[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GRAPHITE; SCENARIO; ABUNDANT; NEWSCAST; CINERAMA; and CHINAWARE

[Jeff Haverlah]

0023z  17 Sep 26

UTC 16 Sep 26

P1: AC
P2: K7

0000z: SCENARIO (NCS); ACQ7C2; ACML72; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.

0006z: SCENARIO Standing by  for traffic
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0014z: GRAPHITE with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0016z: FEAR 69 called ANY RADIO and raised MAINSAIL and WEST COAST but no
further response.

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0043z: SCENARIO (NCS); K77GVT; 40 characters; P2.
K77GVT7KEG2BMHEOALEG7K6QKSV74TGWE7LWSA2K

0105z: SCENARIO; K7WTLQ; [34 characters but the character count statement
was not spoken.]; P2.
K7WTLQWTLQ6PY26UZOTH5H2PPCQDBILCVH

0133z: SCENARIO; ACITAK; P1.
ACITAKPVQCGYAGN4ARCVT7ZWAPMSQ4

0138z: SCENARIO; ACANJC; P1.
ACANJCOV4EZL7N2P7MS74KI6VE2SCW

0144z: SCENARIO; ACIN5D; P1.
ACIN5D44VHYISFZFN26D372YFMAL4H
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0909z: SCENARIO; K77AHY; 43 characters; P2.
K77AHYVWDSMLW7WSEJHFWMBHWNWVAAL3Z6SLBPDLVIK
[Conforms position 13 and position 21.]
[See 09 Sep 0909z and 14 Sep 0911z for similar traffic.]
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Quiet.

[1413z+/-: AF24FR E6B launched from OFFUTT northwest bound; dropped off
ADSB mapping sites 1550z over WYOMING south of BILLINGS, MONTANA; possible
destination: FAIRCHILD maybe based on time correlation.]

1502z: ABUNDANT (suspected AF24FR) worked SCENARIO to enter the net.
1505z: ABUNDANT entered the net.

1530z: NEWSCAST (presumed E6B; not visible on ADSB mapping sites) called
SCENARIO and raised MAINSAIL/SCENARIO to enter the net.
1533z: NEWSCAST entered the net.

1722z: ABUNDANT called MAINSAIL a number of times; possibly to exit the
net? Not visible on ADSB mapping sites.

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1753z: SCENARIO; AC7DO5; P1.
AC7DO52LXLRITHF4BLXV6NVTBTCJRX

1804z: SCENARIO; AC7DO5; echo rebroadcast weak on a CALIFORNIA SDR.

1828z: SCENARIO; AC7DO5; echo (restoral?) rebroadcast weak on a CALIFORNIA
SDR.

[1834z: AE8960 E6B launched from PAX RIVER southeast bound with a
northwestern turn at RALEIGH/DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA; eventually northeast
to southern NEW ENGLAND; then south over LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; then out to
the ATLANTIC where it entered into a racetrack orbit by the end of the UTC
day. No detected HF or VLF message traffic through the end of the UTC day.]

[1835z: AE0414 static hex E6B launched from TINKER for local work in the
TINKER area.]

1841z: CINERAMA (presumed AE3960) called MAINSAIL with no response.

[1905z: A38960 made a dogleg turn to the right while over RALEIGH/DURHAM
AIRPORT, NORTH CAROLINA.]

1906z: CINERAMA called TESTPLUG and passed "Executing ROYAL FLUSH" in the
blind.
1907z: CINERAMA called TESTPLUG and passed "Executing ROYAL FLUSH" in the
blind.

1910z: CINERAMA called MAINSAIL with no response.
1914z: CINERAMA called MAINSAIL with no response.
1918z: CINERAMA called MAINSAIL with no response.

1953z: CINERAMA called SCENARIO and raised MAINSAIL/SCENARIO to enter the
net.
1956z: CINERAMA finally entered the net.

[2118z+/-: AE7D23 E6B launched from OFFUTT southbound to just northwest of
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA and turned west. Possible ABNCP mission? See 2200z
maybe.]

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2138z: SCENARIO; ACASQT; P1.
ACASQTRXQKJFGBUCKGJ2O4JCSYBD7L
[Fed to what would normally be the GULF E6B; however...]

2200z: CHINAWARE (strongly suspect A37D23 due to signal levels on
CALIFORNIA SDRs and lack of VLF activity); ACASQT; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF
restoral rebroadcast window.
2230z: CHINAWARE; ACASQT; ABNCP/GULF restoral.
2300z: CHINAWARE; ACASQT; ABNCP/GULF restoral.
2330z: CHINAWARE; ACASQT; ABNCP/GULF restoral.
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Jeff
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