[Scan-DC] Milair Logs, 20 Mar 08

[mdmonitor1 at verizon.net]

ACY-Atlantic City NJ
ADW- Andrews AFB MD
BW- Bay Watch-Area Advisory Control, NAS PAX
DOV-Dover AFB DE
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore
NXX- Willow Grove JRB PA
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD
WRI-McGuire AFB NJ
ZBW-Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC

Recap: Harriers abound. Six Harriers from Cherry Point deployed to 
Europe. High winds all day caused problem for local flying.

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))

1006- Venus 31 (C-40B # 01-0041, 1st AS ADW)-w/Griffin CP (378.1) 
reporting departure from ADW at 1401Z and ETA landing 1700Z.
1020- Gold 41 (Coronet tanker)-w/Trend 91 (AV-8B) on Coronet 91 F1 freq 
(293.0) discussing which acft will have radar duties. Gold 41 currently 
awaiting Trend 91 flt in Norfolk area. Trend 91 is north of Norfolk
and ZDC won't clear him to go back south and meet Gold 41 at 23,000ft. 
They are working it out with ZDC. Trend 91 advises Gold 41 that they 
need to be below 290kts indicated for AAR
1030- Gold 41-doing AAR (293.0) w/Trend 91 flt (8 X AV-8Bs--Trend 
91-Trend 98) in block 25-27,000ft holding at 26,000ft at 285kts.
1037- Trend 91 advises Gold 41 (293.0) that Trend 91-93 will be on left 
side and Trend 94-96 will be on right side. Trend 91 also advises that 
everyone will take on a couple hundred pounds then Trend 91 will
release his spares and those left will come back and top off. Trend tail 
#s are: Trend 91-165307; 92-164119; 93-164556; 94-163880; 95-165001 & 
96-166288.
1050- Gold 41 advises Trend 91 that Trend 97 & 98 (Coronet spares) are 
cleared via Snow Hill to RTB using ZDC (133.125 & 281.45)
1105- Flt of 3 (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN-no calls noted) & Wardog 1 
(OA-10C)-w/Raven Ops (347.2) w/acft status reports.
1122- Baton 20 (EC-130J, 193rd SOG, PA ANG Harrisburg)-on AR 631 primary 
(295.8)
1128- Baton 20-w/ZDC (127.7) advising they will be doing AAR w/Steel 62 
(KC-135RT 147th ARS, PA ANG Pittsburgh). Baton 20 also calling Steel 62 
on secondary (303.0)
1217- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-land at MTN (297.2)
1255- Dog 31 (prob F-18 VF-183 CVW-7 Oceana NAS)-check in w/ZDC (256.8) 
at 31,000ft.
1311- Cobra ?68? (poss RC-135, Offutt AFB)-land at ADW (118.4)
1315- Steel 62 (KC-135RT 147th ARS, PA ANG Pittsburgh)-w/Steel Control 
(311.0) w/inbound msg. Will do one hour of pattern work before landing.
1333- Salty Dog 521 (F-18G # 166641, VX-23 PAX)-on test discrete 
(264.55). RTB to PAX at 1354.
1334- Ugly flt (A-10s, 103rd FS PA ANG NXX)-at the Bollen Range (237.2) 
in CAS training.
1339- Stone 11 (AV-8B VMA-223 MCAS CHERRY POINT NC)-check in w/ZDC 
(360.85) at 14,500ft trying for clearance to Cherry Point.
1354- Unid acft (couldn't get callsign)-in several flybys at ADW 
(118.4).
1420- Colt 1 flt (id as 2 x A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG, MTN)-w/Bay Watch 
(354.8) for entry into R6606 from surface to 20,000ft. At 1540 land at 
MTN (297.2).
1443- Baton 20-w/Baton CP (395.1) w/inbound msg. Has bad vertical 
xmitter antenna.
1452- Royal 50 (C-17A, 436th AMW DOV)-w/DOV approach (132.425) for 
landing.
1455- Tanker 01 (260.9-Huntress/DC CAP)-AAR w/Arrow 13 (F-15 # 7-8490 
EG, Eglin AFB FL) & Arrow 14 (F-15 # 7-9066 EG, Eglin AFB FL). Arrow 14 
advises the tanker that they have a good net w/Huntress.
1505- Reach 385-advises ZDC (120.975 & 132.55) of heavy turbulence at 
31,000ft.
1510- SAM 50050 (C-20C # 85-0050, 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW (118.4)
1514- Crab 10 flt (2 X C-130Js, 135th AS MD ANG, MTN)-w/Phillips AAF 
tower (126.15)
1532- Prob C-21 (call missed-tail # 86-0374)-w/Langley Dispatch (376.2) 
w/inbound msg.
1526- Bicep flt (F-16s,119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-check in w/ZDC (285.4) at 
15,000ft about 50 mi south of ACY.
1532- Aero 21 flt (F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-check in w/ZDC (256.8) at 
24,000ft. Also w/Devil Ops (261.0) w/acft status reports.
1557- Royal 02 (C-17A, 436th AMW, DOV)-calling DOV CP (349.4 & 134.1)
1639- DeeCee 41 (KC-135R, 459th ARS ADW)-w/ADW Metro (344.6) & Liberator 
CP (351.2). Returning from the Florida area but can't land at ADW due 
winds being out of limits. Going to divert to PAX but winds
are close to limits there as well.
1643- DeeCee 41-w/PAX approach (120.05)

2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

13927.0	AFA2HA (USAF MARS) at 1605 USB w/King 77 (HC-130H, Patrick AFB 
FL) in pp w/King Ops DSN 854-XXXX (Patrick AFB FL) w/inbound msg.
13927.0	AFA2HA at 1609 USB w/Bone 23 (B-1B 37th BS, Ellsworth AFB, 
SD-located in the Persian Gulf-not heard) in several CONUS morale pps.
13907.0	CG Sector Key West at 2003 USB w/CG Rescue 1720 (HC-130H # 1720, 
CGAS Clearwater) clarifying the status of the SAR case. Call initiated 
by ALE/USB through Service Center (Technical Service
Center and COTHEN Remote Transmitter, Orlando, FL)




Ron (mdmonitor1 at verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
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