[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0/15016 USB - CROSSFIRE; LAMBCHOP; SURPRISE; NEW BLOOD; SKYBOUND; and WIREROPE

[Jeff Haverlah]

0143z  25 Sep 26

UTC 24 Sep 26

P1: AC/56 (change of prefix; 27 days)
P2: QH
P4/G3: VQ

Major message traffic event throughout the UTC day.

Three active E6Bs active over CONUS; two in racetrack orbits - 3 hour orbit
over MICHIGAN and 6 hour orbit east of OFFUTT.

The E6B east of OFFUTT engaged in restoral rebroadcasts of traffic not
heard from the NCS and was Standing by for traffic, suggesting a primary
ABNCP role.

No HF restoral rebroadcasts detected from the other airborne E6Bs

NEW BLOOD: Out of OFFUTT; OFFUTT orbit.
SKYBOUND: Out of PAX; MICHIGAN orbit.
WIREROPE: Out of PAX; CONUS South/Midwest.

The routes tell the tale.

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0011z: SURPRISE (pre 0000z TEUTONIC/AEB184) called MAINSAIL and raised
LAMBCHOP (NCS) to exit the net.
0014z: SURPRISE exited the new while approaching PAX RIVER from the north.

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0043z: LAMBCHOP; VQ5USL; 22 characters; P4.
VQ5USLVVF573TRI2GA4V3H

0047z: LAMBCHOP; ACU6NQ; directed to disregard and quiet.
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0220z: LAMBCHOP; ACV3GE; P1.
ACV3GEIJUBMMJWZHLECOPQP2NHQJLE
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0230z: CROSSFIRE to RAYMOND 21 [55TH WING, OFFUTT) with communication test
count.
[Not to MAINSAIL. Unusual.]
[USSTRATCOM CP]
Audio: https://t.co/oWkzboMvH7

[One hour traffic window. Shorter than yesterday's 0341z+ session for 2
strings.]
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0313z: LAMBCHOP; VQEFJI; 22 characters; P4.
VQEFJISVZ5AXECTCODPFK4

0341z: LAMBCHOP; ACXYWY; P1.
ACXYWYC3TBNP7AWSZV5UESPAJ7LVEA
[NCS restoral queue.]

0352z: LAMBCHOP; AC3QFD; P1.
AC3QFD7ARWDGDLIPXCWPFO2OMBLUO4
[NCS restoral queue.]

0400z: LAMBCHOP; AC3QFD; ACXYWY; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/GULF restoral
rebroadcast window.
[One and done.]
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0902z: LAMBCHOP; FOR HEADWAY; QHCPBK; P2.
QHCPBK6M6365XXMO2TUCMFBJTTPCWC

0918z: LAMBCHOP; FOR HEADWAY; QHMUSD; P2.
QHMUSDD6T7P3UW6ZDDKDDZHNLR6YRU

0932z: LAMBCHOP; FOR HEADWAY; QHSI7J; P2.
QHSI7JS2KUUBQ3LE2ZRLHYKVPN2VLP

1016z: LAMBCHOP; FOR HEADWAY; QH4VSM; P2.
QH4VSMAQ6UBLTNKQAJGECREJKO2CPJ
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[1200z: AE8B78 E6B launched from OFFUTT; flew to MISSOURI and entered into
a holding pattern; then north to enter into a 6 hour (1500z-2100z)
east/west racetrack orbit east of OFFUTT and immediately southeast of DES
MOINES, IOWA; returning to OFFUTT after leaving orbit.]

1204z: NEWBLOOD (presumed AE8B78) called and worked LAMBCHOP to enter the
net.
1208z: NEWBLOOD entered the net.

[1303z: AFCF56 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to north MICHIGAN at
the GREAT LAKES and entered into 3.5 hour (1500z [see above] - 1830z
east/west racetrack orbit; after leaving orbit apparently flying to the old
K I SAWYER AFB for pattern work; then returning to PAX RIVER.]

1313z: SKYBOUND (presumed AFCF56) called MAINSAIL and raised LAMBCHOP to
enter the net.'
1317z: SKYBOUND entered the net.

1420z: DOOM 52 called MUDBUG.

[Major traffic event follows.]
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1530z: LAMBCHOP; QHGCGK; 35 characters; P2.
QHGCGKCA6DYQRG7YIUJMLCDVPCKJQEAZFKV
[NCS restoral queue.]

1535z: LAMBCHOP; VQSC6K; 22 characters; P4.
VQSC6KPV7VUZ233XCWJ7TQ

1540z: LAMBCHOP; 56YJOI; P1; change of prefix (27 days).
56YJOIMXOQXPRYHDHWJNBLSYARZTFG
[NCS restoral queue.]

1600z: LAMBCHOP; 56YJOI; QHGCGK; NCS restoral.

[1602z: AF24FB E6B launched from PAX RIVER south southeast bound and spent
the UTC day flying up and down/east to west the CONUS South and Midwest.]

1625z: LAMBCHOP; QHJY7J; 45 characters; P2.
QHJY7JD4IIX2YAPHTWW4HTBW4HTW4BZA47OS6PHOFR2PF
[NCS restoral queue.]
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1629z: WIREROPE called LAMBCHOP with no response (he eventually entered the
net at 2135z; LAMBSHOP was busy).

1630z: LAMBCHOP; 56YJOI; QHGCGK; NCS restoral.

1636z: LAMBCHOP; VQ6JYQ; 32 characters; P4.
VQ6JYQVZW7HG6BRKDNRZYDNZZYDNRGCZ

1641z: WIREROPE called MAINSAIL.
1643z: WIREROPE called LAMBCHOP.

1700z: LAMBCHOP; 56YJOI; QHGCGK; QHJY7J; NCS restoral.
Standing by for traffic.

1731z: LAMBCHOP; 56JYOI; QHGCGK; QHJY7J; NCS restoral.
Standing by for traffic.

1800z: LAMBCHOP; 56JYOI; QHGCTK; QHJY7J; NCS restoral.
Standing by for traffic.

1824z: LAMBCHOP with a test count.
[1830z: SKYBOUND left its racetrack orbit over MICHIGAN. NEW BLOOD remained
in its IOWA orbit.]
1834z: MAINSAIL with a test count.

1835z: LAMBCHOP; 56JYOI; QHJY7J; QHGCGK; NCS restoral.
No Standing by for traffic.
[All traffic expired in that queue.]
[NCS went "quiet."]

[None of the above was detected from the orbiting E6Bs.]

1904z: Extremely weak player detected in the noise floor of various SDRs on
11175.0. The occasional character pairings did not conform with the above
traffic.

1923z: Extremely weak player presence detected in the noise floor of SDRs.

1927z: ALL STATIONS detected from a player.

15016.0

192xz NEW BLOOD; QHYZEO; 60 characters; P2; not heard from the NCS; ABNCP
restoral.
QHYZEOT4CCYMRNRZF7RYZF7AY2EZLCNRB3TYNUD2HBJLDNRB6TYNUD2HBJL3

Reformatted for structure:

𝚀𝙷𝚈𝚉𝙴𝙾  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚃𝟺𝙲𝙲𝚈𝙼𝚁𝙽𝚁  [𝟿]
𝚉𝙵𝟽𝚁𝚈  [𝟻]
𝚉𝙵𝟽𝙰𝚈  [𝟻]
𝚆𝙴𝚉𝙻𝙲  [𝟻]
𝙽𝚁𝙱𝟹𝚃𝚈𝙽𝚄𝙳𝟸𝙷𝙱𝙹𝙻𝙳  [𝟷𝟻]
𝙽𝚁𝙱𝟼𝚃𝚈𝙽𝚄𝙳𝟸𝙷𝙱𝙹𝙻𝟹  [𝟷𝟻]

More to follow (possibly the earlier broadcasts at 1904z and 1923z)?

2034z: NEW BLOOD; QHHQCN; 33 characters; P2.
QHHQCNVOVXRNNGJSMY4GJDRFDFFCGDRXQ

2036z: NEW BLOOD (ABNCP) Standing by for traffic.

2100z: NEW BLOOD; QHYZEO; ABNCP restoral.
[2100z: AE8B78/NEW BLOOD broke from orbit and returned to OFFUTT.]

2120z: LAMBCHOP (active); QHAWC5; P2.
QHAWC5DTPBX3XGGIDXRQX5LGDR4KXU

2123z: LAMBCHOP with test count.

2133z: WIREROPE worked LAMBCHOP to enter the net.
2135z: WIREROPE entered the net.
[One of the challenge/response groups was CCC authenticated with a C. The
same grouping was used when SKYBOUND entered the net 8 hours earlier.]

2217z: LAMBCHOP; QHDURU; 75 characters; P2.
QHDURUD5EDKC25UWQ4NZWQCAZ2XNEBKEXFWTVEUPOTBQAKEXHWTVEUPOTBQAKEXNWTVEUPOTBQY
[NCS restoral queue.]

Reformatted for structure:

𝚀𝙷𝙳𝚄𝚁𝚄  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙳𝟻𝙴𝙳𝙺𝙲𝟸𝟻𝚄  [𝟿]
𝚆𝚀𝟺𝙽𝚉  [𝟻]
𝚆𝚀𝙲𝙰𝚉  [𝟻]
𝟸𝚇𝙽𝙴𝙱  [𝟻]
𝙺𝙴𝚇𝙵𝚆𝚃𝚅𝙴𝚄𝙿𝙾𝚃𝙱𝚀𝙰  [𝟷𝟻]
𝙺𝙴𝚇𝙷𝚆𝚃𝚅𝙴𝚄𝙿𝙾𝚃𝙱𝚀𝙰  [𝟷𝟻]
𝙺𝙴𝚇𝙽𝚆𝚃𝚅𝙴𝚄𝙿𝙾𝚃𝙱𝚀𝚈  [𝟷𝟻]

2222z: LAMBCHOP; VQGDWD; 32 characters; P4.
VQGDWDQQUYJCMSFPY6MDSY6VNS6DPYGX

2231z: LAMBCHOP; QH7JAP; 35 characters; P2.
QH7JAPXYTC5MYQRJCXOBVZ3GAIDG6DKOQ3F
[NCS restoral queue.]

2234z: LAMBCHOP; VQ25CS; 22 characters; P4.
VQW5CSLQFNZ2VASAESO5RR

2300z: LAMBCHOP; QH7JAP; QHDURU; NCS restoral.

2349z: WIREROPE called and worked LAMBCHOP to exit the net.
2351z: WIREROPE exited the net while northwest bound south of CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.

The NCS restoral session continued at 0000z and 0030z by SPACESHIP.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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