[MilCom] Patrick AFB, Avon Park Bombing Range Log - Sat., 5 Apr 2003

Sun Apr 6 04:35:01 2003

                               Saturday,  5 Apr 2003

Note: All Combat Air Patrol callsigns/freqs and security-sensitive
information have been removed from this log before posting.

SWEET 74: C-130H, Mitchell Field, Milwaukee AFRC 440AW 95AS "Flying Badgers"
9:50am: RTBs after week TDY at Patrick working Judy DZ, including some 
excitement Thursday when a PJ had to cut his tangled main chute away and 
descent on his reserve chute.  Pilot and Patrick tower operator got pretty 
excited over that.
[118.4, 124.35, 133.75, 132.65, 124.6, 133.475, 251.9, 372.2]

CAP Flight 841
9:48am: Arrives Patrick; will work patrol for Sunday launch of USAF Titan 4B 
with Milstar 2 from CCAFS Launch Complex 40.  Launch window: 9:51am to 1:51pm 
EDT.
[132.65, 133.75]

N9093U: PA-28 Piper Warrior, Patrick AFB Aero Club
N42998: PA-28 Piper Warrior, Patrick AFB Aero Club
9:52am: Depart Patrick, local ops.

HERK 81: C-130
10:00am: Departs Patrick.

STEALTH 51: F-117A Nighthawk, Holloman AFB 49FW
10:18am: Flyover at Lakeland Fun 'n Sun show.  Coordinates orbit so as to fly 
over at 10:40am.  Mentions "380.25."
[269.25, 279.6, 254.25]

AKULA 01: F-16, Flight of 2, Homestead ARB 482FW
10:24am: First of several flights to Avon Park Bombing Range for work with 
MAKOs and in ACM against DEMON flight (to FL 290 in Placid MOA).  Also worked 
with REEFs. Bombed in Foxtrot Range.
[292.2, 307.1, 323.0, 139.8, 138.125]

REEF 21: F-16C, Flight of 2, Homestead ARB 482FW
10:31am: Worked Avon Park Bombing Range Placid MOA to FL210 w AKULAs.
[292.2, 138.125, 139.8]

MAKO 11: F-16C, Flight of 4, Homestead ARB 482FW
10:34am: Worked Avon Park Bombing Range, MARSA with AKULAs.
[292.2, 285.725, 307.1, 323.0, 138.125]

TERRA 5: JSTARS Ground Station, Northrop-Grumman, Melbourne IAP.
10:46am: Comms with T-3 (JSTARS Test Acft) throughout the day. 

DEMON 01 Flight
10:59am: Work as "Red" (adversary acft) at Avon Park Bombing Range against 
AKULAs; RTBd NAS Jacksonville (not Jax IAP).  NAS-Jax not waypoint; heard 
descent into NIP.
[292.2, 269.3, 273.55.]

MOON 37: T-1A, Columbus AFB 14FTW AETC
12:01pm: Touch-and-goes, full stop, Patrick.
[133.75]

MARS 51: AV-8B, Flight 0f 3, Cherry Point MCAS VMAT-203 Training Sqdn.
1:40pm: RTB Cherry Point after RON, having worked offshore on Thurs. Once 
again, they use UHF for tower and departure, then switch to VHF.  Flight had 
arrived as MARS 51 plus single-ship MARS 41. I got only a couple of distant 
photos; they were too fast for me.
[289.4, 269.375, 281.425, 124.8; 250.125 air-air]

MAKO, AKULA, REEF Flights.
1:44pm: More MAKOs, AKULAs, and REEFs work at Avon Park Bombing Range.
5:10pm: Still more flights come to work the Echo and Foxtrot Ranges.

I hope some of you caught the interview of David Hunt, USA Ret, on Fox News.  
When asked what he would be doing if he were an Iraqi military leader, he 
replied "Filling toilets, and that is exactly what they are doing now."  The 
female interviewer pretended she didn't hear it.

NOTES:
KSC and USCG freqs also busy most of the day; KSC comms related to 
preparation for tomorrow's Titan 4 launch; USCG comms related to security, 
and establishing the launch danger zone.

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