[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - SKILLFUL; SOFT SOAP; STEVEDORE; and "NEWSCAST" or ?

[Jeff Haverlah]

0132z 31 Aug 26

UTC 30 Aug 26

P1: NIL
P2: NIL
P3: NIL
P4: NIL

No known message traffic during the entirety of the UTC day. No logged
message traffic since the 1600z NCS restoral rebroadcast session on 29 Aug
26.

SKILLFUL, the NCS, was not logged during the UTC day. It was called by at
least two E6Bs but was always responded by MAINSAIL even when prompted as
SKILLFUL.

E6B activity appeared to be very similar to Saturday's activity. TACAMO PAC
was over the PACIFIC with no detected HF or VLF activity. West coast and
east coast E6B launched at about the same time and remained airborne over
CONUS during the UTC day.

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0131z: SOFT SOAP (suspected AFD06 out of TRAVIS) called and raised MAINSAIL
to exit the net.
0133z: SOFT SOAP exited the net.
[See 2049z.]

[1645z: AF0F64 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew (zigged and zagged)
across the CONUS south and Midwest to the northeast for pattern work and
eventually landing as BRADLEY INT'L AIRPORT at the turn of the UTC new day.]

1718z: (NEWSCAST or somethingcamp, or something else; unable to understand
the call word; presumed AF0F64) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net.
1725z: Entered the net.

[1749z: AE0414 static hex E6B launched from TRAVIS flew north to WASHINGTON
STATE and then south back to CALIFORNIA and entered into at least a 3 hour
north/south racetrack orbit active through the turn of the UTC new day.]

1754z: STEVEDORE (presumed AE0414) called SKILLFUL (NCS) and raised
MAINSAIL to enter the net.
1757z: STEVEDORE entered the net.

[2045z: AFDE25 E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew to the PACIFIC; TACAMO
PAC.]

2049z: SOFT SOAP (presumed AFDE25) called SKILLFUL and raised MAINSAIL to
enter the net.
2054z: SOFT SOAP entered the net.

Quite through 2359z.

Jeff
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