[MilCom] Middle TN Area Milair Logs/September 5, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).

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

MUSIC 84 (WC-130, Serial: 65-0984)
MUSIC 68 (WC-130, Serial: 65-0968)
MUSIC 85 (C-130H, Serial: 89-1185)
ANVIL 14 (C-130H, 130th AS/130th AW, Charleston/WV ANG)
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0605:  327.6--AR-110 (pri) and some random AR, OPEC 77 (KC-10A, 305th AMW, McGuire) conducts AR Ops W/sounded like FURY 11 x ? (B-2A, 509th BW, Whiteman)

0905:  MACE 81 x 4 (F-16, 157th FS/169th FW, McEntire/SC ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 257.75>288.35>, Indy Ctr 377.125>, Kansas City Ctr 319.0  ((also heard on 327.6 in comms W/DEECEE 52 (KC-135R, 756th ARS/459th ARW, Andrews/AFRC)
for AR coordination))

1000:  MUSIC 84 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (RTB @ 1200)

1015:  343.25--AR-315 (pri), TURBO 98, 77 (KC-135R, 22nd ARW, McConnell) up W/TEAM 50 (KC-10A, 32nd ARS/305th AMW, McGuire) for AR coordination

Notes:  TEAM 50 had anti-ice issues and told TURBO they needed to find another track westward or extend 315 more to the west due to weather and clouds.

1035:  MUSIC 68 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.6  (RTB @ 1225)

1045:  CROW 01 x 4 (F-15C, 60th FS/33rd FW, Eglin) W/Memphis Ctr 353.5>, lands Nashville (KBNA) 360.7>387.0>257.8  (RON)  (Air to Ground Crew: 259.55)

Notes:  Due to weather (low visibility) they had to split into two elements to fly the ILS in to RWY 20R then sidestepped to RWY 20C.  CROW 01 serials:

79-0037/EG
79-0041/EG
82-0013/EG
82-0029/EG

1152:  CHEETAH 11 x 2 (T-38, ???) W/Memphis Ctr 257.75>263.1>, Atlanta Ctr 254.3  (id'd by ATC to another aircraft as two T-38's, poss T-38C, 560th FTS/12th FTW, from Randolph AFB)

1202:  RIPPER 15 x 2 (F/A-18F, VFA-11, Oceana) W/Memphis Ctr 285.5>, lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 269.525>278.8  (departs @ 1245, split into single ships on arrival for individual PAR approaches to RWY 23 due to weather)

1204:  RIPPER 17 (F/A-18F) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 269.525>278.8  (departs later, also requests the PAR approach to RWY 23)  

1220:  376.125--Jstars, STARGATE (E-8C) W/BRIGHAM  (switching various assets to different freqs)

1228:  372.15--Encrypted

1230:  395.15--Encrypted

1230:  324.65--Encrypted

1258:  MUSIC 68 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 126.75  (RTB @ 1430)

1310:  ARMY 26387 (MH-60K, 160th SOAR, Ft Campbell) W/Nashville A/D 119.35>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 126.75  (heard going back the other way @ 1740)
(Serial: 91-26387)

1350:  GUARD 16361 x 3 (UH-1H/V, NY ARNG) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (A/A: 242.4)  UH-1 serials:

70-16361 = UH-1V
70-16262 = UH-1V
73-21789 = UH-1H

1405:  ANVIL 14 (C-130H) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (parks @ ANG)

1410:  REACH 574 (C-17A) lands Ft Campbell (KHOP) 118.1>120.9

1600:  HAWG 71 x 4 (A-10A, 184th FS/188th FW, Ft Smith/AR ANG) W/Memphis Ctr 379.25>, lands Nashville (KBNA) 387.0>257.8  (RON)  (A/A: 141.775, here for the Titans flyover Sunday)

Notes:  HAWG 71 also had to split into two elements so they could fly the ILS to RWY 20R.  HAWG 71 serials: 

78-0616/FS
78-0626/FS
79-0129/FS
80-0188/FS

1640:  GUARD 00215 (CH-47D, serial: 90-00215) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (RON)

1715:  NAVY 7E-104 (TH-57C, HT-28/TW-5, Whiting Field) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (RON)  (BuNo: 162666/E-104)

1740:  LETHAL 238 (T-45A, TW-2, Kingsville) W/Memphis Ctr 353.5>, lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (departs @ 1905)  (BuNo: 163638/B-238)

1805:  NAVY 5G-363 (TC-12B, VT-35/TW-4, Corpus Christi) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>124.75>118.6  (RON)  

1915:  383.2--Scott AFB CP, JOSA 306 calling inbound  (serial: 84-0134)

1917:  MUSIC 84 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4  (RTB @ 2050)

1925:  MUSIC 85 (C-130H) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, shoots approaches @ Ft Campbell (KHOP) 134.35>120.9  (RTB @ 2045)

2024:  122.95--FBO Common, HOBBY 05 (C-130J, 815th AS/403rd AW, Keesler/AFRC) calling Charley Brown unicom

Joe
Nashville, Tn.