[MilCom] Middle TN Area/August 14, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).

MUSIC OPS:  322.9
105th AS/118th AW  (TN ANG @ Nashville, C-130)

SODA 54 (KC-135R, 151st ARS/134th ARW, Knoxville/TN ANG)
(Serial:  #57-1428)
MUSIC 83 (C-130H, Serial: #89-1183)
MUSIC 85 (C-130H, Serial: #89-1185)
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0730:  41.5 (fm)--Smyrna NG Ops, PAT 963 (picking up pax, one engine shutdown)

0805:  126.2--REACH 195T (C-17A) calling Redstone Ops inbound

0927:  POISON 6 (T-38C, 50th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus) W/Memphis Ctr 379.25>, shoots approaches @ Ft Campbell then lands fullstop 307.025>269.525>278.8

0930:  ARMY 26826 (UH-60L, Serial: #98-26826) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, Memphis Ctr 125.85>379.25 (radio check on uniform)

0942:  383.2--Scott AFB CP, JOSA 182 (C-21A, passing off times of 1254 off of Syracuse, NY KSYR)

0945:  RHINO 69 (??) W/Memphis Ctr 354.0>354.15>, Kansas City Ctr 319.0  (FL280)  (i was hoping this was the QF-4E enroute to Chicago but who knows)

1024:  293.6--AWACS, BANDSAW (E-3) passing target tracks to unheard recipients  (callsign: SNAKE 1)

1030:  REAPER 12 (B-2A, 509th BW, Whiteman) W/Memphis Ctr 354.15  (FL330)

1045:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), BACKE 41 (KC-135R, 77th ARS/916th ARW, Seymour-Johnson) conducts AR Ops W/SENTRY 40 (E-3, 552nd ACW, Tinker0

1050:  SODA 54 (KC-135R) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4

1052:  348.9--AR-111 (pri), UPSET 51 (KC-135R, 126th ARS/128th ARW, Milwaukee/WI ANG) conducts AR Ops W/SENTRY 61 (E-3B, 552nd ACW, Tinker)
(Serial, UPSET 51: #58-0009)
(Serial, SENTRY 61: #77-0353)

1119:  142.875--50th FTS A/A, SNAKE 1 "flight" 
       (T-38C, 50th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus)

1120:  378.25--48th FTS A/A, TROLL 61, 62 doing simulated AAR
                 (T-1A, 48th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus)

1235:  ZAPPER 21 (F/A-18C, VFA-81, Oceana) W/Memphis Ctr 353.5>, lands Nashville (KBNA) 360.7>257.8  (departs @ 1400 westbound)

1250:  ZAPPER 31 (F/A-18C) lands, same sequence as 21  (departs @ 1420 westbound)

Both ZAPPERs parked at the ANG for their gas.

1300:  MUSIC 83 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  (RTB @ 1450)

1638:  BANDIT 27 (???) W/Indy Ctr 323.2>317.675  (last heard decending from FL240 to FL200)

1655:  327.6--AR-110 (pri), STEEL 73 (KC-135R/T, 147th ARS/171st ARW, Pittsburgh/PA ANG) wraps up AR Ops W/DEATH 21 x 2 (B-2A, 509th AW, Whiteman)  (passed Center freq of Kansas City 319.0 and also passed offload to DEATH 21 recieving 60K and DEATH 22 getting nada, zero)

1900:  MUSIC 85 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (RTB @ 2030)

1910:  MUSIC 83 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, Ft Campbell A/D 134.35  (brief a/a between 85 and 83 on 292.0 concerning an aircraft preceding them that lost some nose gear parts on the runway)

1920:  GUARD 23582 (UH-60A, Serial: #81-23582) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (RON)

Joe
Nashville, Tn.