[MilCom] Fort Polk exercise now

[unanmatt at aol.com]

I've noticed a great deal of activity in R-3803A over the last few  evenings. 
I thought that it was artillery but I think it's been an AC-130  orbiting in 
the area.

Everything started at sundown this evening. Freq's  active include 259.15 
(259.150  POE REDLEG IMPACT  AREA), 367.6 (GERONIMO GCAS (S) BLUE STRIKE (P)). 
Aircraft arriving from  all directions on Polk APP 132.05 and 261.3. 
 
Players have been:
 
MASH 62 - KC-135R, also heard MASH 61 being talked about but not heard him  
yet. Doing MARSA with F-15, both visually sighted over the top. MASH has  been 
orbiting over the Alexandria VOR to the active range at 8k. (Why can't they  
do this in daylight.)
EAGER or EAGLE, possibly the F-15E I saw descending into the ranges at  
sundown.
ARROW or AERO 64
DUBLIN 91 was just on 132.05 descending from 16k to 9k to the  Geronimo LZ
about 3 minutes behind him was BUSTER 20 going from 16.2k to 2k. one of  
these is the AC-130, it just flew over the house at about 2k, must be  BUSTER.

BTW, R-3808A is between Leesville, La. and  Natchitoches (bless you) and 
about 40-50 miles to my west. I can hear the  AC-130 from here as it's a very 
still night.
 
Have not heard any AWACS or JSTARS activity. I know that UAV's are flying  
out of Self airfield at North Fort Polk.
 
Other activity earlier i the day was:
 
SWINE 1-4 on 298.6, Clariborne Range R-3801. Barksdale A-10's practicing  for 
HAWGSMOKE. A/A was 139.8. Lead was referred to as "Boss Hog."
 
In and out of Alexandria on 137.35
 
Navy 1E661 and 1E067. Helos?
Guard 275, a UH-1V
 
Also, Army 20685 was in the area on 122.8
 
Matt Ellis
Alexandria, Louisiana