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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 22 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

08000 ------   --- 2014-10-22 23:37:12 F-15 United States USAFE | 48FW [EGUL]
ADFE86 92-0551   COBB 51 2014-10-22 23:02:51 C-130H United States AFRC | 94AW | 700AS [KMGE]
AE5774 10-0025x   --- 2014-10-22 22:51:51 C-12V United States ---
AE0261 61-0310   PACK93 2014-10-22 22:35:22 KC-135R United States NH ANG | 157ARW | 133ARS [KPSM]
AE4EBE 168440   VVLL830 2014-10-22 22:34:14 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 23225
AE04DE 57-2597   SODA91 2014-10-22 22:23:37 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
ADFF71 65-10386   --- 2014-10-22 22:13:55 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE4EC0 168755   VVLL833 2014-10-22 22:09:17 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 11100
AE4EB3 168429   TALON05 2014-10-22 22:08:29 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] --- 38000
A82698 N624RH   --- 2014-10-22 22:03:29 707-338C United States OMEGA AIR
A49D0A N397CP   --- 2014-10-22 21:41:00 CESSNA 182T US CIVIL AIR PATROL
AE118A 02-1863   R1863 2014-10-22 21:18:04 C-37A United States US Army
AE173A 06-3840   --- 2014-10-22 20:58:03 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]
AE012E 97-0104   --- 2014-10-22 20:33:06 UC-35A United States ---
ADACC6 N980ST   NRG80 2014-10-22 20:15:08 737-4B3 United States US DEPT OF ENERGY
ADFCF9 95-0045   --- 2014-10-22 19:50:31 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE4EB3 168429   TALON05 2014-10-22 19:25:24 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] --- 38000
AE08FC 84-24379   R24379 2014-10-22 18:54:28 C-12R United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
ADFC90 92-0335   --- 2014-10-22 18:34:39 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
AE1494 97-0100   PEACH99 2014-10-22 18:21:48 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
ADFF71 65-10386   --- 2014-10-22 18:14:40 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE0265 57-1436   SODA82 2014-10-22 18:08:56 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
738B4A 665   FIXER55 2014-10-22 18:07:32 C-130J-30 Israel IDF | 103Sqn
AE4EC1 168756   15 2014-10-22 18:07:17 P-8A United States USN | VP-45 [KNIP] --- 15525
738B4A 665   FIXER55 2014-10-22 17:19:57 C-130J-30 Israel IDF | 103Sqn
AE0389 62-3514   TOPCAT7 2014-10-22 16:43:33 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE1191    --- 2014-10-22 16:19:45 F-15E/UC-35B United States
AE0389 62-3514   TOPCAT7 2014-10-22 16:00:36 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
ADFCF9 95-0045   --- 2014-10-22 15:53:40 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFE8D 95-0088/95-0096   --- 2014-10-22 15:47:11 C-12R+ United States USARMY
AE1497 99-0006   PEACH88 2014-10-22 15:25:27 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 31800
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-22 15:17:27 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] 0000 31000
477FF2 02   BRK25 2014-10-22 15:02:17 C-17A Hungary NATO
ADFE8D 95-0088/95-0096   --- 2014-10-22 14:57:48 C-12R+ United States USARMY
AE0265 57-1436   SODA82 2014-10-22 14:50:30 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1497 99-0006   PEACH88 2014-10-22 14:42:03 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 31800
AE4EC1 168756   15 2014-10-22 14:27:34 P-8A United States USN | VP-45 [KNIP] --- 15525
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-22 13:04:35 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] 0000 31000
AE04F9 99-0404   SAM578 2014-10-22 12:47:46 C-37A United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW] --- 39950
AE04A8 165810   OTIS51 2014-10-22 00:51:23 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Norad has increased North America alert posture

From the NORAD/US Northcom twitter feed:

NORAD taking appropriate and prudent steps to ensure adequate posture to respond quickly to any incidents involving aviation in Canada.

For MilcomMP readers here are the current NORAD UHF freqs.

228.900 234.600 235.900 238.400 252.000 254.200 260.900 265.400 270.200 271.000 274.000 277.600 278.000 281.600 282.600 288.400 293.600 316.300 320.600 324.000 327.900 328.000 355.200 364.200 (AICC Nationwide) 386.000 MHz

Hercules by the Numbers

You may know that the C-130 Hercules is operated by 70 countries. You might even be able to name several of C-130’s 70+ variants. But, here are some facts and figures that you may not know about the Herc courtesy of Lockheed Martin on their website at http://tinyurl.com/kvgv2ac.

VA Plans to Build Nationwide High-Frequency Radio Network to Communicate During Emergencies

From the NextGov.com website and Jack Metcalfe

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to build a nationwide high-frequency radio network to connect its medical facilities in case of an emergency that knocks out other forms of communications -- applying century-old technology to current needs.
VA said in a contracting notice Tuesday it intends to award a five-year, fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the fully functional "turnkey" Emergency High Frequency Radio Network.

VA plans to issue a formal request for proposals by Oct. 31.

The network will include an undefined number of high-powered “backbone” stations equipped with 200-watt transmitters designed to receive and automatically relay communications from 125-watt stations located at approximately 200 Veterans Health Administration facilities, VA said.

The network would provide emergency two-way radio communication and links to national wired, cellular and IP telephone networks enabling radio-to-telephone communications, according to the agency.

High-frequency radios operate in the three-to-30-MHz bandwidth and can transmit signals for hundreds or thousands of miles as the signals are refracted off the ionosphere. Changes in ionspheric conditions require HF radios to be periodically retuned, done automatically with a technology known as Automatic Link Establishment built into the radios. VA has specified ALE radios for its HF network.
Though outmoded by satellite and internet communications, HF networks still serve as an emergency backup for federal agencies, including the Air Force for communications with Air Force One as well as its transport, tanker and bomber fleets.

The Department of Homeland Security operates a high-frequency network called SHARES, which provides additional capabilities for users with a national security and emergency-preparedness mission to communicate when landline and cellular communications are unavailable.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Army National Guard also operate national HF networks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set up the National Public Health Radio Network as a communications back up in all 50 states.

Bernie Skoch, a retired Air Force general, consultant and amateur radio operator, said high-frequency remains the only reliable long-distance communications capability that depends entirely on terminal systems for end-to-end communications.

“There is no copper, no fiber, no space segment and very thin network management requirements” -- just radios, antennas and the ether, he said.

That independence from complex infrastructures, coupled with relatively inexpensive portable and mobile packages, makes it ideal for command and control, disaster and continuity-of-operations systems, Skoch said.

Blog Editor Comment (if you don't like editorials move on): Unbelievable! Another HF emergency net by a government that is bloated with them. So which HF emergency net does the government bureaucrat operate on when the balloon goes up?

Answer: Doesn’t make any difference they all do nothing anyway during emergencies, just check-ins and signal checks and asking hams if they can handle their H&W traffic. This is just another waste of my tax money by a government agency that already has a bloated budget and has enough problems providing services to this nation's vets.

Nimitz to Participate Alongside Canadian, Japanese, other US Ships in TG Exercise

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations and training exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly M. Agee/Released)

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly Agee, USS Nimitz Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Canadian, Japanese and U.S ships will participate
in a U.S. 3rd Fleet-led Task Group Exercise (TGEX) off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 20-31.

The TGEX will serve to train independently-deploying units in air defense, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and maritime-interdiction operations while building cooperative relationships with partner nations.

Units participating include Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 15, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile cruisers USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and USS Chosin (CG 65), guided-missile destroyers USS Milius (DDG 69), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), and a submarine, Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigates HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) and HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338), Kingston-class coastal defense vessels HMCS Brandon (MM 710) and HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JS) Teruzuki (DD 116).

Simultaneously, CSG 15 will lead and evaluate training across multiple warfare areas for Milius, Paul Hamilton, Fort Worth and Freedom, as these ships will use TGEX as their final opportunity to certify prior to deployment.

Specific events Nimitz will conduct include: flight operations, tracking different ships, conducting underway replenishments, and communications exercises.

"This is an opportunity to test our ability to work in a coalition environment," said Cmdr. Darrell Lewis, future operations officer for Carrier Strike Group 11. "There are some language barriers, and how we do things is slightly different from how the other nations do things. So, we are taking them into our task group and working with them and proving we can do it."

According to Lewis this exercise will benefit new personnel on Nimitz by giving them the chance to experience a more sophisticated level of operations.

"It is going to be a great opportunity," said Lewis. "Everything you do in these exercises you can learn from. It is a taste what it was like during deployment for those people who haven't seen it."

Joint interagency and international relationships strengthen U.S. 3rd Fleet's ability to respond to crises and protect the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners.

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 21 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE1D7A 162778   --- 2014-10-21 21:55:42 P-3C-III United States USN |
800739 ---   --- 2014-10-21 20:57:37 ------ India --- --- ---
AE04A2 60-0359   MASH01 2014-10-21 19:54:10 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE0110 94-1570   BOXER39 2014-10-21 19:04:50 C-38A United States DC ANG | 113Wg | 201AS [KADW]
AE0635 73-3300   SKIER71 2014-10-21 18:56:15 LC-130H United States NY ANG | 105AW | 137AS [KSWF]
AE093A 00-1051   --- 2014-10-21 16:20:14 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE1211 03-0726   --- 2014-10-21 16:17:54 UC-35C United States USARC | 2-228 AVN
AE11DD 76-1606   SNTRY50H 2014-10-21 16:09:47 E-3C United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE0097 67-14919   --- 2014-10-21 15:59:44 T-38C United States 90thFTS
AE08FD 84-24380   PAT923 2014-10-21 15:51:27 C-12U United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AE4EBE 168440   VVLL833 2014-10-21 15:39:42 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP]
ADFCD8 94-0121   --- 2014-10-21 15:26:36 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE0449 02-4452   TERRA97 2014-10-21 15:26:21 C-32B United States NJ ANG | 108WG | 150SOS [KWRI]
AE08F9 84-24376   2316 2014-10-21 14:53:36 C-12R United States OSACOM/PAT
ADFE66 91-1235   DERBY 72 2014-10-21 14:39:39 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
AE5774 10-0025x   --- 2014-10-21 14:33:45 C-12V United States ---
AE093A 00-1051   --- 2014-10-21 13:23:11 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
ADACC6 N980ST   NRG80 2014-10-21 13:16:46 737-4B3 United States US DEPT OF ENERGY --- 31950

'Hurricane Hunters' busy with missions on both coasts

Lt. Col. Jon Talbot points to the eye of Hurricane Julio during a hurricane flight off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 9, 2014.Talbot is a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jessica

By Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo, 403rd Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) -- It's been a busy two weeks for the Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew their last of 15 missions into Hurricane Ana in the Pacific Oct. 20, while gathering weather data for the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

On the other side of the globe, the hunters wrapped up a week-long deployment to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, flying their last Hurricane Gonzalo mission Oct. 16, in the Atlantic.

It's not unusual to have storms this late in the season, said Maj. Jon Brady, a 53rd WRS aerial reconnaissance weather officer.

"The peak of the season is in September, but there is a historical trend for it to re-spike in October. Some of the biggest storms and hybrid storms form in October," he said, adding that Hurricane Sandy struck in October and was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

What is extremely rare is to have a third hurricane hit Hawaii in the same season, Brady said, who added the Hurricane Hunters only deploy to the Central Pacific when Hawaii is threatened. Hawaii has been hit by five hurricanes since 1952, until this year the last hurricane to strike the islands was Hurricane Iniki in 1992.

The Hurricane Hunters deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for the second time this season and began flying missions into Ana Oct. 16. The unit deployed to Hawaii in August to fly Hurricanes Iselle and Julio. The last time the squadron deployed to Hawaii was in 2007, for Hurricane Flossie, which wasn't a direct hit and brought light damage to the islands.

"The Pacific is much warmer than normal," Brady said. "This is indicative of an El Nino, which gets the water much hotter than normal and causes more storms to form in the Pacific than the Atlantic, which was the case this year."

Ana, the 21st named storm in the Pacific, became a Hurricane Oct. 18, passing to the south of the Hawaiian Islands, but caused severe weather and heavy rains during the weekend.

The National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu and the National Hurricane Center in Miami rely on satellite images and Doppler radar for their forecasts models. The data the hurricane hunters provide improves the accuracy of the track forecast by 15 to 20 percent, said Dennis Feltgen, NHC public affairs officer.

"When you look at the satellite imagery you are not sure what is going on inside the storm. Sending the Hurricane Hunters into a storm is the equivalent of going to the doctor's office and getting an MRI," he said.

To gather this data, aircrews fly through the eye of a storm four to six times to locate the low-pressure center and circulation of the storm. During each pass through the eye, they release a dropsonde, which collects weather data on its descent to the ocean surface, measuring wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point and pressure. During storm flights, the aircrews transmit weather data via satellite communication every 10 minutes to the NHC or CPHC providing forecasters vital data on a storm's intensity and direction, assisting them with their forecasts and storm warnings.

The NHC used this data earlier in the month for forecast and storm warnings for the Caribbean Islands impacted by Hurricane Gonzalo.

The squadron deployed to the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix Oct. 10 to track the weather system that formed into Tropical Storm Gonzalo Oct. 12 and became a hurricane Oct. 14.

As the system made its way through the Caribbean Islands, the deployed aircrews relocated to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Oct. 13. Aircrews continued around-the-clock reconnaissance of the hurricane until Oct. 16. They flew out of Homestead and Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The squadron flew 15 missions gathering data on the storm, which at its strongest was a Category 4, and caused damage in Antigua, Saint Martin and Bermuda. The storm struck Bermuda Oct. 18 as a Category 2. The storm's remnants hit the United Kingdom late Monday.

While crews recover from Hurricanes Ana and Gonzalo, the squadron is moving on to the next storm. The Hurricane Hunters are flying a low level investigation mission today on a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico near the Bay of Campeche west of Yucatan.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

USS Milius Departs on Deployment

San Diego (NNS) -- The guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Naval Base San Diego Oct. 20 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

The ship and crew of more than 300 Sailors, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, will conduct presence operations and goodwill activities with partner nations.

Prior to deploying to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Milius will participate in a Task Group Exercise off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 20-31, along with other units from the U.S and Canadian navies and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

U.S. 3rd Fleet will lead the exercise that serves to train independently-deploying units in air defense, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and maritime interdiction operations, while also building cooperative relationships.

Milius is a multi-mission ship with anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare surface combatants capabilities, designed to operate independently or with an associated strike group.

The Navy announced Oct. 16 the ballistic missile defense (BMD)-capable guided-missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65) and Milius will become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) based at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan in the summers of 2015 and 2017, respectively.

Milius is homeported in San Diego and is part of Naval Surface Forces and U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Eastern Pacific from the West Coast of North America to the international date line and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary for an effective global Navy.

Btown Milcom Blog Logs

Have been doing some HF monitoring this morning. Ran across a couple of interesting freqs.

7348.0 kHz USB/ALE FEMA running weekly comm checks on the FNARS net. FM4FEM - ALE Address (Voice call WGY 914) FEMA Federal Region Center Thomasville, GA cld by FCSFEM002 (WGY 912) - Mt. Weather EAC (Berryville), VA

7630.5 kHz USB/Olivia Tail end of the US Air Force MARS NEM1 net (NE US) at 1345 UTC.
8101.0 kHz USB US Navy CWC Air Defense network, call sign India Whiskey is NCS, probable USS Iwo Jima ARG off the east coast of the US.

US Air Force Reaper Drone Crashes at Niamey Airport

US Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Reaper drone (AFP Photo / USAF)

According to the Reuters new agency an unarmed USAF MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed on landing at the main airport in the capital of Niger on Monday (10/20/14), damaging the runway, but causing no injuries, airport sources in Niger and the U.S. Air Force said.

Washington deployed unarmed surveillance drones in Niger after a French-led military operation in 2013 destroyed an al Qaeda enclave in neighboring northern Mali.

Supported by some 120 U.S. military personnel, they operate from a base outside the capital Niamey, though the United States is considering moving the operation to Agadez, 750 km (460 miles) northeast of Niamey.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Swedish 'Cold War' thriller exposes Baltic Sea nerves over Russia

Swedish corvette HMS Stockholm patrols Jungfrufjarden in the Stockholm archipelago October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency

By Alistair Scrutton and Simon Johnson, Yahoo News website

Whether it was caused by paranoia or a secret naval mission, Sweden's biggest military mobilization since the Cold War over the last three days has underscored growing concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions in the Baltic Sea region.

In just over a month, an Estonian intelligence officer has been reported abducted by Russian forces, Finland has complained of Russian interference with one of its research vessels, and Sweden has lodged an official protest over a "serious violation" when Russian warplanes entered its air space.

With shades of Frederick Forsyth, the maritime mystery has fired the imagination of the region. Moscow has denied it has any submarine in mechanical trouble in Sweden's waters, but nervous governments fear that the Baltic Sea could become the next flashpoint with Russia after Ukraine.

"This may become a game-changer for the security in the whole Baltic Sea region," tweeted Edgars Rinkevics, foreign minister of Latvia, where officials say there has been a marked increase in Russian submarines and ships navigating close to their territorial waters.

The search in the Baltic Sea, less than 30 miles (50 km) from Stockholm, began on Friday and reawakened memories of the final years of the Cold War, when Sweden repeatedly chased suspected Soviet submarines along its coast with depth charges.

But there have also been many false alarms. In the 1980s, the military on several occasions thought it had detected submarines, only to find the underwater sounds had been made by minks or otters.

The military say they are now looking for a submarine, a mini-submarine or even divers amid the thousands of islands near Stockholm, many of them popular holiday destinations. On Monday a no-fly zone was declared around the search area.

Read the rest of the article at http://news.yahoo.com/swedish-cold-war-thriller-exposes-baltic-sea-nerves-161355472--finance.html

New Navy E-2D aircraft goes operational

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 banks over Naval Station Norfolk. VAW-125 will be the first squadron to deploy with the E-2D. (MC2 Ernest R. Scott / Navy)

By Christopher P. Cavas, Navy Times Staff writer

WASHINGTON — The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye has been declared to be operational, meaning that deployment training for the Navy’s newest airborne warning and control aircraft can begin in earnest.

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Advanced Hawkeye was achieved Oct. 10 when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) was certified to have five operational aircraft, five trained air crews and a fully-certified maintenance team.

With IOC declared, the VAW-125 Tigertails now will train with Carrier Air Wing 1, scheduled to deploy next year aboard the carrier Theodore Roosevelt.

Read the rest of this article on the Navy Times website at http://www.navytimes.com/article/20141016/NEWS04/310160060/New-Navy-E-2D-aircraft-goes-operational

Navy at Travis quietly keeps communications open with subs

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Anstead gestures toward a E-6 Mercury communications plane used by the Navy VQ-3 detachment unit based at Travis Air Force Base. The plane trails a five-mile-long antenna out of its rear, in order to communicate with submarines on missions in the Pacific. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

By Ian Thompson, Daily Republic website

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Whenever the Pentagon wants to call one of its nuclear subs in the Pacific, the call goes through the quiet Navy professionals whose E-6B Mercury communication aircraft fly out of their unobtrusive alert facility on Travis’ south side.

Like fishermen, the aircrew of Travis’ VQ-3 detachment spends long hours out over the Pacific, catching messages with a five-mile trailing antenna that will then be sent to the subs cruising safely and silently under water within 1,000 miles of the aircraft.
“We are one big relay platform,” said VQ-3 Detachment Officer in Charge Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jason Anstead.

The unit’s unofficial name, TACAMO, stands for Take Charge and Move Out. It was born in July 1963 when the director of naval communications for the chief of naval operations used those words to start work on coming up with a better way to communicate with the Navy’s nuclear submarines.

This system had to be capable of surviving any hostile military action, something ground-based communications sites were incapable of doing, according to Anstead.
The result was the creation of Strategic Communications Wing 1, which is headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and oversees three fleet air reconnaissance squadrons. One of those, VQ-3, has the detachment, which is stationed on the south side of Travis Air Force Base’s runway. It’s sister unit, VQ-4, has a detachment that is stationed on the East Coast at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Initially, the wing was equipped with modified C-130 Hercules aircraft. They were replaced with the E-6 Mercury, which is a heavily modified Boeing 707 packed with high-tech communications gear.

Rest of the article can be read at http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/military/navy-at-travis-quietly-keeps-communications-open-with-nations-submarines/

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 19 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE4E9C 166179   --- 2014-10-19 21:46:33 T-6B United States ---
ADFECB 84-0485   PAT185 2014-10-19 21:15:27 C-12T-3 United States KY ARNG | OSACOM DET-11 [KFFT]
ADFDB6 93-1036   ROLER75 2014-10-19 20:01:59 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE1144 165978   --- 2014-10-19 18:38:47 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
AE0485 62-3521   MASH65 2014-10-19 16:53:13 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
ADFDD6 95-6712   ANVIL31 2014-10-19 16:37:10 C-130H United States WV ANG | 130AW | 130AS [KCRW]
AE29FC 168205   --- 2014-10-19 16:10:53 UC-12W United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE1197 03-3114   RULER21 2014-10-19 16:10:08 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE11E7 79-0001   --- 2014-10-19 16:00:55 E-3G United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE11E7 79-0001   --- 2014-10-19 15:33:26 E-3G United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 18 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

A3BE59 12-3040   --- 2014-10-18 23:52:19 C-146A United States ---
AE04D8 165830   --- 2014-10-18 21:57:57 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW]
ADFE66 91-1235   DERBY 72 2014-10-18 20:51:28 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
AE509E 10-80264   --- 2014-10-18 20:33:53 UV-18C United States golden knights
AE49C3 09-9207   RCH585T 2014-10-18 20:04:18 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-18 19:39:19 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE07F5 97-0043   SLAM91 2014-10-18 19:37:40 C-17A United States AFRC | 452AMW | 729AS [KRIV]
ADACC6 N980ST   NRG80 2014-10-18 19:10:38 737-4B3 United States US DEPT OF ENERGY --- 18550
AE08A4 00-3583   --- 2014-10-18 18:40:25 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 41FTS [KCBM]
ADFEB5 74-0787   RADIX 29 2014-10-18 18:37:04 E-4B United States USAF | 55WG | 1ACCS [KOFF]
AE174D 06-3859   --- 2014-10-18 18:35:41 T-6A United States USAF
AE1104 01-3616   --- 2014-10-18 18:33:45 T-6A United States USAF
AE1472 07-7180   RCH583T 2014-10-18 18:24:07 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
ADFE9A 95-0101   --- 2014-10-18 18:10:21 C-12R+ United States USARMY
A50BC2 05-0424   50424 2014-10-18 16:50:33 U-28A United States USAF | 1SOW [KHRT]
AE1EB1 166044   --- 2014-10-18 15:58:08 T-6B United States USN | taw-5 | VT-6
AE29FC 168205   --- 2014-10-18 15:27:41 UC-12W United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE0940 166374   --- 2014-10-18 15:05:31 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
AE49C1 09-9205   BASCO72 2014-10-18 07:00:48 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE4F16 10-0222   BASCO73 2014-10-18 06:59:25 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE20C5 07-7184   BASCO75 2014-10-18 06:55:44 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE20C7 07-7186   BASCO76 2014-10-18 06:43:40 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE2FAA 08-8198   BASCO74 2014-10-18 06:41:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
ADFD06 95-0058   --- 2014-10-18 02:20:31 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFCF1 94-0146   --- 2014-10-18 00:58:53 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS

Friday, October 17, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 16 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

A77AE7 08-0581   --- 2014-10-16 19:45:23 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW | 319SOS [KHRT] 0000 22000
ADFCE5 94-0134   --- 2014-10-16 19:43:56 T-1A United States USAF
ADFFA9 70-1590   --- 2014-10-16 19:39:09 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE093A 00-1051   R01051 2014-10-16 19:17:50 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 2505 35000
AE0156 57-1456   REGAL41 2014-10-16 18:54:32 KC-135R United States AFRC | 916ARW | 77ARS [KGSB]
AE093A 00-1051   R01051 2014-10-16 18:31:29 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE] 2505 35000
AE4EBE 168440   VVLL822 2014-10-16 18:05:34 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 35000
AE04E5 59-1478   SODA82 2014-10-16 17:24:38 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE4D6A 10-0217   RCH549 2014-10-16 17:20:16 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-16 17:19:43 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
ADFCE5 94-0134   --- 2014-10-16 16:20:31 T-1A United States USAF
ADFD0C 95-0064   --- 2014-10-16 16:20:14 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE016D 84-0075   SPAR391 2014-10-16 16:00:32 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
A77AE7 08-0581   --- 2014-10-16 15:16:09 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW | 319SOS [KHRT] 0000 22000
ADFE4C 94-0320/95-0099   --- 2014-10-16 15:12:44 C-12V United States US Army | B/6-52 AVN (TA) DET-1 [KFTK]
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-16 14:55:46 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE04E5 59-1478   SODA82 2014-10-16 14:55:45 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE05DE 87-9281   BISON84 2014-10-16 14:43:32 C-130H United States AFRC | 914AW | 328AS [KIAG]
AE4EBE 168440   VVLL822 2014-10-16 14:30:43 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 35000
AE1192 166474   --- 2014-10-16 13:28:26 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT]
AE07C1 63-8017   BOLT33 2014-10-16 02:28:32 KC-135R United States USAF | 97AMW | 55ARS [KLTS] 0000 27000
AE07C1 63-8017   BOLT33 2014-10-16 01:37:40 KC-135R United States USAF | 97AMW | 55ARS [KLTS] 0000 27000
AE1490 95-0122   KOMODO4 2014-10-16 01:03:32 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE0197 84-0137   SPAR389 2014-10-16 00:58:01 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 15 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE1490 95-0122   KOMODO4 2014-10-15 23:35:32 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE0169 86-0204   --- 2014-10-15 22:31:52 C-20B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW]
AE0192 84-0125   SPAR488 2014-10-15 21:07:16 C-21A United States CT ANG | 103FW | 118FS [KBDL]
AE1121 02-3645   --- 2014-10-15 20:01:04 T-6A United States USAF 0000 24025
AE040F 162784   --- 2014-10-15 19:45:19 E-6B United States USN | SCW-1 [KTIK]
AE0650 58-0049   MOTOWN2 2014-10-15 18:54:04 KC-135T United States MI ANG | 127WG | 171ARS [KMTC]
AE1471 07-7179   RCH721 2014-10-15 18:39:23 C-17A United States USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU]
AE04F6 58-0069/84-0167   PAT0167 2014-10-15 18:05:25 KC-135T/C-12U United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA]
AE04E5 59-1478   SODA81 2014-10-15 16:07:07 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] 0000 17700
AE0394 64-14832   SODA82 2014-10-15 16:05:10 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE2912 6035   C6035 2014-10-15 16:01:10 MH-60J United States USCG | CGAS ASTORIA [KAST]
ADFE4C 94-0320/95-0099   --- 2014-10-15 15:54:30 C-12V United States US Army | B/6-52 AVN (TA) DET-1 [KFTK]
AE1121 02-3645   --- 2014-10-15 15:18:51 T-6A United States USAF 0000 24025
43C009 ZH866   LAC5414 2014-10-15 15:15:44 Hercules C6 United Kingdom RAF | BNTW
ADFE95 95-0096/95-0088   --- 2014-10-15 15:08:30 C-12R+ United States USARMY
ADFE67 91-1236   DERBY61 2014-10-15 15:00:17 C-130H United States KY ANG | 123AW | 165AS [KSDF]
ACB477 N918AV   00000000 2014-10-15 14:37:37 MD-82 United States Orange Air
AE118A 02-1863   R1863 2014-10-15 14:30:54 C-37A United States US Army
AE04E5 59-1478   SODA81 2014-10-15 13:28:26 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS] 0000 17700
ADFE4C 94-0320/95-0099   PAT747 2014-10-15 13:18:44 C-12V United States US Army | B/6-52 AVN (TA) DET-1 [KFTK]
AE4EB8 168434   00000000 2014-10-15 12:09:03 P-8A United States USN | VP-45 [KNIP]
ADFDDD 94-7316   RCH476 2014-10-15 11:59:33 C-130H United States AFRC | 302AW | 731AS [KCOS]
AE0168 86-0203   --- 2014-10-15 11:09:40 C-20B United States USAF | 89AW | 99AS [KADW]
AE1282 62-1863   BEER ME 2014-10-15 03:57:33 HC-130p United States USAF | 563RQG | 79RQS [KDMA]

Interesting Things Afoot at the 224 MI Bn

Our good friend Mac McCormick posted some interesting observations on his KF4LMT Radio Shack blog regarding a "possible" future hardware/mission change for the 224BN based ar Hunter AAF. Details on his blog at http://kf4lmt.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/interesting-things-afoot-at-the-224-mi-bn/

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Midwest Aerial Refueling VHF/UHF Formation Freqs

While digging around the net (I do that a lot), found the following frequencies assigned to the 22ARW out of McConnell AFB for use by their KC-135 tanker cell formations for use in the following states AR CO KS LA MO NE NM OK and TX.

They are authorized 138.5500 MHz (AM), 225.4500 and 225.5000 MHz. I have an indication that more than the 22 ARW may use these freqs. Reports from monitors are appreciated on these freqs and the units that may be using them.

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 12-14 October 2014 - Btown NC

USAF HC-130P Combat King of the 920th Rescue Wing refuels an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter

Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. Things have been a bit slow with the holiday Monday and the bad weather in the area yesterday. All dates/times are UTC.

ADFE85 92-0550   BULL21 2014-10-14 23:46:04 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE0192 84-0125   SPAR488 2014-10-14 22:16:34 C-21A United States CT ANG | 103FW | 118FS [KBDL]
AE0940 166374   --- 2014-10-14 19:50:34 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
AE04A2 60-0359   INDY65 2014-10-14 18:36:29 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE2F9C 168070   OTIS02 2014-10-14 17:19:19 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE0940 166374   --- 2014-10-14 16:47:29 UC-35D United States VMR DET [KADW]
A85F6E N639CS   0000 2014-10-14 16:24:04 737-4Y0 United States US DOJ Hanging Dog NC, US --- 23375
AE04D9 165831   CNV4202 2014-10-14 15:18:22 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW]
AE04DA 165832   VVJV832 2014-10-14 14:20:11 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE01DD 79-1712   DUCE06 2014-10-14 13:26:50 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE07AB 60-0331   GOLD32 2014-10-14 12:55:05 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW

AE4AF9 08-5684   EVAC5684 2014-10-13 19:51:59 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 317AG [KDYS]
AE07F0 96-0006   RCH337 2014-10-13 03:20:58 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE1456 05-5152   RCH747 2014-10-13 03:04:10 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
AE07F0 96-0006   RCH337 2014-10-13 01:51:40 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
0D04C2 AMT-205   FAM128 2014-10-13 01:23:01 G450 Mexico MexicanNavy
AE0676 00-0171   RCH461 2014-10-13 01:20:37 C-17A United States USAF | 3WG | 517AS [PAED]

ACB477 N918AV   00000000 2014-10-12 06:50:16 MD-82 United States Orange Air
AE0808 99-0062   RCH167 2014-10-12 03:07:39 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 11 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE04DA 165832   CNV4622 2014-10-11 23:26:38 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE4D6A 10-0217   RCH828 2014-10-11 22:51:42 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE020C 79-1946   PRIMO85 2014-10-11 20:45:23 KC-10A United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE021C 84-0189   OPEC 49 2014-10-11 16:05:34 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI]
AE0218 83-0082   HOIST92 2014-10-11 15:06:01 KC-10A United States USAF | 305AMW [KWRI] 0000 27975
AE0591 58-0075   E80075 2014-10-11 14:20:00 KC-135R United States AFRC | 459ARW | 756ARS [KADW]

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 10 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE54B3 10-0223   RCH536 2014-10-10 23:51:39 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE4BDE 10-5701   RCH551T 2014-10-10 20:30:28 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 317AG [KDYS]
AE4AF3 08-3178   RCH560T 2014-10-10 20:11:46 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 317AG [KDYS]
AE4E0A 08-5724   RCH561T 2014-10-10 19:54:51 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 317AG [KDYS]
AE04AA 99-0101   --- 2014-10-10 19:20:30 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/6-52 AVN (TA) DET-1 [KGRK]
AE1479 166767   --- 2014-10-10 18:56:06 UC-35D United States MAW-4
ADFCD8 94-0121   --- 2014-10-10 18:28:29 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE1197 03-3114   RCH395 2014-10-10 18:19:22 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
AE1490 95-0122   PEACH91 2014-10-10 17:41:21 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 20000
AE0386 59-1468   STEEL41 2014-10-10 17:40:54 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE0204 98-3544   --- 2014-10-10 17:35:23 T-6A United States USAF
ADFF00 96-0112   --- 2014-10-10 17:25:24 C-12J United States USARMY | CARA AVN SECTION [KAPG]
02B26B ---   LAC5758 2014-10-10 16:48:50 --- --- --- --- ---
AE1490 95-0122   PEACH91 2014-10-10 16:22:11 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 20000
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-10 16:00:45 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
ADFF00 96-0112   --- 2014-10-10 14:43:46 C-12J United States USARMY | CARA AVN SECTION [KAPG]
AE49C1 09-9205   BASCO72 2014-10-10 13:36:59 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 0000 35000
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-10 13:31:23 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE4F15 10-0221   RCH415 2014-10-10 11:52:33 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE0394 64-14832   SODA91 2014-10-10 00:55:17 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE20C7 07-7186   BASCO7X 2014-10-10 00:18:41 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

Friday, October 10, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 9 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE04DA 165832   CNV4668 2014-10-09 22:58:43 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE0197 84-0137   SPAR369 2014-10-09 22:50:44 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] 0000 34975
ADFE85 92-0550   BULL21 2014-10-09 22:47:52 C-130H United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE0394 64-14832   SODA91 2014-10-09 22:30:29 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1279 73-1588 AXIS26 2014-10-09 22:11:38 EC-130H United States USAF | 55ECG [KDMA]
AE093C 00-1053   --- 2014-10-09 20:40:54 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE4EEE 10-0055   00000000 2014-10-09 20:30:29 CV-22B United States ---
AE498A 08-0036   RAVEN81 2014-10-09 20:30:26 CV-22B United States USAF| 27SOW | 20SOS [KCVS]
AE1725 06-3819   --- 2014-10-09 20:22:30 T-6A United States USAF | 14FTW | 37FTS [KCBM]
AE1528 167112   --- 2014-10-09 20:02:11 KC-130J United States ---
AE0197 84-0137   SPAR369 2014-10-09 19:39:32 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW] 0000 34975
AE4EBE 168440   --- 2014-10-09 18:58:54 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP]
ADFEBD 96-0107   --- 2014-10-09 18:36:19 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE222E 167953   00000000 2014-10-09 18:28:09 P-8A United States USN | VX-20 [KNHK]
ADFE49 94-0317   --- 2014-10-09 18:22:31 C-12R United States USARMY
520274 94-0264   RCH 1028 2014-10-09 18:20:35 RC-26B United States USARMY
AE1496 97-0201   PEACH99 2014-10-09 18:11:35 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 31000
AE0600 80-0321   DAWG 02 2014-10-09 17:54:53 C-130H United States AETC | 314AW | 62AS [KLRF]
AE54C7 12-5756 ???   FIXER55 2014-10-09 17:35:47 C-130J-30 United States ---
AE123C 04-4131   RCH131 2014-10-09 17:19:22 C-17A United States USAF | 305AMW | 6AS [KWRI]
AE0265 57-1436   SODA81 2014-10-09 16:58:45 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE047F 59-1509   SODA82 2014-10-09 16:39:57 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1733 06-3833   --- 2014-10-09 16:31:01 T-6A United States USAF | 71FTW | 8 FTS
AE04BD 58-0076   MASH81 2014-10-09 16:30:34 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE04BD 58-0076   MASH81 2014-10-09 15:30:47 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS]
AE4AF0 08-3175   HAVOC71 2014-10-09 15:01:53 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 317AG [KDYS]
AE03F8 84-0154   --- 2014-10-09 14:48:48 C-12U United States LA ARNG | OSACOM Det38 [KHDC]
AE047F 59-1509   SODA82 2014-10-09 14:41:05 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE0265 57-1436   SODA81 2014-10-09 14:40:45 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
520274 94-0264   RCH 1028 2014-10-09 14:19:19 RC-26B United States USARMY
AE1496 97-0201   PEACH99 2014-10-09 13:38:09 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 31000
ADFEBD 96-0107   --- 2014-10-09 13:15:12 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE0808 99-0062   RCH036 2014-10-09 03:21:35 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE04CF 62-3537   BACKY34 2014-10-09 01:26:31 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] 0000 39000

Thursday, October 09, 2014

Current NORAD UHF MilAir Frequencies

There are a lot of bad NORAD frequency list floating around out there on the net, including some old ones that have old designators heard after in use after the 9/11 attack. The frequencies listed below is a complete list of currently assigned NORAD UHF military air frequencies.

Since the entire UHF military air (225-400 MHz) band plan was overhauled by DoD in recent years, quite a few of the old NORAD frequencies have been reassigned for other uses.

I should also note that I have not heard, not have I seen any valid reports, of any of those old NORAD color/number designators actually being used on the air since the band plan overhaul began back in 2004.

So in case you weren’t a Monitoring Times subscriber and a follower of my old Milcom column, here is the list of the current NORAD UHF milair frequency assignments.

228.900 234.600 235.900 238.400 252.000 254.200 260.900 265.400 270.200 271.000 274.000 277.600 278.000 281.600 282.600 288.400 293.600 316.300 320.600 324.000 327.900 328.000 355.200 364.200 (AICC Nationwide) 386.000 MHz

Another facet of air defense is the use of US Air Force E-3 AWACS aircraft for air defense zone surveillance. These aircraft also have some specific UHF mil assignments now that the band has been overhauled including a frequency shared with the AD frequencies listed above.

237.150 254.475 303.100 317.950 320.600 (also shared with AD feqs above) 324.650 335.950 388.950 MHz

Given the current state of relations with Russia and the many ADIZ intercepts in recent weeks, milcom monitors along the coastline should keep these frequencies programmed in their scanners. These frequencies are also used during various NORAD combat air patrols nationwide.

Frequency lists above courtesy of Teak Publishing, all rights reserved.

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 8 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE04E5 59-1478   SODA91 2014-10-08 23:49:52 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE04CF 62-3537   BACKY34 2014-10-08 22:14:40 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK] 0000 39000
ADFED0 85-1262   --- 2014-10-08 22:08:42 C-12U United States USARMY (OSACOM Det25 TNArNG)
AE04E5 59-1478   SODA91 2014-10-08 21:30:59 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE00EB ------   --- 2014-10-08 19:49:53 T-38C United States ---
AE08FC 84-24379   R24379 2014-10-08 19:26:08 C-12R United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AE54CB ------   WINE41 2014-10-08 18:48:32 C-130J-30 United States ---
AE11F2 83-0009   SNTRY30H 2014-10-08 18:39:24 E-3C United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE04BE 58-0106   DIXIE21 2014-10-08 17:36:10 KC-135R United States AL ANG | 117ARW | 106ARS [KBHM]
AE173B 06-3841   --- 2014-10-08 17:34:30 T-6A United States USAF
AE01FD 98-3037   --- 2014-10-08 17:32:31 T-6A United States USAF
AE4EA6 166189   --- 2014-10-08 16:36:17 T-6B United States ---
AE146C 07-7174   BOE74 2014-10-08 16:30:19 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE08FC 84-24379   R24379 2014-10-08 15:39:48 C-12R United States USARC | A/2-228 AVN (TA) [KWRI ]
AE1233 03-3122   RCH358 2014-10-08 14:51:30 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE11F2 83-0009   SNTRY30H 2014-10-08 14:49:41 E-3C United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AC0A69 08-0646   --- 2014-10-08 14:25:32 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 27SOW | 318SOS [KCVS]
AE016D 84-0075   SPAR368 2014-10-08 14:23:03 C-21A United States USAF | 375AW | 457AS [KADW]
0D04C2 AMT-205   MAF128 2014-10-08 08:43:28 G450 Mexico MexicanNavy
AE12C4 87-0126   CHAIN15 2014-10-08 03:15:50 MC-130h United States 1SOW/1SOS
AE20C6 07-7185   RCH7185 2014-10-08 00:25:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 7 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

ADFEBD 96-0107   WING78 2014-10-07 23:25:29 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG] 2141 39000
AE1251 165835   CNV4403 2014-10-07 23:10:19 C-40A United States USNR | VR-57 [KNZY]
AE0817 00-0181   RCH135 2014-10-07 22:22:14 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
ADFCF2 94-0147   --- 2014-10-07 21:41:53 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-07 21:20:36 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
ADFCF1 94-0146   --- 2014-10-07 21:05:44 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE20C2 07-7181   RCH555T 2014-10-07 20:38:58 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
00014A ------   --- 2014-10-07 20:05:14 ------ United States ---
ADFCF1 94-0146   --- 2014-10-07 19:34:22 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFEBD 96-0107   WING78 2014-10-07 19:07:34 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG] 2141 39000
43C009 ZH866   LM5414 2014-10-07 18:42:04 Hercules C4 United Kingdom RAF | BNTW
AE047F 59-1509   SODA81 2014-10-07 17:26:50 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE4EB8 168434   PELCN5 2014-10-07 15:14:24 P-8A United States USN | VP-45 [KNIP] --- 30000
AE1452 05-5148   RCH644 2014-10-07 01:18:30 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
AE04AE 165740   --- 2014-10-07 00:06:16 UC-35 United States MAW-4

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Airbus Defense and Space Delivers 18th HC-144A Aircraft to US Coast Guard

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwired - Oct 7, 2014) - Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has delivered the 18th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Ocean Sentry is based on the Airbus CN235 tactical airlifter with more than 235 currently in operation by 29 countries.

The latest HC-144A will join a fleet of Ocean Sentries operating from Coast Guard Air Stations in Cape Cod, Mass.; Mobile, Ala.; Miami and most recently Corpus Christi, Texas. This month Air Station Corpus Christi turned over the maritime patrol mission to the HC-144 after the retirement of the last HU-25 Guardian aircraft.

"Airbus Defense and Space is dedicated to supporting the U.S. Coast Guard's HC-144A fleet and will provide technical engineering services and spare parts for decades to come," said Mike Cosentino president of Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. "The ease of maintenance and low operating costs have allowed the Coast Guard to achieve exceptional operational effectiveness and reliability with the HC-144A."

The Coast Guard competitively selected and acquired the HC-144A. The aircraft is effective and efficient in a broad range of demanding maritime patrol missions, including search and rescue, homeland security and disaster response.

The Department of Homeland Security recognized the Coast Guard's HC-144A program as its 2013 DHS Project of the Year. Airbus Defense and Space has worked to deliver to the Coast Guard this capability consistently on or ahead of schedule and on cost. The HC-144A achieved initial operational capability with the Coast Guard in 2008.

The U.S. Coast Guard's Ocean Sentry fleet recently completed its first 50,000 hours of flight. The demonstrated maintainability of the HC-144A aircraft allows the Coast Guard to fly more hours per airframe in a year with the Ocean Sentry than any other aircraft in its fleet.

Air Force Works to Replace JSTARS Fleet

By By Kris Osborn DoD Buzz website

The Air Force is looking at a range of airframes from Gulfstream jets to Bombardier airplanes and Boeing 737–700’s — as potential replacements for its aging fleet of 16 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, airplanes.

The service has allocated $70 million in its fiscal year 2015 budget request for its JSTARS recapitalization program, an effort which seeks to build and field a new version of its surveillance planes by 2022, said Col. Henry Cyr, Commander of the 461st Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

“The next-generation JSTARS will replace airframes built in the mid to late 60s. They have the highest number of flying hours on them of any plane in the Air Force. They were refurbished in the 80s and 90s, but they are still old airplanes with some of the most modern technology inside,” Cyr said.

Read the entire article online at http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/10/03/air-force-works-to-replace-jstar-fleet/

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 6 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE4EBD 168439   --- 2014-10-06 23:52:12 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 25300
480C1A V-11   --- 2014-10-06 23:20:37 Gulfstream IV Netherlands 334sqn
AE4EBD 168439   --- 2014-10-06 23:05:37 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 25300
ADFE90 95-0091   --- 2014-10-06 22:46:12 C-12V United States USARC | C/6-52 AVN (TA) [KSLI]
ADFCFC 95-0048   --- 2014-10-06 21:39:27 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
AE20B5 85-1607   --- 2014-10-06 19:29:21 C-31A United States US Army | Golden Knights [KPOB]
AE20C6 07-7185   RCH536 2014-10-06 18:29:05 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE0386 59-1468   STEEL41 2014-10-06 17:40:06 KC-135R United States PA ANG | 171ARW [KPIT]
AE20C7 07-7186   GRITS31 2014-10-06 17:29:02 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 3274 21400
AE0389 62-3514   TOPCAT4 2014-10-06 17:23:54 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE20C7 07-7186   GRITS31 2014-10-06 16:57:00 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 3274 21400
AE0389 62-3514   TOPCAT4 2014-10-06 16:56:47 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE0389 62-3514   TOPCAT4 2014-10-06 16:32:02 KC-135R United States NJ ANG | 108W | 141ARS [KWRI]
AE093A 00-1051   --- 2014-10-06 14:22:36 UC-35B United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]

Monday, October 06, 2014

Fleet Forces Announces Carrier Schedule Changes

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) announced today a decision to change the future schedules of two Norfolk-based aircraft carriers.

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), will replace USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in upcoming training, operational, and maintenance schedules. Eisenhower, in turn, will shift into the training, operational, and maintenance schedule that had been planned for Truman. The commanding officers of the two ships notified the crews earlier today.

As USFF implements the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP), a careful analysis of fleet maintenance, training and operational schedules determined that changing Truman and Eisenhower's longterm schedules would better enable the Navy to provide ready forces for national security taskings.

O-FRP offers more stability and predictability for Sailors and families by aligning carrier strike group assets to a 36-month training and deployment cycle. While changing Truman and Eisenhower's schedules impacts the ships' Sailors and families, the change ultimately provides better predictability Navy-wide.

As part of this change, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 staff members, who previously embarked aboard Truman, will now embark aboard Eisenhower. Conversely, CSG 8 staff members, who previously embarked aboard Eisenhower, will now embark aboard Truman. This schedule change does not affect any other ship, squadron, or staff schedules.

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 5 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE07EB 96-0001   RCH201 2014-10-05 20:25:57 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE2FAA 08-8198   GRITS51 2014-10-05 19:27:54 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE4F16 10-0222   BASCO73 2014-10-05 19:19:43 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE04D8 165830   CNV4924 2014-10-05 18:19:31 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] 0000 38000
AE07D8 92-3294   RCH717 2014-10-05 17:59:44 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE146A 07-7172   RCH535T 2014-10-05 16:04:00 C-17A United States USAF | 60AMW [KSUU]
AE04D8 165830   CNV4924 2014-10-05 14:48:42 C-40A United States USNR | VR-59 [KNFW] 0000 38000
AE1465 06-6167   RCH860 2014-10-05 02:34:16 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]
AE2F9C 168070   OTIS24 2014-10-05 02:21:56 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE20C5 07-7184   BASCO75 2014-10-05 00:53:15 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

Sunday, October 05, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 3-4 July 2014 - Btown NC

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

ACB477 N918AV   00000000 2014-10-04 23:51:14 MD-82 United States Orange Air
0D0866    VOI9001 2014-10-04 23:07:25
ADFEC9 84-0182   PAT787 2014-10-04 19:16:58 C-12U United States ARMY
AE1233 03-3122   RCH536T 2014-10-04 12:54:45 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE05E4 88-4402   @B@@H@@ 2014-10-04 00:24:23 C-130H United States AFRC | 440AW | 95AS [KPOB]

AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-03 23:51:55 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-03 21:58:43 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE07F8 97-0046   RCH533T 2014-10-03 21:45:27 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE4EB8 168434   TALON08 2014-10-03 21:11:03 P-8A United States USN | VP-45 [KNIP]
AE2FA2 08-8190   RCH8190 2014-10-03 20:00:08 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE20C6 07-7185   RCH7185 2014-10-03 19:33:15 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE1198 03-3115   RCH534T 2014-10-03 16:47:57 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
ADFEBD 96-0107   --- 2014-10-03 16:30:06 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE04D7 165829   CNV4506 2014-10-03 16:24:40 C-40A United States USNR | VR-58 [KNIP]
AE07F6 97-0044   RCH662 2014-10-03 15:38:50 C-17A United States AFRC | 445AW | 89AS [KFFO]
ACB477 N918AV   00000000 2014-10-03 14:39:06 MD-82 United States Orange Air
AE05A4 62-3500   E23500 2014-10-03 14:21:28 KC-135R United States WI ANG | 128ARW | 126ARS [KMKE]
008000 ------   --- 2014-10-03 13:52:49 F-15 United States USAFE | 48FW [EGUL]
AE147A 166693   CVN4688 2014-10-03 05:22:26 C-40A United States USNR | VR-57 [KNZY]
AE13E6 78-23128   --- 2014-10-03 01:16:12 C-12C United States US Army | USASOC Flt Det [KFBG]
AE4EBD 168439   VVLL832 2014-10-03 00:49:54 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 32075
AE4E18 11-5727   KING21 2014-10-03 00:28:32 HC-130J United States USAF | 23 Wing | 71RQS [KVAD]

Friday, October 03, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 2 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE11E4 78-0576   --- 2014-10-02 22:57:26 E-3G United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE4EBD 168439   VVLL832 2014-10-02 22:55:31 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 32075
AE093C 00-1053   R01053 2014-10-02 22:00:34 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE13E6 78-23128   --- 2014-10-02 22:00:04 C-12C United States US Army | USASOC Flt Det [KFBG]
AE4A60 166696   JU696 2014-10-02 21:49:04 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56 [KNTU]
AE1461 06-6163   TBIRD14 2014-10-02 21:03:44 C-17A United States USAF | 60AMW | 21AS [KSUU]
ADFCE8 94-0137   --- 2014-10-02 20:52:30 T-1A United States USAF | 14FTW | 48FTS
ADFE8D 95-0088/95-0096   --- 2014-10-02 20:51:29 C-12R+ United States USARMY
AE4A60 166696   JU696 2014-10-02 19:34:46 C-40A United States USNR | VR-56 [KNTU]
AE04CF 62-3537   REGAL42 2014-10-02 18:23:56 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
ADFE8D 95-0088/95-0096   --- 2014-10-02 18:07:25 C-12R+ United States USARMY
AE11DE 76-1607   SNTRY60H 2014-10-02 18:00:06 E-3C United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
AE11E0 77-0352   SNTRY30H 2014-10-02 17:37:44 E-3C United States USAF | 552ACW [KTIK]
ADFF91 68-8170   --- 2014-10-02 17:32:26 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE2F9C 168070   --- 2014-10-02 16:44:56 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT]
AE1488 86-0416   KOMODO1 2014-10-02 16:44:12 TE-8a United States 330thCTS 0000 19000
AE20C5 07-7184   GRITS35 2014-10-02 16:33:05 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS] 3632 25000
AE04AE 165740   --- 2014-10-02 16:29:12 UC-35 United States MAW-4
AE068B 62-3510   INDY82 2014-10-02 16:27:21 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] 0000 27000
AE04DE 57-2597   SODA81 2014-10-02 16:14:25 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1488 86-0416   KOMODO1 2014-10-02 15:48:28 TE-8a United States 330thCTS 0000 19000
AE068B 62-3510   INDY82 2014-10-02 15:45:38 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] 0000 27000
AE1450 05-5146   --- 2014-10-02 15:37:50 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
ADFC65 90-0404   --- 2014-10-02 15:32:11 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE04CF 62-3537   REGAL42 2014-10-02 15:27:58 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
ADFC90 92-0335   --- 2014-10-02 15:27:06 T-1A United States USAF | 479FTG | 451FTS [KNPA]
AE068B 62-3510   INDY82 2014-10-02 15:13:27 KC-135R United States AFRC | 434ARW | 72ARS [KGUS] 0000 27000
AE1450 05-5146   SLEW91 2014-10-02 14:31:28 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
ADFEBD 96-0107   --- 2014-10-02 14:27:14 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
AE4EBF 168441 ???   VVLL857 2014-10-02 14:20:08 P-8A United States --- 0000 29000
AE4EB3 168429   TALON42 2014-10-02 14:19:47 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 25225
AE04DE 57-2597   SODA81 2014-10-02 13:58:27 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1496 97-0201   PEACH99 2014-10-02 13:43:55 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB]
AE1450 05-5146   SLEW91 2014-10-02 13:38:49 C-17A United States USAF | 15WG | 535AS [PHIK]
AE4EBF 168441 ???   VVLL857 2014-10-02 13:15:01 P-8A United States --- 0000 29000
AE0419 164407   --- 2014-10-02 12:18:23 E-6B United States USN | SCW-1 [KTIK]
AE0805 99-0059   RCH446 2014-10-02 11:09:19 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE12AF 88-0192   CHAIN15 2014-10-02 02:30:11 MC-130H United States ---
AE12BB 69-5828   FLIP33 2014-10-02 01:57:03 MC-130P United States USAF | 1SOW | 9SOS [KHRT]
AE4EBD 168439   VVLL800 2014-10-02 01:33:53 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 28100
AE0375 58-0042   SNAP85 2014-10-02 01:31:17 KC-135T United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE0375 58-0042   SNAP85 2014-10-02 00:25:52 KC-135T United States USAF | 22ARW [KIAB]
AE4EBD 168439   VVLL800 2014-10-02 00:18:39 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] 0000 28100

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 1 October 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE113D 165971   --- 2014-10-01 23:42:45 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
AE114C 165986   --- 2014-10-01 23:16:28 T-6A United States USN | TW-6 [KNPA]
AE1192 166474   --- 2014-10-01 23:12:34 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 0000 41000
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-01 22:40:07 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE07F0 96-0006   RCH470 2014-10-01 22:39:29 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
ADFEBD 96-0107   --- 2014-10-01 20:39:41 UC-35a1 United States USARC | C/2-228 AVN (TA) [KFBG]
A77AE7 08-0581   --- 2014-10-01 20:37:31 PC-12/45 United States USAF | 1SOW | 319SOS [KHRT]
AE4D6A 10-0217   RCH166 2014-10-01 19:17:56 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
ADFCE5 94-0134   --- 2014-10-01 19:10:59 T-1A United States USAF
AE2935 78-23140   --- 2014-10-01 18:25:21 C-12 United States ---
AE1192 166474   --- 2014-10-01 18:12:26 UC-35D United States USMC | VMR-1 [KNKT] 0000 41000
AE1494 97-0100   PEACH01 2014-10-01 17:58:59 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 30800
AE4EB3 168429   TALON08 2014-10-01 17:34:44 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] --- 18275
AE0265 57-1436   SODA82 2014-10-01 16:50:43 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
ADFF74 65-10452   --- 2014-10-01 16:16:49 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE4F13 10-0219   RCH206 2014-10-01 16:14:07 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE0265 57-1436   SODA82 2014-10-01 16:02:20 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE1197 03-3114   RCH395 2014-10-01 15:54:20 C-17A United States MS ANG | 172AW | 183AS [KJAN]
ADFC65 90-0404   --- 2014-10-01 15:34:05 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-10-01 14:33:21 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE0394 64-14832   SODA81 2014-10-01 13:58:06 KC-135R United States TN ANG | 134ARW | 151ARS [KTYS]
AE4E14 11-5748   RCH1748 2014-10-01 13:50:31 C-130J-30 United States USAF | 19AW [KLRF]
AE1494 97-0100   PEACH01 2014-10-01 13:43:10 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 30800
AE00EB ------   --- 2014-10-01 13:15:05 T-38C United States ---
ADFF74 65-10452   --- 2014-10-01 13:14:11 T-38C United States 50thFTS
AE20B5 85-1607   --- 2014-10-01 13:14:11 C-31A United States US Army | Golden Knights [KPOB]
AE093C 00-1053   --- 2014-10-01 11:58:01 UC-35a1 United States US Army | OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE4EBD 168439   LL833 2014-10-01 00:18:25 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] --- 35000
AE146E 07-7176   BOE76 2014-10-01 00:04:43 C-17A United States USAF | 436AW | 3AS [KDOV]

Milcom Blog Logs Central Florida September 2014

Our friend Jack Nesmith shares some great Milcom Blog Logs from his central Florida QTH.

September is usually a slow MILAIR monitoring, last month of the current FY.

USS ROOSEVELT CVN-71sure made it a very active month. Logged 56 freqs used during the TSTA plus FACSFAC JAX and Pinecastle Range. Monitoring the UHF Spectrum Hole list, logged "BOLT-41" calling "LIGHTING OPS" Cmd Post 6ARW MACDILL AFB on 277.7750. Nothing heard on 277.7750 since that day.

133.9500 FACSFAC JAX
134.6500 PINECASTLE RANGE
138.9500 TEMP. TACTICAL
140.2000 INTERPLANE 23FW MOODY AFB
143.1500 INTERPLANE 23FW MOODY AFB
143.7500 INTERPLANE 23FW MOODY AFB
148.7625 RANGE CONTROL CP. BLANDING
150.0625 UNKNOWN USER
225.3500 PINECASTLE RANGE
225.8000 A/G/A 2MAW
225.8750 UNKNOWN USER
227.1250 ZMA
227.3000 CVN-71 TSTA
228.9000 NORAD
228.9250 CVN-71 TSTA
229.9000 CVN-71 TSTA
233.3250 CVN-71 TSTA
233.5500 A/G/A 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
234.3250 CVN-71 TSTA
235.1000 REFUELING
235.1500 CVN-71 TSTA
235.5000 A/G/A 920RQW PATRICK AFB
236.0750 GRAND BAY RANGE
236.2750 CVN-71 TSTA
236.5000 CVN-71 TSTA
236.6000 CVN-71 TSTA
236.7000 CVN-71 TSTA
236.7250 A/G/A 23FW MOODY AFB GA
238.7250 INTERPLANE 325FW TYNDALL AFB
238.8000 UNKNOWN USER
240.4750 CVN-71 TSTA
240.6000 A/G/A USCG
241.9250 CVN-71 TSTA
243.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
243.6500 CVN-71 TSTA
249.9000 CVN-71 TSTA
250.3000 CVN-71 TSTA
251.2500 159FS/125FW
253.1000 PINECASTLE RANGE
253.6000 W-151
253.7000 159FS/125FW
254.3250 ZJX
255.5000 A/G/A 920RQW PATRICK AFB
255.9000 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
257.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
257.7000 ZMA
260.9000 NORAD
261.2500 PINECASTLE RANGE
263.1000 ZMA
264.2000 A/G/A VP-8/16 NAS JAX
264.6250 AVON PARK RANGE
265.8000 CVN-71 TSTA
267.5000 FACSFAC JAX
269.0250 ZJX
269.2500 ZJX
269.6000 ZJX
270.3250 ZMA
271.2000 W-155
271.5250 CVN-71 TSTA
273.5500 ZJX
277.7750 A/G/A 6ARW MACDILL AFB
277.8000 FLEET COMMON
279.6000 A/D TAMPA IAP
281.1500 CVN-71 TSTA
281.3250 CVN-71 TSTA
281.5000 ZMA
282.2000 ZJX
282.3000 ZJX
283.8750 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
284.3000 CVN-71 TSTA
284.5000 FACSFAC JAX
284.7000 A/D ORLANDO IAP
285.4500 ZMA
285.5000 ZMA
285.6500 ZJX
288.5000 W-151
289.2000 PINECASTLE RANGE
289.3000 INTERPLANE 23FW MOODY AFB
289.5250 CVN-71 TSTA
290.3500 ZJX
291.1500 W-470C
292.2000 AVON PARK RANGE
292.2250 CVN-71 TSTA
293.1000 W-151/470 "WETSTONE" DISCRETE
293.2250 ZMA
293.6000 NORAD
294.9000 CVN-71 TSTA
295.0000 INTERPLANE 23FW MOODY AFB
298.3000 CVN-71 TSTA
298.4750 CVN-71 TSTA
298.5000 INTERPLANE 325FW TYNDALL AFB
298.7250 CVN-71 TSTA
299.0000 REFUELING
299.0000 INTERPLANE 325FW TYNDALL AFB
299.4750 SATCOM
303.1000 AWACS 552ACW TINKER AFB
305.6000 SOF 23FW MOODY AFB GA
306.0000 A/G/A VP-30 NAS JAX
307.2000 ZMA
307.2500 ZJX
307.3000 ZMA
308.7500 A/G/A 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
310.8250 A/G/A 23FW MOODY AFB GA
311.2000 W-155
311.9000 CVN-71 TSTA
313.5000 INTERPLANE 325FW TYNDALL AFB
313.7250 PINECASTLE RANGE
313.9000 CVN-71 TSTA
314.0500 W-470A
314.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
316.3000 NORAD
317.5250 ZJX
317.6000 ZJX
318.0500 CMD POST EGLIN AFB
319.0000 ZMA
320.5250 REFUELING
322.4750 ZJX
323.7250 CVN-71 TSTA
327.1000 ZJX
328.0250 CMD POST EGLIN AFB
328.4250 CVN-71 TSTA
333.3000 AR BOOM CVN-71 TSTA
335.5000 ZMA
335.5500 ZJX
335.9500 NORAD
338.9500 TACAMO
339.7000 UNKNOWN USER
340.1000 CVN-71 TSTA
342.0750 CVN-71 TSTA
342.1000 W-470
342.3250 CVN-71 TSTA
343.0000 159FS/125FW
343.1250 CVN-71 TSTA
343.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
343.5000 CVN-71 TSTA
343.7000 ZMA
346.2500 ZJX
348.5250 UNKNOWN USER
348.7000 ZMA
348.9250 CVN-71 TSTA
349.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
349.4000 ALCC
349.4750 CVN-71 TSTA
352.1000 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
354.3250 CVN-71 TSTA
354.8000 A/G/A 93FS HOMESTEAD ARB
354.8750 CVN-71 TSTA
355.0000 UNKNOWN USER
357.0000 PINECASTLE RANGE
357.0500 CVN-71 TSTA
357.3750 CVN-71 TSTA
357.5000 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
358.8500 A/G/A J-STARS
360.7000 ZJX
361.4000 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
361.8000 CVN-71 TSTA
362.3500 TACAMO
363.6000 A/G/A VMFA-231
364.2000 NORAD
367.1250 CVN-71 TSTA
369.1750 CVN-71 TSTA
371.0250 CVN-71 TSTA
371.0500 CVN-71 TSTA
371.3500 A/G/A NAS JAX
371.4500 CVN-71 TSTA
371.4750 CVN-71 TSTA
371.6000 CVN-71 TSTA
374.0000 CVN-71 TSTA
374.1750 CVN-71 TSTA
374.2250 CVN-71 TSTA
374.2750 CVN-71 TSTA
376.4500 W-470
377.0500 A/D JAX IAP
379.4000 A/G/A 325FW TYNDALL AFB
381.3500 A/G/A 58FS EGLIN AFB

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Mode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 30 September 2014 - Btown NC

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

AE1488 86-0416   PEACH88 2014-09-30 23:36:52 TE-8a United States 330thCTS
AE4EBD 168439   LL833 2014-09-30 21:20:06 P-8A United States USN | VP-16 [KNIP] --- 35000
AE07E7 95-0104   RCH163 2014-09-30 20:37:55 C-17A United States TN ANG | 164AW | 155AS [KMEM]
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-09-30 20:08:52 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE04AC 99-0103   --- 2014-09-30 19:29:47 UC-35a1 United States USARC | B/2-228 AVN (TA) [KMGE]
AE4D67 10-0214   RCH779 2014-09-30 19:27:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE2F9B 168069   OTIS31 2014-09-30 19:07:44 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT] 0000 21000
15407E RA-82046   VDA2201 2014-09-30 19:03:14 An-124-100 Russia Volga-Dnepr Airlines
ADFC65 90-0404   --- 2014-09-30 18:51:04 T-1A United States USAF | 12FTW | 99FTS [KRND]
AE087E 01-0028   --- 2014-09-30 18:16:21 C-37A United States USAF | 6AMW | 310AS [KMCF]
AE148A 92-3289   PEACH99 2014-09-30 18:10:37 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 29100
AE04CF 62-3537   REGAL22 2014-09-30 17:19:15 KC-135R United States AFRC | 507ARW | 465ARS [KTIK]
AE4EBF 168441 ???   --- 2014-09-30 16:36:19 P-8A United States --- --- 13950
AE038C 62-3573   --- 2014-09-30 15:52:25 KC-135R United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW
AE13D1 04-1778   R1778 2014-09-30 15:31:37 C-37B United States USARMY | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 35175
AE1191    --- 2014-09-30 15:30:44 F-15E/UC-35B United States
AE49C8 09-9212   LIFTR29 2014-09-30 15:28:11 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE4F15 10-0221   RCH749 2014-09-30 15:27:04 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]
AE13D1 04-1778   R1778 2014-09-30 15:01:46 C-37B United States USARMY | OSACOM PATD [KADW] --- 35175
AE0681 58-0086   BOLT24 2014-09-30 14:54:29 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 1400 32900
AE0592 58-0103   BOLT23 2014-09-30 14:54:28 KC-135T United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] 1424 31900
AE4EBF 168441 ???   VVLL855 2014-09-30 14:49:33 P-8A United States --- --- 13950
AE0605 80-0326   DAWG 07 2014-09-30 14:37:21 C-130H United States GA ANG | 165AW | 158AS [KSAV]
AE2F9B 168069   OTIS31 2014-09-30 14:25:10 KC-130J United States USMC | VMGR-252 [KNKT] 0000 21000
AE148A 92-3289   PEACH99 2014-09-30 13:40:31 E-8C United States GA ANG | 116ACW [KWRB] 0000 29100
AE0681 58-0086   BOLT24 2014-09-30 13:29:46 KC-135T United States USAF | 6AMW | 927ARW 1400 32900
AE0592 58-0103   BOLT23 2014-09-30 13:29:10 KC-135T United States USAF | 92ARW [KSKA] 1424 31900
AE08BE 00-0184   BOE84 2014-09-30 02:59:00 C-17A United States USAF | 62AW [KTCM]
AE1488 86-0416   PEACH98 2014-09-30 01:49:08 TE-8a United States 330thCTS
AE4EC0 168755   VVLL832 2014-09-30 01:03:32 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 33000
AE4EBE 168440   VVLL833 2014-09-30 00:37:37 P-8A United States USN | VP-30 [KNIP] --- 34900
AE20C8 07-7187   RCH307 2014-09-30 00:03:09 C-17A United States USAF | 437AW [KCHS]

Breaking News: America will deploy more than 2300 Marines in the Middle East

The MV-22 is well suited for the crisis response task force as it can carry around 24 combat-equipped troops, similar to most assault helicopters, but is much faster and has far greater range. Source: Bell-Boeing and Jane's Defense Weekly website

The National Iraqi News Agency is reporting the following this morning on their website:

BAGHDAD / NINA / Pentagon announced its intention to deploy a rapid reaction force of the Marine Corps in the Middle East, will not be linked to ongoing operations in Iraq.

Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby said in a press statement that "the Marine Corps / Marines / intends to deploy rapid reaction force of 2300 elements in the Middle East, with several aircrafts, adding that its mission is to intervene at the outbreak of crises in the region." / End

In a related story on the Jane's Defense Weekly website headlined:-

USMC stands up Middle East response force by Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defense Weekly

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has established a new special purpose task force for US Central Command (CENTCOM) that includes 2,300 marines and aircraft based throughout the region, Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby announced on 30 September.

Special Marine Air Ground Task Force Central Command (SPMAGTF-CENT) is meant to provide a long-range rapid reaction force to serve the CENTCOM commander, and is based on a smaller SPMAGTF-Crisis Response (SPMAGTF-CR) that was created in Moron, Spain, last year to cover Africa.

Rest of the story at http://www.janes.com/article/43882/usmc-stands-up-middle-east-response-force