[MilCom] Nuclear Weapons (WMD) Storage Sites Historic & Current -- Support Frequencies?

[Ken]

Recently the Stoneybrook AFS (Westover JARB, Chicopee, MA) held a reunion 
which included a visit to the former station which now (area) is primarily 
utilized by a Electricial Power Generation Plant (http://www.mmwec.org/ ), 
as presented in an article in the Springfield (MA) "Republican" 9/17/05 
edition.

What I can remember about Stoneybrook during the mid 60's to early 70's was 
basically we stayed away from it!!!!  There use to be a picnic/recreational 
area on the west side of the approach to Runway #23.  Stoneybrook was on the 
other side (east) of the approach zone & the roadway would take you across 
the low approach zone.  It was eerie looking across the runway access road 
during a foggy evening at the heavily secured, fenced,  & lighted 
facilities.   Of course at that time I didn't have a radio receiver that was 
capable of monitoring the aero and/or base support VHF-FM nets so 
historically I'm not sure what frequencies were in use but I think that 
"Stoney Brook" security forces most likely utilized a different frequency 
than the base flightline security.  Remember that base security forces 
generally had two frequencies that they operated on;  one for the Base 
Police (e.g. normal work areas, family housing, etc.) & the other for 
Security (restricted area, flight line, etc.) but I'd assume that any 
location with a OSS facility also had there own security net with the 
capability to use other base/security nets.

See: http://www.ketter.org/stonybrook/ (for Stoneybrook as well as other 
historic sites) & also 
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/q_area-intro.htm (which is a 
complete history & operations overview of Operational Support/Storage Sites)

What appears to be the best source today for Weapons of Mass Destruction 
(WMD) storage areas is
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/index.html   which includes some 
details for USA, USAF, USN, & DOE sites.     I don't recall seeing any 
postings on any internet maillists OR for that matter any articles in the 
major hobby magazines ("Popular Communications", "Monitoring Times", 
"Scanning USA", etc.) about support frequencies associated with these 
storage facilities.  Perhaps most now are encrypted & would not be 
worthwhile to monitor anyways or this is just too hot of a subject to write 
about with current homeland security concerns.

There's 3 frequency directories (2 out of print) that could shed some light 
on potential support frequencies:

1.   Kneitel's "The 'Top Secret' Registry of U.S. Government Radio 
Frequencies" 8th edition (1993) (out of print) does have an extensive 
frequency listing (without ID for specific usage) for each WMD military base 
as well as DOE facilities/installations.

2.  Radio InfoSystems/Symington "Monitoring The Military", 2nd edition 
(1993) (out of print), does provide a bit more detailed information as well 
as a listing of frequencies for many WMD military bases.  HOWEVER, it 
appears that Symington may be updating this information on line (see 
'Military Facilities Frequency Lists' -- in MS word doc format)  with input 
from hobbyists see http://www.radioinfosystems.com/links.htm which shows 
that info has been updated through 6/2/05.

3.     Grove Enterprise's "Military Frequency Directory" 2nd edition (on 
cd-rom) (2004),  appears to have a very extensive specfiic usage listing of 
most WMD bases.  Use search terms such as:  Internal Security Net, Marine 
Security, Missile Security, Missile Field Convoys, Missile Net, Sub Base 
Security, Security Net, etc...   Or a simpler (probably best method) method 
would be to download the global security information webpages  & cross 
reference via a base name search with Grove's directory & carefully review 
all the frequencies listed.

Additionally one on line reference that may be continually updated is 
www.radioreference.com  based upon hobbyists input.  Its' strong point is 
the emerging military trunking radio systems being implemented throughout 
the US.

Of course I'd like to see some posting from hobbyists that are "close to the 
action" so to speak!!!

Ken
Springfield MA Monitoring Area