Sticky Thread for MilAir III

[TinEar]

Checking tape Alan had a SOONER 01 with Andrews CP at 1310 local.
37 pax,offload some lease equipment,latrine service and req 35k fuel.
Guess he just wants enough fuel to get home.

Earlier had MAINE 92 KC-135 with Dover CP 1055 local asking about reciever ROD 34 a C-5. He says "You mean you guys aren't the 439th?" OK the 436th..see what you can find out but Dover really wasn't any help.
MAINE 92 read off his tail as #58-0107.

Mark

Thanks Mark. Much appreciated. That same tanker was TANKER 05 during this past weekend's CAP. He was supposed to be from Tinker, however, upon completion of his shift he was cleared back to Lincoln NE which would move him from the 465th ARS at Tinker to the 173rd ARS at Lincoln. And that made sense since Tinker doesn't normally support this CAP. Now, with the SOONER 01 callsign, he's back at Tinker's 465th. These KC-135s have been making me crazy lately. I have no idea where SOONER 01 came from today since no one else around the country seems to have logged it - at least that I've been able to find.

I also logged the MAINE 92 tanker at 1055 this morning and confirm that tail number.

For you Blue Angels fans:
http://www.citizenwatch.com/COA/Eng...y=COA&Language=English&ModelNumber=JR3080-51L

 

[freqhopping]

The 350.5 that Jack mentioned a few days ago currently has some activity. It's a LYNX-31 flight of two that's working out in GK. They switched to it for A-A. One is currently reporting a generator failure and they will be RTB. He will be declaring IFE. Back to GK 249.8.

9 mi east of HEELS at FL140.
1428- To "39-Prime" -370.925 Norfolk Approach.

1636- 1st FW SLAM flight active on 233.525.

 

[CitationJet]

Re: SOONER 01

Hi Tin,

SOONER 01 was heard in the UK at 0735Z this morning working Sigonella in an HF p/p to an UNID location. That's all I've seen on this one, and I know doesn't give us any clue as to where he came from does it?

Best regards,

Tony

made sense since Tinker doesn't normally support this CAP. Now, with the SOONER 01 callsign, he's back at Tinker's 465th. These KC-135s have been making me crazy lately. I have no idea where SOONER 01 came from today since no one else around the country seems to have logged it - at least that I've been able to find.

 

[TinEar]

Hi Tin,

SOONER 01 was heard in the UK at 0735Z this morning working Sigonella in an HF p/p to an UNID location. That's all I've seen on this one, and I know doesn't give us any clue as to where he came from does it?

Best regards,

Tony

Thanks Tony. No, it really doesn't give us much since the HF signal encompasses such a huge area. I'm fairly sure he wasn't anywhere near the UK. Those guys have a milair monitor on every street corner in the country and there were no hits there (or Belgium and The Netherlands which are much the same) on VHF/UHF.

I suspect there was a conference somewhere yesterday with major command leaders since there were a lot of 01 suffixes logged. It may have been in conjunction with the announcement of the new AF Chief of Staff (General Norton Schwartz) who, very surprisingly, is a C-130 driver which is almost unheard of in the Air Force to be promoted to such a position. His background is also Special Forces (like the new AF Secretary Mike Donley.) It's a new age when the top dogs are no longer ex-fighter plane jocks.

1700: Very strong thunderstorm moving toward this area. Here we go again...disconnecting antennas...putting a whip on one radio to monitor police/fire...shutting down PCs. This is getting to almost be a daily exercise.

 

[jetcrafter]

BOBCAT 40 heading your way

Hi guys,

2245z
BOBCAT 40 wkg McGuire METRO on 239.800
He was looking for the weather in a line from Norfolk to KISO to KNKT.

Not sure where he is but he is loud and clear here. Maybe just took off from Brunswick NAS.
I don't know, just turned on the scanners. I'll update below if I catch him on ATC.

 

[Mark]

BTW I forgot to log ROCCO 61 this morn at around 1025/1425z am with relay to Torch Ops McGuire
that there eta to Davis Monthan AMARC is 1900z.
A retiring KC-135E maybe?
I thought maybe a spare parts run but that doesn't wash.Would be easier to ship from out
there commercial or truck.
Alan did you hapen to catch that tail?

Mark

 

[coronet]

ANG F-16 deployment

The 174FW deployed twelve F-16s from Syracuse, NY to Moron airbase this morning as MAZDA 71-76 and MAZDA 81-86 with tankers GOLD 21/22 and GOLD 31/32.

Here is a video from their departure: http://www.9wsyr.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=241229@video.wixt.com

Another interesting deployment to Lajes coming up tomorrow ......


René.

 

[TinEar]

BTW I forgot to log ROCCO 61 this morn at around 1025/1425z am with relay to Torch Ops McGuire
that there eta to Davis Monthan AMARC is 1900z.
A retiring KC-135E maybe?
I thought maybe a spare parts run but that doesn't wash.Would be easier to ship from out
there commercial or truck.
Alan did you hapen to catch that tail?

Mark

Yeah, he's heading out to begin collecting dust in the desert. His tail was 57-1433. I was wondering when the 108th would start sending their remaining 'E' models to AMARC. One more bites the dust. After leaving here, he was logged by a friend about 400 miles west of here but another friend in Phoenix didn't log him today which means either he didn't go directly there or my Phoenix friend wasn't around his radios all day.

 

[JohnFB]

MilAir from WMass Tue Jun 10 08

MilAir from WMass Tue Jun 10 08

All Times Zulu

CORONET
1041 - 1132 174FW Syracuse F-16 to Lajes

MAZDA 7X [77 & 78]
GOLD 2X [21 ref'd but nil heard]
MAZDA 8X [81-86]
GOLD 3X [31 & 32]

1041 : MAZDA 77 & 78 interplane on 138.300 - spares for first & second group
1045 : MAZDA 77 & 81 interplane on 138.175 - used when 77 & 78 were headed off GOLD 21 and headed back West to 2nd group
1053 : GOLD 32 & MAZDAs on 236.750 for AR
1104 : GOLD 32 & GOLD 31 on 139.875 for interplane
1105 : GOLD 32 & GOLD 31 on 255.750 for interplane
1115 : MAZDA 77 & 78 interplane on 138.075 - after they were cleared to RTB Syracuse

NOTE: Basic path was East from Syracuse to Cambridge radials to Kennebunkport and a rht turn down to STOOL then cross the pond.
NOTE: MAZDA 77 & 78 with ZBW ATC Uniform as they traversed btwn the two groups
NOTE: It's a good thing they left early - we had tornado watches all day in NY & New England .... as I type [2300L Tue] we have a massive thunderstorm coming down


1425 : RCH 8220 [C-5A 68-0220 433AW TX] wkg Westover Metro on 274.750 - looking for WX for their destination [?]

1438 : Unknown clg Shocker Ops on 349.700 - can you call DSN 439AW [Westover] and chk status of RODD? [This was strange ... I think some skip was in play as I believe Shhocker is in Kansas, although you can also contact 103AW CT on 349.700]

1442 : MAPLE 18 x1 [F-16 VT] wkg ZBW ATC - heading S FL260 Salisbury Cape Charles Langley
2024 : MAPLE 18 x1 [F-16 VT] clg Maple Ops on 125.125 - 10 min, code 1

1730 : ASCOT 9871 x4 [?RAF Typhoons] wkg ZBW ATC - direct BOSTON, stnd formation, no block alt needed up to FL210

1738 : COBB 10 [C-130H Dobbins] clg Cobra Ops on 379.500 - called about 4 times

1821 : KILLER 1 x2 [F-15 MA] wkg ZBW ATC - headed for W105
1822 : KILLER 1 x2 [F-15 MA] aux on 347.200
1834 : KILLER 1 x2 [F-15 MA] wkg GK on 338.100
1840 : KILLER 1 x2 [F-15 MA] tactical on 259.900
1910 : KILLER 1 x2 [F-15 MA] wkg Hawk Ops on 303.000 - inbnd w/codes

1918 : PACK 91 [KC-135 NH] wkg unknown on 321.000 - relay to Pack Control 15min out

1919 : GIANT 8317 clg Dover CP on 134.100 - inbnd 2000Z ETA prk DELTA 1

1900 : ASCOT 9878 x3 [?RAF Typhoons] interplane on 335.525
1901 : ASCOT 9878 x3 wkg ZBW ATC - holding hands, on way to meet tanker ASCOT 9297

1947 : YANKEE 02 [C-21 103AW] wkg 103AW Ops on 138.550 - t/o @ 1945

2014 : RODD 34 [C-5 Westover] wkg Casino royale - 20 min out, 0 pax/cargo, Alpha 2, two APPs then FS

Wed
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0107 : OPEC 29 [?KC-10 NJ] wkg ZBW ATC - spliting up, end MARSA, 2nd activity canc, rqst HTO MANTA CYN McGuire & ?JEEP? 22 will go direct DQO [Wilmington, DE]

0113 : ?JEEP? 22 wkg ZBW ATC - we can go direct Buffalo now if it helps.

Note: a route of Wilmington Buffalo didn't make much sense to me ... tnx to jetcrafter for JEEP ... I couldn't tell what he was saying ... but we have to find if JEEP breaks out to a heavy, rather than a C-130, F-22 or F-15.


HF/USB

Wed
0041 : RCH 042 clg [Mainsail] on 11175.0
0045 : RCH 042 wkg Sigonella on 08992.0 - tail # 55-1??? p/p to ?AFCC @ unknown location? inbnd your station. 6 litter patients, 7 ambulaatory, 7 med crew, one patient on O2, 6 pax. Alpha 2

Note: I don't know if it was actually Sigonella or a remote .... both were 3x5 my location.


Tin: RE the Maxwell flights ..... they didn't have southern accents either

And since this the forum that prides itself on callsign spelling:

439AW C-5s are RODD

or as I like to say, "ROD-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh"

 

[TinEar]

I'm not sure what's happening at this site but it won't allow me to hit the 'Quote' button and print your message John. But I can probably do it myself...

0041 : RCH 042 clg [Mainsail] on 11175.0
0045 : RCH 042 wkg Sigonella on 08992.0 - tail # 55-1??? p/p to ?AFCC @ unknown location? inbnd your station. 6 litter patients, 7 ambulaatory, 7 med crew, one patient on O2, 6 pax. Alpha 2

Note: I don't know if it was actually Sigonella or a remote .... both were 3x5 my location.


Tin: RE the Maxwell flights ..... they didn't have southern accents either :wink:

And since this the forum that prides itself on callsign spelling:

439AW C-5s are RODD

or as I like to say, "ROD-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh"

REACH 042 was C-17A, 05-5140, 729th ARS March. He's been flying around Germany for the past three days and was flying again about an hour ago.

I always remember that RODD spelling because Ken originally said it came from the Westover PIO and I was shocked at the time they'd actually respond to someone that asked that question. Until that time, everyone spelled it as you would expect - just one DUH.
[BACKY/DUCE/QID]

By the way, I think JEEP is a KC-135. In fact, I know it is.

 

[JohnFB]

I always remember that RODD spelling because Ken originally said it came from the Westover PIO and I was shocked at the time they'd actually respond to someone that asked that question. Until that time, everyone spelled it as you would expect - just one DUH.
[BACKY/DUCE/QID]

Well, I don't know about any PIO, but I had to believe it when I read 439 AIRLIFT WING INSTRUCTION 13-201 which is conveniently located at the Air Force e-pubs website. RODD is listed in it a number of times.

Oh look ..... our friend Saint 01 posted in nemilair in April "looks like the Selfridge KC-135's took over the JEEP callsign now that the C-130's are gone"

Shows you how much I pay attention

Our tstorms are all played out now @ 0150L ....... still muggy, though.

Sleep tight, DelMarVa ..... I am awake and watching your backs .......... Right!!!!!!

 

[Mark]

Yeah, he's heading out to begin collecting dust in the desert. His tail was 57-1433. I was wondering when the 108th would start sending their remaining 'E' models to AMARC.

Thanks Alan.Guess all the E models headed there eventually?

Mark

 

[CitationJet]

Re: KC-135Es to AMARC

Not only all the E models Mark, but Tony will be headed there later this year to see them all! )

Thanks Alan.Guess all the E models headed there eventually?

Mark

 

[CitationJet]

06.11.2008 am

1246Z 319.000 ZDC-Marlinton - DATSUN 71 (F-22A 71st FS) - flight of four standard formation @ FL280 for entry into V-1754 Point Foxtrot just E of Kessel VORTAC. Cleared to FL230 QSY ZDC-Linden and cleared to 17000'-13000' radar service terminated Grant County alt. given.
1251Z 322.550 ZDC-Linden - ROMAN 41 (F/A-18 VFA-106) - doing the same descending from 17000'-13000'.

 

[CitationJet]

06.10.2008 pm

Hi,

Just the one from yesterday afternoon's brief monitoring session:

2012Z 126.300 Davison AAF TWR - PAT 1267 (C-12T 85-1267 OSACOM VA RFC Davison) - outside STEAD for rwy 14.

 

[BM82557]

Activity 06/11/2008

1429 local -- FAST 61 with Potomac APP - 322.30

 

[Mark]

A couple logged today..

0930z HERKY 91,92 C-130's arriving McGuire,req 15k and 18k fuel only stop.

1350z FUZZY 31 KC-135R #64-14839 arrive McGuire.we should be departing 1630z.

There is a BUZZARD 71 flying around here first heard at 1523 local and now on Baywatch 1725.

Mark

 

[coronet]

Louisiana ANG deployment to Europe

Hi everyone,

Ten F-15s from the 122FS should be deploying from New Orleans (KNBG) to RAF Lakenheath tomorrow, Thursday June 12.

They have been filed for a 0900z/1000z departure and their routing is via CHS, ISO, ORF, SWL, RIFLE, ACK (1155z) and then via Canadian airspace to Europe.

I have confirmed some air-to-air frequencies for these guys in the past: 277.400, 278.400, 299.500, 333.300, 333.550, 351.200 and 392.200 Mhz.
Maybe some of these will be used again.

Happy listening !!


René.

 

[TinEar]

Hi everyone,

Ten F-15s from the 122FS should be deploying from New Orleans (KNBG) to RAF Lakenheath tomorrow, Thursday June 12.

They have been filed for a 0900z/1000z departure and their routing is via CHS, ISO, ORF, SWL, RIFLE, ACK (1155z) and then via Canadian airspace to Europe.

I have confirmed some air-to-air frequencies for these guys in the past: 277.400, 278.400, 299.500, 333.300, 333.550, 351.200 and 392.200 Mhz.
Maybe some of these will be used again.

Happy listening !!


René.

Thanks very much René. They should come through this area at a decent time so maybe we'll get to hear them.
***********************************

Beginning around 2230, there were two, and maybe three, flights of T-38C type aircraft from Vance AFB OK going into Dover. I knew the first couple were there but couldn't find them on voice. Finally found the third flight using callsign DUKE 23 on interflight freq 140.925. I also caught them with Potomac TRACON (DCA) 270.275 at 2257, over to TRACON 282.275 (BWI) a couple minutes later, then to Dover Approach on 257.875 and Dover Tower 279.625 for landing at about 2310. They were having quite a chat fest as they flew over D.C. and then this area describing the sights along the way. One of the pilots in the last flight was very familiar with flying in this area and mentioned flying a VR route in the area. Wish I had been able to catch the first couple of flights.


2308: NAVY JW 314 (C-130T, 165314, VR-62 Nor'Easters, NAS Brunswick) airborne from Andrews...TRACON [arrived at Andrews shortly before 2100...now flying to the northeast probably heading home to Maine]
2318: REACH 6162 (C-17A, 06-6162, 60th AMW Travis) reports, "Airborne at this time" to Andrews CP...378.1 [Not sure when this one came into ADW. He was previously at ADW on the 8th as EVAC 66162 and departed the next morning]
2320: DAFFODIL calling MONGOOSE on 311.0 to report, "My station is 25 mikes (minutes) out." DAFFODIL is the backend operations area of an E-6B, BuNo 164406 from VQ-3 at Tinker AFB. MONGOOSE is the operations control at Patuxent. Those are one-time calls and are changed for each flight.
He came in from the north - from PA into MD around the Hagerstown area, went south to Gordonsville and he's just east of there descending for approach to Patuxent at 2333. At 2338, he's only 1/3 of the way between GVE and KNHK - moving very slowly at about 250 knots and descending slowly - now at 12,000 feet.
2345: 406 (164406) calling (Shadow) Maintenance to ask if they have someone AT qualified...310.15
2346: 406 wants to know if he (the AT qualified guy) can come aboard when they land to do something I didn't understand. Someone is going to do a monitor of him...310.15
2353: The E-6B is with Patuxent Tower for his landing...123.7 [Couldn't pull out his callsign but the suffix was 61.

 

[JohnFB]

MilAir from WMass Wed/Thu Jun 04/05 08

All times Zulu

1528 : MOVER 30 [KC-10 NJ] wkg JEDI 41 [C-17 NJ] on 324.600 AAR204

1533 : TEAM 33 [KC-10 NJ] wkg ZBW ATC heading home to McGuire

1536 : RODD 12 [C-5 MA] wkg Casino Royale on 252.100 - inbnd need van for 9 peeps at aircraft - tactical landing R33, FS [R15/33 is the short runway ... full flaaps and throw out the anchor]

1655 : PACK 99 [KC-135 NH] clg Pack Control on 321.000 - [eventually] 20min, 19K fuel, 18 pax: 17 thru pax for Scott AFB, need stairs @ aircraft first, then we'll deal with baggage.

1728 : RCH 7120 [KC-10 87-0120 NJ] wkg McGuire on 319.400 - 20min, 21k fuel, need cust/ag, have pllts and pax

1756 : JETHRO 1 x3 [F-15C MA] wkg ZBW ATC - headed to AR631 for AR with MAINE 85 [KC-135 ME] and then to Yankee Laser/Scotty to play with JAWS FLT x2 [F-16 VT]
1758 : JETHRO interplane 347.200
1758 : JAWS interplane 138.625
1759 : MAINE 85 wkg JETHRO & JAWS on 295.800 AR631
1822 : JAWS wkg JETHRO on 238.250 deconflict in Y/L-Scotty
1915 : JETHRO wkg Hawk Ops on 303.000 - inbnd w/codes a/c #0476. #0475 & #0545
NOTE : just out of my range, so I couldn't hear them playing

1850 : RODD 35 wkg Casino Royale on 252.100 - MADAR has shutdown, landing to fix
2029 : RODD 35 t/o and continued training until about 2140

1930 : BLUE 48 [KC-10 NJ] wkg McGuire on 319.400 - 30min, Alpha 2 w/4 write-ups, need cust/ag, have 11 pax, 3 ACM, 6 pllts 13k, write mail & sig srvc

1932 : NAVY SD 537 [F/A-18 VX-23 PAX] wkg ZBW ATC - I think he headed into Newburgh/Stewart, NY. Last freq was NY TRACON Catskills 363.100

2007 : JOSA 995 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - inbnd 10min alpha 1

2007 : YANKEE 02 [C-21 CT] wkg Shark Ops on 138.550 - inbnd 15min, code 1, prk?

2037 : PAT 777 wkg ZBW ATC - departed Bradley and headed W thru Stewart sector

2103 : ETHYL 07 [?KC-10 NJ] wkg RCH 676 on 341.750 AR20NE
2235 : ETHYL 07 [?KC-10 NJ] wkg McGuire on 319.400 inbnd

2146 : QUID 04 [KC-135 Mildy] wkg Maineiac Ops on 311.00 - inbnd, 20min need 10-15K fuel, Alpha 1

2218 : TOPCAT 04 [KC-135 NJ] wkg OPEC 38 [NJ] on 324.600 AR204

2302 : TEAM 35 & 36 [KC-10 NJ] on interplane 139.875 - enroute AR up the coast
2324 : TEAM 35 to AR631 and TEAM 36 to AR204

Thu
---

0026 : TEAM 35 wkg POLO 99 on 379.400 - where are you?
0120 : TEAM 35 [79-1710] wkg POLO 99 [86-00?? C-5 NY] on 295.800 AR631

0053 : TEAM 36 wkg YURI 61 on 324.600 AR204 - finishing AR

Who Is YURI?????!!!!! I'm 99.999999% sure on c/s, he said it about 6 times
Edit: forgot to add that YURI apparently headed out W thru the Utica sector ...... but his signal was very weak, so I 'm not sure.

0129 : TEAM 36 wkg MAINE 86 [KC-135 ME] on 324.600 AR204




HF/USB

0050 : RCH 318 wkg NY on 08906.0 - JEBBI @ 0047 FL360, nxt N42 W50 @ 0128, N41 W40 nxt, selcal KRBG, 2ndry 05520.0
Note : a BLUE 02 was reported in May with the same selcal