:40:05 Boeing 767-36N United States North American Airlines
AD610A N961NA --- 2012-06-19 19:00:21 T-38 United States NASA
AE04BE 58-0106 REACH46 2012-06-19 18:46:26 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
AE0811 00-0175 RCH0175 2012-06-19 17:19:24 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE07F0 96-0006 GRITS37 2012-06-19 16:49:38 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 1671 0
AE041D 57-1486 SLUFF61 2012-06-19 16:46:10 KC-135R United States AZ ANG | 161ARW | 197ARS [KPHX]
AAAAAA ZJ802/ZJ926 --- 2012-06-19 16:14:39 Typhoon FGR4 United Kingdom ---
AE041D 57-1486 SLUFF61 2012-06-19 16:01:44 KC-135R United States AZ ANG | 161ARW | 197ARS [KPHX]
AE222D 167952 00000000 2012-06-19 16:01:18 P-8A United States --- --- 21000
ADFDD0 92-3328 --- 2012-06-19 15:47:09 C-12R United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AD610A N961NA --- 2012-06-19 15:26:38 T-38 United States NASA
AE222D 167952 00000000 2012-06-19 15:05:35 P-8A United States --- --- 21000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI TI45 2012-06-19 09:00:31 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International 3503 31000
AA90A0 N780BA GTI4536 2012-06-19 09:00:31 B-747-409 United States Evergreen International 3503 31000
00000A Various --- 2012-06-19 00:31:11 Various Various ---

USS Nimitz Coordinates Counter Narcotics Seizure

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Winn, USS Nimitz Public Affairs

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) coordinated efforts with USS Princeton (CG 59), Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 75 and the Mexican navy to retrieve 186 bales of marijuana, June 16, which were apparently destined for the United States.

"The coordinated response of all hands involved was phenomenal," remarked Nimitz Strike Group Commander Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao. "The combined efforts of each of our strike group components demonstrated the flexibility and capability that defines how we conduct business."

"This crew's response was amazing," said USS Nimitz Commanding Officer Capt. Jeff Ruth. "To operationally shift gears quickly and safely from carrier qualifications to a real-world response shows what true professionals work here."

At approximately 1:50 p.m., USS Nimitz starboard lookouts, spotted two surface vessels, or contacts, approximately four nautical miles away and reported the contacts up the chain of command. The USS Nimitz crew then coordinated with HSC-6 to send MH-60S Seahawk helicopter 613 to perform a visual identification (VID) on the vessels.

"The [helicopter] was already in the air acting as plane guard for flight ops," said USS Nimitz' tactical action officer at the time. "When the Seahawk got overhead, they reported two white single engine boats about 25 feet in length, which immediately began dumping black hefty bags over the side. The small boats raced up to about 25 knots and fled to the east."

As the two small vessels fled at 2:22 p.m., USS Princeton, part of Carrier Strike Group 11, sent their rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIB) to investigate and retrieve the bags as evidence.

Eighty bales of marijuana, each weighing approximately 100 pounds, were recovered at that time.

At 5:05 p.m. USS Nimitz' officer of the deck spotted a small craft at approximately three nautical miles, which also appeared to be dumping in the sea. The USS Princeton positioned HSM-75's Lone Wolf 722, which is assigned to the USS Princeton, flying as a spotter for the rigid hull inflatable boats, or RHIBs, for further investigation. This caused those craft to flee as well.

"I thought it was pretty cool," said an HSC-6 pilot in the air at the time of the second spotting. "Most of the time we're a just-in-case asset. It was cool to be part of a situation where none of our guys got hurt and we were able to be a part of something bigger."
USS Princeton and a Mexican naval ship that came on scene retrieved more than 186 bales. The bales were then transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Edisto for transport to shore.

The USS Nimitz Strike Group is operating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California conducting carrier qualification operations.

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

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

AE1496 97-0201 PHENOM6 2012-06-18 23:54:57 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 4130 29900
AE0114 97-5303 E75303 2012-06-18 22:25:43 WC-130J United States AFRC | 403AW | 53WRS [KBIX]
AE10D5 165519 --- 2012-06-18 21:00:33 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10D1 165515 --- 2012-06-18 20:40:09 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AC0A69 N875RJ --- 2012-06-18 20:35:44 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]
AE0224 85-0032 TEAM 40 2012-06-18 20:20:37 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE138B 04-3143 GLEAN18 2012-06-18 20:18:48 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF] 3131 0
AE10CA 160055 --- 2012-06-18 20:11:57 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
ACAE8F N916SK RPN916 2012-06-18 19:14:15 737-4Q8 US SKY KING --- 34025
ADFD08 95-0060 --- 2012-06-18 19:11:45 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE10D5 165519 --- 2012-06-18 18:29:29 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE10D1 165515 --- 2012-06-18 18:09:15 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA]
AE058B 57-1514 --- 2012-06-18 17:57:03 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH99 2012-06-18 16:42:45 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE222D 167952 LL952 2012-06-18 15:47:45 P-8A United States --- --- 25600
AE1491 95-0121 PEACH99 2012-06-18 15:38:49 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE012E (73-1683)/97-01 EGMK8C97 2012-06-18 14:57:54 C-9C United States AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] 1567 37550
AE222D 167952 LL952 2012-06-18 14:46:20 P-8A United States --- --- 25600
AE0301 78-0811 JILL 81 2012-06-18 14:34:53 C-130H United States AFRC | 911AW | 758AS [KPIT] 1054 24000
AE0272 64-14840 SLUF32 2012-06-18 13:29:00 KC-135R United States OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK]
A6FAA1 N549PA --- 2012-06-18 12:13:23 LEARJET 35 United States Phoenix Air Group (EMS) [KVPC]

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

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

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-06-18
Military Hex Codes only

150696 -------- RA-67222 CL60 Severstal Aircompany --- 2012-06-18 22:09:16.483
157713 -------- RA-96019 IL96 SDM Rossiya --- 2012-06-18 15:16:06.645
3B770D -------- 68 FA7X ETEC00.0065 --- 2012-06-18 13:06:06.281
3F551D GAF866 1502 A319 FBSBMVg --- 2012-06-18 09:24:21.171
A19FE9 -------- N2033 H25B U S MARSHALS SERVICE --- 2012-06-18 11:16:06.864
A68C86 -------- 99-0100 C560 US Army | --- 2012-06-18 13:15:16.496
A6FAA1 -------- N549PA LJ35 Phoenix Air Group (EMS) [KVPC] --- 2012-06-18 11:08:22.505
A74F8E -------- N570MT DA40 --- --- 2012-06-18 22:11:36.731
AA5535 -------- N765MG DHC7 USARMY | 204MIB (AR) [KBIF] --- 2012-06-18 15:19:16.004
ACAE8F -------- N916SK B734 SKY KING --- 2012-06-18 14:13:37.442
ACAE8F RPN916 N916SK B734 SKY KING --- 2012-06-18 09:58:26.219
ADD352 N990H N990H PC12 Honeywell Avition Services --- 2012-06-18 08:36:34.327
ADFCFA -------- 95-0046 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-18 11:34:33.836
ADFCFD -------- 95-0049 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-18 11:23:21.370
ADFD0A -------- 95-0062 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-18 11:08:49.587
ADFDD0 -------- 92-3328 BE20 USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ] --- 2012-06-18 15:32:06.452
ADFE80 VIKNG 61 92-3287 C130 AFRC | 934AW | 96AS [KMSP] --- 2012-06-18 11:53:20.069
ADFECB -------- 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-06-18 14:43:24.114
ADFEDA PAT254 86-0084 BE20 VA ARNG | OSACOM DET-26 [KRIC] --- 2012-06-18 12:52:21.681
ADFEE0 -------- 87-0160 BE20 TX ARNG | OSACOM DET-49 [KAUS] --- 2012-06-18 13:24:17.990
ADFF76 -------- 65-10474 T38 50thFTS --- 2012-06-18 14:28:28.769
AE0114 E75303 97-5303 C30J AFRC | 403AW | 53WRS [KBIX] --- 2012-06-18 09:40:02.099
AE012E -------- (73-1683)/97-01 DC93 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-06-18 14:10:15.789
AE014B HAPPY52 59-1522 K35R IL ANG | 126ARW | 108ARS [KBLV] --- 2012-06-18 15:50:13.705
AE0184 -------- 84-0090 LJ35 MI ANG | 110FW | 172AS [KBTL] --- 2012-06-18 11:21:18.854
AE01AA BATTL 15 84-0071 LJ35 MI ANG | 110FW | 172AS [KBTL] --- 2012-06-18 12:48:09.599
AE01C1 -------- 165151 GLF4 USNR | VR-48 [KADW] --- 2012-06-18 18:22:49.530
AE0224 TEAM 40 85-0032 DC10 USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] --- 2012-06-18 15:20:35.256
AE0272 SLUF32 64-14840 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-06-18 08:19:48.738
AE02EA ROPER 61 85-1361 C130 TX ANG | 136AW | 181AS [KFWH] --- 2012-06-18 10:09:12.227
AE0385 -------- 59-1467 K35R PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT] --- 2012-06-18 18:43:38.157
AE03D6 -------- 164999 C130 USMCR | VMGR-234 [KNFW] --- 2012-06-18 11:08:56.375
AE03FA -------- 84-0146 BE20 Det8/NH-ArNG --- 2012-06-18 15:27:17.121
AE0473 -------- 57-1472 K35R AFRC | 434ARW [KGUS] --- 2012-06-18 20:13:34.691
AE0485 INDY85 62-3521 K35R AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] --- 2012-06-18 19:44:14.503
AE0486 -------- 62-3542 K35R AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB] --- 2012-06-18 10:24:14.947
AE057E -------- 87-0033 C5 AFRC | 439AW | 337AS [KCEF] --- 2012-06-18 22:36:42.580
AE058B -------- 57-1514 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2012-06-18 12:23:02.978
AE0596 STEEL62 59-1460 K35R PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT] --- 2012-06-18 11:08:56.367
AE0679 -------- 00-0174 C17 USAF | 3WG | 517AS [PAED] --- 2012-06-18 19:12:18.180
AE0698 -------- 165153 GLF4 usmc | maw-4 --- 2012-06-18 16:48:22.610
AE0977 CNV4964 165834 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-06-18 11:57:11.730
AE10EB C2005 2005 C30J USCG | CGAS Elizabeth City [KECG] --- 2012-06-18 14:35:27.154
AE1162 OCEAN57 02-1464 C30J CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] --- 2012-06-18 08:13:01.382
AE118A R1863 02-1863 GLF5 US Army --- 2012-06-18 19:42:41.383
AE119B RCH593 03-3118 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-06-18 12:38:34.873
AE11E4 SNTRY60H 78-0576 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2012-06-18 10:14:47.228
AE1240 -------- 04-4135 C17 USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] --- 2012-06-18 08:52:01.194
AE138B GLEAN18 04-3143 C30J USAF | 19AW | 48AS [KLRF] --- 2012-06-18 15:02:54.719
AE145F -------- 06-6161 C17 USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU] --- 2012-06-18 13:20:22.332
AE146F RCH516 07-7177 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-18 09:46:27.753
AE1470 E77178 07-7178 C17 USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-18 10:03:50.179
AE1491 PEACH99 95-0121 B703 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-06-18 10:50:47.737
AE1496 PHENOM6 97-0201 B703 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-06-18 18:18:21.026
AE20B6 -------- 85-1608 F27 US Army | Golden Knights [KPOB] --- 2012-06-18 11:10:26.977
AE29CE RAID91 08-6201 C30J --- --- 2012-06-18 13:12:22.403
B648D9 -------- 09-0540 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-06-18 15:58:10.911

Indiana National Guard takes part Bold Quest 12-1, tests digital communication technologies

By Army Sgt. Will Hill, Indiana National Guard

EDINBURGH, Ind. - Indiana Army and Air National Guard members have been taking part in Bold Quest 12-1, a two-week air combat assessment exercise that focuses on testing digitally aided close air support technologies to reduce friendly fire incidents, enhance combat effectiveness, and increase situational awareness on the battlefield.

Held at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, and other training venues across Indiana, the exercise includes participants from throughout the U.S. military as well as from 12 foreign nations as well.

"Bold Quest is important on several different levels, said Army Maj. Gen. Omer Tooley, assistant adjutant general for the Indiana Army National Guard. “It represents what we consider to be the required testing of the 21st century in order to provide relevant capabilities to our young men and women going in harm's way."

As part of that, the exercise works to bring together different technologies and simulates wartime conditions to ensure coalition communication systems can effectively work between platforms.

"In a sense, what they are doing is taking these technologies that are present in various services as well as other countries and are actually putting them in a simulated and highly realistic environment to see if they actually work together," said Tooley, adding that one of the main goals is to work to eliminate the possibility of friendly fire incidents.

"Bold Quest is a unique area for arena testing and validation that our systems are compatible with U.S. systems and also other coalition systems so that we know when we meet in theater we can share the same information and eliminate fratricide," said Norwegian army Maj. Tommy Myrvoll, of the Norwegian Battle Lab.

And Camp Atterbury worked well to do just that.

"The Atterbury-Muscatatuck complex is designed and built to specifically support this type of event," said Tooley. "Where you are bringing these high-payoff technologies into a very realistic complex environment and working through the issues as to whether or not they are going to actually function as planned."

The Indiana Army National Guard’s 76th Special Troops Battalion and the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing were among the units to take part in the exercise and have benefited from that experience.


For Army Staff Sgt. Warren Sherman, the training noncommissioned officer with the unmanned aerial system platoon, B Company, 76th STB, this meant working with members of the Marines and the RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle.
"We have learned a lot here from the Marines on their Shadow system in regards to how they set up their equipment for operations, to how they troubleshoot issues and [compared our troubleshooting techniques]," he said. "I feel that we both have learned from each other."

Additional testing during the exercise consisted of taking commercial, off-the-shelf cellular technologies and incorporating that into a tactical military communications network.

"The advantage of what we are doing is leveraging commercial technology,"
said Army Maj. David Hernandez, deputy branch chief, Bold Quest future capabilities assessment branch. "With the low cost [of cellular] hand held devices as compared to a radio, we can provide one to each Soldier."

That can give servicemembers a greater sense of situational awareness, communication abilities and access to updated information.

"Each Soldier can have a common operating picture device or a friendly force tracking device in their hands,” said Hernandez. “They can also do voice [communication] and they can also do streaming video. This provides that Soldier a key advantage as opposed to our enemies in the battlefield."

And that is all part of the goal of the exercise and working toward eliminating potential incidents of fratricide, said Hernandez.

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 16-17 June 2012 - Btown

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.

33FFAF MM62243 IAM9002 2012-06-17 23:57:23 A-319CJ Italy AMI | 31 Wing --- 36200
AE080B 99-0165 RCH780 2012-06-17 23:27:24 C-17A United States AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] 0733 35000
AE4D66 10-0213 VOLT14 2012-06-17 22:17:58 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 4142 37000
354555 T.22-1 AME4516 2012-06-17 20:19:05 A-310 Spain Grupo45 --- 36025
A1F496 N225LH --- 2012-06-17 19:43:07 C-12C United States ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AE04ED 63-8035 RCH265 2012-06-17 18:47:28 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
E14C31 T-01 --- 2012-06-17 17:30:12 B757-200 Argentine Argentina-AirForce
AE4D66 10-0213 VOLT14 2012-06-17 15:17:51 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE0976 165833 CNV4685 2012-06-17 02:45:54 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW]
AE021D 84-0190 TEAM52 2012-06-17 00:49:20 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] 4023 35000
AE04AE 165740 --- 2012-06-17 00:26:10 UC-35 United States MAW-4
AE04BE 58-0106 REACH46 2012-06-17 00:14:26 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]

ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 30 2012-06-16 21:16:25 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
AE2FA2 08-8190 RCH811 2012-06-16 19:45:38 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
A62778 N496MC QF7552 2012-06-16 19:07:51 Boeing 747-212B United States AtlasAir 3651 39000
AE1145 165979 --- 2012-06-16 18:16:18 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
ADFE68 91-1237 DERBY 30 2012-06-16 18:11:01 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ADFD07 95-0059 --- 2012-06-16 18:10:25 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS 5272 11200
AE04E9 61-0272 --- 2012-06-16 15:22:57 KC-135R United States AFRC | 452AMW | 336ARS [KRIV]
AE20C7 07-7186 RCH507 2012-06-16 13:27:23 C-17a United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE13C2 04-3748 --- 2012-06-16 02:23:23 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]

Mode-S/ADS-B Blog Logs - 17 June - Deltona FL

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

AE01BA 84-0101 SPAR794 2012-06-17 23:15:17 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 311AS [KCOS]
AE2666 6512 C6512 2012-06-17 22:26:57 MH-65D United States USCG |
AE087F 01-0029 SPAR27 2012-06-17 22:25:55 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 36350
498422 2801 --- 2012-06-17 22:10:13 A-319-115X Czech Republic 241.dsl
AE1EC9 166068 --- 2012-06-17 22:09:13 T-6B United States USNavy 0000 0
AE1ED7 166082 --- 2012-06-17 21:57:29 T-6B United States --- 0000 22050
AE04B8 58-0018 TURBO87 2012-06-17 21:49:25 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE1E7C 166030 --- 2012-06-17 21:35:20 T-6B United States ---
AE080B 99-0165 RCH780 2012-06-17 20:25:02 C-17A United States AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO]
A10B4E N1667J --- 2012-06-17 20:11:04 King Air B300C United States US DEA 0000 21800
AE0153 63-8002 TURBO89 2012-06-17 19:34:36 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
ADFF10 63-7995 TURBO88 2012-06-17 19:26:01 KC-135R United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE0585 87-0040 --- 2012-06-17 19:03:49 C-5B United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE10CC 165510 --- 2012-06-17 19:03:46 T-39G United States USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA] 4313 28000
AE01BD 84-0131 PACER31 2012-06-17 17:09:13 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
AE14C6 161069 --- 2012-06-17 16:12:21 T-44C United States USN | TW-4 | VT-31 [KNGP] 0000 7825

Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 14-15 Jun 2012 - Bowling Green KY

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

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-06-14
Military Hex Codes only

43C208 RRR6731 ZZ178 C17 RAF | 99SQ --- 2012-06-14 17:55:52.140
A05F2F CMB565 N123DN B763 Ryan Intl Airlines --- 2012-06-14 01:26:19.639
A19146 -------- N20SM C560 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI --- 2012-06-14 17:15:37.378
A19FC6 -------- N2032 H25B U S MARSHALS SERVICE --- 2012-06-14 14:53:16.185
A68C86 -------- 99-0100 C560 US Army | --- 2012-06-14 13:45:14.531
A9ECBA -------- N739CP C182 CIVIL AIR PATROL --- 2012-06-14 15:07:36.409
A9FBD4 -------- N742VA B734 Vision Airlines --- 2012-06-14 15:57:03.308
AA606D NAO854 N768NA B763 North American Airlines --- 2012-06-14 11:14:18.494
AA90A0 GTI4TI43 N780BA B744 Evergreen International --- 2012-06-14 19:38:47.625
AB1ACF -------- 10-0258 BE20 U S ARMY --- 2012-06-14 14:25:29.139
ADFCEA -------- 94-0139 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-14 11:03:52.244
ADFE62 DERBY 81 91-1231 C130 KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF] --- 2012-06-14 09:32:46.170
ADFE89 RAVEN10 92-0554 C130 USAF | 19AW [KLRF] --- 2012-06-14 18:56:55.381
ADFED0 PAT255 85-1262 BE20 USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG) --- 2012-06-14 14:06:11.041
ADFEFF -------- 86-0089 BE20 IL ARNG | OSACOM DET-36 [KDEC] --- 2012-06-14 12:13:55.059
ADFF9F -------- 69-7075 T38 50thFTS --- 2012-06-14 15:37:22.661
AE010F BOXER88 94-1569 ASTR DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-14 13:36:28.505
AE0179 -------- 84-0140/84-0134 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 458AS [KBLV] --- 2012-06-14 13:36:41.936
AE0272 TAZZ71 64-14840 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-06-14 10:09:57.941
AE0362 SLUFF61 59-1453 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-06-14 10:45:43.611
AE042D MASH81 64-14834 K35R AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] --- 2012-06-14 12:29:51.176
AE0489 RCH273 63-8007 K35R AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM] --- 2012-06-14 19:12:11.657
AE04C7 STEEL81 59-1490 K35R PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT] --- 2012-06-14 09:57:19.846
AE053C -------- 69-0022 C5 WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] --- 2012-06-14 15:25:46.420
AE055D -------- 84-0062 C5 USAF | 60AMW [KSUU] --- 2012-06-14 20:22:19.418
AE05A7 ROCCO79 62-3544 K35R NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI] --- 2012-06-14 10:08:39.579
AE0604 MAINT01 80-0325 C130 GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV] --- 2012-06-14 16:29:28.474
AE07D1 -------- 90-0532 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-06-14 12:33:39.765
AE080B RCH780 99-0165 C17 AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO] --- 2012-06-14 09:27:51.031
AE087E -------- 01-0028 GLF5 USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 2012-06-14 17:08:02.981
AE087F SPAR29 01-0029 GLF5 USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF] --- 2012-06-14 14:57:34.391
AE08E2 OCEAN15 01-1462 C30J CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] --- 2012-06-14 14:46:07.174
AE1167 BOXER11 02-0202 B737 DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-14 14:41:15.763
AE11E7 -------- 79-0001 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2012-06-14 11:39:21.116
AE1463 RCH6165 06-6165 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-14 19:47:03.689
AE146D RCH7175 07-7175 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-14 17:45:06.745
AE1496 PEACH3 97-0201 B703 GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] --- 2012-06-14 12:06:25.431
AE1BF6 GLEAN22 07-4635 C30J USAF | 317AG [KDYS] --- 2012-06-14 17:18:01.614
AE1E5A -------- 07-3890 TEX2 --- --- 2012-06-14 13:57:56.203
AE29FD CNV4661 166694 B737 USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] --- 2012-06-14 09:25:59.401
AE2FAB RCH686T 08-8199 C17 USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] --- 2012-06-14 07:22:44.915
AE4A60 CNV4486 166696 B737 USNR | VR-58 [KNIP] --- 2012-06-14 19:34:31.333
AE4A81 -------- 09-0525 GLF5 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-14 21:15:13.328
AE4DDD -------- 11-0550 GLF5 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-14 05:54:37.889
AE4E05 C102 02 GLF5 USCG | CGAS Washington [KDCA] --- 2012-06-14 13:11:44.063

Mode S Log from Bowling Green, Kentucky, US 2012-06-15
Military Hex Codes only

A5DC31 GTI628 N477MC B744 AtlasAir --- 2012-06-15 11:01:05.319
AA90A0 GTI4532 N780BA B744 Evergreen International --- 2012-06-15 15:32:14.943
AAEC74 -------- 10-0256 BE20 US Army | B/6-52 AVN (TA) DET-1 [KFTK] --- 2012-06-15 08:15:55.288
AB146A -------- 10-0261 BE20 --- --- 2012-06-15 11:05:07.235
ADFC6B -------- 90-0409 BE40 USAF | 71FTW | 32FTS [KEND] --- 2012-06-15 11:27:36.603
ADFCEB -------- 94-0140 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-15 15:12:59.410
ADFD01 -------- 95-0053 BE40 USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS --- 2012-06-15 15:31:23.468
ADFDE4 SAM49 86-0403 GLF3 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-15 16:03:59.104
ADFEB6 KETCH79 75-0125 B742 USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF] --- 2012-06-15 14:33:30.905
ADFECB PATSW00 84-0485 BE20 KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT] --- 2012-06-15 10:00:22.325
ADFEEF -------- 160051 DC93 USNR | VR-52 [KWRI] --- 2012-06-15 15:36:36.294
ADFFA8 -------- 70-1583 T38 50thFTS --- 2012-06-15 12:32:31.922
AE0017 -------- 65-10430 T38 25thFS --- 2012-06-15 16:00:16.108
AE0044 -------- 70-1589 T38 USAF | 71FTW [KEND] --- 2012-06-15 16:47:08.827
AE0197 SPAR777 84-0137 LJ35 USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-15 11:26:45.348
AE019A YANKEE21 84-0103 LJ35 CT ANG | 103FW | 118FS [KBDL] --- 2012-06-15 10:17:28.881
AE01E1 QUEST67 83-0077 DC10 USAF | 60AMW [KSUU] --- 2012-06-15 13:54:42.306
AE02EA ROPER 61 85-1361 C130 TX ANG | 136AW | 181AS [KFWH] --- 2012-06-15 13:56:19.165
AE02EC ROPER 63 85-1363 C130 TX ANG | 136AW | 181AS [KFWH] --- 2012-06-15 13:08:27.252
AE0361 TAZZ51 59-1444 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-06-15 11:24:18.675
AE0362 TAZZ52 59-1453 K35R OH ANG | 121ARW [KLCK] --- 2012-06-15 11:24:05.350
AE03E5 -------- 164998 C130 USNR | VR-53 [KADW] --- 2012-06-15 16:20:52.477
AE0410 GOTO FMS 163918 E6 USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 2012-06-15 13:02:21.071
AE0415 GOTO FMS 164388 E6 USN | VQ-4 [KTIK] --- 2012-06-15 11:41:35.031
AE0533 -------- 69-0013 C5 TN ANG | 164AW | 155AS [KMEM] --- 2012-06-15 08:30:37.711
AE0534 -------- 69-0014 C5 TN ANG | 164AW | 155AS [KMEM] --- 2012-06-15 14:19:08.248
AE0551 -------- 70-0460 C5 WV ANG | 167AW | 167AS [KMRB] --- 2012-06-15 14:02:41.204
AE058B UPSET51 57-1514 K35R WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE] --- 2012-06-15 11:43:03.763
AE0631 -------- ------ BE20 USAF --- 2012-06-15 15:42:39.924
AE0651 BAT52 58-0057 K35R IA ANG | 185ARW | 174ARS [KSUX] --- 2012-06-15 14:15:10.201
AE068E TURBO92 62-3529 K35R USAF | 6AMW | 91ARS [KMCF] --- 2012-06-15 13:42:41.459
AE07E6 POLO45 95-0103 C17 NY ANG | 105AW | 137AS [KSWF] --- 2012-06-15 16:49:00.385
AE07FE BOE52 98-0052 C17 USAF | 62AW [KTCM] --- 2012-06-15 16:40:39.902
AE10CC -------- 165510 SBR1 USN | TW-6 | VT-86 [KNPA] --- 2012-06-15 16:50:42.468
AE1162 OCEAN15 02-1464 C30J CA ANG | 146AW | 115AS [KNTD] --- 2012-06-15 09:53:56.320
AE1197 RCH801 03-3114 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-06-15 14:01:14.281
AE119B RULER79 03-3118 C17 MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN] --- 2012-06-15 08:32:08.979
AE11EB SNTRY60H 80-0138 E3TF USAF | 552ACW [KTIK] --- 2012-06-15 11:38:27.288
AE129D RCH1035 69-6574 C130 --- --- 2012-06-15 13:20:37.957
AE1448 E44138 04-4138 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-06-15 18:37:04.126
AE1449 RCH118 05-5139 C17 AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV] --- 2012-06-15 20:27:04.732
AE1466 RCH478 06-6168 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-15 18:36:39.163
AE1467 RCH366 07-7169 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-15 20:39:44.869
AE146D RCH475 07-7175 C17 USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-15 05:53:32.093
AE1470 RCH372 07-7178 C17 USAF | 436AW | 9AS [KDOV] --- 2012-06-15 20:07:14.671
AE17EF AVLON73 05-0730 B737 AFRC | 932AW | 73AS [KBLV] --- 2012-06-15 17:45:17.800
AE1EA1 -------- 08-3932 TEX2 --- --- 2012-06-15 18:11:08.716
AE1ED8 -------- 166083 TEX2 --- --- 2012-06-15 17:08:47.350
AE20C5 RCH802E 07-7184 C17 USAF | 437AW [KCHS] --- 2012-06-15 13:34:10.948
AE29D3 FIXER55 08-6206 ??? C30J USAF | 27SOW | 16SOS [KCVS] --- 2012-06-15 13:00:51.298
AE2EDC -------- 166095 TEX2 --- --- 2012-06-15 16:01:35.971
AE2FAB RCH686T 08-8199 C17 USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI] --- 2012-06-15 17:15:43.563
AE4BDD -------- ------ ------ --- --- 2012-06-15 11:32:51.685
AE4DDD -------- 11-0550 GLF5 USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 2012-06-15 16:35:58.754