[MilCom] Middle TN Area/May 5, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).  One of the best Mondays
i've had in a while.

MUSIC OPS/CP:  322.9
105th AS/118th AW  (TN ANG @ Nashville)

REACH 433 (118th AW C-130) returning from overseas
MUSIC 83 (C-130H, #89-1183)  two trips
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0845:  REACH 4067 (C-17A, 437th AW, Charleston) lands
       Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (also W/Ops
       230.1 "25 mins out, 0 pax, 0 cargo, need park-
       ing")  (Serial: #94-0067)

0905:  BICEP 11 x 2 (F-16, ??) W/Atlanta Ctr 299.2>
       363.1>236.7  (FL270)  (id'd to center as a 
       flight of two F-16's)

0910:  REACH 3126 (C-17A, 6th AS/305th AMW, McGuire)
       lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (also
       W/Ops 230.1 "30 mins out, 0 pax, 0 cargo, need
       parking")  (Serial: #03-3126)

0930:  DEATH 11 (B-2A, 13th BS/509th BW, Whiteman)
       W/Memphis Ctr 342.25>, Kansas City Ctr 273.575

0930:  _____ 12 (??) W/Memphis Ctr 354.15

0930:  RAPTOR 31 x 2 (F-22A Test, F-16D Chase, Lock-
       heed) W/Atlanta Ctr 354.05>299.2>354.025
       (A/A: 142.2)

0950:  ARMY 20470 (MH-47E, 2-160th SOAR) W/Nashville
       A/D 119.35>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 132.1  "direct
       Greenville/Spartenburg, KGSP"
       (Serial: #92-00470)

0955:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), STEEL 71 (KC-135T, 
       147th ARS/171st ARW, Pittsburgh/PA ANG) conduct
       AR Ops W/PEACH 66 (E-8C, 116th ACW, Robins/GA
       ANG)  (Serial: STEEL 71, #59-1490)

1013:  FIRST 71 (F-22A?/F-15C?, 1st FW, Langley)
       W/Memphis Ctr 342.25>363.0>, Atlanta Ctr 270.6
       (FL430)

1024:  383.2--Scott CP, JOSA 822 (C-21A) calling 
       inbound

1050:  327.475--VMFA-251 A/A, TBOLT 51/52 (never heard
       these guys W/ATC)

1100:  NIKEL 31 x 4 (F/A-18C, VMFA-122, Beaufort)
       W/Atlanta Ctr 299.2>, Memphis Ctr 285.55>269.9
       (A/A: 354.325 casual chat and discussing ARing
       W/OMEGA tanker down the line)

1110:  336.1--AR-455 (pri), BACKE 11 (KC-135R, 77th
       ARS/916th ARW, Seymour-Johnson) in comms 
       W/SENTRY 60 (E-3B, 552nd ACW, Tinker) for AR
       coordination  (Serial: BACKE 11, #57-1473)
                     (Serial: SENTRY 60, #79-0003)

They eventually hooked up @ 1130L.

1118:  250.3--NIKEL 31 W/unid and mentioned: "we're
       on our TAC freq of 354.325"

1150:  REACH 5103 (C-17A, 437th AW, Charleston)
       W/Nashville A/D 119.35>, lands Ft Campbell 
       (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (also W/Ops 230.1 "25 mins
       out, 0 pax, 0 cargo, will need parking")
       (Serial: #95-0103)

1305:  255.4--FSS, HAWG 71 W/unid radio passing 
       arrival message to unk destination  (spells out
       callsign as H-otel, A-lpha, W-hisky, G-olf 71)
     (poss A-10A, 184th FS/188th FW, Ft Smith/AR ANG)

1310:  TECATE 02 (T-6A, 84th FTS/47th FTW, Laughlin)
       departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, Memphis
       Ctr 125.85  (cleared to Tulsa, KTUL)

1335:  REACH 433 (C-130) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>
       118.6  (does nice low flyby over the ANG ramp
       which makes him also flyover our ramp at Sig-
       nature)

1343:  CLAW 01 x 2 (A-10C, 74th FS/23rd WING, Moody)
       W/Memphis Ctr 257.75>288.35  (FL280)

1618:  MUSIC 83 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>119.35  (RTB @ 1750)

1710:  NAO 1823 (Boeing 767-300, North American Air)
       W/Nashville A/D 118.4>119.35>, lands Ft 
       Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (also W/Ops
       130.65, departs @ 1852 to NAS Norfolk, KNGU, as
       NAO 987)

1858:  MUSIC 83 (C-130) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>119.35>, Ft Campbell A/D 134.35  (RTB @
       2110)

1938:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), Unid tanker conducts 
       AR Ops W/_______ 03 (??)

1940:  ARMY 10557 (OH-58D, Serial: #91-00557) lands
       Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (departs @ 2055)

2025:  GUARD 23892 (UH-60Q, 146th MEDCo, TN ARNG)
       lands John C Tune (KJWN) 118.4>118.6>122.7
       (Serial: #83-23892)

2130:  139.55--Unid A/A, had accents  (never heard 
       W/ATC, maybe good skip and i got a MOA in IND)

Joe
Nashville, Tn.











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