[MilCom] US:North Alabama Logs 11-12

[Michael Sharritt]

 Despite some rain and low clouds,quite busy:

PAT 142 (C-12) 134.95,120.8                                 0830

ALLEY 68 (T-1A) 120.8,118.05,127.6                          0900
(48Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

ARMY 30016 (UC-35B) 133.8,120.8,125.6,118.05,127.6          0900
(03-0016,2/228th Avn Detachment)

SODA 82 (KC-135R) 134.7750                                   0905
(151St Ars/134Th Arw Knoxville Iap)

SNAKE 01,02 (T-38C) 307.00,239.25                            0915
(50Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

TROLL 11,12 (T-1A) 134.7750            228.95 A/A             0925
(48Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)   Sim AAR Training in Pickwick 1 MOA

SENTRY 61 Calling SLUFF 61 (E-3B & KC0-135R) 240.35(AR-633)    1015
(Sentry is 552nD Acw,Tinker Afb/Sluff is 166Th Ars/121St Arw Rickenbacker)

PAT 842 (UC-35) 127.3750,120.8,127.3                           1035

DIXIE 11 Flight x 2 (KC-135R) 127.6750,120.8,127.3750          1045
(106Th Ars/117Th Arw Birmingham Iap)  Block 28-29,000 feet

ARMY 26872 (UH-60L) 125.6,126.95                               1100
(00-26872,Odd one this is suppose to be with Colombian Air Force,called 10 miles north of Redstone inbound for R & D Hangar.)

BOMA 54 (T-6A) 338.2 Birmingham Approach                        1100
(41St Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

ARMY 01053 (UC-35B) 132.05,126.2,120.8,125.6,126.95             1100
(00-1053,Osacom/Pat) Called Redstone ops 20 Minutes out with  Code 2)
Note at bottom about this one.

MOTOWN 04 (KC-135R) 292.3                                       1105
(Called Meridian Ops inbound Code 2 for inop button,This callsign was used for Selfridge KC-135R,Merdian birds ususally use "JAKE" callsign.)

ALLEY 65 (T-1A) 132.25,132.0250                                 1115
(48Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

MOON 20 (T-1A) 120.8,118.05,127.6                               1120
(48Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

SKIER 87 (LC-130H) 239.8,344.6,354.6                            1145
(139Th AS/109Th Aw NY ANG) Called various metro finally got Columbus AFB
to answer checking weather at (POE) Fort Polk for 1900 and 1930 Z Arrival.)

POISON 07 (T-38C) 307.00,239.00,350.35                          1200
(50Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

JOSA 348 (C-21A) 127.9750,125.85,126.2,120.8,118.05,126.95      1300
(Called REdstone Ops 20 minutes out Cold Offload with Code 1,no pax will give a fuel order on the ground) See Note at bottom.

MULLET 01 (T-1A) 127.3                      24,000 feet         1310
(48Th Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)

NASA 959 (T-38N) 128.2750,128.7250                              1325
(JOhnson Space Center,LAnded at Maxwell Afb,departed later to Canarval)

TROLL 50 (T-1A) 120.8                                           1350
(48TH Fts/14Th Ftw Columbus Afb)


Note:ARMY 01053 and JOSA 348 Brought in Generals(one was MAJOR GENERAL JAMES PILLSBURY) for a meeting about BRAC and how it affects Redstone,and how things are going,how many people are here now and how many Governemnt and Contractor jobs are moving here.



Michael Sharritt Athens,Alabama

Pro-60,Pro-97,Pro-2052(2),Pro-2055,PSR-400