[MilCom] Northern Virginia Milcom - 04.02-08.2009

[Citationjet680]

Hi,

Catching up with last week's logs, plus some from limited monitoring
so far this week.

IAD = Washington/Dulles IAP
NHK - NAS Patuxent River
PT  = Potomac TRACON
ZDC = Washington Center ARTCC

04.02.2009

1055Z 118.950 PT DEP - BOXR 246 (C-40/C-38A 201st AS DC ANG) - off
Andrews Camp Springs 1 dep 3-5000' to 17000' QSY ZDC-Linden 133.550 to
FL270 QSY ZDC-Moorefield 133.275.

1107Z 125.650 PT DEP - NAVY 7N 116 (UC-12B NAF Washington) - off
Andrews 1500'-3000'-9000'.
1109Z 118.950 PT DEP - ARMY 1778 (C-37B 04-1778 PATD Andrews) - off
Andrews 3000'-5000'-11000'-17000' dir LDN VORTAC QSY PT A/D 118.675
QSY ZDC-Linden 133.550 to FL260 then FL270.

1350Z 344.600 Andrews AFB Metro - NAVY JT 487 (C-9B VR-52 NAS Willow
Grove) - req. curr. ceiling at Andrews.
1354Z 119.300 PT APP - NAVY JT 487 (C-9B VR-52 NAS Willow Grove) -
cleared for the ILS app. to rwy 19R @ Andrews.
1356Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - NAVY JT 487 (C-9B VR-52 NAS Willow
Grove) - 15 nms. ILS rwy 19R.
1358Z 282.200 ZDC-Casanova - JAZZ 11 (F-15C/D 159th FW/122nd FS FS LA
ANG) - FL220.

1400Z 353.900 ZDC-Hot Springs - JAZZ 11 (F-15C/D 159th FW/122nd FS FS
LA ANG) - FL220 ready for descent into "The Pit" (Evers MOA).
1400Z 319.400 McGuire AFB CP - REACH ??5T - airborne @ 03.
1404Z 349.500 NGU Base Ops - CONVOY 3162 (C-130T) - arr. msg. 15 mins.
out USN C-130 req. fuel and lav svc.

1937Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - PAT 512 - deps rwy 32.
1937Z 290.425 ZDC-Franklin - EAGLE 31 (F-15E 4th FW) - FL220 x 2
wingman (EAGLE 32 - F-15E 4th FW) non-standard formation QSY
ZDC-Blackstone 235.625.
1944Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - PAT 4176 (C-12T 84-0176 OSACOM VA RFC
Davison AAF) - deps rwy 32.
1948Z 354.100 ZDC-Tar River - EAGLE 21 (F-15E 4th FW) - FL260.
1951Z 317.700 ZDC-Valley - EAGLE 31 (F-15E 4th FW) - FL210 flight of 2
nonstandard formation two miles in trail.
1957Z 284.700 ZDC-Montebello - EAGLE 22 (F-15E 4th FW) - QSY ZDC-Hot
Springs 353.900 followed in the next minutes by EAGLEs 21/31/32 all
inbound Evers MOA.

EAGLEs mentioned SJAFB a few times so very confident in IDing them as
F-15E 4th FW birds.

2012Z 235.625 ZDC-Blackstone - NAVY SD 406 (F/A-18 VX-23) - descending.

04.03.2009

1101Z 119.850 PT APP - PAT 1202 (C-12T 85-1267 OSACOM VA RFC Davison
AAF) - 8000' dir OJAAY req. ILS rwy 32 @ Davison AAF.
1104Z 141.100 ALPHA Ops Davison AAF - morse code bursts.
1106Z 139.400 Davison AAF Ops "DAVEY OPS" - PAT 1202 (C-12T 85-1267
OSACOM VA RFC Davison AAF) - aircraft #267 fuel on Hotspot 1.

2135Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - SAM 4642 - vis. rwy 1L.
2135Z 327.000 ZDC-Brooke - HAWK 11 (F-15C 104th FW MA ANG) - clnc to
Barnes cleared from FL390 to FL380 then re-cleared from FL380 to
FL360, makes it down to FL310 and QSY ZDC-Woodstown 363.000.
2155Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - CONVOY 9162 (tentative) - maybe 4162?
ILS rwy 1L.

2204Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - NAVY 7N 953 (UC-12B NAF Washington) -
had been clg Andrews Metro on 344.600 a few mins. earlier, gets TWR
and asks for current winds as unable QSY Metro.
2208Z 344.600 Andrews AFB Metro - NAVY 7N 953 (UC-12B NAF Washington)
- clg here no joy.
2213Z 139.400 Davison AAF Metro "DAVEY METRO" - NAVY 7N 953 (UC-12B
NAF Washington) - clg here now no joy finally gets in touch with
Davison AAF TWR w/pax msg and intent to arrive at ADW after all.

04.04.2009

1622Z 268.800 NS Norfolk Base Ops - CONVOY 4605 - ID a C-40 inbound 25
mins out with company traffic CONVOY 4603 right behind us.

04.07.2009

1208Z 118.950 PT DEP - PAT 401 - to 17000' J61 QSY ZDC-Calvert 133.900.
1213Z 141.550 GRIFFIN CP Andrews AFB - REACH 367 - never could grab a
solid ID on this one - arr msg 34 pax 4 vehicles.  Tnx Ron for the ID.
1216Z 119.850 PT APP - REACH 367 - 12-10000' dir BAL dir DCA for Andrews.
1234Z 125.650 PT DEP - NAVY 300 - 2000'-3000'-5000' dir POLLA QSY PT
DEP 124.550.
1242Z 125.650 PT DEP - BOXER 13 (C-38A/C-40C 201st AS DC ANG) - off
Andrews to 3000' to 14000' dir DAILY QSY ZDC-Calvert 133.900.

1300Z 139.150 121st FS DC ANG IP - RAVAGE 1/2 (F-16C/D 121st FS DC
ANG) - excellent A/A comms on the way out to Pax area.
1305Z 133.900 ZDC-Calvert - N164W (BAC 1-11 NG BWI) - to 14000' dir
NHK entering 4006 for air work.
1307Z 125.650 PT DEP - SAM 4629 - QSY ZDC-Calvert 133.900 6000'-12000'
to FL200, etc. QSY ZDC-Norfolk 133.825.
1324Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - PAT 1259 (C-26B 94-0259 OSACOM Det.
4/Dc ArNG Davison AAF) - deps rwy 32.
1326Z 118.950 PT DEP - REACH 281 - deps Andrews to 13000'.

2011Z 282.200 ZDC-Casanova - NAVY SD 123 (F-18D 163440 VX-23) -
checking in @ 13700' descending to 13500' VFR QSY ZDC-Montebello
284.700.
2013Z 354.800 BayWatch Pax Advisory - NAVY SD 123 (F-18D 163440 VX-23)
- first check-in that I heard, IDs as a single F-18 coming back to you
in 10 mins.
2014Z 118.850 Davison AAF GCA - PAT 1268 (C-12T 85-1268 OSACOM VA RFC
Davison AAF) - shooting GPS and ILS apps to rwy 32 - simulcast as
always on 265.600.
2015Z 343.700 PT APP - NAVY SD 123 (F-18D 163440 VX-23) - checking in
@ 13500' here IDs as single F-18.
2018Z 335.500 PT APP - NAVY SD 123 (F-18D 163440 VX-23) - sent here
from 343.700 while attempting to coordinate entry into R-4006
w/BayWatch.
2019Z 354.800 BayWatch Pax Advisory - NAVY SD 123 (F-18D 163440 VX-23)
- checking in to R-4006 req FL250.

04.08.2009 am

1254Z 279.575 PT APP - DRAGO 51 - req. to dep the IP(?) @ 5000'.

1305Z 256.500 BayWatch Discrete - TESTER 10 and 12 - flight breaking
up 10 to south 12 to the north.
1307Z 281.800 NHK APP - 529 could not copy rest of xmsn.
1309Z 348.725 PT DEP - COLT flight - req. higher when able 15000'.
1310Z 143.600 121st FS DC ANG IP - BULLY 1/2 wkg with sim DARKSTAR A/A comms.
1312Z 270.800 BayWatch Advisory - COLT 45 - @ 5000' dep IFR.
1312Z 270.800 BayWatch Advisory - TESTER 18 - complete RTB.
1313Z 264.150 USNTPS "TESTER Maintenance" - TESTER 18 w/ arr. msg and
another UNID flight w/ment. of SEAHAWK, too weak to pull further copy.
1319Z 119.300 PT APP - BOXER 07 - dir RATTA @ 2000'. VENUS 42 ILS rwy 19R.
1323Z 348.725 PT DEP - BRAVE 01 flight - 15000' dir NHK push 139.700
wkg HUNTRESS there enroute NHK.
1328Z 305.200 NHK APP - BRAVE 01 - checking in @ 15000'.
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Tony
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