[MilCom] Middle TN Area/May 28, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

And thanks to Adam for the ID on the GOPHER callsign.

Joe
--- Joe Cobb <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 
> 
>       
>
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