[MilCom] Middle TN Area/January 25, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CST).

MUSIC OPS/CP:  322.9
105th AS/118th AW  (TN ANG, C-130H unless noted)

MUSIC 68 (C-130E)
MUSIC 84
MUSIC 83
EVAC 80806 (C-130H, 758th AS/911th AW, Pittsburgh/PA
            ANG, Serial: #78-0806) 

Dropping patient.
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0842:  MUSIC 68 (C-130E) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>119.35>, Memphis Ctr 125.85

0900:  MUSIC 84 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>119.35  (RTB @ 1415)

Occasional a/a between MUSIC 68 and 84 on 292.0
discussing weather conditions.

0920:  GHOST 69 (F-16?, ???) W/Memphis Ctr 285.55
       (FL280, very faint, on the edge of my range)

0922:  229.475--48th FTS A/A, Unid T-1A's (maneuvers)

0935:  348.9--AR-111 (pri), TANKER 01 (KC-135R, ???)
       conducts AR Ops W/SENTRY 20 (E-3B, 552nd ACW, 
       Tinker)  (Serial, TANKER 01: #63-7991)
                (Serial, SENTRY 20: #78-0578)

0945:  TROLL 21 x 2 (T-1A, 48th FTS/14th FTW, Colum-
       bus) W/Nashville A/D 119.35>, Memphis Ctr 
       133.85>, Indy Ctr 121.175  (passing thru area)
       (A/A: 240.225, mentioning points of interest 
       when they flew over the City of Nashville)

1000:  336.1--AR-455 (pri), OMEGA 70 (B-707 contract
       tanker) calling ROMAN 35 "flight" (F/A-18, 
       VFA-106, Oceana)

Caught OMEGA 70 "dragging" the ROMAN flight westbound
and mention of OMEGA 71 joining them later.

1030:  HORNET 72 x 2 (F/A-18, ???) departs Ft Campbell
       (KHOP) 278.8>269.525>, Memphis Ctr 285.5>288.35
       >, Indy Ctr 323.2

1040:  343.25--AR-315 (pri), TAZZ 71 (KC-135R, 145th
       ARS/121st ARW, Rickenbacker/OH ANG) conducts AR
       Ops W/BOLAR 70 (C-5B, 436th AW, Dover)

1130:  285.15--Random AR, DEECEE 98 (KC-135R, 756th 
       ARS/459th ARW, Andrews/AFRC) conducts AR Ops
       W/FIRST 41 "flight" (F-22A, 1st FW, Langley)

I've also got 285.15 listed as an AWACS freq as well.

1140:  139.9--Ft Campbell related, FLIGHT CHECK 140
       doing instrument checks.  

First time i've heard this used as an approach
frequency at Campbell.

1150:  NAVY 7B-871 (UC-12B, Base Flight, Atlanta)
       W/Nashville A/D 118.4>, Memphis Ctr 126.75
       (cleared to Dobbins, not sure where he left)

1211:  255.4--Nashville Radio (FSS), MUSIC 83 
       (opening flight plan to Dobbins ARB as a first
       leg, mentioned second leg from Dobbins to 
       Buckley AFB)

1211:  MUSIC 83 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 126.75

1215:  273.7--Unid a/a, Sounded like F-18's.  I have 
       this one as a possible VFA-106 a/a

1235:  372.2--PTD, MUSIC 83 calling Dobbins dispatch

1240:  135.475--Flight Watch, TOPGUN 57 (getting wx 
       for Ft Smith, KFSM, and Springfield-Branson, 
       KSGF)

1243:  TOPGUN 57 (F/A-18, NSAWC, Fallon) W/Atlanta
       Ctr 354.05>, Memphis Ctr 379.125>317.65
       (changes destination to Springfield, MO)

1258:  383.2--Scott CP, JOSA 394 (calling inbound, 
       mission complete)

1310:  TALON 34 (T-45C, VT-7/TAW-1, Meridian) lands
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6

1320:  PAT 1262 (C-12T) lands Smyrna (KMQY) 119.35>
       118.4>118.5  (departs later, also W/Ops 373.9)

1343:  TROLL 31 x 2 (T-1A, 48th FTS/14th FTW, Colum-
       bus) W/Memphis Ctr 126.75>120.8

1400:  383.2--Scott CP, RHODY 36  "25 mins out"
     (C-130J, 143rd AS/143rd AW, Quonset State/RI ANG)

1411:  EVAC 80806 (C-130H) lands Nashville (KBNA)
       118.4>118.6  (departs @ 1450)

1415:  344.6--Metro, SENTRY 20 (E-3B)

1432:  303.1--about 3 second tones (not mickey type)

1510:  383.2--Scott CP, JOSA xxx  (C-21A, calling 
       20 mins out, A-1, Tail #84-0134)

1525:  HOBBY 90 x 2 (C-130J, 815th AS/403rd AW, 
       Keesler/AFRC) W/Memphis Ctr 134.65>133.65
       (FL200)

1533:  383.2--Scott CP, REACH 5004  "20 mins out, RON"
       (C-5B, 436th AW, Dover, Serial: #85-0004)

1600:  KATT 626 (T-6A, VT-10/TAW-6, Pensacola) lands
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6

1610:  KATT 627 (T-6A) same route as above

1625:  KATT 625 (T-6A) same route as above

I believe the KATT's RON'd.  I never heard them leave.

1635:  122.95--RAKE 78 calling TULSAIR Beechcraft FBO
          (T-1A, 86th FTS/47th FTW, Laughlin)

2030:  383.2--Scott CP, JOSA 887 (C-21A) calling 
       inbound

Joe
Nashville, Tn.
   







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