F/A-18 Hornets land at Lajes Field

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Okasinski, 65th Operations Support Squadron deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Richard Steele, 65th OSS commander, walk to greet U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots Oct. 2, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The pilots are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and are on their way home to Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 landed Oct. 2, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The Marines will take crew rest and refuel before they depart to their home station at Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.

MCAS Beaufort has a new 380-400 MHz TRS

My old friend Mac, KF4LMT, has uncovered a new 380-400 MHz TRS at the Beaufort MCAS (Merritt Field) South Carolina.

MCAS Beaufort
System ID: 0032h

Site 0032h-0101 (Site probably on base)
386.1375 386.7250 386.5125 386.9625

Site 0032h-0102 (Site best heard south of the base)
380.4875 (No talkgroup activity noted)

Site 0032h-0103 (Site possibly at MCRD Parris Island)
385.3500 385.6250 386.2125

So far, the only talkgroup heard on the system has been PMO (MPs) on TG 38141.

Have you done a sweep of your 380-390 MHz band yet? If you live within ground range of a military base here in the states, you should do a search in the 380-390 MHz frequency range for trunk radio system communications and control channels. If you hear something please pass it along and I will work with you to flush out details on the system. Of course, those wishing to remain anonymous shall.

Thanks Mac.

VFA-86 Returns Home from Deployment

F/A-18Cs from VFA-86 based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, were back in the air on Thursday after returning from a carrier deployment just before Christmas. They are using the same callsign, WINDER, and the same squadron frequencies that they were prior to the deployment:



354.4000 WINDER Base
308.9250 Tac 1
363.8250 Tac 2

Thanks to Mac McCormick and the Milcom newsgroup for this information.