Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Milcom MP Field Report - Coastal GA MilCom; November 2017

I am pleased to present the first Milcom report from one of our friends and regular readers to this blog, Mac McCormick III KF4LMT in Savannah/Brunswick, GA. If you have some intercepts, frequencies, call signs that you would like to share with Milcom MP readers, you can contact me directly at the email address in the masthead. If you wish to remain anonymous, I will honor those submissions as well.

So without further ado, here is Mac's November Milcom report.

Despite having a holiday that curtailed activity, November turned out to be an interesting month for military monitoring in Coastal Georgia. During the first few days of the month, Exercise Bold Quest continued to operate out of the Air Dominance Center at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP. Later in the
month, there was a special forces exercise operating out of Hunter AAF that involved C-17s, KC-135s, MC-130s, and MH-6, and MV-22s. At the end of the month, F/A-18Es and F/A-18Fs from three of the US Navy's Carrier Air Wing 7 arrived at the Air Dominance Center at Savannah-Hilton Head Airport and began flying training sorties to the SUAs off of the Georgia coast.

Hunter AAF
124.975 - Tower
279.575 - Tower
121.800 - Ground
291.675 - Ground
126.200 - Base Ops
285.425 - Base Ops
309.000 - PMSV
37.975 - 2-3 AVN "KNIGHTHAWK Ops"
38.150 - 1/169 AVN "HURRICANE Ops"
345.000 - USCG AirSta Savannah Ops

ARMY 77043 (AH-64D, 07-07043, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 95601 (AH-64D, 09-05601, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 95604 (AH-64D, 09-05604, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20572 (UH-60M, 13-20572, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20652 (UH-60M, 14-20652, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20653 (UH-60M, 14-20653, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20658 (UH-60M, 14-20658, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 03741 (MH-47G, 04-03741, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03753 (MH-47G, 04-03753, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03756 (MH-47G, 05-03756, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03781 (MH-47G, 08-03781, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03784 (MH-47G, 09-03784, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20015 (MH-60M, 05-20015, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20022 (MH-60M, 05-20022, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20209 (MH-60M, 09-20209, 3-160 SOAR)
SHADY 06 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 06 (MC-12S, 11-00265, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 12 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 27 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 45 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 66 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 66 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 86 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 99 (MC-12S-2, 10-00739, 224th MI Bn)
ARMY 08079 (CH-47F, 10-08079 1/169 AVN)
HURRICANE ## (CH-47F, 1/169 AVN)
COAST GUARD 6526 (MH-65D, 6526, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6531 (MH-65D, 6531, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6544 (MH-65D, 6544, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6547 (MH-65D, 6547, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6567 (MH-65D, 6567, CGAS Savannah)
ARMY 319 (MH-60M, 84-24319, 1-160 SOAR)
EXODUS 11 (AC-130U, 89-1054, 1st SOW)
OLGA 9# (CV-22B, 27th or 58th SOW)
RUPEE 2# (KC-135R, 22nd ARW)
SIRIP 3# (MC-130H, 1st SOW)
SIRIP 3# (MC-130J, 27th SOW)
TOLL 3# (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)

Savannah IAP/CRTC
119.100 - Tower
257.800 - Tower
121.900 - Ground
348.600 - Ground
120.400 - Approach/Departure
353.775 - Approach/Departure
125.300 - Approach/Departure
371.875 - Approach/Departure
118.400 - Approach/Departure
307.225 - Approach/Departure
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW CP "ANIMAL CONTROL"
173.5625 - 165th AW MOC (NAC 302)
237.000 - ADC Ops
138.625 - ADC Ops
293.300 - ADC; ECE01.030 Air-to-Air
328.500 - ADC; VFA-103 Air-to-Air
257.500 - VFA-32 Tac
263.450 - VFA-32 Tac
255.125 - VFA-105 Tac
123.200 - WCM9, Gulfstream Aerospace
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
130.375 - Signature Flight Support

DAWG 01 (C-130H, 89-1181, 165th AW)
DAWG 10 (C-130H3, 95-1563, 145th AW/165th AW)
DAWG 11 (C-130H3, 95-1563, 145th/165th AW)
DAWG 12 (C-130H3, 94-6705, 165th AW)
DAWG 21 (C-130H3, 94-7321, 165th AW)
DAWG 63 (C-130H3, 95-1563, 145th AW/165th AW)
DAWG 88 (C-130H, 89-1181, 165th AW)
EAGLE ## (MD-500, Chatham Co)
GULFTEST 06 (G500, N500GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 06 (G500, N505GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 10 (G500, N502GS, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 27 (G500, N500GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 27 (G650, N276GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 30 (G500, N503G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 40 (G500, N503G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 50 (G650, N276GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 58 (G500, N503G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 58 (G600, N720GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 58 (G600, N740GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 64 (G650, N602GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 64 (G650, N678GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 76 (G600, N720GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 76 (G600, N740GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 83 (G600, N720GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 83 (G600, N740GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 88 (G650, LX-GVI, Global Jet Luxumbourg)
GULFTEST 89 (G500, N500GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 90 (G650, N601GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 93 (G600, N720GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 93 (G600, N730GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 94 (G450, M-SWAN, FalconCrest Resources)
GULFTEST 96 (G650, N303GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 96 (G650, N675GS, Gulfstream Aerospace)
KITE ## (LJ35, Gesellschaft fuer Flugzieldarstellung)
RAGE ## (Mirage 2000, French AF, ECE01.030)
RESEARCH 09 (CVLT, C-FNRC, NRC Flight Research Laboratory)
RICAN 97 (C-130H, 156th AW)
RICAN 98 (C-130H, 156th AW)
CANYON ## (F/A-18E, VFA-105)
GYPSY ## (F/A-18F, VFA-32)
VICTORY ## (F/A-18F, VFA-103)
MOROCCAN AIR FORCE 145 (G-V, CN-AMS, Royal Moroccan Air Force)

Note: 165th AW was flying a 145th AW aircraft

Fort Stewart/Wright AAF
127.350 - Marne Radio
279.625 - Marne Radio
126.250 - Wright AAF Tower
269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
48.500 - Fort Stewart Range Control

GECKO 27 (C-27J, US Army)

Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport
123.000 - CTAF

Malcolm McKinnon Airport/Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF

Plantation Air Park, Sylvania, GA
122.800 - CTAF

Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport
122.800 - CTAF

Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower

MCAS Beaufort
119.050 - Tower
342.875 - Tower
269.125 - Approach/Departure
123.700 - Approach/Departure
292.125 - Approach/Departure
125.125 - Approach/Departure
281.800 - Base Ops
264.500 - PMSV
339.500 - VMFA-115 Tac 1
225.675 - VMFA-115 Tac 2
310.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base
289.275 - VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 1
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
136.775 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BLADE 2# (F/A-18A+, VMFA-115)
HAWK 8#, 9# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58 or Kfir, ATAC)

Jacksonville IAP
118.000 - Approach/Departure
121.300 - Approach/Departure
123.800 - Approach/Departure
124.900 - Approach/Departure
127.000 - Approach/Departure
322.400 - Approach/Departure
335.600 - Approach/Departure
351.800 - Approach/Departure
377.050 - Approach/Departure
251.250 - 125th FW Maintenance/Ops
234.800 - 125th FW Aux 5
253.700 - 125th FW Aux 6

FANG 0# (F-15C, 125th FW)
GATOR 0# (F-15C, 125th FW)

NAS Jacksonville/Mayport NS/Cecil Field
118.000 - Approach/Departure
121.300 - Approach/Departure
123.800 - Approach/Departure
124.900 - Approach/Departure
127.000 - Approach/Departure
322.400 - Approach/Departure
335.600 - Approach/Departure
351.800 - Approach/Departure
377.050 - Approach/Departure
310.200 - NAS Jacksonville Base Ops
271.400 - VP-10 Base

NAVY HQ 473 flight (MH-60R, 168079, HSM-46)
NAVY HR 510 (MH-60R, HSM-48)
NAVY AJ 710 (MH-60R, 168131, HSM-70)
LANCER 08 (P-8A, 168763, VP-10)
LANCER 18 (P-8A, 168433, VP-10)
LANCER 44 (P-8A, 168858, VP-10)
LANCER 50 (P-8A, 168433, VP-10)
LANCER 77 (P-8A, 168433, VP-10)
LANCER 88 (P-8A, VP-10)
LANCER 89 (P-8A, 168763, VP-10)
TRIDENT 17 (P-8A, 168848, VP-26)
TALON 40 (P-8A, 168762, VP-16)
TALON 77 (P-8A, 168762, VP-16)
TRIDENT 22 (P-8A, 168755, VP-26)
NAVY LL 25 (P-3C, 158225, VP-30)
NAVY LL 800 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 801 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 806 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30)
NAVY LL 814 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 820 (P-8A, 168435, VP-30)
NAVY LL 825 (P-8A, 169010, VP-30)
NAVY LL 854 (P-8A, 168329, VP-30)
NAVY LL 855 (P-8A, 168329, VP-30)
NAVY LL 876 (P-8A, 168856, VP-30)
NAVY LL 889 (P-8A, 168856, VP-30)
NAVY LL 889 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
PELICAN 12 (P-8A, 169006, VP-45)
PELICAN 24 (P-8A, 168434, VP-45)
NAVY LT 622 (P-3C, 161121, VP-62)
CONVOY 696 (C-40A, 166696, VR-58)
CONVOY 4656 (C-40A, 166696, VR-58)
NAVY JV 980 (C-40A, 168980, VR-58)

Charleston AFB
120.700 - Charleston App/Dep
135.800 - Charleston App/Dep
306.925 - Charleston App/Dep
379.925 - Charleston App/Dep
134.100 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO Ops"
349.400 - Charleston AFB "PALMETTO Ops"

BASCO 07 (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
LIFTER 53 (C-17A, 10-0221, 437th/315th AW)
REACH 317 (C-17A, 97-0047, 437th/315th AW)
REACH 322H (C-17A, 95-0102, 437th/315th AW)
REACH 7181 (C-17A, 07-7181, 437th/315th AW)

McEntire ANGB
125.400 - Columbia App/Dep
318.100 - Columbia App/Dep
298.300 - 169th FW "SWAMP FOX Ops"
141.825 - 169th FW V14

MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW)

Robins AFB
293.525 - 116th/461st ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"

PEACH 88 (E-8C, 95-0121, 128th ACCS)

Moody AFB
142.125 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
143.150 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
143.750 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air

GOUGE ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
NANO ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
PYTHON ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
JOLLY 41 (HH-60G, 41st RQS)
KING 15 (HC-130J, 12-5769, 71st RQS)
KING 21 (HC-130J, 12-5773, 71st RQS)

Ranges/Military Operating Areas
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA

SEALORD (USN FACSFAC Jax)
120.950 - North Primary
133.950 - South Primary
284.500 - North Primary
267.500 - South Primary
313.700 - North Secondary
349.800 - W-137 Discrete
376.900 - W-137 Discrete

Doubleshot (W-161/177)
127.725 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
228.275 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
258.400 - W-161/177 Discrete
279.725 - W-161/177 Discrete

Miscellaneous
246.900 - HT-18 Air-to-Air
319.500 - VMFA-231 Air-to-Air

ABACO 94 (E-6B, 163918, VQ-4)
AIR FORCE 2 (C-32A, 99-0004, 89th AW)
ARMY 1778 (C-37B, 04-01778, OSCACOM PATD)
ARMY 1944 (C-37A, 97-01944, OSACOM PATD)
ARMY 01052 (UC-35B, 00-01052, OSACOM PATD)
ARMY 26991 (UH-60L, 03-26991, 5-159 AVN)
ARMY 51265 (C-12U, 85-01265, OSACOM)
ARMY 51272 (C-12U, 85-01272, OSACOM)
BOLT 34 (KC-135R, 60-0353, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
COAST GUARD 101 (C-37A, 01, CGAS Washington)
COAST GUARD 510KB (C510, N510KB, Aviation Research & Maintenance)
COYOTE 68 (C-145, N338CH/12-0338, Sierra Nevada Corp/USAF)
DECOY 47 (C-17A, 94-0069, 167th AW)
DINGO 81 (C-146A, 95-3058, 27th SOW)
DINGO 81 (C-146, 12-3040, 492nd SOW)
EDDIE 91 (KC-135R, 62-3531, 121st ARW)
FLASH 29 (C-37A, 01-0029, 6th AMW)
FLIP 33 (AC-130W, 88-1306, 27th SOW)
GRINGO (JTAC)
HOUND 41 (C-146, 15-3086, 492nd SOW)
HOUND 41 (C-146A, 16-3025/N250BG, 27th SOW/Sierra Nevada Corp)
HOUND 92 (C-146, 12-3050/N355EF, 27th SOW)
KBAR 561 (UC-12F, 163561, MCAS New River)
LIMO 165 (FBI?, self ID as H-60)
NAVY 1E 1## flight (2x TH-57, HT-18
OMAHA 80 (P-3B, N480SK, US Customs)
PARTY #1 (F/A-18E, VFA-87)
PAT 842 (C-12T, 84-00172, 6-52 AVN)
PIONEER 28 (P-8A, 167956, VX-1)
PIRAT 23 (KC-135R, 63-8874, 6th AWM/927th ARW)
RABID 68 (C-146A, 12-3085/N385EF, 27th AW)
REACH 140 (C-130J, 08-3176, 317th AG)
REACH 217 (C-5M, 86-0016, 60th AMW)
REACH 395 (C-17A, 02-1109, 62nd AW)
REACH 465 (C-130J, 14-5796, 19th AW)
REACH 582T (C-17, 06-6167, 436th AW)
REACH 926 (C-17A, 03-3118, 172nd AW)
REACH A612 (C-130J, 05-3417, 19th AW)
REACH A612 (C-130J, 08-5691, 317th AG)
RHODY 58 (C-130J, 99-1433, 143rd AW)
SAM 010 (C-40B, 01-0040, 89th AW)
SAM 888 (C-37A, 97-0401, 89th AW)
SCREWTOP 32 (E-2C, VAW-123)
SENTRY 42 (E-3B, 78-0577, 964th ACCS)
SKULL 90 (C-130H, 82-0055, 179th AW)
SPADE 11/12 (AV-8B, VMA-231)
SPUR 51 (KC-10A, 79-1712, 305th AMW)
SOONER 81 (MC-12W, 09-0678, 185th SOS)
STEEL 64 (KC-135R, 54-1490, 171st ARW)
VENOM (JTAC, 165th ASOS)
VENUS 65 (C-37B, 06-0500, 89th AW)
BOEING 058 (B787, N8290V, Boeing Test)
LIFESTAR 1 (Bell 407, N406UH, Air Methods)
MEDEVAC 365MT (Bell 407GX, N356MT, CARE Flight Walterboro)
N239AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N296AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N684AE (206L-4, N684AE, Air Evac)

ARTCC
323.300/133.700 - Jax Center Baxley Low
269.550/124.700 - Jax Center Columbia Low
277.400/126.750 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
281.550 - Jax Center Georgetown High
282.200/124.675 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
282.300/135.975 - Jax Center Alma High
285.650/126.125 - Jax Center Statesboro High
290.350/132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
290.400/132.300 - Jax Center Waycross Low
307.250/126.350 - Jax Center St. Augustine High
319.200/127.875 - Jax Center Aiken High
351.700/124.075 - Jax Center Summerville High
363.200/132.925 - Jax Center Millen Low
379.100/127.950 - Jax Center Charleston Low
135.050 - Jax Center Meta Low/High
273.600/123.950 - Atlanta Center Macon Low
290.375/125.825 - Atlanta Center Macon Ultra High
307.050/126.425 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
322.325/128.100 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
255.400/123.650 - FSS

USCG
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch. 16
157.0500 - Marine VHF Ch. 21; Sector Charleston/Station Tybee
157.1000 - Marine VHF Ch. 22
162.3250 - USCG Net 111 (NAC 293); Sector Jacksonville
163.1375 - USCG Net 113 (NAC 293); Station Tybee
164.9000 - USCG Net 118 (NAC 293); Station Brunswick
412.9750 - USCG Net 409 (NAC 293); Sector Jacksonville
413.0000 - USCG Net 410 (NAC 293); Sector Charleston