[MilCom] MilAir from WMass 22-29 July 08

[JohnFB]

All Times Zulu

Tue

1159 : ETHYL 58 wkg ZBW ATC on 128.750 - rqst hold on ACK radials 138/58 waiting for rcvr

1159 : PAT 988 [C-12] wkg Hawk Ops on 303.000 - p/u pax, we're early

1213 : JOSA 303 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - off @ 1210

1334 : YANKEE 44 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - off @ 1328

1410 : NASTY 1 x2 [F-15 104FW] heading to W105 [probably] AUX 349.400

1432 : MAPLE 81 [F-16 VT] wkg ZBW ATC - down to FL300 ... FL110



Wed

1330 : RODD 10 [C-5 Westover] wkg ZBW ATC - headed to Manchester area and possibly transitions @ Pease.

1407 : YANKEE 15 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - off @ 1403

1418 : STEEL 64 [KC-135 PA] wkg ZBW/ZNY ATC - heading into W105 or AR777 via LINND 260B270

1437 - 1654

LUNAR 1 x2 [F-15 104FW] to W107 via GEDIC transition.  #2 [78-0159] RTB'd almost immediately with hydraulic issue & no HUD.  LUNAR 1 went solo

347.200 AUX 02
303.000 AUX 01/SOF
338.100 GK
305.000 GK
289.000 AR with PACK 11

1619 : JAZZ 11 [?F-15 LA] wkg ZBW ATC & BDL A/D - headed into Barnes, couldn't get ATIS

1633 : PACK 11 [KC-135 NH] clg Pack Cntrl on 321.000



Thu

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Fri

1239 : Helicopter 70097 wkg Bridgeport Radio FSS on 255.400

1415 : TEAM 53 & TEAM 54 [KC-10 NJ] interplane 139.875 - heading for ACK
1423 : TEAM 53 & TEAM 54 on 353.500 AR608 [complained of too much interference and used victor only]

1420 : JUSTICE 33 wkg ZBW/ZDC ATC - heading south

1432 : PACK 91 [KC-135 NH] wkg ZBW ATC - heading west thru Utica sector

1820 - 1830

KILLER 1 x3 [F-15 104FW] coming back from W105 [probably] - #3 leading the way with no rdr

347.200 AUX 02
303.000 AUX 01/SOF

1843 : PACK 92 wkg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - inbnd w/48 pax, 25K fuel, 2 write-ups.  PACK 91 is 1.15 hour behind & rqsts special equip

1846 : PACK 92 wkg PACK 91 on 321.000 - I'm 110mi W of Pease @ FL270 and they can't hear me.

1847 : PACK 92 wkg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - radio chk - 96mi out ... ETA 10 or 15 past the hour .... "we've got this, we've got Baarnes, we've got Maine" .... just crossing the Vt-NH border

1853 : PACK 92 wkg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - 2 write-ups to pass to MOCC

1921 : PACK 91 wkg HAMMER on 321.000 - we've got a rqst, we've got this container with 50 strechers inside.  It's awkward to off-load, we need either a fork-truck or a hi-lift and we can take it apart on the hi-lift.....HC?

1932 : PACK 91 wkg Pack Ctrl on 321.00 - 80mi out, HC? [repeats entire rqst]

2205 : ETHYL 81 & ETHYL 82 interplane 314.200


Sat

2330 : LUNAR 1 x2 [F-15 104FW] inbnd from somewhere, what the heck they were doing up that late on a Sat I'll never know

347.200 AUX 02


Sun

1317 : ?LANTERN? 33 wkg ZBW/ZDC ATC on uniform heading south FL270, initially 250KIAS, then slowing to 200KIAS [to which I said what??????]

1501 : TEAM 61 & TEAM 62 [KC-10 NJ] interplane 143.825 enroute AR, headed to MANTA, then home to McGuire.

1803 : RCH 9008 [69-0008 C-5A NY] wkg Polo Ops on 379.400 - inbnd, do we need to deploy are own marshellers?   Ask SOF to recommend best APP to field.  Heading Albany TRESA ..... ok will go WEETS instead, W towards Binghamton

1952 : RCH 153 wkg TORCH on 303.000 - discussion on whether to divert Gander or press on to Ramstein, but it would be quiet hours @ Ramstein, what about ?St. Alms?


Mon

1142 : GK [fem voice] test count on 135.225 [Unbelievable - I can hear GK!!!]

1220 : RCH 769 aka N. Am 730 wkg SF Radio on 129.400 - selcal CHKM

1312 : YANKEE 28 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - cya

1313 : TEAM 10 & TEAM ?90? [KC-10 NJ] interplane 139.875

1319 : YANKEE 03 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - off

1327 : TEAM 10 Flt wkg GK on 135.225 - inbnd W105 for rnd AR

1328 : PAT 818 wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - [inbnd, I think]

1340 : FORCE 11 [KC-10 NJ] & MAINE 85 [KC-1135 ME] on 238.900 AR212 - set-up

1351 : OPEC 13 wkg HNTRS or GK on 254.200 - 240B250

1355 : OPEC 13 wkg GK on 135.225 - What ....????
1355 : OPEC 13 wkg HNTRS on 254.200 - GK will pass msg to us thru you .... stay in 5mi bumper from what airspace? .... they want us in or out of W105 .... we'll be working with LUNAR 01 FLT

1404 : OPEC 13 wkg TEAM 10 on 254.200 - OK, we'll stay west of the line and you stay east of the line, that shud keep GK happy

1405 - 1555

LUNAR 1 x3 [F-15 104FW] to W105 and back with overfly of Deerfield area

347.200 AUX 02
303.000 AUX 01/SOF
338.100 GK
234.600 TAC/HNTRS
289.000 AR with OPEC 13
259.600 AR with OPEC 13 [changed from 289.000]
259.900 TAC or AR ?

1434 : TEAM 10 wkg GK on 135.225 [and GK is weak, but audible] - lving W105 rqst JANNA OWENS MANTA, then flt plan rte ACK ALB and eventually McGuire

1436 : OPEC 13 wkg GK on 135.225 - tell all recvrs that 259.600 is AR freq

1448 : LUNAR 01 wkg HNTRS? on 234.600 - on boom right now, call me after on common uniform

1456 : FORCE 11 & MAINE 85 finish AR with practise sep

1501 : FORCE 11 wkg ZBW ATC on 134.700 - are you working TOPCAT 02 [sic] ... we need to kill time, we're early.

1504 : FORCE 11 clg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - [probably chking status of TOPCAT 2]

1504 : OPEC 13 clg HNTRS on 254.200

1504 : MAINE 85 clg Maineiac  on 311.000

1501 : [BANGER NJ] interplane 138.425
1507 : [BANGER NJ] interplane 138.425

1510 : OPEC 13 wkg GK on 135.225 - clear dir MANTA in 5 min, then WRI.  Are you working BANGER flt? .... they departed?

[I could hear 138.425 intermittently until 1535]

1539 : LUNAR 01 x3 wkg Hawk Ops on 303.000 - passing codes #1 = 0475 #2 = 0416 #3 = 0470 ==> the 'last' serial I was looking for]*****

1552 : TEAM 10 wkg MASH 82 [KC-135 AFRC] on 235.100 AR206 - set-up for rendevous ... mtg @ Syracuse radials

1555 : [Note - LUNAR buzzed my location heading N @ 3k' .... never actually heard them land @ Barnes]

1558 : TOPCAT 2 [KC-135 NJ] wkg FORCE 11 on 395.800 AR631 - [didn't last long]

1648 : FORCE 11 [84-0186] wkg PACK 11 [62-3515] on 295.800 AR631 - [finally someone passed some serials]

1744 : RCH 370 [06-6066 436AW] wkg ETHYL 43 [61-0316 NH] on 341.7500 AR20NE

1823 : BURR/BERL 67 Heavy clg Brunswick Base Ops on 257.500 - clld at least 4 times and I just couldn'g get clear shot on c/s.  Also hrd on ATC 134.700 so probably came from the south or west.

1843 : BLUE 21 [KC-10A 85-0033 305AMW] wkg McGuire Ops on 319.400 - inbnd 25min, 0 cargo, 1 pax, code 1, cust/ag [tnx Alan for ID]

1856 : PACK 18 [KC-135 NH] clg Maple Ops on 125.125

1916 ETHYL 98 [58-0099 KC-135 PA] wkg unknown on 342.750 AR20NE

1943 : PACK 11 wkg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - inbnd 20min 28K fuel, Alpha 1, 4 pax, 2 crew chief & 4 ACM

2258 : OPEC 01 wkg PACK 22 [KC-135 NH] on 324.600 AR204

2312 : PACK 11 clg Pack Ctrl on 321.000 - AR complete, 15min, tell SOF we're FS, then taxi back and t/o for 2nd sortie, will fly scheduled duration.




Any thoughts on LANTERN or BURR would be appreciated.

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104FW F-15C (16)
78-0470
78-0475
78-0476
78-0485
78-0500
78-0501
78-0508
78-0516
78-0519
78-0520
78-0531
78-0543
78-0544
78-0545
79-0047
80-0016

104FW F-15D (02)
78-0561
78-0567

JohnFB 
Franklin Co. - Western Massachusetts - USA