[MilCom] Middle TN Area Milair Logs/October 2, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).

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

MUSIC 63 (C-130E, #65-0963)
MUSIC 85 (C-130H, #89-1185)
MUSIC 30 (C-130E, #65-0984)
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0818:  364.2--AICC, BANDSAW KILO (E-3 back end) calling NORTHERN LIGHTS for a signal check

0840:  251.6--Unid A/A  (4 voices counted off when voice said "check uniform")

0845:  RIPPER 11 (F/A-18F, VFA-11, Oceana) W/Memphis Ctr 354.0 (bad reception so goes victor 126.45)  (FL280)

0932:  PUMA 201 (C-130J, 41st AS/463rd AG, Little Rock) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (in and out all day to/from the ranges)

0940:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), SODA 81 (KC-135R, 151st ARS/134th ARW, Knoxville/TN ANG) conducts AR Ops W/PEACH 33 (E-8C, 116th ACW, Robins/GA ANG)

0952:  PUMA 202 (C-130J, Little Rock) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9
(same day plan as PUMA 201)

1005:  MUSIC 63 (C-130E) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (RTB @ 1220)

1010:  MOON 60 (T-1A, 48th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus) W/Nashville A/D 119.35>, shoots approaches @ Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9

1012:  ENERGY 48 (DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dept of Energy, #N148DE) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35

1014:  240.225--48th FTS A/A (T-1A's)

1026:  276.825--48th FTS A/A (T-1A's)

1030:  REACH 377T (???) W/Memphis Ctr 288.35>354.0  (FL340)  (having VHF issues)

1040:  295.0--48th FTS A/A (T-1A's)

1046:  324.6--AR-101 (pri), SODA 82 (KC-135R, Knoxville/TN ANG) calling unid reciever for AR coordination

1112:  240.35--AR-633A/B (pri), SODA 81 (KC-135R) now in AR Ops W/SLAYER 01 (???)  (MARSA termnated @ 1125, both parties checked in W/Atlanta Ctr 133.6)

1200:  BASCO 73 (C-17A, 437th AW, Charleston) W/Nashville A/D 119.35>, lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (Ops: 130.65)

1210:  128.75--Eagle Control, PUMA 201, 202 (C-130J) check in for clearance into the ranges (then switched to UHF Eagle Ctrl 285.625 and put masks on)

1226:  242.4--Ft Campbell DZ, PUMA 201, 202

1238:  ROCKET 531 (T-39N/G, VT-86/TW-6, Pensacola) W/Atlanta Ctr 354.025

1255:  GUARD 00945 (???) W/Nashville A/D 118.4>, Tower 118.6 (landing Sidco Dr Headquarters, departs a few minutes later)

1450:  KING 01 (???) W/Atlanta Ctr 299.2>, Memphis Ctr 285.55>354.0  (FL280)

1535:  PAWS 11 (T-6A, 5th FTS/340th FTG, Vance/AFRC) shoots a couple approaches then lands Nashville (KBNA) fullstop 119.35>118.6

1605:  ARMY 20065 (UH-1H?) W/Nashville A/D 119.35>118.4  (transiting airspace @ 6000 ft)

1749:  MUSIC 85 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>, does pattern work @ Smyrna (KMQY) 118.5  (RTB @ 1840)

1753:  255.4--FSS, MAZE 69 (T-1A, 86th FTS/47th FTW, Laughlin) up W/Jackson Radio passing departure message (departed Memphis, KMEM, enroute to McGuire AFB, KWRI)

1910:  327.6--AR-110 (pri), JAKE 13 (KC-135R, 153rd ARS/186th ARW, Meridian/MS ANG) conducts AR Ops W/DEATH 22 (B-2A, 509th BW, Whiteman)  (MARSA terminated @ 1920 and JAKE 13 proceeds to do practice approaches @ Ft Campbell, KHOP)

1915:  MUSIC 30 (C-130E) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (RTB @ 2045)  (kept calling himself MUSIC 84 on the inbound)

1930:  343.25--AR-315 (pri), INDY or MASH 84 (KC-135R, 434th ARW, Grissom/AFRC, #61-0272) conducts AR Ops W/DECOY 99 (C-5A, 167th AS/167th AW, Martinsburg/WV ANG) 

Note:  The tanker mentioned they were 434th ARW. 

2045:  139.55--Unid A/A

2050:  336.1--AR-455 (pri), JEEP 43 (KC-135R?, KC-10A?, ???) wraps up AR Ops W/ROYAL 50 (C-17A, 3rd AS/436th AW, Dover)

2108:  236.65--AR-315 (sec), Unid players conducting AR Ops

Joe
Nashville, Tn.