[Scan-DC] Mtn Ang base in Baltimore?

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John,

Here's what I think you're looking for.

Hope it helps.

MARTIN STATE AIRPORT

Location: 9 miles east of Baltimore, Maryland (39-19-32N 76-24-49E)

Units:

175th Operations Group: 104th Fighter Squadron & 135th Airlift Squadron

Aircraft:

A-10s, OA-10s

Callsigns:

COLT
RAVEN
AXEMAN
PHASER
CANNON
WARDOG (OA-10S WHEN IN FAC ROLE)
SPORT (WHEN IN TRANSIT)

FREQS:

34.4    CHNL 1
34.6    CHNL 2
36.8    CHNL 3
40.15   CHNL 4
41.45   CHNL 5
41.4    CHNL 6
41.95 CHNL 7

143.8   Supervisor Of Flying (SOF)/OPS (also called Raven Ops)
347.2   RAVEN CP            UHF # 1
297.2   MARTIN STATE TOWER
317.425 POTOMAC APPROACH
282.275 POTOMAC APPROACH
290.475 POTOMAC APPROACH    UHF # 9
291.625 POTOMACAPPROACH       UHF # 6
307.9   POTOMAC APPROACH





135TH Airlift Squadron

Aircraft:

C-130J

The first C-130J was delivered in May 1999.

Callsigns:

CRAB ##
MIZZEN ## (Sometimes used on deployment/overseas flights)

FREQS:

121.3   MARTIN STATE TOWER
119.0   POTOMAC APPROACH
119.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
124.55  POTOMAC APPROACH
128.7   POTOMAC APPROACH
125.525 BALTIMORE APPROACH
385.9 CRAB OPS/CP
343.0 CRAB Air-to-Air   

In late 2000 the 135th AS became one of the first Air National Guard 
squadrons to be equipped with the new C-130 "J" models.

97-1351
97-1352
97-1353
97-1354
98-1355
98-1356
98-1357
98-1358

It appears that the ## in the CRAB callsign equate to the last two digits of 
their tail numbers.

In early 2004 the 135th AS changed their callsign to Crab ##. At about the 
same time they also started flying medevac missions using Evac ##### with the 
last two numbers of their tail number in the callsign, i.e. Evac 85308= acft 
97-1353.

REMARKS:

The A-10s will practice in the Patuxent River NAS (PAX) restricted areas 
(R-4005, 4006) and use the PAX Advisory (callsign Bay Watch) freqs 354.8/270.8 as 
well as the Washington Center freqs 281.4/256.8/360.7

The A-10s also will practice air-to-ground attacks at either the Warren Grove 
MOA (286.2) just outside of  Philly or the Kiowa MOA (237.2) just outside of 
Harrisburg at Ft Indiantown Gap.

The C-130s tend to practice navigational flights in the local area and will 
occasionally fly   to Andrews or over to Harrisburg or Dover for practice ILS 
approaches. They have also been noted practicing night drops over at Phillips 
AAF at Aberdeen. As a new owner of "J" models the 135th AS has become a popular 
place for other C-130 units to visit. In this regard the 135th AS has become 
a defacto conversion/training unit for others expecting to receive the "J" 
models.


Other Martin State Frequencies:

ATIS:       124.925
GROUND: 121.8       253.4
POL/AMMO  150.150
MAINT   150.175
SECURITY     163.4375

Runways:    15/33

    Martin State Airport is also the home of the Maryland State Police 
Aviation Unit. Their Hqs is at Strawberry Point at the West end of the airfield. The 
MSP aircraft use the callsign TROOPER and refer to their landing area as "the 
Point" or the " Bear's Den." The unit flies the SA-365 Dauphin helicopter as 
well as a Cessna 172 (Trooper 9) and a King Air C-90 (Trooper 10). The 
Troopers usually use 44.74 MHz with their SysCon controller; but will also be noted 
on the helo unicom 123.025.

    Martin State also houses the Baltimore County Police aviation unit flying 
helicopters using the callsign COUNTY AIR 1 & 2. They also use the Strawberry 
Point landing area.

One of the landing/take off checkpoints usually referenced by the MSP & 
Police helos is Echo West. Echo West is the runway intersection adjacent to the MSP 
Aviation Unit hangars at Strawberry Point.




RON
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD (NEAR BWI)
Pro-2045/BC-895XLT w/Discone