[MilCom] Are Monitoring Hobbyists In Investigative Databases?/Security Protective Teams Communications?

[Ken]

Interestingly, recently while conducting some research I noted that on the 
AFOSI site, bi monthly magazine "Global Reliance", page 11 see 
http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/global/may_jun_05/MayJuneGR_05.pdf  a  short 
paragraph about the "Suspicious Activity Reporting" symposium and the many 
different stand alone systems and processes for collecting data but there 
remains a pressing need to intergrate the collected data & analytical 
results......

So I guesss that many hobby monitors, especially those that do any "on 
scene" activities might be subject to being placed in a data base.   As one 
knows the AFOSI, as well as other military organization (and civilian) have 
similiar programs to AFOSI "Eagle Eyes" program 
http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/eagle/index.asp  which has a simple mechanism 
for reporting suspecious activities.   A review of the listed suspicious 
activities http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/eagle/suspicious_behavior.asp 
would seem to fit just about any hobbyist involved in any "on scene" 
activities.

I'm sure that many if not most hobbyists have found that at many 
military/joint military (and perhaps civilian) airfields/airports, that 
their access to certain observation points have been restricted and/or 
result in a security response to check them out.  Recently one hobbyist 
related a story about his 'almost' encounter with security forces when he 
parked on a road that had clear view of the military portion of a joint use 
airfield.....  Surely his binoculars, note pad,  camera, & portable radio 
scanner, would have given appropriate alert to the security forces.  An 
educated guess is that most good observation points now are under covert 
electronic surveillance, which has proven to be an "excellent" security 
forces multipler.  Of course there's also the potential element of the 
covert surveillance & security response teams that operate roving beyond the 
typical fence line perimeter reach protecting selected approach/departure 
zones, etc...   I've yet to monitor any of these communications which 
probably means that at least initially cellphones (sprint/nextel wireless 
http://www.sprint.com/business/wireless/ "nationwide walkie talkie'', "group 
walkie talkie", & "direct talk")   are being used & perhaps if a team 
protective response is necessary than the appropriate tactical VHF/UHF 
encrypted frequencies will come alive with action....   So if you are close 
to a military/joint military base keep an ear tuned to your scanner --  
perhaps you will hear one of these teams in operation.. and if you do some 
"on scenes" PLEASE leave your hobby magazines at home (e.g. "Monitoring 
Times", "Popular Communications", "Scanning USA") --- wouldn't want the 
editors of these magazines to be on the hot seat!!! :) ;)

Ken