[MilCom] AR-111 West active

[Larry Van Horn]

>I had no idea the Knoxville tankers were set up for Navy/USMC refueling.

Even the Blue Suits have been known to pass us canoe clubbers some gas every 
now and then. ;-))

The hookups for aerial refueling are universal Joe. Those AF assets can even 
refuel Army, NATO stuff, etc.

Nice intercept, but quiet here in Btown.

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
President, Teak Publishing, Brasstown NC
Monitoring Times Assistant/Technical Editor
MT GlobalNet/Milcom/What's New Columnist
Btown Monitoring Post: http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Cobb" <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com>
To: "Radio Monitors" <Radiomonitors at yahoogroups.com>; "Milcomm" 
<Milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:13 AM
Subject: [MilCom] AR-111 West active


> 0900L/1400Z:
>
> SODA 81 (KC-135R, Knoxville/TN ANG) is about to start
> AR Ops W/BANSHEE 01 x 5 (EA-6B, VMAQ-1, Cherry Point)
> on AR-111 West.  They are having a little trouble
> getting each other visually.
>
> Boom freq is primary 348.9
>
> BuNo's passed:
> BANSHEE 01 = 161242
> BANSHEE 02 = 163888
> BANSHEE 03 = 161348
> BANSHEE 04 = 160432
> BANSHEE 05 = 16xxxx  (someone keyed up as he talked)
>
>
> They went thru 3 different freqs prior to settling on
> 348.9  Started off on 303.0 (SODA Control) and then
> switched to AR primary 240.35 (AR-633A/B) then went
> 348.9
>
> Great news as i type:  "we're tallyho, have you in
> sight."
>
>>From what i can gather, these guys must have spent the
> night in Knoxville cause they told center if they
> couldn't find SODA 81 they'd have to return to
> Knoxville.   Prob why they started out a/a on 303.0
> I had no idea the Knoxville tankers were set up for
> Navy/USMC refueling.
>
> Joe
> Nashville, Tn.
>
>
> 
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