[MilCom] Middle TN Area/May 28, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).

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

MUSIC 82 (C-130H, serial: 89-1182)
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0050:  230.1--Ft Campbell Ops, REACH 1186 calling 
       inbound, will need customs, parking, etc.
       (C-17A, 62nd AW, McChord, serial: 01-0186)

0755:  Jepata, or maybe Sandy's NAPA? 11 x 4 (???)
       Indy Ctr 323.2>, Memphis Ctr 288.35>354.15>
       Kansas City Ctr 319.0  (FL260, "direct Whiteman
       when able") 

Beats me on the callsign!

0848:  DRAGON 11 (IAI Kfir or Hawker Hunter, DOD 
       Contract) W/Indy Ctr 377.125

0855:  RAPTOR 01 x 2 (F-22A/F-16, Lockheed Test)
       W/Atlanta Ctr 270.6>354.05>299.2>354.025
       (A/A: 142.2)

0900:  ARMY 18242 (???) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 
       134.35>120.9  (also W/Ops: 130.65, departs @
       1155)

0902:  PAT 424 (??) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>
       120.9  (also W/Ops: 130.65, departs later)

0930:  343.0--A/A, CARMEN 3 in comms W/another C-130
     (C-130H, 142nd AS/166th AW, Wilmington/DE ANG)

0945:  MACE 91 (F-16, 157th FS/169th FW, McEntire/SC
       ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 285.55>269.9  (FL280)

0955:  MUSIC 82 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 132.1  (RTB @ 1400)

1005:  239.8--Metro, REACH 740T W/Little Rock AFB 
       Metro recieving current forcast for Dyess AFB
       (prob POTUS or VPOTUS transport)

1015:  349.4--AMC CP, REACH 740T calling Unid CP

1045:  336.1--AR-455 (pri), TAZZ 51 (KC-135R, 145th
       ARS/121st ARW, Rickenbacker/OH ANG) conducts AR
       Ops W/_______ 50 

1055:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), SODA 81 (KC-135E, 
       151st ARS/134th ARW, Knoxville/TN ANG) conducts
       AR Ops W/SENTRY 60 (E-3, 552nd ACW, Tinker)

1055:  ROCKET 513 (T-39N/G, VT-86/TAW-6, Pensacola)
       W/Atlanta Ctr 133.6  "we'll cancel IFR now"

1210:  TETON 37 (C-130H, 187th AS/153rd AW, Cheyenne/
       WY ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 118.875>, Atlanta Ctr
       133.175  (FL250)

1215:  324.6--AR-101 (pri), RHET 31 (KC-135R, 99th 
       ARS/19th ARG, Robins) wraps up AR Ops W/TUFF 14
       (B-52H, 2nd BW, Barksdale)

1340:  REACH 5103 (C-17A, 437th AW, Charleston) 
       W/Nashville A/D 118.4>119.35>, lands Ft Camp-
       bell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (also W/Ops: 230.1)
       (serial: 95-0103)

1510:  GOPHER 01 x 2 (A-10C, 172nd AS/110th FW, Battle
       Creek/MI ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 285.5>, lands Ft
       Campbell (KHOP) 269.525>278.8  (A/A: 139.7)

1555:  MUSIC 82 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA)
       118.6>119.35  (RTB @ 1735)

1930:  MUSIC 82 departs Nashville again 118.6>118.4
       (RTB after 2100)

2205:  DREAD 03, 01 (A-10C, poss MI ANG) W/Nashville 
       A/D 387.0 working one of the Nashville radials
       W/block altitude of 11000ft to 15000ft.

I think these are the Hogs that came in as GOPHER 01. 
Could DREAD be a tac  callsign?  No a/a was found in
the VHF range and i searched high and low for
something in the 225-400MHz range but no dice.  By
listening to comms with ATC, they were working with
SLAYER 26, a U-28 (PC-12 Pilatus) out of Eglin.  I
hope they stick around for a little while for further
investigation.  This area doesn't get very much
activity such as this. 

Joe
Nashville, Tn.