Air Force Two at Selfridge Monday

[KMTC]

Any aviation/mil av. fans will want to listen to Selfridge freqs next monday as Cheney will be paying a visit.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060707/NEWS99/607070476

 

[MacombMonitor]

Any aviation/mil av. fans will want to listen to Selfridge freqs next monday as Cheney will be paying a visit.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060707/NEWS99/607070476

I hope he's not bringing his shotgun!

 

[Bluemax10]

Dick Cheney

If he does just don't go hunting with him! LOL

 

[Chief71]

Be sure to monitor Cleveland Center, when Bush was in town there we interesting comms from everyone in the air including the CAP traffic.

 

[Chief71]

Since 9am Selfridge F-16s have been in the air. They were doing systems checks on 143.925 for 15 minutes. 148.525, 290.900, and 139.625 are active. The newest callsign I've heard was Global 11 which comes back to a Global HF System base station.

FAA Restrictions: http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_2027.html

 

[KMTC]

Hey Chief 71, do you mind posting every freq you heard activity on today and also mabye a callsign list? It would be much appreciated...

BTW, they brought in 4 F-16s from another unit for CAP cover, and they were flying in the mornining, so those are probably what you heard.

here are those F-16s.... http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=capf16kmtc3zd.jpg

 

[jpryor]

I logged Air Force 2 calling Selfridge Tower on 120.1500 at about 10:45 AM Local time.

 

[Chief71]

Callsigns: Tejas, Sting, and Global11

Freqs: 143.925 148.600 148.525 139.625 290.900

 

[KMTC]

thanks Chief, interesting you didnt get an abnormal callsign from the 4 F-16's from a different unit, I saw 2 of them takeoff at 8:50am and all of them seemed to be getting ready to go at 4:30pm.

 

[Chief71]

Happy to help! The only abnormal callsign was Global, I wonder if it was really a HF base station.

 

[KMTC]

Happy to help! The only abnormal callsign was Global, I wonder if it was really a HF base station.

Do you think "Global" could have been the callsign for the C-17?

 

[Piston52Heavy]

Do you think "Global" could have been the callsign for the C-17?

I saw a C-17 depart Selfridge and he was using the call-sign "Reech XX".

 

[KMTC]

I saw a C-17 depart Selfridge and he was using the call-sign "Reech XX".

Okay, that's what AMC aircraft normally use (spelled "Reach").

 

[Chief71]

I saw a C-17 depart Selfridge and he was using the call-sign "Reech XX".

It could have been the transport that carries all the presidential vehicles.