[MilCom] Northern Virginia Milcom - 07.29-30.2007

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Hi guys,

Logged the following yesterday afternoon and this morning...

Northern Virginia Milcom - 07.29.2007

1536Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - gives RAMROD 65 (F-15 4th FW Seymour Johnson)
a TOI then issues skip it cmd.
1540Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - wkg TANKR 20 (KC-135R 58-0056 153rd ARS MS
ANG) - release in 30 mins. wx for homeplate as of 1453Z.
1541Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - wkg TANKR 21 (KC-135R 62-3506 133rd ARS NH
ANG) - req. QSY to Center to enter CAP. 20 is currently @ FL240.
1542Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 65 - reqs send 66 up to TANKR 20 who
has gas left. HUNTRESS clears RAMROD 66 to the tanker and relays
tanker BRA 180/44.
1550Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 66 nose is cold and TANKR 20 copies.
1559Z 135.525 PT GUARD DOG - TANKR 20 - cleared to RTB dir MOL FL240
after MOL dir Pulaski-Volunteer-Vulcan-Meridian. QSY ZDC-Montebello
121.675.

1608Z 118.675 PT DEP - BUCK 87 (E-4B 73-1677 1st ACCS) - 15000' for
11000' then cleared to 8000' req. 1R at Andrews. QSY 119.850.
1633Z 118.675 PT DEP - REACH 9489 (KC-135E 59-1489 108th ARS IL ANG) -
dir AML X AML @ 8000' QSY 119.850.
1640Z 378.100 GRIFFIN CP Andrews - RAMROD 65 - reqs. p/p to Seymour
Johnson - went away quickly thereafter so answer was no p/p capability
on UHF.
1646Z 118.675 Potomac DEP - MARINE 374 (UC-35D 166374 MAW-4) - req.
vis app to rwy 1R @ Andrews QSY 119.850.

1715Z 349.000 Andrews AFB TWR - U/I F-16 sounder req. wx condx at the
field; worried that they will not be able to get in and clg 200 nms.
out.

1810Z 118.675 PT DEP - NAVY RY 690 (C-40B VR-59) - dir JASEN and
resume the arr., 15000' to 12000' to 9000' to 8000' QSY 119.850.
1837Z 235.625 ZDC-Blackstone - RAMROD 11 - climbing FL210 to FL230 QSY
ZDC-Irons 360.850.
1838Z 360.850 ZDC-Irons - RAMROD 11 checking in @ FL230.
1843Z 350.250 PT-GUARD DOG - RAMROD 11 checking in @ FL230 req.
deviation to the west to enter the Guard Dog MOA in the N portion.
1846Z 350.250 PT-GUARD DOG - RAMROD 65 - ready to start work on RTB
clnc to KGSB req. FL260 FAK-GSB.
1848Z 350.250 PT-GUARD DOG - RAMROD 11/12 - report inside the CAP @ FL250.
1849Z 350.250 PT-GUARD DOG - RAMROD 65 - exits Guard Dog airspace in
nonstandard formation.
1851Z 260.900 HUNTRESS- RAMROD 12 advises RAMROD 11 will be off freq.
for a minute push to 0.4 AUX? 300.425. See Tin's note below for freq.
1852Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 11 heads to the tanker nose is cold
weapons safe - 65 is @ FL240 65 is now at FL220 as they exit the CAP.
1856Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 11 1 mile in trail again confirms nose
is cold, weapons safe, will take 6K fuel. 12 eventually takes the same
amount.

1904Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 65 - will stay on station until 11/12
are off the tanker.
1905Z 260.900 HUNTRESS - RAMROD 11 is now on station in the CAP down
to FL230 he goes.
1907Z 350.250 PT-GUARD DOG - RAMROD 65 get clnc to RTB to KGSB FL240
via FAK-dir. Cleared to FL240 QSY ZDC-Brooke 327.000.
1912Z 135.525 PT-GUARD DOG - TANKR 21 req dir HTO FPR when RTB cleared
in approx. 10 mins.
1913Z 327.000 ZDC-Brooke - RAMROD 65 - FL240 req. 235 degree heading
for wx. Cleared to FL260 QSY ZDC-Blackstone 235.625.
1920Z 235.625 ZDC-Blackstone - RAMROD 65 - FL260 2 mi. nonstandard formation.
1922Z 260.900 PT-HUNTRESS - RAMROD 11 requests TANKR 21's tail # sez
62-3576 at first then corrects to 62-3506. RAMROD 11 now on station
and TANKR 21 req RTB when able.
1924Z 135.525 PT-GUARD DOG - TANKR 21 - exiting the CAP + cleared to
RTB FL240 dir HTO and @ 1927Z QSYs ZNY 133.475.
1930Z 139.400 Davison AAF Ops - PAT 722 - clg "Davison Advisory" here
and on 126.300 both no joy.
1943Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - BOXER 41 (201st AS DC ANG) - ILS rwy 19L.
1948Z 118.950 PT DEP - PAT 722 - @ 5000' req wx at DCA for possible
diversion due wx @ Davison.
1949Z 260.900 PT GUARD DOG - TANKR 22 (KC-135R 465th ARS AFRC) -
entering the Guard Dog MOA and working around some wx- FL210-250 is
reported all in the clear.
1950Z 135.525 PT GUARD DOG - TANKR 22 - cleared block alt. FL210-250.

Northern Virginia Milcom - 07.30.2007 am

1152Z 119.300 Potomac APP - BRS2404 (KC-137 FAB2404 2°/2°GT BrAF) -
deps ADW to 11000' stayed on this freq on dep.
1154Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - NAVY 7C 505 (UC-12B NAS Oceana NFD
DAA-PHF shuttle) - deps rwy 32 QSY 118.950 @ 1500' for 2000' cleared
to 5000' then 7000' dir GRUBY QSY 126.400.

1200Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - JOSA 538 (C-21A JOSAC) - QSY ZDC-Montebello 121.675.
1208Z 260.900 PT HUNTRESS - RAMROD 16 - A/R in progress with TANKR 24
(KC-135R 22nd ARW) in the Guard Dog MOA.

Tony
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