[MilCom] New Orleans Milcoms - Thursday

[Shawn Levy, USMC S-2]

<New Orleans - Thursday>
 
Rather big exercise today (for this area). Lots of players, lots of info.
 
Time 12:00 local
 
The following were in the EAGLE GOLF MOA, W-59 Alpha-Charlie & W-453.
 
Aircraft involved:
Sentry 52 (E-3), back end DARKSTAR QUEBEC
RAIDER 1-4 (no ID)
JAZZ 1-4 159th FW/122d FS, F-15A, NAS New Orleans
REX 1&2 (Same as above)
SKULL 23-25 (self ID's as B-52s) No ID
BUDDHA 1-3, F-15 [FF] ACC 1 FW LANGLEY AFB 
DIXIE 10 KC-135R,  AL ANG, 106 ARS/117 ARW, BIRMINGHAM, AL
 
Ground Stations:
OAKGROVE NORAD SEADS
OAKIE SAM NORAD SEADS (Data/weapons)
SEA BREEZE (No ID) *Several calls were made them with no joy.
 
Freqs:
265.4 OAKGROVE GCI
364.2 AWACS AICC
303.1 AWACS Coordination (was ops freq for exercise, also tanker freq)
321.3 Given as boom op freq for DIXIE 10
259.9 RED Air
277.4 BLUE Air (this and 259.9 are JAZZ & REX operational freqs)
313.92 Given as a push, but nothing heard.
353.55 Houston Center Oceanic
 
 
The B-52s work working jamming in the op on bands F2-F5. JAZZ & REX flts for some reason were scrubbed and never took off. RAIDER 1 and BUDDHA 1 were initially involved,  with BUDDHA 2&3 plus RAIDER 3-4 showing up after the 122nd FS a/c were scrubbed. At ENDEX heard that all of the fighters would be RTB Eglin AFB. Overall op lasted about three hours. 
 
Shawn