af5rn
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I just caught an interesting exchange on 123,1, which is an air search and rescue frequency, while monitoring from my Dallas-Fort Worth area home.
Three or four times, I heard an aircraft identifying himself only as "U.S. Air Force" calling another aircraft by an ID I could not understand (you know how mush-mouthed pilots are), and attempting to get him to respond. The AF pilot said, "you have been squawking emergency. Do you copy on this frequency?" Finally, the other aircraft replied, saying, "We have the situation resolved now. I'd like an immediate approach to Barksdale", which is an AFB in Louisiana. I couldn't understand much of what they said after that, but I *think* I may have heard them say the word "simulated" a couple of times.
If this was just an exercise, it sure was odd timing in the middle of the night. If it was an actual "situation", then it was definitely a first catch for me. I do not routinely monitor air or mil air, keeping only the local aeromed airinc, helicopter multicoms, 121,5 and 123,1 programmed in regularly, so it was interesting to me!
Three or four times, I heard an aircraft identifying himself only as "U.S. Air Force" calling another aircraft by an ID I could not understand (you know how mush-mouthed pilots are), and attempting to get him to respond. The AF pilot said, "you have been squawking emergency. Do you copy on this frequency?" Finally, the other aircraft replied, saying, "We have the situation resolved now. I'd like an immediate approach to Barksdale", which is an AFB in Louisiana. I couldn't understand much of what they said after that, but I *think* I may have heard them say the word "simulated" a couple of times.
If this was just an exercise, it sure was odd timing in the middle of the night. If it was an actual "situation", then it was definitely a first catch for me. I do not routinely monitor air or mil air, keeping only the local aeromed airinc, helicopter multicoms, 121,5 and 123,1 programmed in regularly, so it was interesting to me!