[MilCom] Middle TN Area/January 12, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CST).

Memphis Center freqs for the Coronet flights:
118.875>126.45

BORA 11, 12, 13 possibly KC-10A's and the recievers
were all F-16's as most folks in the Southeast heard
this morning.  When the tankers checked in with center
they called it the Coronet 433 West. All flights
headed Westbound.

0920:  BORA 11 "flight" dragging DIRCA or
       DURKA xx (Coronet freq: 254.6)

0955:  BORA 21 "flight" dragging DIRCA/DURKA 71-76
       (F-16's, a/a on 141.775) (didn't catch boom
        freq)

1000:  139.975--Unid F-16 a/a.  Maybe the DIRCA flts
       that broke from the tankers and RTB Shaw?

1018:  BORA 31 "flight" dragging DIRCA/DURKA 81-86
       (F-16's, a/a on 138.2/Coronet freq: 378.2)
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Regular stuff:

1100:  HAZARD 62 (C-130H, 317th AG, Dyess) departs 
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>360.7 (radio chk)
       (returns @ 1305)

1105:  GUARD 24162 (UH-60) departs Smyrna (KMQY) 
       118.5>118.4  (enroute Chattanooga, KCHA)

1112:  BAT 81 x 2 (KC-135E, 174th ARS/185th ARW, Sioux
       City/IA ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 118.875>, Atlanta 
       Ctr 133.175

1120:  VALOR 90 (T-6A, 37th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus)
       lands Nashville (KBNA) 387.0>118.6  (departs @
       1245)

1120:  KING 21 (HC-130H, 102nd RQS/106th RQW, Suffolk
       Cnty/NY ANG) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>
       118.4>, Memphis Ctr 132.1  (headed home)
       (Serial: #88-2101)

1125:  VALOR 87 (T-6A) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>
       118.6 then taxis back and departs 118.6>118.4
       flies the pattern then lands 118.6  (departs @
       1255)

1140:  372.2--REACH 8407 calling unk dispatch inbound
       
1210:  130.65--Scott CP, DEECEE 97 passing departure
       message off Langley.

1218:  358.85--A/A, DEECEE 96/97 and INDY 61/62 in
       comms W/FIRST 21 x 8 for AR coordination

This wasn't the boom freq, no AR comms heard but they
were deciding which fighters would go to which tankers
now and then later.  And FIRST mentioned destination
of Las Vegas.

DEECEE "flight"= KC-135R, 756th ARS/459th ARW, Andrews
                 /AFRC
INDY "flight"=KC-135R, 74th ARS/434th ARW, Grissom/
              AFRC
FIRST 21 "flight"=F-22A, 1st FW, Langley

1220:  RANGER 24 (KC-130T, VMGR-234, Ft Worth/USMCR)
       W/Nashville A/D 119.35>, lands Ft Campbell 
       (KHOP) 134.35>120.9

1410:  TEAM 80 (KC-10A, 32nd ARS/305th AMW, McGuire)
       W/Memphis Ctr 118.875>, Indy Ctr 134.675 
       (FL330)

1445:  VANDY 45 (T-1A, 32nd FTS/71st FTW, Vance) 
       departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>, Memphis
       Ctr 132.1>, Atlanta Ctr 133.6  (returns @ 1635
       then departs again @ 1800 to Pensacola, KPNS)

1505:  CANFORCE 3264 "heavy" (???) W/Memphis Ctr
       124.125>127.375  "direct destination"

1520:  130.65--Ft Campbell Ops, WORLD 9648 calling 15
       mins out, and will look for the follow me

1530:  POISON 1 (T-38C, 50th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus)
       W/Memphis Ctr 353.5

1535:  WORLD 9648 (MD-11, World Airways) lands Ft 
       Campbell (KHOP) 118.1>120.9

1535:  COOL 02 (T-38A, 87th FTS/47th FTW, Laughlin)
       W/Atlanta Ctr 299.2>, Memphis Ctr 285.55>354.0>
       239.3  (decending from FL240 to FL190)

1925:  REACH 229 (C-17A) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 
       118.1>120.9

Joe
Nashville, Tn.




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