[MilCom] A week of Travis AFB Tacamo activity

[Paul Raguse]

Set the scanner and computer up for a solid week of recording.  Freqs were:
311, 323.8, 286.1 (WBFM) and 279.8 HOJO (Travis E-6 base) with 279.8 on 
priority.  Started recording at 4:24pm PST Friday the 10th and stopped at
5pm Friday the 17th. Times are PST unless otherwise indicated.  Aircraft 387
and 408 were heard.
 
Sunday the 12th
8:20am 311:   Pushup reports to Ore mine "off the deck 1620z"
8:21am 279.8: 387 "off deck good jet"
4:52pm 279.8: 387 asking about fuel spot
5:10pm 311:   Alphabet reports to Sunburst "will be on deck aprox 0115z"
5:12pm 279.8: "387 is on final"
Question: 9 hour flight for 387?
 
Monday the 13th to early Tuesday morning
2:49pm 311:    Alphabet reports to Sunburst "Off the deck"
2:50pm 279.8:  387 "off deck, good jet"
2:51pm 311:    Alphabet to Sunburst "roger, thanks"
12:18am 279.8: 387 "25 to 30 min out"
12:20am 279.8: 387 "will be doing a post wire"
12:38am 311:   Log Road reports to Lucky Hit "10 minutes out"
Question: 10 hour flight for 387?
 
Wednesday the 15th
12:01am  279.8: 408? calling Hojo
12:01am  279.8: "hour out, full stop"
12:01am  279.8: "gonna need stand to do AR inspection"
12:56am  279.8: 408 "we got 2 touch n go's left and then a full stop"
5:59am   279.8: 387 "off deck, good jet"
6:01am   311:   Plus sign reports to Judicate "off the deck"
Questions: where did 408 come from? Where did 387 go? Wednesday was rotation
day for TACAMOs in and out of Tinker AFB?
 
Thursday the 16th
9:22am   311:   Balta 91 reports to Ambition "off the deck"
9:36am   279.8: 408 to Hojo regarding fuel load for tonight.
6:18pm   279.8: 408 "about 40 min out, need the AR stand"
Question: 9 hour flight for 408?
 
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Paul, near Sacramento California