[MilCom] MIL: 17402.0 USB - PACK/PAC STAR

[Jeff Haverlah]

2147z 16 Apr 25

     17402.0 was active at 1950z with PACK/PAC STAR broadcasting AOBSPW and
AONMPM at the PAC H+20/H+50 restoral rebroadcast windows. It's part of the
major exercise today.

     17402z was active at 2020z+/- with the same.  At the end of the
broadcast PAC STAR identified himself as "LAKE ERIE".

     17402.0 was active at 2050z with PAC STAR (not id'ing as "LAKE ERIE")
with AOBSPW; AOXFIK; AONMPM.

USS LAKE ERIE USS (CG-70) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.

STEELWORKER with EAM broadcasts from a few weeks ago: Probably the USS
Stethem (DDG-63), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

LOOKOUT 44 from Jun 24 off the coast of Norway: may (speculation) have been
the USS Normandy (CG-60) (Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser) with
the USS TENNESSEE, the P8 and the E6B in June 2024z. LOOKOUT 44 was the
broadcaster of an unusual 26-character EAM (preceding the NCS broadcast of
the same) during that event. (Unusual because of the character count being
less than 30 characters in that series of traffic.)

Jeff
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