Thursday, March 08, 2018

Milcom Field Report - Mac on the Georgia Coast: February 2018

I didn’t have a lot of radio time in February, so February’s logs aren't as robust as January’s were. Sentry Savannah continued out of the Savannah Air Dominance Center with the 43rd FS, 2nd FTS, VFA-103, 125th FW, and 159th FW. The MAG-31 MDTC at MCAS Beaufort also wrapped up in February.

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
38.150 – 1/169 AVN “HURRICANE Ops”
345.000 – USCG AirSta Savannah Ops
157.175 – Marine VHF Ch 83, CGAS Savannah MX Control

ARMY 03746 (MH-47G, 04-03746, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03753 (MH-47G, 04-03753, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03754 (MH-47G, 05-03754, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03755 (MH-47G, 05-03755, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 03781 (MH-47G, 08-03781, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20018 (MH-60M, 05-20018, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20209 (MH-60M, 09-20209, 3-160 SOAR)
ARMY 20222 (MH-60M, 3-160 SOAR?)
ELVIS 22 (MC-12S, 11-00265, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 06 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 21 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 22 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 23 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 23 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224 MI Bn)
SHADY 24 (MC-12S, 11-00268, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 25 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 29 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 31 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224 MI Bn)
SHADY 51 (MC-12S-2, 09-00642, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 51 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 58 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 64 (MC-12S, 11-00268, 224th MI Bn)
SHADY 85 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224 MI Bn)
SHADY 92 (MC-12S-2, 10-00742, 224 MI Bn)
GUARD 08079 (CH-47F, 10-08079, 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)
HUSKER 33 (KC-135R, 59-1495, 155th ARW)
SODA 55 (KC-135R, 59-1505, 134th ARW)

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”
225.050 – 165th AW Air-to-Air
173.5625 – 165th AW MOC (NAC 302)
237.000 – ADC Ops; 43rd FS Ops
256.750 – 43rd FS Air-to-Air
288.900 – 43rd FS Air-to-Air
290.675 – 43rd FS Air-to-Air
352.100 – 43rd FS Air-to-Air
290.000 – Old VMFA-251 Tac 1; 2nd FTS Ops
320.600 – 2nd FTS Air-to-Air
350.675 – North TACTS Range; VFA-143 Base
268.500 – VFA-143 Tac
314.300 – VFA-143 Tac
357.000 – VFA-143 Tac
123.200 – WCM9, Gulfstream Aerospace
128.925 – Gulfstream Service Center
130.375 – Signature Flight Support

DAWG 10 (C-130H, C-130H3, 93-1561, 165th AW)
DAWG 61 (C-130H3, 93-1561, 165th AW)
DAWG 99 (C-130H, 165th AW)
GULFTEST 11 (G600, N601GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 28 (G150, N325HD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 45 (G650, N283GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 58 (G500, N503G, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 69 (G650, N316GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 92 (G650, N294GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 93 (G650, N315GA, Gulfstream Aerospace)
GULFTEST 96 (G550, N573GD, Gulfstream Aerospace)
RAPTOR ## (F-22A, 43rd FS)
SAVAGE ## (F-22A, 43rd FS)
STINGER ## (F-22A, 43rd FS)
BEAGLE ## (T-38, 2nd FTS)
HOUND ## (T-38, 2nd FTS)
GRIFFIN ## (F/A-18E, VFA-143)
TAPROOM ## (F/A-18E, VFA-143)
FANG ## (F-15C, 125th FW)
JAZZ ## (F-15C, 159th FW)
SIEGE 3# (F-15E, 334th FS)
COAST GUARD 101 (C-37A, 01, CGAS Washington)

Sentry Savannah
288.400 – NORAD Discrete; Check In
293.600 – NORAD Discrete; Blue Air
316.300 – NORAD Discrete; Red Air
265.400 – NORAD Discrete; Aerial Refueling
278.000 – Aerial Refueling

Fort Stewart/Wright AAF
127.350 – Marne Radio
279.625 – Marne Radio
126.250 – Wright AAF Tower
269.275 – Wright AAF Tower

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
238.400 – VMFA-115 Base
339.500 – VMFA-115 Tac 1
225.675 – VMFA-115 Tac 2
305.800 – VMFA(AW)-224 Base
228.300 – VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 1
258.900 – VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 2
310.200 – VMFA(AW)-533 Base
299.300 – VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 2
348.825 – VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 3
343.200 – VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 – VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 – VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 – VMFAT-501 Tac 3
318.300 – MAG-31 MDTC “KAISER Base”
327.475 – MAG-31 MDTC Air-to-Air
361.800 – VMFA-112 Air-to-Air (old VMFA-115 Base)
268.300 – VMFT-401 Tac
300.550 – VMFT-401 Tac

BLADE 2# (F/A-18A+, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18D, VMFA-224)
HAWK 8#, 9# (F/A-18D, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
LATCH ## (F/A-18, MAG-31 MDTC)
COWBOY ## (F/A-18A+, VMFA-112)
SNIPER ## (F-5N, VMFT-401)

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

LANCER 14 (P-8A, 168433, VP-10)
LANCER 89 (P-8A, 168431, VP-10)
TALON 12 (P-8A, 168762, VP-16)
TALON 19 (P-8A, 168860, VP-16)
TRIDENT 13 (P-8A, 168848, VP-26)
TRIDENT 86 (P-8A, 168430, VP-26)
NAVY LL 800 (P-8A, 168856, VP-30)
NAVY LL 800 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 806 (P-8A, 168429, VP-30)
NAVY LL 812 (P-8A, 168856, VP-30)
NAVY LL 822 (P-8A, 169326, VP-30)
NAVY LL 826 (P-8A, 169002, VP-30)
NAVY LL 827 (P-8A, 168856, VP-30)
NAVY LL 855 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30)
NAVY LL 860 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30)
NAVY LL 873 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30)
RIDER 02 (P-8A, 168852, VP-30?)
PELICAN 18 (P-8A, 169000, VP-45)
PELICAN 21 (P-8A, 168435, VP-45)
NAVY LT 621 (P-3C, 161129?, VP-62)
CONVOY 4013 (C-40A, 166696, VR-58)
CONVOY 4053 (C-40A, 165829, VR-58)
CONVOY 4543 (C-40A, 165832, VR-58)
CONVOY 4396 (C-40A, 165829, 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”
123.325 – Boeing Charleston

BRONZE 04 (C-17A, 03-3124, 437th/315th AW)
REACH 022 (C-17A, 10-0222, 437th/315th AW)
BOEING 191 (B787, N24974, United Airlines)

Shaw AFB
125.400 – Columbia App/Dep
318.100 – Columbia App/Dep
311.200 – 55th FS “SHOOTER Ops”
141.900 – 55th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 – 79th FS “TIGER Ops”
138.150 – 79th FS Air-to-Air
141.150 – 79th FS Air-to-Air

CONAN ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
BOOKER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
MADCAT ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
PROWL (F-16CM, 79th FS)

McEntire ANGB
125.400 – Columbia App/Dep
318.100 – Columbia App/Dep
298.300 – 169th FW “SWAMP FOX Ops”
141.825 – 169th FW V14
140.125 – 169th FW V15

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

Robins AFB
293.525 – 116th/461st ACW “PEACHTREE OPS”

DRACO 06 (E-8C, 02-9111, 116th/461st ACW)
PEACH 91 (E-8C, 02-9111, 116th/461st ACW)
PEACH 99 (E-8C, 92-3289, 116th/461st ACW)
STARGATE (E-8C backend, 330th CTS)
VULTURE (E-8C backend, 330th CTS)

Ranges/Military Operating Areas
228.400 – Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 – Bulldog MOA
254.300 – Gamecock C MOA
350.300 – Gamecock C MOA
264.700 – Poinsett Range

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
293.600 – NORAD Discrete
316.300 – NORAD Discrete
293.700 – Aerial Refueling, MAG-31/916th ARW
314.200 – 908th AW Air-to-Air

AMBUSH 51 (F/A-18, VFC-12)
ARMY 30726 (UC-35C, 03-00726, 2-228th AVN)
ARMY 90104 (UC-35B, 99-00104, A/2-228 AVN)
BACKY 11/12 (KC-135R, 916th ARW)
BLUE 51 (KC-135T, 59-1480, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
BOLT 05 (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
CANFORCE 0476 (CP-140, 140118, 407 Sqn)
COAST GUARD 2303 (HC-144A, 2303, CGAS Cape Cod)
CONVOY 4134 (C-40A, 165830, VR-59)
CONVOY 4633 (C-40A, 166694, VR-56)
DRAGNET VICTOR (E-3, 966th ACCS)
DRAGNET UNIFORM (E-3, 966th ACCS)
GECKO 21 (C-27J, 10-27029, US Army)
HANK 60 flight (C-130H, 908th AW)
HOIST 89 (KC-10A, 86-0027, 305th AMW)
HOUND 42 (C-146A, 11-3097/N307EF, 27th SOW/Sierra Nevada Corp)
LION 11 (F/A-18F, VFA-213)
MARINE 200 (C-37B, 166377, VR-1)
NAVY 700 (C-37B, 166376, VR-1)
NAVY BJ 551 (MH-53E, 164773, HM-14)
PAT 322 (C-12V, 94-00322, OSACOM)
PAT 487 (C-26B, 91-00506, OSACOM)
PIONEER 27 (P-8A, 167955, VX-1)
PIRAT 12 (KC-135R, 60-0320, 6th AMW/927th AMW)
PIRAT 24 (KC-135T, 58-0046, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
RAWHIDE 51 (C-2A, 162172, VRC-40)
RAWHIDE 55 (C-2A, 162144, VRC-40)
REACH 135T (C-17A, 06-6155, 60th AMW)
REACH A612 (C-130J, 15-5828, 19th AW)
SAM 761 (C-37A, 97-0401, 89th AW)
SCORE 75 (P-8A, 167953, VX-20)
SCREWTOP 31 (E-2C, VAW-123)
SPAR 33 (C-37A, 01-0028, 6th AMW)
SPAR 35 (C-37A, 01-0030, 6th AMW)
TALON 12 (MC-130H, 88-0194, 15th SOS)
VICTORY 91 (F/A-18F, VFA-103)
WING 13 (UC-35A, 96-0107, C/2-228 AVN)
LIFESTAR 1 (Bell 407GX, N208AM, Air Methods)
N239AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N269AE (Bell 206L-3, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N41299 (AS350, Air Methods LifeNet 4)

ARTCC
323.300/133.700 – Jax Center Baxley Low
254.325/125.375 – Jax Center Taylor Low
269.250/133.325 – Jax Center Ocala 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
317.600/135.750 – Jax Center Cedar Key Low
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
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Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT, Savannah/Brunswick, GA