[MilCom] KBKF: 21 JUN 2006

[Sandy4218 at aol.com]

A busier than expected first day of summer. Especially in light of all the 
severe t-storm watches in the area.

372.20:  JOSA-771, (C-21A), takeoff Colorado Springs.
372.20:  JOSA-136, (C-21A), takeoff Colorado Springs.
372.20:  JOSA-805, (C-21A, Peterson), takeoff Colorado Springs. Return later.
275.80:  REDEYE-11, flight of 2, (F-16, Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
275.80:  STUD-21, flight of 2, (F-16, Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
291.675: ILLINI-11, (F-16, IL-ANG), land; then on to Hill.
275.80:  VAMPIRE-91, (F/A-18, VX-9, China Lake), cleared to China Lake.
275.80:  PEAK-11, flight of 2, (F-16, Buckley), practice scramble. Will be 
heading 
to AR-643  for AR with UTAH-52, (KC-135, UT-ANG).
275.80:  STUD-41, flight of 2, (F-16, Buckley), cleared La Veta MOA and 
AR-643.
275.80:  REDEYE-31, flight of 3, (F-16, Buckley), cleared La Veta MOA and 
AR-643.
279.80:  REDEYEs, STUDs and PEAKs with UTAH-52 in AR-643. All go over to 
Cheyenne MOA after refueling. Work 381.40 at Cheyenne.
228.45:  TIGER-?21?, B-1B, Ellsworth), request WX Ellsworth.
354.35:  TIGER.21, (B-1B), with Denver Center. Requesting direct Ellsworth. 
Switch 338.20.
387.15:  GATOR-56, (T-43A, Randolph), with Denver Center, FL 280. Switch 
346.25. Doing his usual "celnav" stuff over southeastern Colorado.
121.00:  REACH 4971, (C-130, Little Rock), land.
349.20:  EVAC 71505, (KC-135E, ME-ANG), request WX Peterson.
298.40:  EVAC 71505, (KC-135), request pp to TACC. May have to divert to 
Buckley if WX doesn't clear at Colorado Springs. Made it into the Springs OK.
263.00:  WICK-1, (F-15, OR-ANG), with Denver Center, FL 380. Wants to climb 
to 410 for WX. Too heavy to get to 410 so settles for 390 until clear of WX. 
Switch 276.40 and 323.25.
275.80:  SOCK-71, (F-16, Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
REDEYE-61, flight of 4, (F-16 Buckley), cleared Cheyenne MOA.
354.20:  DRAGNET-UNIFORM (AWAC, Tinker), calling DEERHUNTER and setting up 
correlation checks. Then begins working targets. When SOCKs & REDEYEs get to 
Cheyenne MOA DRAGNET begins working with them. Work SOCKs on 313.60 and REDEYEs 
on 320.60.
283.75:  A couple of C-21's A/A discussing the WX and all the diverts around 
t-storms they are getting. No callsigns noted.
372.20:  PAT-905, (C-12), land Colorado Springs; then on to Cheyenne. Later 
noted returning to Springs from Cheyenne;  then heading for Phoenix.
284.70:  TIGER-33, (B-1B, Ellsworth), with Denver Center, FL 240. Will be 
making one low approach to Cheyenne Regional Airport; then RTB Ellsworth.
291.675: BOGEY-07, (F-5, VRC-13, Fallon), land.
121.00:  ARMY-10301, (UC-35), land.
121.00:  NASA-917, (T-38N, Ellington), land.
275.80:  VAMPIRE-99, (F/A-18F, VX-9, China Lake), cleared to Grand Junction. 
Tells tower to advise Denver that they will be climbing and flying much slower 
than normal. ((Making gear down flight, as he still has hydraulic problems 
and doesn't want to cycle the gear. Apparently Walker Field has the equipment to 
fix him))

Sandy
Denver, CO