[MilCom] "Eagle Eyes" Are Watching You (Again)!!!

[Ken]

So with programs such as "Eagle Eyes" 
http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/eagle/index.asp  and with similiar other 
military services programs, causing "on scene" stress & paranoia perhaps we 
should revisit this subject for a bit.

Here's a list of the various military investigators websites that loaded 
with current information, including their operating locations (except OSI):
US Air Force Office Of Special Investigation (AFOSI) 
http://public.afosi.amc.af.mil/index.html
US Army Criminal Investigation Command (aka CID) http://www.cid.army.mil/
US Navy Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) 
http://www.ncis.navy.mil/

Now or course, as military radio communications monitoring hobbyists, you 
all might be asking what's the frequencies?

Well first let me relate a little war story to you about one of my 
encounters with OSI....   During the "Cold War", while in the military one 
of my neighbors was an OSI agent --one day the telephone company mixed up 
our telephone lines so I was getting his calls (I actually had his telephone 
number) and he was getting my calls (chances are no calls since we weren't 
close to home).  Well after I got a few calls (asking for him), I finally 
decided to dial my telephone # and special agent X answered.  I than 
explained to him (hey I'm your neighbor next door with all those scanners, 
etc. :) ;) ) what was happening so he dialed his number & I answered.  Don't 
know who he called but that "problem" got cured in about 1 hour!!!!

I've never heard any comms on any of the AFOSI, CID, NCIS freqs -- My theory 
continues to be that most of them now are using cellphones/nextels for the 
majority of their work, just as federal civilian agencies/investigators are 
doing.  Perhaps some "take downs" & "rolling surveillances" are being 
coordinated via low power wt's BUT most likely even these ops are probably 
encrypted at this point.

A quick review of  Grove's "Military Frequency Directory", 2nd edition, 
revealed the following potential frequency information:

AFOSI  (Search term "OSI", 73 hits), appears the 3 same VHF radio 
frequencies are in use at most locations, 3 additional VHF freqs listed at 
some locations.  The common freqs chapter lists 3 VHF radio frequencies.
CID (Search term "CID", 4 hits, but  not related, search term 
"Investigators", mixed results), it appears that some CID units were on 
talkgroups of various military trunked radio systems, listed also are 2 UHF 
common frequencies.
NCIS (Search term "NCIS", 35 hits) appears that 3 same VHF radio frequencies 
are used at each location listed.  However, the common freqs section lists 
10 potential freqs (5 VHF, 5 UHF).

Also my theory is that surveillance of specific fixed areas -- that would 
typically affect "on scene" monitoring hobbyists (e.g. roadways next to 
military runways and/or security fence lines, etc)  may initially be 
conducted electronically (e.g. cameras & other types of sensors) rather than 
someone hidden in a vehicle parked for hours without any activity; & than 
after drinking too much coffee, just as the urinary urge becomes critical, a 
surveillance response required activity will take place!!!--- Not a very 
comfortable condition to be in!!!! ;) :)  Hence the push for electronic 
surveillance, that can be conducted covertly from a nice environmentally 
controlled office area, with coffee/soda/snacks, etc. & restroom facilities 
close by as well as the capabilities to instantly record video (audio??) & 
also check various databases; it doesn't get ANY better!!!! :)...    BTW as 
a side note awhile back the FBI had job openings for Surveillance 
Specialists https://www.fbijobs.gov/joblist.asp.  For those of you wanna 
bees interested in mobile surveillance, a good introductory tutorial can be 
found at 
http://www.totse.com/en/politics/federal_bureau_of_investigation/166421.html

So has anyone on the list recently monitored any radio traffic on any of the 
military investigators nets?

Ken