[Scan-DC] catching up on the mail

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:35:26 -0500

Larry,
I have been listening to the DC CAP pretty regularly over the past =
month. If
I had to put a figure on it I'd have to say they have had a CAP over DC =
for
about 95% of the time. If memory serves, The only time they have not had
fighters up in the last month were a few times when we had our worst =
weather
and also a couple of times when one of the cap fighters had a =
maintenance
issue they sent them home and were a little slow in getting replacements
airborne.=20

But overall, when I turn my scanner on they are conducting CAP ops. If =
they
are conducting training in this area, speaking about the current ANG =
unit
covering the CAP, I have yet to hear them.

I think the situation may be that this is Washington DC and maybe they =
are
putting a little more emphasis on coverage for it than they do for some =
of
the other known CAP areas. Went the threat level was dropped a color =
this
last time I honestly expected the CAPS to go quiet and they have not. I =
can
turn on a scanner and be pretty certain I will have 2 fighters and a =
tanker
talking with huntress most any time of any day. I don't hear the customs
helos very often as they probably are much lower to the ground and I am
about 40-50 miles from DC as the crow flies.

Now of course having said all that they will do a 180 on me and go to =
less
frequent CAP coverage.=20

Jeff Smith

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] =
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> On Behalf Of Larry Van Horn
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:03 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] catching up on the mail
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> It is a mistake to assume there is a constant CAP up in the DC area, =
that
is
> just not the case. We see CAPs at various locations nationwide based =
on
the
> current nationwide threat level analysis, local major events, or =
current
> local threat environment.
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> Most of the CAPs have been courtesy of deployed ANG units to Langley. =
They
> have also rotated other local area units in and out of that mission =
role.
> But do not assume they are conducting that mission all the time =
because
they
> aren't. They might be doing other blocks on the training matrix while
> deployed to Langley that they can not do at their home base.
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> That is why when I was in CAG-20 we would deploy to other areas were =
we
> could conduct flight crew training would could not do at home - road =
trip!
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> I would advise a variety of NORAD freqs in your scanner. We have seen =
them
> pop up down here on the ATL CAP on a wide variety of frequencies. The =
same
> pretty much applies anationwide. In fact, as long as things are =
relatively
> quiet on these CAP freqs, I feel things are quiet on the home front. =
When
> things get hot on these freqs then I use that as an indication we have
> shifted threat levels.
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> 73 all and good hunting,
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> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> ATC (AW)      USN (Ret)
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