[MilCom] West Georgia logs - 01 May 04

Mike Riffle [email protected]
Sat, 1 May 2004 22:13:14 -0400 

a very busy Saturday...

[119.05 LAWSON AAF TOWER]
 RAVEN 00 (UH-60)

[134.1 AIR-AIR]
 1734z GHOST 85 (? tanker) & ZOOM 50-51 (?) - ZOOM enr Eglin, GHOST may have
       gone there as well (came into this one late, not sure if they were
       using this freq for AR or not, the ZOOMs continued to use it for a/a
       after they seperated from GHOST)

[140.4 HURLBURT CHINDIT OPS]
 2137z GHOST 49 (AC-130) inbound with 20 crewmembers

[249.5 FT BENNING SKYWATCH]
 1616z RAVEN 00 (#24407 UH-60) outbound on the green route to Camp Darby
 1720z RAVEN 00 clearing the range

[252.8 ?]
 0035z TEAL 05 (WC-130) advising COUNT they are inbound with 14 pax (found
       this freq during a search, I thought I copied it right but I see
       258.8 is the 403WG CP at Keesler, c/s ACCOUNTANT)

[255.4 FSS]
 1811z TEXAS 91 (F-16) rqst wx at Lackland

[259.6 AIR-AIR]
 2229z unk acft (sounded like tankers or transports)

[263.45 MOODY METRO]
 1745z RATS 66 (KC-135) rqst 1815z wx at Savannah

[266.3 AERIAL REFUELING]
 1750z PRIMO 44 (KC-10) AR with TEXAS 91-94 (F-16)

[274.75 DOBBINS METRO]
 0004z JOSA 498 (C-21) rqst 0100z wx at New Orleans
 1901z ASCOT 7174 (E-3?) rqst current and 2000z wx at Eglin and Dobbins
 1919z ASCOT 7174 rqst 2000z wx at Maxwell and Robins

[276.5 AR-216]
 1600z MASH 82 (KC-135) AR with ? (maybe a JAKE?)
 1640z MASH 82 (#600322 KC-135) AR with GRITS 31 (#940068 C-17)

[280.1 PINE HILL MOA]
 0040-0115z SWIG 1-3 (F-16) 122.275 a/a - 2v1 ACM - gave BAMA ops a wx
            report on 276.8 once established in the MOA
 0115-0150z BUDA 1-2 (F-16) 140.425 a/a - A/G attacks
 1415-1435z SWIG 1-2 (F-16) 140.425 a/a - 1v1 ACM - inflight report 276.8
 1900-2000z BUDA 1-2 (F-16) 140.425 a/a
                 3-4 (F-16) 143.425 a/a
 1905-1930z SWIG 1-2 (F-16) 122.275 a/a

[288.4 EGLIN BANDIT OPS]
 2005z PANTHER 6 (F-16?) calling

[292.3 MERIDIAN KEYS OPS]
 1546z JAKE 11-13 (KC-135) air-air, coordinating rtb
 1801z JAKE 16 inbound

[297.1 SAVANNAH CRTC]
 1402z HUSKER 1# (KC-135) inbound
 1537z MUSIC 83 (C-130) inbound
 1800z RATS 66 (KC-135) inbound to pick up 39 pax for March AFB
 2001z DANDA 28 (C-17) inbound with 49 pax and 6 pallets
 2120z DANDA 97 (C-17) inbound
 2132z UTAH 71 (KC-135) inbound with 42 pax and 2 rollaway bins
 2230z MUSIC 86 (C-130) inbound with 32 pax and 3 pallets
 *a lot of the acft above were initially calling on 225.75 and were pushed
  to 297.1

[311.0 CP]
 1402z DEATH 61 (B-2) with phone patch to the air boss for the Ft
       Lauderdale Airshow (commercial number 954-914-####). Coordinating
       holding assignment. 122.875 was passed as the crowd freq.
 1409z DEATH 61 with phone patch to DSN 975-4860 (MADDOG at Whiteman).
       Passing traffic. Advised talked to the Ft Lauderdale air boss,
       will get back with the Florence SC airshow, and acknowledged the
       "Galveston tanks". Confirmed 62 is the primary for SC.
 1815z GHOST 85 (? tanker) inbound to ?, rqst trans and parking
 2155z RATS 66 (KC-135) with phone patch to DSN 447-4665 (March ARB CP),
       advising eta is 020150z with 39 pax and 2 pallets

[312.1 PENSACOLA OPS]
 1620z NAVY JV940 (C-9) inbound for pax pick up

[342.3 MAXWELL METRO]
 1830z NICKEL 31 (F/A-18) calling
 1918z ASCOT 7174 rqst current and 2000z wx at Maxwell

[342.5 EGLIN METRO]
 1926z ASCOT 7174 calling (busy fella!)

[343.2 LAWSON AAF METRO]
 1720z MARS 31 (AV-8) rqst wx for Keesler

[344.6 METRO]
 1720z MARS 31 (AV-8) calling Robins
 1804z TEXAS 91 (F-16) calling any metro
 1902z ASCOT 7174 rqst current wx at Eglin, Key West, Oceana, Patrick

[349.4 CHARLESTON CP]
 1329z REACH 5010 (C-5) inbound
 2011z acft #0603 inbound

[372.2 TYNDALL DISPATCH]
 2008z PRIMO 71 (KC-10?) inbound with 16 pax and 13 pallets

[381.3 CP]
 1531z VADER 02 (C-130) inbound to ? with 33 pax and 2 pallets

[ARTCC]
 COOL 10           (T-38)   380.225>297.4 239.35>307.2
 DEATH 61          (B-2)    299.2>371.95 (morning) YL pilot
                            371.95>239.35>307.15>322.4 (afternoon) same YL
 DEATH 62          (B-2)    291.75>236.5>327.8
 GHOST 85          (?)      350.325
 MARS 31-32        (AV-8)   380.15>319.1>307.15 - 238.825 a/a
 NAVY JS35#        (C-9)    126.975 inbound Dobbins
 NAVY JT049        (C-9)    126.975>134.125 inbound Dobbins
 NICKEL ## x2      (F/A-18) 284.7>254.35 - 283.4 a/a (called back on Dobbins
                            ground 275.8 to give PIREP)
 NICKEL 31-32      (F/A-18) 323.05 - 283.4 a/a
 PANTHER 1-6       (F-16?)  307.15>323.05>346.4 - 139.925 a/a
 RIVER 69          (F/A-18) 299.2>354.05
 VALOR 24          (T-37)   263.15
 VALOR 25          (T-37)   261.5
 VALOR 36          (T-37)   297.4
 VALOR 59          (T-37)   323.1>263.15>327.125
 VALOR 87          (T-37)   323.1 327.15
 ZOOM 50-51        (?)      350.325 307.15>346.4>281.45


Mike Riffle
Cataula, GA
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