Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Enters 7th Fleet

By Lt. Chad A. Dulac, USS Boxer Public Affairs

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility on March 6, as part of the ship's Western Pacific deployment.

BOXARG arrived in 7th Fleet in support of the Navy's maritime strategy, which includes maritime interdiction operations, counter piracy, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and to promote peace and stability in the region.

"We are entering the Western Pacific area of operation on our transit west with all of our mission capabilities at the ready to support U.S. forces and our regional partners," said Commander, Amphibious Squadron 1 Capt. J. Curtis Shaub. "Our Sailors and Marines continue to train during our passage through 7th Fleet, maintaining their already superb level of proficiency."

The ready group consists of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). The ARG is comprised of more than 4,000 personnel with approximately 1,800 Sailors and 2,200 embarked Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

"The world is seeing a high amount of unrest in multiple locations, and with the enduring sea-based assets of our Navy/Marine Team, deployable to over 80 percent of the earth, we can deliver a multitude of capabilities across the spectrum of kinetic and humanitarian mission sets," said Shaub. "We also partner with nations, training and exercising, to lend additional stability and learn from our global friends, neighbors and allies."

Other elements of the BOXARG include the Fleet Surgical Team 3; Tactical Air Control Squadron 11; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, Det. 5; Assault Craft Unit 1, Det. C; Assault Craft Unit 5, Det. C and Beach Master Unit 1, Det. E.

The 7th Fleet area of responsibility includes more than 48 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean, running from the international date line to the eastern coast of Africa, and from the Antarctic to the Kuril Islands, Northeast of Japan. It contains more than half of the world's population.

U.S. 7th Fleet units take part in as many as 100 bilateral and multilateral exercises each year. In addition to these exercises, ships deployed to the 7th Fleet conduct more than 250 port visits every year, as ambassadors of the United States of America.

Milcom Blog Logs - 7 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3267.5 HF-USB
0204Z - NNN0GLK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0VHO

3299.0 HF-USB
0111Z - AFA4BN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4UF

3308.0 HF-USB
0113Z - Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCADS1 net: AFF7KS / AFA5AD
0306Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA7CH / AFA5KA
1205Z - AFA7ZK NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5ML

3325.0 HF-USB
0130Z - NNN0GAQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B2Z net

3349.0 HF-USB
0114Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0SDD

3384.0 HF-USB
0006Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0103Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0VJM / NNN0TDA / NNN0XEE / NNN0KZC
0203Z - NNN0BIF NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0BDW

4002.9 HF-LSB
0106Z - AAA4TN NCS for the Army Region 4 Tennessee MARS AAA4TN/A net: AAA9AC
0201Z - AAM4IMS NCS for the Army Region 4 Mississippi MARS AAA4MS/T net

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0XYA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH
0131Z - NNN0PQX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW / NNN0THC / NNN0VVI / NNN0FBL
2314Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0SVW / NNN0THC / NNN0IBG / NNN0VVI / NNN0AVT
2331Z - NNN0POY NCS (unable to hear other stations) & NNN0QGB (assisting NCS) for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0XZK / NNN0IBG / NNN0THC / NNN0AJD / NNN0JYO

4008.5 HF-USB
0106Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net: NNN0QNN / NNN0AZO

4011.0 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0WKH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0AAK / NNN0HZN

4013.5 HF-USB
0004Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BDW / NNN0ZEZ / NNN0BTG

4020.9 HF-USB
0105Z - AAA6TX NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6GV
1204Z - AAR6CE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6QZ / AAR6VP-T

4026.9 HF-LSB
1143Z - AAR5TU NCS for the Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAR3QL / AAR5QM

4026.9 HF-USB
1201Z - AAR4IJ NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/C net: AAR5TC / AAV4WR / AAR4LQ

4032.9 HF-LSB
1202Z - Army Region 3 MARS AAA3RD/A net: AAR3MS / AAR3FI

4038.5 HF-USB
0302Z - NNN0GAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0GAA-2

4469.0 HF-USB
0115Z - Georgia-CAP-41 NCS for the Southeast Region Georgia CAP net: South-East-CAP-43 / Mockingbird-08 / Georgia-CAP-04 / Florida-CAP-624

4470.5 HF-USB
0300Z - NNN0GLL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0FCI / NNN0XFB

4604.0 HF-USB
2230Z - Red-Fox-93 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17

6739.0 HF-USB
0033Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBPJSG

8050.0 HF-USB
[12:34:29][CHN 01][TO ][PASTOR ][TIS][PASTOR2 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[13:46:58][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

8983.0 HF-USB
2315Z - CG 2127 rpts flight opns normal to Camslant

9047.0 HF-USB
[16:50:29][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][4800MN ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05

9121.5 HF-USB
0012Z - Link-11 data transmission

15016.0 HF-USB
0029Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBGO6D
1559Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBDDSN
1601Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBDDSN to All Stations
1612Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBNW5V to All Stations

Rescue wing Airmen launch entire fleet during hurricane exercise

Aircraft from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., fly over the Atlantic Ocean March 6, 2011. Airmen launched six HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and three HC-130P/N King extended-range refueling aircraft during their drill training weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rob Grande)

by Staff Sgt. Annamarie Wyant, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here launched the wing's entire fleet of aircraft March 6 during their drill training weekend.

The mission simulated a mass hurricane evacuation prior to the start of Florida's storm season, as well as the 920th RQW's busy deployment schedules.

Three HC-130P/N King fixed-wing aircraft were launched at approximately 9 a.m. Immediately following their takeoff, Airmen launched six HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.

Airmen flew the aircraft several miles out to sea where the Kings refueled the Pave Hawks, then the fleet returned to the coastline, flew south approximately 10 miles, then turned and flew north about the same distance north along Cocoa Beach, then back to Patrick Air Force Base.

This was the first time the entire operational fleet was flown in more than 15 years and it was significant for 920th RQW Airmen for many reasons, said Col. Robert Dunn, the 920th Rescue Wing commander.

"To do something like this takes a lot of effort," Colonel Dunn said. "These are old planes; to put 100 percent of them in the air together is a major feat that required a lot of time, effort and coordination from everyone.

In addition to training for hurricane evacuation and natural disaster relief, Colonel Dunn said having the aircraft maintainers work together and see the fruits of their labor was a great morale booster for them.

"It's good practice, and it's motivational," he said. "To see the (aircraft) maintainers out there watching all the planes and helicopters take off, and seeing the pride in their faces for what they've accomplished, makes it all worth it."

The colonel said he knew this would require extensive work from all Airmen, but he believes the entire wing benefited from it.

He said it was a great success, and he was proud of the hard work his Airmen did to make it happen.

"It couldn't have been a better day," he said. "There was a lot of pride out there."

The maintainers started organizing the mission early to make sure everything would run smoothly. They began coordinating three months earlier with pilots and aircrew.

The primary mission of the 920th RQW is a combat-search-and-rescue. The unit is also tasked as the primary rescue force for NASA astronauts during lift off and local civilian search and rescue, as well as humanitarian relief.

Milcom Blog Logs - 6 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3267.5 HF-USB
0206Z - NNN0GLK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0FWM / NNN0ETI

3308.0 HF-USB
0109Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCM4 net
0205Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFF7KS / AFE5EC

3325.0 HF-USB
0133Z - NNN0XES NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0ABM

3349.0 HF-USB
0106Z - NNN0SDD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0AJJ

3370.5 HF-USB
0201Z - AFA6DV NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6KJ

3384.0 HF-USB
0014Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0105Z - Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0KZC
0201Z - NNN0ICX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net

4002.9 HF-LSB
0101Z - AAM4ETN NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/M net: AAR4CY / AAR4IQ / AAR4CX / AAA4AL

4007.0 HF-USB
0005Z - NNN0AMY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net
0032Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net
0132Z - NNN0HBY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0PQX
2305Z - NNN0IBG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0QGB / NNN0ASF / NNN0AVT / NNN0SVW
2331Z - NNN0TUL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0QGB / NNN0AJJ

4008.5 HF-USB
1501Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O2B net
2201Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net

4011.0 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0AS7 NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D2A net

4013.5 HF-USB
0006Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BTJ / NNN0BDW

4020.9 HF-USB
0104Z - AAR6TU NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6OA / AAR6GE / AAR6QE
1401Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6TX

4035.9 HF-USB
1402Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7JK

4038.5 HF-USB
0200Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net

4041.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0FKW / NNN0UAN / NNN0LWN

4517.0 HF-USB
1404Z - AFF7MO NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Missouri MARS 7MOS1 net
1503Z - AFF7NE NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region 7 Nebraska MARS 7NES1 net: AFA7VL

4721.0 HF-USB
[05:00:28][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADW ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

4825.0 HF-USB
2300Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0ENS

5708.0 HF-USB
[10:24:05][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05
[11:54:18][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05

6739.0 HF-USB
0156Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 25 character EAM CY2XQH to All Stations

7457.0 HF-USB
1407Z - AFA4WJ NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFD4KY

7540.0 HF-USB
1511Z - AFA4DA NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16

8983.0 HF-USB
2334Z - Camspac multiple calz for CG 1717 on 8 & 5 MHz

8992.0 HF-USB
1507Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM CYIYGK prefaced "For Proverb" to All Stations

9224.0 HF-USB
[16:00:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][WWL ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[16:00:21][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][WWLNNN ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06

9462.0 HF-USB
[19:03:13][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 05

10194.0 HF-USB
[15:23:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05
[15:23:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06
[15:46:24][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06
[15:47:46][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 17 SN 06

13200.0 HF-USB
1507Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM CYIYGK prefaced "For Proverb" to All Stations
1525Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM CYZRZA prefaced "For Proverb" to All Stations

15016.0 HF-USB
1507Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM CYIYGK prefaced "For Proverb" to All Stations
1525Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 6 character EAM CYZRZA prefaced "For Proverb" to All Stations
1604Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB3TV7 to All Stations

17487.0 HF-USB
[20:17:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][WWL ][AL0] BER 14 SN 07

Ramstein Units Partner to Help Evacuees From Libyan Conflict

By U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Fisher, Special to American Forces Press Service

NAVAL AIR STATION SOUDA BAY, Crete, March 6, 2011 - Several Ramstein Air Base units have been key to providing airlift support for the humanitarian crisis on Libya's borders since U.S. President Barack Obama provisioned military support, March 3, 2011.

The 37th Airlift and Air Mobility Squadrons, working in concert with 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) for U.S. Africa Command, are providing this capability. While 37th crews are flying humanitarian relief missions, members of Ramstein's 435th Contingency Response Group are facilitating the missions, providing everything from communications and command and control to force protection.

As the air component for AFRICOM, 17th Air Force is orchestrating the missions through its planning staff and 617th Air and Space Operations Center, collocated with its Ramstein Headquarters.

After more than two years under AFRICOM, 17th is well-versed in cooperative efforts between Departments of Defense and State. So when a humanitarian crisis followed political upheaval in North Africa, 17th Air Force was ready to assist the State Department-led relief effort, according to Air Force Major General Margaret Woodward, 17th AF commander.

"We were able to quickly answer the call and play our part by orchestrating airlift to ease suffering among the Libyan people and third country nationals who have crossed the borders seeking relief from the conflict there," Woodward said. "Operating in Africa has given us many chances to work and become familiar with supporting our partners in the State Department. We're happy to be able to contribute, and we hope, along with the efforts of many other countries, we'll be able to improve the situation for people in need as a result of this conflict."

Air Force Lt. Col. Charles "Doc" Schlegel said the 17th effectively brought the units together to execute the humanitarian missions.

"The 17th coordinated the effort and made it possible for aid to be quickly delivered to people who are in need, and for us to move evacuees," Schlegel said. "We have been working together to adapt to an evolving situation and provide assistance in support of the overall U.S. government response. So far, it's a great example of Team Ramstein working together."

Schlegel's team began flying humanitarian relief mission March 4, 2011, and has delivered relief supplies to Tunisia for USAID and shuttled more than 300 displaced Egyptian citizens to Cairo.

The team's ability to adapt has been key to their contribution on what Air Force Captain Jason Powell called deemed "an international scale."

"We started March 3, we partnered our capabilities with the 17th to support the State Department and things are going fairly smoothly," said the Captain, the director of operations for the 435th's Contingency Response Element. "Things are always changing, but it's a testament to our flexibility that we continue to make progress on this mission. We are really stoked, to go in and make a difference for people that are suffering."

(U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Fisher is assigned to 17th Air Force Public Affairs)

X-38B Launched from the Cape

The Air Force launched the X37-B, its second unmanned spacecraft, Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Shot into orbit Saturday by a gleaming white and gold Atlas 5 rocket, the U.S. Air Force's second top secret X-37B space plane will push the boundaries of the craft's design and could stay in orbit longer than its predecessor. The Atlas 5 rocket blasted off at 5:46 p.m. EST (2246 GMT) from Cape Canaveral.

Milcom Blog Logs - 5 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3308.0 HF-USB
0136Z - AFE5EC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCECM1 net: AFN7NC

3325.0 HF-USB
0132Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0ABM / NNN0ITN

3384.0 HF-USB
0014Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0133Z - Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0BUX

4007.0 HF-USB
0013Z - NNN0AMY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0ULT / NNN0FBL
0036Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0SXU / NNN0AVS
0135Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW / NNN0KOD
2305Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0THC / NNN0IBG / NNN0TUL / NNN0QGB
2330Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0QGB

4008.5 HF-USB
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0011Z - Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0HPU / NNN0AFW
1426Z - NNN0AS74 NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X3C net: NNN0SVW

4013.5 HF-USB
0011Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0LSO

4035.9 HF-USB
0202Z - AAM7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7DP / AAM7EMO / AAA7RD / AAR7FP / AAR7AL / AAR7DZ / AAR7FE

4041.0 HF-USB
0035Z - NNN0KQE NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net

4506.0 HF-USB
0031Z - YellowBrick-56 NCS for the North Central Region Kansas "Yellow-Brick" CAP net: MO-CAP-10

4604.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net: Blue-Lake-08
0200Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
0034Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net: NNN0SCV / NNN0LHK

4627.0 HF-USB
0127Z - Texas-CAP-04 w/ _____

4724.0 HF-USB
0140Z - About-Ship repeats 28 character EAM PBEALZ; followed by "standing by for traffic" statement then signed down

4872.0 HF-USB
0008Z - TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA4QG

5135.0 HF-USB
[04:02:40][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][SEMO01 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

7302.0 HF-USB
1504Z - AFA6WD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M4 net: AFA6IZ

7348.0 HF-USB
[15:22:04][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR7FEM ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05
[15:39:17][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

7391.5 HF-USB
1501Z - NNN0ASF-3 NCS for the Navy/MC South Area MARS SA1A net: NNN0GAD-3 / NNN0ASF-4 / NNN0GBY-1 / NNN0GBY-10 / NNN0GBW-2 / NNN0GBY-7

7540.0 HF-USB
1503Z - AFA4DA NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16

8968.0 HF-USB
[00:39:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][ADWSPR ][AL0] BER 9 SN 05

8992.0 HF-USB
0120Z - _____ pass 28 character EAM PBEALZ; followed by "standing by for tfc" statement prior to signing down

U.S. 7th Fleet Completes Bi-lateral and Joint Ballistic Missile Defense Training Exercise

SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and various other commands throughout Japan, the Pacific and continental United States completed Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) joint exercise 11-71, March 3.

The ballistic missile defense (BMD) exercise, held annually by U.S. Pacific Fleet, is a four-day event designed to enhance the joint, bilateral and interagency training in BMD against threats to regional and homeland installations and units.

"This fleet synthetic training event provides a great opportunity to exercise with our JMSDF allies and U.S. joint forces in Hawaii and Japan in a fast-paced, realistic environment," said Capt. Matthew E. Loughlin, commanding officer, USS Shiloh (CG 67), and commander, Ballistic Missile Defense Warfare for 7th Fleet.

"To watch standers on the ship, it seems as realistic as any at-sea exercise, but with the added benefit of a very robust threat sustained for an entire week," Loughlin added.

C7F command flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) served as the central hub for the computer-based simulated training, networking with ships at sea and pier side.

Loughlin also noted the important role Japanese partners in the training exercise played, particularly the integration of Japanese destroyer JS Chokai (DDG 176) to the Fleet Synthetic Training scenario network.

"The JMSDF's ability to integrate fully into the architecture this year makes for an even better training event and is a tribute to our enduring friendship, cooperation and willingness to improve interoperability," Loughlin said.

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Weber, a mentor supporting Tactical Training Group Pacific (TTGP), headquartered in San Diego, said the engineering and training communities were grateful to have the opportunity to train with the crew from Chokai.

"It was evident early on that the integration of JS Chokai into the FST was going to be a huge success," Weber said. "The crew is highly capable and extremely well trained. At every opportunity, the crew met challenges head on, completed their tasking in an outstanding fashion, and demonstrated themselves as a highly professional and capable team."

Chokai Commanding Officer, Capt. Tsutomu Okawa, commented on the exercise as being beneficial in strengthening Japan-U.S. alliance's ability to maintain combat readiness.

"JMSDF, through this Japan-U.S. Joint BMD simulation exercise, improved tactical skills and procedures of bi-lateral BMD mission, and acquired significant lessons," said Okawa. "On behalf of JMSDF, we sincerely appreciate all the kind support and cooperation of 7th Fleet, USS Shiloh, TTGP and staffs of the U.S. Navy."

Milcom Blog Logs - 4 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3267.5 HF-USB
0206Z - NNN0FWM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net

3299.0 HF-USB
0119Z - AFN4RD NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net

3325.0 HF-USB
0132Z - NNN0GAQ-2 NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B5C net: NNN0WZE-T / NNN0GAQ-4 / NNN0AKT / NNN0SCX-T / NNN0BON / NNN0HBX / NNN0ZVU / NNN0IEA

3349.0 HF-USB
0118Z - NNN0SDD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0QAW / NNN0HZN

3384.0 HF-USB
0117Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0117Z - NNN0GKQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0ZIJ
0211Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0JKI

3940.0 HF-LSB
0105Z - Kansas RACES Net taking check-ins & comments

4002.9 HF-LSB
0110Z - AAR4SA NCS for the Army Region 4 Alabama MARS AAA4AL/T net: AAR4VK

4007.0 HF-USB
0131Z - NNN0THC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0PQX / NNN0FBL / NNN0SVW / NNN0HBY / NNN0VVI

4011.0 HF-USB
1403Z - NNN0IBG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net

4020.9 HF-USB
0109Z - AAR6BB NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A Mixed Mode net: AAR6LS / AAR9UC

4035.9 HF-USB
0107Z - AAR7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAR7FE / AAM7ANE / AAT7CN / AAR7CZ
0203Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7PF / AAR7AL
1410Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7RT / AAR7FB

4038.5 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0ANX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0TZL

4041.0 HF-USB
0106Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0LWN

4469.0 HF-USB
0102Z - Southeast Region CAP net: South-East-43 / Georgia-CAP-41 // reference to meeting next week @ unit HQ in Savannah
0213Z - Tennessee-CAP-411 NCS for the Southeast Region Tennessee CAP net: Tennessee-CAP-41 / South-East-04

4506.0 HF-USB
1401Z - Red-Cloud-335 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net: Red-Cloud-194

4517.0 HF-USB
1412Z - AFE7DM NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA7HZ

4593.5 HF-USB
0055Z - Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net: AFA5NF // net closed

4627.0 HF-USB
0130Z - WildWood-46 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net: WildWood-04

4623.5 HF-USB
1501Z - NNN0EQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

4630.0 HF-USB
0100Z - Texas-CAP-504 NCS for the Southwest Region Texas CAP net

4872.0 HF-USB
0045Z - AFA4DB NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA6JY

5004.5 HF-USB
1501Z - Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0AHH

5135.0 HF-USB
[04:34:30][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][SEMOHQ ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04

5201.9 HF-USB
1414Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6LS

7302.0 HF-USB
1429Z - AFA6BZ NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFF6AA

7457.0 HF-USB
1416Z - AFF6AA NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4QY

7540.0 HF-USB
1504Z - AFA4DA NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA1WW

7615.0 HF-USB
1502Z - CAP Daytime Communicators net: Mockingbird-04 / Georgia-CAP-41 / Georgia-CAP-44 / Goldenrod-595

8971.0 HF-USB
1424Z - Fiddle w/ Trident-71

9121.5 HF-USB
0220Z - Link-11 data transmission

11175.0 HF-USB
1519Z - Offutt (HF-GCS) & Andrews (HF-GCS) attempt to make contact w/ Convoy-7181

11181.0 HF-USB
[17:36:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCCSPR ][AL0] BER 22 SN 05

11494.0 HF-USB
[17:58:16][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][T91 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06
[17:58:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][T12 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

13200.0 HF-USB
1738Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 20 character EAM CYQFPK to All Stations

Army MARS HF ALE Now Going Regional Like CAP

Right on the heels of the USAF Civil Air Patrol establishing regional HF ALE networks that has been documented here on the MilcomMP blog, it now looks like the US Army MARS folks are following in their footsteps.

Recently Monitoring Times Digital Digest columnist Mike Chace reported the following on the UDXF newsgroup:

> 14846.0Khz dig 125bd/1750 MIL-188-141A, ALE stations "9UA", "R9C", "A9F",
> "R9UACARMYMAR", "A9FARMYMAR" UNID MIL organization (on USB) 23:53:51UTC
> (2011-02-24) (mco in Portland, ME USA on StarChat#wunclub)

14846.0 kHz is a definite US Army MARS frequency and Mike's report abobe the first ever of ALE activity on that freq. In addition, the ALE addresses observed are different than what has been used in the past. That sent me packing to the net to see if something had changed

It didn't take long to uncovered the material below from a public website with some selected Army MARS docs:

"At the end of January 2011 . . . HQ Army MARS has authorized ALE operations at the regional level for training and familiarization.

"The sole purpose of this authorization is to develop skill, knowledge and familiarization with ALE operation and technologies inside the Army MARS membership. It is not Army MARS intent to develop large scale or permanent ALE networks involving the general membership at this time.

"The reason for this authorization is because ALE technology is in common use by government and military HF radio users. Experience and understanding of this technology is required for a well rounded background in HF radio communications, and potential customer support involving an ALE network. HQ Army MARS hopes opportunities for members to develop this background may become available at the Region level.

"Region Directors are in charge of the frequencies assigned to the Region. Scheduling nets, assigning frequencies, management of operations, etc is under the authority of the Region Director or his designee. ALE training is a Regional Activity. Only those stations so approved by the Region Director, or his designee may participate in ALE training. ALE training will only occur during the times and on the frequencies so designated by the Region Director. This will only occur if the Region Director determines there is a need for the training, and when he has the staff resources and time to accomplish it. There shall be NO ALE activity of any kind on Army MARS frequencies outside of the times specified by the Region Director, unless otherwise expressed by HQ Army MARS.

"This bulletin should not be considered a directive for the Region Directors to commence ALE training.

"ALE operation is not authorized for the general membership on any Army MARS frequency except those specifically under the Region Director’s control, and so designated by the Region Director or his designee for specific periods of ALE Training.

"ALE Addressing
"Each station operating ALE shall have an ALE Address unique to the network it is operating. The ALE address is commonly derived from the stations call sign, but this is not always the case. It is improper to refer to these as “ALE Call Signs”.

"ALE Addresses are made of three character “words”. A three digit address is one ALE Word. A four to six digit address will be two ALE Words, and so on. The more words used in an address, the slower the network becomes. It is for this reason, only 3 or 6 character address will be used.

"The most common ALE Addressing convention used in MARS corresponds to FTR 1047/3-1998. This method uses two ALE Words and is used where a network made up of stations from several services is expected (Such as the Tri-Service ALE Network). The first ALE Word contains the unique portion of the station’s address. It is repeated several times by the ALE equipment when making calls, etc. The second ALE word is only sent once, and indicates the stations affiliation or home organization. The ALE address may be based on the stations call sign as follows:

"An Army MARS station call sign is broken into two parts. The first three characters of the Army MARS call sign is unique to the Army MARS organization, eg, AAA, AAM, AAN, AAR, AAT, AAV. The last three characters are unique to the station, eg, 8RE, 1XY, etc. Since ALE sends these parts in opposite order, the word unique to the station first, the word unique to the organization second, we reverse the order of these elements of the station call sign to create an ALE address. Example:

MARS Station Callsign AAR8RE
ALE Address 8REAAR

"Members with billet call signs that exceed six characters (ex, AAM8EUT) should use their individual member call sign for the basis of their address.

"ALE NET Addressing
"ALE may also be used in a Net mode, where several stations all bearing the same Net Address can be called together on the same frequency. ALE Net Addresses shall follow the following convention for CONUS stations.

A - Region, # Number zero through nine, - Q

"For example, a Region 1 ALE Net Address will be A1Q. A region 4 ALE Net Address will be A4Q."

So looks like here on the MilcomMP ranch we will be on the prowl for new USA MARS regional ALE activity. Should be interesting to see what pops up in the next few weeks. Between the CAP and Army MARS mil/gov HF folks surely have some new and interesting monitoring activity ahead and my aspirin bottle will get some use. If you observe any CAP or US Army MARS ALE activity regardless of frequency, we would certainly appreciate it if you would pass it along to the email address in the masthead.

Makin Island Becomes First West Coast Ship to Embark Osprey

An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). This is the first landing by an Osprey on a west coast amphibious assault ship since being introduced to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Lill/Released)
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Lill, USS Makin Island Public Affairs

PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- USS Makin Island (LHD 8) became the first west coast ship to conduct flight deck operations with the MV-22 Osprey on Mar. 1.

The MV-22 Osprey is a tilt rotor aircraft flown by the U.S. Marine Corps, which utilizes vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). Until recently, the MV-22 has seen limited use aboard large deck ships due to its unique design and the modifications required for large deck amphibious ships.

Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain Mate (Handling) Ken Murray, the Air Department flight deck leading chief petty officer, spoke of the challenges encountered and steps the department took to prepare for this evolution.

"We were given just over a week's notice that this was going to happen and had only four personnel who had prior experience directing an Osprey onto a flight deck. Fortunately, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166, is based out of MCAS Miramar, so we were able to coordinate a hands-on training with all our personnel at the air station and also speak to subject matter experts at Afloat Training Group (ATG)," stated Murray.

Aviation Boatswain Mate Handling (ABH) 2nd Class (SW) Mark Anthony Padrigo, who participated in the training, hadn't directed an Osprey since 2003 while stationed aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). As the first Handler selected to direct the MV-22 Osprey onboard, he spoke of the experience associated with performing this duty with all eyes watching.

"It's a great honor that the department and my chain of command put their faith in me to direct the first Osprey onto USS Makin Island. Being in the spotlight is one element but there is the physical challenge that also plays into it. The environment is so intense because you have downdraft winds created by the aircraft's propellers," Padrigo said.

Following the successful flight deck operation, Murray added, "it was an honor to be selected as the first among the west coast ships to bring the Osprey on deck. Air Department personnel executed flawlessly and displayed true professionalism. We look forward to continuing this partnership with the Marine Corps when we deploy later this year."

USS Monterey to Deploy

NORFOLK (NNS) -- The guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) will depart Norfolk, Va., March 7, on a six-month independent deployment to the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).

This will be the first BMD asset deployed under the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), which was supported at the November 2010 NATO Lisbon Summit. Together with European Allies and partners, this deployment will lay the foundation for EPAA and help define future missile defense needs and regional capabilities.

The Monterey deployment is the first in a series of steps taken this year with our Allies and partners to deter and defend against emerging regional missile threats under Phase I of EPAA.

"The ship is very excited to get underway on this deployment to the 6th Fleet Area of Operations in support of the European Phased Adaptive Approach," said Capt. Jim Kilby, USS Monterey Commanding Officer. "We have trained aggressively in all areas and are ready to execute any of the many missions this ship is designed to undertake."

In addition to its primary BMD mission, Monterey will remain ready to provide deterrence, promote peace and security, preserve freedom of the sea and humanitarian/disaster response as necessary.

Milcom Blog Logs - 3 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3299.0 HF-USB
0107Z - AFF4TN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFD4BK / AFA4YL / AFF4XC

3308.0 HF-USB
0210Z - AFA7PQ NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net in MFSK-16: AFA5OZ / AFA5JR

3315.0 HF-USB
0013Z - AFA5NF NCS for the Air Force Region 1 MARS NE2S1 net: AFA3IW

3325.0 HF-USB
0133Z - NNN0WZE-T NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0ABM

3370.5 HF-USB
0207Z - AFA6IT NCS for the QRM fm 2 OM in Spanish covering the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net

3384.0 HF-USB
0006Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0006Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Mississippi MARS 4E2B net: NNN0BIF
0106Z - NNN0EPY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net
0206Z - Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0ICX

4007.0 HF-USB
0031Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0KZC / NNN0AMU
0131Z - NNN0ABO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0SVW / NNN0KUG / NNN0AZM / NNN0VVI-T / NNN0GXB
2308Z - NNN0THC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0AEV / NNN0XZK
2334Z - NNN0POY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0XZK

4011.0 HF-USB
0005Z - NNN0HPU NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH
1401Z - NNN0TUL NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0POY

4013.5 HF-USB
0004Z - NNN0BWS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0ZEZ

4035.9 HF-USB
0102Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAR7FD
0203Z - AAM7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7PB / AAR7HH / AAR7FD / AAR7PF / AAR7DP / AAR7BE / AAA7RD / AAM7KS
1403Z - AAM7MO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0204Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0PCC / NNN0RBD

4041.0 HF-USB
0033Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N6A net: NNN0GBN / NNN0GBN-1

4464.5 HF-USB
0105Z - AFF6AR NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M2 net

4469.0 HF-USB
0103Z - Goldenrod-595 NCS for the Southeast Region Alabama "Goldenrod" CAP net

4506.0 HF-USB
0001Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
1400Z - AFF7KS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFA5RF

4601.0 HF-USB
0200Z - Aspen-Gold-67 NCS for the Rocky Mountain Region HF CAP net: Star-Garnet-224 / Star-Garnet-430 / Star-Garnet-457 // closes net @ 0201Z

4604.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Red-Fire-47 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Indiana "Red_Fire" CAP net
0030Z - Red-Fox-82 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net
2333Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net: Columbus-602

4623.5 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net: NNN0SCV / NNN0OAR
1500Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

4724.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

4865.0 HF-USB
0338Z - Link-11 data transmission

4872.0 HF-USB
0004Z - AFA1WW NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA4QG

5004.5 HF-USB
1502Z - NNN0FWM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0WKH

5201.9 HF-USB
1407Z - AAR6IA NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6TB / AAA6TX / AAR6BB / AAM6TTX / AAR6OA

6739.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ
0100Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

7302.0 HF-USB
1406Z - AFA6RM NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6BZ / AFA6EA-T

7457.0 HF-USB
1404Z - AFF4MS NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4RA / AFA4FH

7540.0 HF-USB
1505Z - TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16

7615.0 HF-USB
1503Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Iowa-CAP-04 / Head-CAP-58

8023.0 HF-USB
1431Z - WGN909 NCS for the National Public Health Radio Network (NPHRN) calz for stations to check into the net

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:46:49][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 08

8126.0 HF-USB
0338Z - Link-11 data transmission

8992.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

9047.0 HF-USB
[15:27:23][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][00 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[15:43:27][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][00 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[15:45:27][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0004TX ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[16:10:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][00 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05

10162.0 HF-USB
[17:17:14][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0004WICAP ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

11175.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

13200.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

15016.0 HF-USB
0025Z - HorseFly (USSTRATCOM CP, Offutt AFB) conducts comms test
0030Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) repeats 203 character EAM U2XKCZ

15602.0 HF-USB
[17:40:56][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][202SER ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

18594.0 HF-USB
2126Z - CG 1703 w/ Camspac: airborne @ minute 25 w/ 8 POB; homeplate AS Sacramento; local training; ETA: 2 hrs & rqst you take our guard
[21:54:16][CHN 01][TO ][PAC ][TIS][703 ][AL0] BER 19 SN 07
[22:12:15][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][F29 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06
[22:17:55][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][RLT ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05
[22:24:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][D45 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 05
[22:29:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][J04 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 06

20890.0 HF-USB
[20:09:05][CHN 01][TO ][LNT ][TIS][F33 ][AL0] BER 13 SN 06

23337.0 HF-USB
[19:31:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 27 SN 06

DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan and Kuwait Rotation

The Department of Defense announced today the alert of two units to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan and Kuwait. The scheduled rotation for these replacement forces will begin in early 2012.

The announcement involves two Army National Guard brigade combat teams totaling approximately 7,520 personnel.

Specific units:

27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York National Guard

55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard

The 27th IBCT is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to perform security force assistance, and the 55th HBCT is scheduled to deploy to Kuwait to provide force protection and convoy security.

Navy Gator Freighters Ordered to the Mediterranean

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered USS Kearsarge and USS Ponce to the Mediterranean Sea.

USAF X-37B Space Plane Launching on Secret Mission Friday

According to Space.com and Mike Wall (Twitter @michaeldwall), the U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane is poised to launch on its second mission Friday (March 4), though what exactly it will be doing once it leaves the ground remains a mystery.

The robotic X-37B mini-shuttle is slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday atop an Atlas 5 rocket, weather permitting. Its launch window opens at 3:39 p.m. EST (2039 GMT), according to the launch provider United Launch Alliance, which is overseeing the flight.

This will mark the second space mission for the Air Force's X-37B space plane program — but the first for this particular plane. It is the second X-37B spacecraft built for the Air Force by Boeing and carries the name Orbital Test Vehicle 2, or OTV-2.

Milcom Blog Logs - 2 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3267.5 HF-USB
0205Z - Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net: NNN0ETI / NNN0PNF / NNN0EDA-T

3269.0 HF-USB
0206Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W2B net close down

3286.0 HF-USB
0017Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 MARS AAA5RD/A net: AAT5FG / AAM5TMI / AAT5CA / AAV5VW / AFA5KG / AAM5AIL / AAR5KW / AAM5IMI

3299.0 HF-USB
0114Z - Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFD4KY / AFA4IV
0211Z - Air Force Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4TNS1 net: AFA4EZ

3308.0 HF-USB
0114Z - AFF5TS NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCTSM1 net: AFA5KH
0210Z - Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net: AFA5GR / AFA5RK

3325.0 HF-USB
0132Z - NNN0IEA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0ACF

3370.5 HF-USB
0223Z - AFA6JY NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFD6RD

3384.0 HF-USB
0017Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0113Z - NNN0KZC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0EVQ
0204Z - NNN0ONX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net

3579.5 HF-USB
0302Z - N0ZIZ NCS for the Kansas / Western Missouri (MOKAN) SATERN PSK31 net

4002.9 HF-LSB
0010Z - AAR4IQ NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/J net: AAV4IV / AAT4GI / AAR4MC
0110Z - AAA4KY NCS for the Army Region 4 Kentucky MARS AAA4KY/A net: AAT4YI / AAT4TH

4007.0 HF-USB
0012Z - NNN0APJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0FBL
0032Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net
0133Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0HBY / NNN0AZM / NNN0SVW

4008.5 HF-USB
2201Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0013Z - NNN0AHH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net
1406Z - NNN0IBG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0POY

4013.5 HF-USB
0013Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BDW

4020.9 HF-USB
1301Z - AAM6EAR NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net

4026.9 HF-USB
1305Z - Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/D net: AAM4NC

4035.9 HF-USB
0104Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net
0203Z - AAM7EMO NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAA7RD / AAM7RD / AAR7PB / AAR7PF
1303Z - AAM7EKS NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net
1404Z - AAR7FB NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7DZ / AAM7MO

4038.5 HF-USB
0202Z - NNN0EXS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0AGP / NNN0UTE
0304Z - NNN0QAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0SFO / NNN0EJC

4038.9 HF-LSB
0104Z - AAT2AG w/ _______

4041.0 HF-USB
0032Z - NNN0KQE NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0ABN / NNN0VJM / NNN0OON / NNN0UAN / NNN0BBZ / NNN0EVQ / NNN0IXF / NNN0FSW

4469.0 HF-USB
0201Z - Tennessee-CAP-41 NCS for the Southeast Region Tennessee CAP net: Tennessee-CAP-411

4470.5 HF-USB
0303Z - Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0GLL

4506.0 HF-USB
1400Z - Red-Cloud-194 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net: Red-Cloud-335 / Red-Cloud-144
1431Z - Iowa-CAP-04 NCS for the North Central Region Iowa CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
1403Z - AFA7CH NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFE5PI

4603.0 HF-USB
[23:59:58][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06

4604.0 HF-USB
0030Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net
0200Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1432Z - Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net: Columbus-41
2230Z - Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net: Red-Fox-17 / Red-Fox-75 / Red-Fox-93

4623.5 HF-USB
0031Z - NNN0RDP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net: NNN0GLG / NNN0ASN / NNN0OAR
1500Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

4627.0 HF-USB
1300Z - WildWood-04 NCS for the Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net

4630.0 HF-USB
0101Z - Southwest Region Texas CAP net: Texas-CAP-104 / Texas-CAP-242

4724.0 HF-USB
0151Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB4MP4 to All Stations

5004.5 HF-USB
1501Z - NNN0ENS NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0AHH / NNN0WKH / NNN0YFA / NNN0VHI

5201.9 HF-USB
1414Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6TX / AAR6CX / AAR6BB

6739.0 HF-USB
0026Z - ____ (HF-GCS) pass SKYKING, do not answer: 4H7; time: 26; authentication: KW
0151Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB4MP4 to All Stations

6765.0 HF-USB
1545Z - AAT7WE NCS for the SHARES Northern Weekly net: AAR7AL / NNN0EPY / NNN0LFG / NNN0ANH / AAR8AV / NSC009 @ 1600Z over to Channel-15 (still UNK) / NNN0GLL

6910.0 HF-USB
1600Z - NNN0VHO NCS for the SHARES Southern Weekly net: NNN0SLA / NNN0GLK

7302.0 HF-USB
1409Z - AFA6CN NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFA6FD

7348.0 HF-USB
[14:41:20][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR7 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 06

7457.0 HF-USB
1407Z - AFF4AL NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4ZV

7615.0 HF-USB
1502Z - CAP Daytime Communicators net: Goldenrod-595 / Mockingbird-04 / South-East-CAP-44 / Columbus-41 / Georgia-CAP-44

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:46:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 12 SN 05

8056.0 HF-USB
0404Z - Link-11 data transmission

8126.0 HF-USB
0404Z - Link-11 data transmission

8912.0 HF-USB
[01:40:28][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][J01 ][AL0] BER 17 SN 07

8983.0 HF-USB
1425Z - Camslant calz CG 2005

8992.0 HF-USB
0151Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB4MP4 to All Stations
1607Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBFJRA; followed by statement "more to follow, stand-by" preceding 28 character EAM PBSA3S; followed by statement "more to follow, stand-by" preceding 28 character EAM PBFNPW

9121.5 HF-USB
0403Z - Link-11 data transmission

9462.0 HF-USB
[16:59:08][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06
[17:04:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC6 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

10194.0 HF-USB
1724Z - Link-11 data transmission

10588.0 HF-USB
[17:53:03][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 18 SN 07
[17:53:07][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM004 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07

10899.0 HF-USB
[18:05:41][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC0 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 06

11016.0 HF-USB
1738Z - Link-11 data transmission

11108.0 HF-USB
[19:46:00][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06

11175.0 HF-USB
0151Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB4MP4 to All Stations

11181.0 HF-USB
[23:46:19][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][MCC ][AL0] BER 12 SN 06

11494.0 HF-USB
[22:39:48][CHN 01][TO ][714 ][TIS][PAC ][AL0] BER 20 SN 06

12216.0 HF-USB
[20:57:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR5 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 05

14396.5 HF-USB
1533Z - AAV4AR NCS for the SHARES National Admin net: NNN0VUV / NCS202

14455.0 HF-USB
1630Z - KHA908 (CA) NCS for the NASA Weekly HF Net: KHA925 (TX) / KHA945 (AL) / KHA940 (OH)

15016.0 HF-USB
0151Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PB4MP4 to All Stations

15867.0 HF-USB
[22:25:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][I3L ][AL0] BER 13 SN 05

18594.0 HF-USB
[22:04:38][CHN 01][TO ][PAC ][TIS][714 ][AL0] BER 18 SN 06

Milestone Nears for European Missile Defense Plan

By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - The U.S. plan to defend Europe from a rapidly increasing ballistic missile threat will reach a milestone next week with the first deployment of missile defense technology, a senior Defense Department official said yesterday.

"The ballistic missile threat is real, and it's now," said John F. Plumb, the Pentagon's principal director for nuclear and missile defense policy, adding that the phased, adaptive approach to European missile defense is a capability designed to defend against that threat.

The USS Monterey -- equipped with systems to detect, track, engage and destroy ballistic missiles in flight -- will deploy next week from its home port of Norfolk, Va., for a six-month tour in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, Plumb said.

The ship will participate in missile defense exercises and help to lay the foundation for future deployments, Plumb said, in "the first demonstration of our commitment to this ... in a long series of deployments that will follow."

President Barack Obama approved the phased, adaptive approach to European ballistic missile defense in 2009, and the NATO alliance agreed to the plan at its November 2010 summit in Lisbon, Portugal.

The approach will begin with existing technology and add more sophisticated systems now in development to build sea- and land-based missile defense systems in Europe throughout the rest of this decade, Plumb said.

"The first phase ... involves ships, because we have sea-based missile defense capabilities now, as well as forward-based radar that can provide information to those ships," he said.

The second phase will begin in 2015, he said, with the deployment of a land-based interceptor site in Romania. The interceptor, the Standard Missile-3 IB, or SM-3 IB, is in development now, Plumb said.

"That will be the first land-based deployment of this type of interceptor, and that will start to provide greater coverage for Europe," he said.

The SM-3 IA already is deployed on ships around the world, he said, and two other variants of the interceptor, the IIA and IIB, are scheduled to be in place as part of phases 3 and 4 by 2020. Plumb said each version of the interceptor will defend against missiles of greater ranges and speeds.

The ballistic missile threat to Europe from the Middle East, particularly Iran, is a driving force behind the phased, adaptive approach, he said.

"[Iran] continues to pursue more and greater capabilities," he said. "We need to have a way not only to deter them from using them, but also if deterrence fails to be able to intercept their missiles."

While the phased, adaptive approach is currently under U.S. European Command's authority, Plumb said, NATO agreed at the Lisbon summit to establish command-and-control systems allowing the alliance to take the lead in ballistic missile defense on the European continent.

"Europe is a big place," he said. "The more you can cooperate, and the more assets other nations can contribute, the better the system can function."

Those contributions may take the form of sensors, interceptors or land for sites, he said.

"The assets we're deploying ... would be the U.S. national contribution to the missile defense of Europe," Plumb said. "As with any other NATO mission, individual nations voluntarily contribute assets, and [all] would work under a NATO command structure."

First MC-130J training program takes flight

An EC-130J Commando Solo from the 193rd Special Operations Squadron flown by Air Force Special Operations Training Center students class 1101 flies in formation Feb. 11, 2011, over Harrisburg, Pa., during a training sortie. Class 1101 is the first group of students to attend mission qualification training for the EC-130J that will replace all the E- and P-model aircraft within the next few years. The EC-130J is equipped with modern avionics and mission systems. It is expected to provide specialized mobility to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter)

by Rachel Arroyo, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- As the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II rolled off the Lockheed Martin factory line, a training flight class recently conducted sorties in preparation for transition to the new airframe.

The Air Force Special Operations Training Center's first MC-130J training program flight class practiced air drops, aerial refueling and formation on an EC-130J Commando Solo at Harrisburg International Airport, PA recently.

AFSOTC officials worked in conjunction with members from the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Marines and National Guard Bureau officials to kick-start a training program two years in the making.

"This first class is a small group try-out designed to validate our syllabus of instruction for the remaining classes," said Maj. Robert Deka, the AFSOTC MC-130J training program manager.

In a phase AFSOTC commander Col. Mark Alsid referred to as "train the trainer," the program has pooled the best instructors to provide academic instruction to air commandos who will take that knowledge and bring it back to their home bases.

"AFSOTC is setting the stage for the future of this platform, and the MC-130J is a huge addition to the AFSOC fleet, so we have to get it right," Colonel Alsid said.

The program features pilot, combat systems officer and loadmaster training with different facets held in California, New Mexico, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Florida.

After completing training in their respective areas, the flight class members met in Harrisburg for the first time to practice piloting the J-model with a reduced number of crew, which required enhanced coordination among members.

The MC-130J is manned by a five-member crew. This is a reduction in size from the standard eight-member MC-130P Combat Shadow crew, Major Deka said.

With no flight engineer or radio systems operator, the loadmaster will assume many of the duties previously designated to those positions, including the complete preflight and loading of cryptic codes, said Master Sgt. Scott Reed, the AFSOTC lead J-model loadmaster. The loadmaster will also be a systems expert.

The combat systems operator will also engage in less traditional navigation duties as he handles in-flight helicopter refueling procedures normally conducted by the flight engineer, he said.

No glitches occurred while coordinating these functions, Sergeant Reed said. Though this was the first class training flight on the Commando Solo, program instructors have been using MC-130J procedures for a few years.

Sergeant Reed has been involved with the training program since its inception two years ago. He said he was honored to jump in headfirst and apply his knowledge of the MC-130P Combat Shadow to developing a training plan for the J-model alongside a select group of talented aviators, which includes some from the Combat Talon community.

"It's rewarding," he said. "We literally started with nothing."

Lt. Col. Tobin Wong, a AFSOTC evaluator pilot and MC-130J subject-matter expert, echoed the sentiments of Sergeant Reed.

"It's exciting. A lot of hard work has gone into the training," Colonel Wong said. "But we could not have gotten to this point without the support of the 193rd SOW."

In addition to qualifying crew members in MC-130J procedures, the program is designed to keep those qualified current until the Combat Shadow II is delivered later this year, Major Deka said.

The goal is to have at least five crews, or 25 members, trained by September, he said.

The EC-130J sorties will continue to take place in Harrisburg through the spring, Major Deka said. The program instructors, many of whom are among the few MC-130J subject-matter experts in the Air Force, will continue to develop the training in anticipation of the arrival of the streamlined airframe.

"The ability to get things right and set standards now is great," Sergeant Reed said. "It's certainly an outstanding time to be an aviator at AFSOC."

These sorties approach the culmination of AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster's priority to recapitalize the fleet by acquiring up to 37 MC-130Js to replace aircraft that have been flying combat missions for up to 40 years.

The MC-130J will replace aging MC-130E Combat Talon I and MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft.

The Combat Shadow II will fly clandestine, low-level aerial refueling missions as well as infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions.

Milcom Blog Logs - 1 Mar 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3267.5 HF-USB
0220Z - NNN0FWM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S3Y (Olivia 16-1K) net: NNN0HKQ / NNN0HVB / NNN0AHH / NNN0JIX

3299.0 HF-USB
0118Z - AFA4UF NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFD4KY

3320.5 HF-USB
0302Z - NNN0RPM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 Colorado / Wyoming MARS 8C1B net: NNN0SBK / NNN0ANH

3325.0 HF-USB
0133Z - NNN0KBP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B1B net: NNN0AKT / NNN0ITN / NNN0BON

3341.0 HF-USB
[01:47:59][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 10 SN 04

3349.0 HF-USB
0014Z - NNN0RVG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 3 Maryland / District of Columbia / Delaware 3W1B net
0114Z - Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0KIP

3370.5 HF-USB
0217Z - AFA6DV NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M3 net: AFA6BG

3384.0 HF-USB
0113Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0115Z - NNN0BQH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net: NNN0VJM / NNN0EPY
0215Z - NNN0ICX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net: NNN0QAA

4002.9 HF-LSB
0110Z - AAR4QF NCS for the Army Region 4 North Carolina MARS net: AAR4FF / AAV4TL

4007.0 HF-USB
0003Z - NNN0APJ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0THC
0032Z - NNN0XYA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH
0133Z - NNN0AZM NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0HBY / NNN0THC / NNN0HKF / NNN0AAV
2303Z - NNN0THC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0QGB* / NNN0SVW / NNN0TUL / NNN0IBG / NNN0ASF
2331Z - NNN0XZK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0QGB / NNN0IBG

4008.5 HF-USB
0004Z - QRM fm 7N1B over-riding Navy/MC Region 6 Louisiana MARS 6L1B net: NNN0ZRT
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
0006Z - NNN0HPU NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Arkansas MARS 6A1B net: NNN0WKH / NNN0KUR
1407Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0TUL

4013.5 HF-USB
0004Z - NNN0BTG NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0LES

4020.9 HF-USB
0108Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAR6LE

4023.9 HF-USB
0010Z - Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAR5XM / AAR5BK also passing admin msg concerning forthcoming Ohio MARS ECOM exercise
0107Z - Army Region 5 Illinois MARS AAA5RD/IL net: AAM5RD
1404Z - Army Region 5 Illinois MARS AAA5RD/IL net: AAV5KY / AAM5RD

4035.9 HF-USB
0105Z - AAM7IA NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/IA net: AAM8RE / AAR7AH
0206Z - AAA7KS NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net: AAR7PF
1329Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAR7DZ / AAR7FA / AAT7FD
1403Z - AAM7RT NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAR7FD / AAM7EMO

4038.5 HF-USB
0207Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net: NNN0HEL
0301Z - NNN0SYH NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net: NNN0QAA

4041.0 HF-USB
0032Z - NNN0ANN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Ohio MARS 5N5B net: NNN0FSW / NNN0LWN / NNN0FKW

4470.5 HF-USB
0318Z - NNN0XFB NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net: NNN0AHH

4469.0 HF-USB
0201Z - Southeast Region Tennessee CAP net: Goldenrod-11 / Goldenrod-595 / Georgia-CAP-34 / Georgia-CAP-250

4506.0 HF-USB
0001Z - MO-CAP-10 NCS for the North Central Region Missouri "MO-CAP" CAP net: MO-CAP-44 / MO-CAP-101

4517.0 HF-USB
1402Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFE5PI / AFA7FN

4604.0 HF-USB
0001Z - Red-Fire-281 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Indiana "Red_Fire" CAP net: Red-Fire-114
0030Z - Red-Fox-93 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net
0200Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1400Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1430Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net
2230Z - Red-Fox-17 calz Red-Fox-98 w/ no joy then opens the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red_Fox" CAP net as NCS
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net
2330Z - Columbus-04 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Ohio "Columbus" CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
0030Z - NNN0KRX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I2B net: NNN0SCV / NNN0HAS
1401Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net: NNN0UNK
1501Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0OAR / NNN0SCV

4627.0 HF-USB
0130Z - Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net: WildWood-04

4724.0 HF-USB
0049Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBZHF2 to All Stations

4825.0 HF-USB
2300Z - NNN0HZN NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X4B net: NNN0WKH

5004.5 HF-USB
1502Z - NNN0GLK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0IVV

6737.0 HF-USB
0422Z - Link-11 data transmission

6739.0 HF-USB
0049Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBZHF2 to All Stations
0101Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBCUPT
0130Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBCUPT

7302.0 HF-USB
1409Z - AFA6FD NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net: AFD6RD

7457.0 HF-USB
1410Z - AFE4TN NCS for the Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S2 net: AFA4UZ / AFA4WJ

7540.0 HF-USB
1509Z - AFA4DB NCS for the TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA1WW

7615.0 HF-USB
1503Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Head-CAP-58 / WildWood-6704

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:46:50][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 11 SN 06

8056.0 HF-USB
0425Z - Link-11 data transmission

8126.0 HF-USB
0418Z - Link-11 data transmission

8912.0 HF-USB
2232Z - Foxtrot-33 makes multiple calz for Camslant w/ no joy noted
2252Z - Foxtrot-33 rpts "flight opns normal" to Camslant
2254Z - Service Center provides Juliet-29 w/ pp to ___; ___ provides weather information to Juliet-29 "west of Naples where you are to be searching is some weather moving through, but behind it is clear"
[22:57:48][CHN 01][TO ][J29 ][TWS][TSC ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

8971.0 HF-USB
1421Z - Pelican-19 w/ Fiddle for "high fox" radio check in red & green modes

9025.0 HF-USB
0427Z - Offutt (HF-GCS) de McClellan (HF-GCS) on ALE (no joy noted)

9121.5 HF-USB
0414Z - Link-11 data transmission

10510.0 HF-USB
[18:15:25][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][4600MN ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05

10542.0 HF-USB
[19:06:09][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 04
[19:17:54][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0 ][AL0] BER 15 SN 05
[20:14:47][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0 ][AL0] BER 14 SN 05
[21:11:45][CHN 01][SND][ ][TIS][0 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 05
0 = "the BIG ZERO"

11016.0 HF-USB
1606Z - Link-11 data transmission

11175.0 HF-USB
2201Z - Reach-455 (sound like) w/ McClellan (HF-GCS) for radio check
2202Z - Aircraft-44 (sound like) calz Mainsail (no joy noted)

11494.0 HF-USB
[21:44:40][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][I3L ][AL0] BER 19 SN 07

15016.0 HF-USB
0049Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 28 character EAM PBZHF2 to All Stations

Northeast US: 104th Fighter Wing exercises today

Courtesy of WWLP.com and Ken on the Northeastmilair list:

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) by Robert Gebo - The 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield will be performing some scramble exercises on Wednesday, March 2nd. Major Matthew Mutti told 22NEWS that the 104th Fighter Wing will be working within the areas of the Quabbin Reservoir and Berkshire East ski area in Charlemont. Major Mutti said the base's F-15's will be working with the civil air patrol to exercise their responses to aircraft flying in distress.

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Visits Pearl Harbor

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163 transfers ammunition to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), not pictured, from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during an ammunition onload. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is underway on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

By Lt. Chad A. Dulac, Commander, Amphibious Squadron 1 Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG), and the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Pearl Harbor, Mar. 1, for a port visit during their deployment.

"This is a great opportunity for the crew of the ARG/MEU to replenish our supplies, embark key personnel, relax a bit and enjoy the spirit of Ohana before we press West on our deployment," said Commander, Amphibious Squadron 1, Capt. J. Curtis Shaub.

Boxer, along with amphibious transport-dock ship, USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and amphibious dock-landing ship, USS Comstock (LSD 45)have trained and prepared to execute a multitude of missions from humanitarian assistance to kinetic operations.

"We are eager to do our part and put to use the skill-sets and readiness the ARG/MEU has worked so diligently to perfect," said Shaub. "The Navy and Marine Corps team is primed at the height of their efficiency and every servicemember wants to employ their skills to support the Maritime Strategy in whatever theater we are asked to operate."

BOXARG includes approximately 4,000 personnel with nearly 1,800 Sailors and 2,200 embarked Marines from 13th MEU. The 13th MEU is led by Col. David Coffman, U.S. Marine Corps. BOXARG/13th MEU can operate as a combined expeditionary strike group or deploy assets to provide support for multiple missions.

Other elements of the BOXARG include: Fleet Surgical Team 3; Tactical Air Control Squadron 11; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, Det. 5; Assault Craft Unit 1, Det. C; Assault Craft Unit 5, Det. C and Beach Master Unit 1, Det. E.

During their deployment, BOXARG will provide deterrence, promote peace and security, preserve freedom of the sea and humanitarian/disaster response within 3rd Fleet's 50-million square mile area of responsibility in the eastern Pacific, as well as support the Navy's Maritime Strategy.

USS Green Bay Embarks on Maiden Deployment

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen M. Votaw, USS Green Bay Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Amphibious transport-dock, USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its homeport of San Diego for her maiden deployment to the western Pacific Feb 22.

"We've completed all of our training," said Cmdr. Kevin P. Meyers, Green Bay's commanding officer. "I can see the pride in the faces of my Sailors, especially the remaining plank owners who worked so hard to build this ship from the keel up."

The Green Bay crew has spent the last several months preparing for deployment including countless flight hours and sea trials.

"The Sailors aboard Green Bay underwent extensive training and certifications to prepare for this deployment," said Green Bay Command Master Chief Lee G. Bethel. "A lot of hard work and dedication are required from all of the Sailors and Marines aboard before the deployment ever starts."

Many of Green Bay's Sailors were both excited and sad to leave for the first deployment. Green Bay is scheduled to spend the next several months performing various drills and operations while also visiting various ports in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

"I'm going to miss my family a lot," said Operations Specialist 2nd Class David Walton. "I'm looking forward to hitting the ports overseas, but mostly I hope the mission we are doing out here really means something. If we can help save lives while we are out here then being away from our families will be worth it."

The primary role of Green Bay will be to transport Marines afloat and ashore to perform a wide range of missions, including humanitarian assistance operations, all supporting the Maritime Strategy.

Embarked aboard Green Bay are Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

"The Marines aboard are ready for deployment," said Lance Cpl. Carlos Granados, a tank mechanic from Oakland, Calif. "Some of us are a little nervous, and most of us will miss our families, but we are here and we have a job to do."


The Green Bay is underway with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) led by Commander, Amphibious Squadron 1, Capt. J. Curtis Shaub. BOXARG is comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Comstock (LSD 45) and Green Bay.

Green Bay helps provide deterrence, promote peace and security, preserve freedom of the sea and humanitarian/disaster response within 3rd Fleet's 50-million square mile area of responsibility in the eastern Pacific, as well as supporting the Navy's Maritime Strategy when forward deployed.

Army to assume responsibility for Pope Air Force Base

The C-130 Hercules aircraft displays the Fort Bragg-Pope Field tail flashing of the 440th Airlift Wing at Field, N.C. The former air force base was redesignated Pope Field March 1, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Peter R. Miller)

FORT BRAGG-POPE FIELD, N.C. (AFNS) -- Pope Air Force Base became Pope Field March 1 as it transitioned to be an Army operated facility supporting Air Force operations.

Several Air Force units were redesignated or inactivated, marking a significant moment in Air Force history.

The signing of a proclamation by Col. Stephen Sicinski, the Fort Bragg Garrison commander, and Col. Paul Kucharek, the 43rd Operations Group commander, marked the handover of responsibility for Pope Field.

Colonel Kucharek presided over the inactivation of Pope AFB's mission support group, maintenance group, contracting squadron, security forces squadron, communication squadron and civil engineer squadron whose missions will be assumed by the Army garrison.

"The transfer of Pope Field to Army control is certainly an emotional event for our Air Force brethren, but it would be hard to find a closer relationship between sister services than Fort Bragg has had with Pope Air Force Base," Colonel Sicinski said.

The War Department officially established "Pope Field" in 1919 and it ranks as one of the oldest installations in the Air Force.

When the Air Force became its own branch of the military in September 1947, Pope Field officially became Pope Air Force Base.

Today, Pope Field continues to put the "air" in airborne for Fort Bragg missions by providing airlift and close air support to American armed forces and to humanitarian missions flown all over the world.

Pope's transition to Army management was directed by public law in keeping with the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission's recommendations to improve military efficiency and reduce redundancy.

The 43rd OG, a vital part of Pope Field's continuing mission, was redesignated the 43rd Air Group during the ceremony, and the 43rd Air Wing was inactivated.

The changes that the Fort Bragg-Pope Field community will notice will be minor, Colonel Sicinski said, but will go a long way to providing consistent quality of life services to all of Fort Bragg's uniformed service members and their families.

The consolidation of family and morale, welfare and recreation services including child-development centers, school-age services, bowling alleys and a planned all ranks club to be built on the site of the former NCO.

Religious support for all of Fort Bragg and Pope Field will be under one management. Post-wide emergency services will be centrally managed.

Gates that once separated Fort Bragg from Pope Air Force Base will no longer be required.

Pope Field will be Fort Bragg's third airfield, joining Simmons Army Airfield and Mackall Army Airfield in supporting combat training and rapid contingency deployments of the post's airborne and special operations communities.

The 440th Airlift Wing, a Reserve unit stationed at Pope Field will, also assume duties the 43rd AW previously had.

"In most instances Airmen will only notice a difference in uniforms," said Col. John Stokes, the 440th Airlift Wing vice commander. "Throughout all of the transitions, the 440th Airlift Wing will continue to provide total forces mission ready combat airlifters and equipment, anywhere and anytime," said. "The big message for those in the Fort Bragg community is that the Air Force mission at Pope Field continues post March 1.

"In some cases the responsibility for functions changes from 43rd AW to 440th AW, or Army Garrison, but all five major commands (Air Force Reserve Command, Air Mobility Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command) will still have units operating at Pope Field."

U.S. Marines, Ships Heading to Mediterranean

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. is sending hundreds of Marines, 2 amphibious ships to help with Libya evacuation and humanitarian relief.

HMS Cumberland Deploys to Libya

HMS Cumberland is currently part of Operation Deference, the operation to help British Nationals in Libya after the country’s collapse into civil war.

Cumberland has a command team embarked to co-ordinate any eventuality that may occur. HMS Cumberland a Type 22 Frigate was returning from a 6 month deployment as the OP TELIC Frigate when her tasking was changed.

HMS Cumberland docked in Benghazi and embarked British Nationals. She left Benghazi late Thursday afternoon with British nationals on board heading for Valletta in Malta.

Troops Re-Positioned to Provide Options on Libya

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON - The United States military "is in the planning and preparing mode" on Libya, and will be able to provide the full range of options for national leaders, Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan said here today.

The U.S. military is moving naval and air forces to the region, he said.

President Barack Obama asked the military to prepare these options as the situation in Libya gets worse. News reports indicate while Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi is attacking rebels in and around the capital of Tripoli, anti-regime forces hold the east.

In a Feb. 26 call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama said: "When a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now," according to the White House.

The Defense Department has not been directly tasked for any mission, Lapan said.

"We have planners working various contingency plans," he said. "It's safe to say as a part of that, we're re-positioning forces to provide for that flexibility. We are re-positioning forces in the region to provide options and flexibility."

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also urged Gadhafi to stop killing his own people and leave. She also said the United States government has been reaching out to Libyan rebels.

"We've been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and as the revolution moves westward, there as well," Clinton said at Andrews Air Force Base yesterday. "I think it's way too soon to tell how this is going to play out, but we're going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States."

Lapan ruled nothing out. "Again, it goes back to having a full range of options available," he said. "So those forces could be used in any number of ways. Re-positioning them provides that flexibility so they can be used if needed."

Does CanForce have an HF ALE network?

From our Midwest member of the Milcom MP monitor team -- the GrayGhost.

11232.0 HF-USB

1508Z - Atlas-340, in vicinity of Winnipeg, rqst radio check & selcal check (GHAE) fm Trenton Military. Am the SAR bird & will be conducting training for the next 3 hrs. Rqst tfc fm RCC. Neg tfc att fm RCC. Rg, Atlas-340 will maintain selcal watch & will attempt ALE check-ins (no time specified).

That is definitely a first, reference to a CanForce aircraft and some sort of ALE network. Maybe they use the USAF Global HF system but this definitely needs more work. If it isn't who will be the first to ID a Canadian mil aircraft ALE net?

NZ Christchurch Earthquake Disaster NZ Army Lowband comms

From Ian Julian and the VHFSkip List:

Military comms for cordons and logistics in Christchurch New Zealand monitored on 31.750 and 33.225 MHz FM.

Milcom Blog Logs - 28 Feb 2011 - USASA MidWest Collection Site

Time for another exclusive HF blog log report from the radio ranch at the USASA MidWest Collection Site.

3255.5 HF-USB
1140Z - Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/B net: AAR4OH / AAV4WR

3267.5 HF-USB
0206Z - NNN0ETI NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 South Texas MARS 6S1B net

3269.0 HF-USB
0204Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W2B net: NNN0BIP

3299.0 HF-USB
0106Z - Air Force Region 4 MARS 4S1 net: AFA4UF

3308.0 HF-USB
0107Z - AFN7NC NCS for the Air Force North Central Area Region MARS NCADS1 net: AFF7KS
0209Z - AFA7CH NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM1 net
1203Z - AFA7ZK NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM2 net: AFA5ML

3320.5 HF-USB
0107Z - Navy/MC Region 4 South Carolina MARS 4G1B net: NNN0GBS / NNN0KCS

3325.0 HF-USB
0133Z - NNN0GAQ NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Indiana MARS 5B2Z net

3349.0 HF-USB
0109Z - NNN0KIP NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 East Texas MARS 6E1B net: NNN0AJJ

3384.0 HF-USB
0305Z - Link-11 data transmission

3390.0 HF-USB
0100Z - NNN0BUX NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 MARS 5X1B net
0203Z - NNN0BIF NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 MARS 4X9B net

4002.9 HF-LSB
0101Z - AAA4TN NCS for the Army Region 4 Tennessee MARS AAA4TN/A net: AAM4ATN

4007.0 HF-USB
0002Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Nebraska / Kansas MARS 7N1B net: NNN0AVT
0031Z - NNN0XYA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Minnesota MARS 5G1B net: NNN0BQH / NNN0AJJ
0130Z - NNN0KOD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Missouri MARS 7H1B net: NNN0PQX / NNN0AEV / NNN0FBL / NNN0HKF
2303Z - NNN0AEV NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 MARS 7X5Y (MT-63) net: NNN0AVT / NNN0IBG / NNN0QGB / NNN0VVI-T / NNN0THC / NNN0SVW
2332Z - NNN0POY NCS for the Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D3B net: NNN0TUL / NNN0JYA / NNN0UAO

4008.5 HF-USB
0102Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O1B net: NNN0AJJ / NNN0QNN
2200Z - NNN0AZO NCS for the Navy/MC Region 6 Oklahoma MARS 6O3B net: NNN0QGC

4011.0 HF-USB
1403Z - Navy/MC Region 7 Iowa MARS 7D1C net: NNN0JYO

4013.5 HF-USB
0001Z - Navy/MC Region 4 Kentucky MARS 4K2B net: NNN0BTG

4017.9 HF-USB
0103Z - Army Region 8 MARS AAA8RD/A net: AAM8RE

4020.9 HF-USB
0105Z - Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6ITX
1207Z - AAR6CE NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6OK
1302Z - AAM6EAR NCS for the Army Region 6 MARS AAA6RD/A net: AAM6AR

4023.9 HF-USB
1406Z - AAM5RD NCS for the Army Region 5 Illinois MARS AAA5RD/IL net

4026.9 HF-LSB
1138Z - Army Region 5 Ohio MARS AAA5RD/OH net: AAR5HB / AAA5OH / AAR5OF

4026.9 HF-USB
1202Z - AAR4IJ NCS for the Army Region 4 MARS AAA4RD/C net: AAR4LI / AAR4OH / AAR4LQ / AAM4NC

4032.9 HF-LSB
1201Z - Army Region 3 MARS AAA3RD/A net: AAR3GK / AAR3HB

4035.9 HF-USB
0200Z - AAR7DB & AAR7JW call the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/B net
1303Z - AAR7QB NCS for the Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/C net: AAR7AT
1407Z - Army Region 7 MARS AAA7RD/D net: AAA7MO

4038.5 HF-USB
0201Z - NNN0PCC NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H2B net
0301Z - NNN0GAA NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Alabama MARS 4A2B net
1407Z - NNN0RBD NCS for the Navy/MC Region 4 Tennessee MARS 4H1B net: NNN0ANX

4469.0 HF-USB
1230Z - Florida-CAP-256 (sound like) NCS for the Southeast Region Florida CAP net: Florida-CAP-271 / Florida-CAP-41

4470.5 HF-USB
0302Z - NNN0XFB NCS for the Navy/MC Region 8 North / South Dakota MARS 8S1B net

4506.0 HF-USB
1402Z - Red-Cloud-144 NCS for the North Central Region Nebraska "Red-Cloud" CAP net

4517.0 HF-USB
1401Z - AFA7HZ NCS for the Air Force North Central Area MARS NCM3 net: AFN7NC

4601.0 HF-USB
1430Z - Rocky Mountain Region CAP net: Aspen-Gold-67

4603.0 HF-USB
[22:51:02][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07
[23:24:44][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8FEM ][AL0] BER 10 SN 05
[23:58:21][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FR7FEM ][AL0] BER 14 SN 06

4604.0 HF-USB
1400Z - Red-Robin-898 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Michigan "Red-Robin" CAP net
1430Z - Red-Fox-17 NCS for the Great Lakes "Blue Lake" Region CAP net
2232Z - Red-Fox-93 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Illinois "Red-Fox" CAP net
2300Z - Kentucky-CAP-148 NCS for the Great Lakes Region Kentucky CAP net

4623.5 HF-USB
1400Z - NNN0UNK NCS for the Navy/MC Region 5 Wisconsin MARS 5W4B net: NNN0ULK
1500Z - Navy/MC Region 5 Illinois MARS 5I3B net: NNN0SCV

4627.0 HF-USB
1300Z - Southwest Region Arkansas "Wild-Wood" CAP net: WildWood-11 / WildWood-46

5004.5 HF-USB
1505Z - Navy/MC Region 6 MARS 6X2B net: NNN0WKH

7302.0 HF-USB
1408Z - AFA6CN NCS for the Air Force Region 6 MARS 6M1 net

7540.0 HF-USB
1517Z - TRANSCON Digital Radio Relay Net (TRR) in MFSK-16: AFA1WW / AFA4DA

7615.0 HF-USB
1503Z - Middle-East-34 NCS for the CAP Daytime Communicators net: Head-CAP-58 / Louisiana-30 / Columbus-04 / Diamond-Flight-65

8050.0 HF-USB
[14:46:56][CHN 01][SND][ ][TWS][FC8 ][AL0] BER 16 SN 07

8126.0 HF-USB
0310Z - Link-11 data transmission

8971.0 HF-USB
1436Z - Fiddle calz (sound like) Trident-711 & (sound like) Red-Fox-711 calz Fiddle

9121.5 HF-USB
0308Z - Link-11 data transmission

10194.0 HF-USB
1703Z - Link-11 data transmission

11175.0 HF-USB
1534Z - Andrews (HF-GCS) pass 36 character EAM SCIIYU

11232.0 HF-USB
1508Z - Atlas-340, in vicinity of Winnipeg, rqst radio check & selcal check (GHAE) fm Trenton Military. Am the SAR bird & will be conducting training for the next 3 hrs. Rqst tfc fm RCC. Neg tfc att fm RCC. Rg, Atlas-340 will maintain selcal watch & will attempt ALE check-ins

11494.0 HF-USB
1942Z - November-08 to Camslant: on final homeplate

11740.0 HF-USB
1708Z - Link-11 data transmission

13993.0 HF-USB
1701Z - TRANSCON HF Voice Net: AFN7VN / AFA4FH / AFA4AB

Milcom Blog Logs - February 2011 - Central Florida

Our team milair monitor in central Florida, Jack NeSmith, checks in here on the Milcom MP with his extensive milcom freq list monitored from his central Florida monitoring post. Thanks Jack for sharing.

"I tried a different technique for monitoring the BUSH C2X. Programmed everything I could find for all the East coast USN and USMC base's, plus any freqs monitored during previous exercise's and all my unknown's. I also used 1 scanner in the search mode. The BUSH was off-shore for three weeks of great monitoring. Didn't spend time monitoring ATLANTIC STRIKE exercise at Avon Park range. Jack"

138.200 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
138.250 W-151B
138.450 USAF & NASA
138.550 INTERPLANE
138.825 HURLBURT FLD A-G-A
139.275 23FW MOODY AFB INTERPLANE
139.300 USAF PTD
139.700 NORAD
140.175 USAF TACTICAL
140.825 USAF TACTICAL
141.045 UNKNOWN
141.075 HURLBURT FLD A-G-A
141.150 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
141.500 USAF TACTICAL
141.700 KSC CAP
141.7875 INTERPLANE
141.825 USAF TACTICAL
142.300 PILOT to DISPATCH
143.000 23FW MOODY AFB INTERPLANE
143.575 USAF
143.600 23FW MOODY AFB INTERPLANE
143.700 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
143.750 TYNDALL AFB GCI OPS WARNING AREAS
143.800 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
148.125 USAF TACTICAL
148.150 USAF TACTICAL
148.2875 USAF TACTICAL
148.500 MOODY AFB A-G-A
225.000 J-STARS
225.350 PINECASTLE RANGE
225.725 BUSH C2X
225.800 NORAD
225.900 BUSH C2X
226.100 MOODY AFB A-G-A
226.425 USAF TACTICAL
227.025 MOODY AFB A-G-A
227.075 W-470A
227.450 BUSH C2X
227.775 BUSH C2X
228.225 347RQW MOODY AFB
229.675 BUSH C2X
231.600 BUSH C2X
233.375 BUSH C2X
233.475 BUSH C2X
233.525 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
233.700 MOODY AFB A/D
233.725 BUSH C2X
234.775 BUSH C2X
234.800 159FS/125FW
235.100 REFUELING
235.400 NASA INTERPLANE
235.550 BUSH C2X
235.725 BUSH C2X
235.775 FAA
235.925 BUSH C2X
236.250 GRUMMAN ST AUGUSTINE
236.700 BUSH C2X
237.675 BUSH C2X
237.800 NAS OCEANA VFA-106 A-G-A
237.825 BUSH C2X
237.975 BUSH C2X
238.625 USAF TACTICAL
238.800 USAF
238.875 BUSH C2X
238.975 BUSH C2X
238.975 BUSH C2X
239.000 ORLANDO EXEC TOWER
239.300 NAS MAYPORT TOWER
239.550 KSC CAP
240.300 BUSH C2X
240.425 BUSH C2X
240.600 USCG
241.925 BUSH C2X
244.400 BUSH C2X
246.150 EGLIN AFB
248.200 JAX IAP
250.000 BUSH C2X
250.300 BUSH C2X
251.250 159FS/125FW
251.600 BUSH C2X
252.100 HOMESTEAD ARB CMD POST
253.100 PINECASTLE RANGE
253.700 159FS/125FW
254.200 NORAD
254.325 ZJX
255.125 BUSH C2X
255.400 FSS
256.900 ZJX
257.125 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
257.500 W-151/470
258.300 BUSH C2X
258.925 BUSH C2X
260.900 KSC CAP
261.250 PINECASTLE RANGE
261.400 W-470
262.700 BUSH C2X
262.850 KSC CAP
262.900 NAS JAX NADEP
263.000 ZJX
263.500 CENTRA CQ
264.200 NAS JAX VP-8/VP-16
264.350 NAS MAYPORT HSL-46
264.650 BOEING OPS CECIL FLD
265.125 BUSH C2X
265.300 USMC
266.500 BUSH C2X
267.500 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
267.600 NAS MAYPORT METRO
268.500 BUSH C2X
269.000 FAA
269.250 ZJX
269.400 MOODY AFB A/D
270.000 KSC
270.200 REFUELING
271.200 W-155
271.275 BUSH C2X
273.375 USAF TACTICAL
273.550 ZJX
274.100 BUSH C2X
275.500 INTERPLANE
276.325 BUSH C2X
276.500 BUSH C2X
278.050 BUSH C2X
278.800 NAS WHITING A/D
279.675 BUSH C2X
281.000 NAS JAX ATIS
281.325 BUSH C2X
281.950 BUSH C2X
282.075 BUSH C2X
282.200 ZJX
282.300 ZJX
282.625 BUSH C2X
282.725 UNKNOWN
283.025 BUSH C2X
283.125 BUSH C2X
283.400 USMC INTERPLANE
283.600 BUSH C2X
283.850 BUSH C2X
284.500 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
284.700 ORLANDO IAP A/D
284.775 BUSH C2X
284.975 BUSH C2X
285.000 NAS JAX TSU "FIDDLE"
285.500 ZMA
285.650 ZJX
288.350 JAX IAP A/D
288.375 BUSH C2X
288.900 43FS A-G-A TYNDALL AFB
289.025 BUSH C2X
289.200 PINECASTLE RANGE
290.875 BUSH C2X
291.800 BUSH C2X
292.100 23FW MOODY AFB INTERPLANE
292.100 MACDILL AFB "THUNDER OPS" 6ARW
292.550 BUSH C2X
293.175 BUSH C2X
293.225 ZMA
293.250 BUSH C2X
293.275 BUSH C2X
293.525 BUSH C2X
293.600 NORAD
293.725 BUSH C2X
293.925 BUSH C2X
298.300 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
298.550 BUSH C2X
299.500 NAS WHITING AREA-3 COMMON
301.000 NAVY
302.300 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
303.000 BUSH C2X
303.050 83TES A-G-A EGLIN AFB
303.550 BUSH C2X
306.000 NAS JAX VP-30
307.000 ORLANDO IAP A/D
307.175 TAMPA IAP A/D
307.250 ZJX
308.400 JAX IAP DEPARTURE
308.500 NAS MAYPORT PTD
309.050 FLIGHT INT'L "VADER"
309.400 NAS KEY WEST KWTTR
310.200 NAS JAX BASE OPS
311.500 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
311.950 BUSH C2X
312.150 NAS JAX
312.175 BUSH C2X
313.500 TYNDALL AFB INTERPLANE
313.600 BUSH C2X
313.700 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
313.725 PINECASTLE RANGE
314.012 BUSH C2X
314.050 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
314.200 159FS/125FW
314.300 83TES A-G-A EGLIN AFB
314.450 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
315.800 VT-4 SQUADRON COMMON NAS PENSACOLA
316.300 NORAD
316.725 BUSH C2X
316.850 BUSH C2X
317.525 ZJX
317.600 ZJX
317.600 ZMA
318.600 NAS JAX
318.875 BUSH C2X
319.000 ZMA
320.500 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
320.600 NORAD
321.000 920RQW CMD POST PATRICK AFB
322.400 JAX IAP A/D
322.475 ZJX
323.050 ZJX
324.600 REFUELING
327.100 ZJX
327.600 REFUELING
327.850 BUSH C2X
328.450 BUSH C2X
335.500 ZMA
335.550 ZJX
338.150 BUSH C2X
338.250 GAINESVILLE RGNL A/D
339.700 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
342.250 ZMA
342.325 BUSH C2X
342.350 NAS KEY WEST KWTTR
342.475 BUSH C2X
343.000 159FS/125FW
343.400 BUSH C2X
343.500 NAS JAX METRO
344.600 PATRICK AFB METRO
345.000 USCG
346.250 ZJX
348.325 AIR OPS
348.700 ZMA
348.825 AIR OPS
348.850 BUSH C2X
349.700 EGLIN AFB
349.750 EGLIN AFB
350.000 BUSH C2X
350.025 AMID
350.050 BUSH C2X
351.800 JAX IAP A/D
351.900 ORLANDO EXEC A/D
352.000 ZJX
352.100 TYNDALL AFB A-G-A
352.600 EGLIN AFB
353.400 NAVY
353.450 REFUELING
354.900 BUSH C2X
355.400 BUSH C2X
357.275 BUSH C2X
357.425 BUSH C2X
360.400 A-G-A
360.500 A-G-A
360.700 ZJX
361.100 BUSH C2X
361.300 NAS MAYPORT HSL-18
363.000 ZJX
363.300 USMC PTD
363.400 BUSH C2X
364.200 NORAD
365.700 NAS WHITING A-G-A
365.925 BUSH C2X
369.025 BUSH C2X
369.175 BUSH C2X
371.275 BUSH C2X
371.350 NAS JAX
372.200 USAF PTD
373.650 TYNDALL AFB SOF
373.925 BUSH C2X
374.000 BUSH C2X
374.300 BUSH C2X
376.0500 BUSH C2X
376.450 W-470
376.900 FACSFAC JAX "SEALORD"
377.350 BUSH C2X
377.375 BUSH C2X
385.550 ZMA

Well this fine list of milair freqs will certainly fill a scanner up and keep its owner busy. Thanks again for sharing Jack.