[MilCom] Re: [MilRadioComms] NORAD's OakGrove still ignoring calls

[ClayMayrose at aol.com]

Long ago in a galaxy far far away,  SAC MAC and TAC went away causing  SAC 
Giant Talk and GCCS (along with several others) to merge. Freqs were  changed, 
NOTAM's sent. At RADAY on the night/day of the change,  several planes took-off 
being SAC assets and landed belonging to ACC.
 
I was at the SAC Giant Talk Station at Elkhorn Nebraska. In all the  
evolution a Cobra Ball mission was airborne and went to send an ops  normal on a 
primary SAC frequency that, as of RADAY, was no longer  being monitored and heard 
nothing but crickets. They finally worked there way  through a freq list until 
they got someone to answer the phone, only to be told  and I quote, " we don't 
do that any more".
 
When I came into work at 2300 local time. There was a CMSgt on a STU III  and 
an Lt Col looking over his shoulder. Autodin messages from Airstaff were  
flowing like water and we were monitoring a whole bunch more frequencies than we  
were before. 
 
Someone dropped the ball on getting the word out to the flying  squadrons.  
There were several levels of failures as is typical in  situations like this.
 
Clay
 
 
In a message dated 11/28/06 6:58:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
w4gfq9 at comcast.net writes:

But  interesting question - would not all of the East Coast squadrons have
been  advised of any changes?  I can believe (but don't want to) that the  Air
Force (ANG?) did this on their own - but in that case they should  be
"answering the phone" and advising the units of the new  procedures.  

Damn good thing there isn't a "real" message to pass  about inbound hostiles!

Don, W4GFQ