Michigan Military Activity

[nodak1crdet3]

04-21-22
STING 31 x 6 (All TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 08:59pm.
248.650 A/A, Ops check 1 thru 6, 09:00pm.

BUCKI 51 x 2
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:03pm.
317.625 Indy.C. 09:??pm.
290.500 Indy.C. 09:12pm.

BUZZ 41 x ?
290.500 Indy.C. 09:03pm.

JEEP 43 (MI KC-135 60-0346)
338.800 STEELHEAD MOA AR-FREQ. Refueling A-10's.

STEEL. (PA KC-135 58-0074) with PITT 75 (C-17
274.450 AR-220, 09:18pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[aprswatcher]

Currently flying Northwest over Grand Rapids 3 C 17's Per ADS-B ( Reach 3228; Reach 4190 and Vinyl58 )
Air to Air on 319.400 AM

Heard them here in Central Montana, seemed to be headed for McChord, had one aircraft getting weather information.
I heard them for approximately 45 minutes. Interesting that they were using an AMC command post frequency.
73, Rex

 

[hruskacha]

MPSCS TG 1228 CGRCOP1 Camp Grayling Ops 1 heard on Muskegon County Simulcast.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-25-22
JEEP 11 (MI KC-135 58-0088) with PSYCO 11 x 4
338.300 MN.C. PSYCO 11, 01:34pm.
273.250 PSYCO 11 A/A, 01:31pm.
238.900 AR-632B Prime, 01:39pm.

MOTOWN 2 (MI KC-135 60-0345)
282.700 AR-Secondary with STING flight. 01:45pm.

GUCCI 24 (KC-10 84-0187)
238.200 calling BADGER Ops, 02:08pm. That's the wrong freq. Should be on 392.200.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

01-25-22
TRKR 91 & 92 (RCAF CC-130's)
254.450 A/A, 07:48pm. They're actually talking a little this time.
133.875 Cleve.C. 07:50pm.
125.775 Tor.C. 08:08pm.


TRUCKER 91 flight.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

Thought this might be quicker than typing it out on my phone.

A-10's also up in the STEELHEAD.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-27-22
BUZZ 51 x 2 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 01:52pm.
317.625 Indy.C. 01:57pm.
360.675 Indy.C. 01:59pm.
357.100 A/A, RTB from BUCKEYE MOA southern OH, 03:36pm.

CNV 3960 (Navy C-130 165348)
127.700 Cleve.C. 03:56pm.
133.875 Cleve.C. 03:58pm.

JEEP 31 (MI KC-135 59-1474)
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, ETA & Codes, parking India 1, 04:04pm.

JEEP 32 (MI KC-135 60-0345) with DECOY 99 (C-17 96-0008)
235.100 AR-206L PRI, going to do a silent Emergency separation called by the boom operator, 08:44pm.
119.600 MTC app, JEEP 32, 08:53pm.
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, ETA & Codes, 09:09pm.

STEEL 73 (PA KC-135 58-0099) with RIDER 85 (C-17 01-0186)
274.450 AR-220 PRI, 08-47pm.

UPSET 32 (WI KC-135 63-8023)
321.000 UPSET Control, UPSET 32 25 minutes out, Code 1, 30,000 lbs of fuel, request parking, 10:31pm.

From LiveATC.net I was listening to A-10's from Fort Wayne Airport IN.
PIG 31 (FW A-10 single)
119.100 FWA twr, getting clearance, 09:20pm. PIG 31 hold short landing traffic 2 miles out, 09:21pm. PIG 31 cleared for take off contact departure, 09:25pm. Later, PIG 31 cleared to land runwat 5, 10:45pm.

NAIL 15 & BUCK 11 (FW A-10's)
119.100 FWA twr, cleared to land runway 5, 11:00pm.

JOKER 21 x 2 (FWA A-10's)
119.100 FWA twr, cleared to land runway 5, 11:04pm. End of LiveATC.net.

04-28-22
LOMA 11 (Single TOL F-16)
379.200 Cleve.C. 01:26pm.
323.050 Chi.C. 01:32pm.
299.600 Indy.C. 01:37pm.

PACK 91 & 92 (KC-46's 16-46013 & 16-46015)
124.825 Chi.C. they departed McConnell AFB in Wichita KS. heading for Pease ARB in NH.
120.325 Cleve.C. 02:35pm.
132.925 Cleve.C. 02:40pm.
235.850 PACK A/A, 02:52pm.

STING 11 x 2 (TOL F-16's)
248.650 A/A, 05:10pm.
379.200 Cleve.C. 05:11pm.
285.625 Cleve.C. 05:15pm.
269.525 Cleve.C. 05:21pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, airspace brief for the range, 05:25pm.
336.400 MN.C. 05:29pm.
266.600 STEELGATE R-4201, 05:41pm. Called it BTN 12.

RUDY 21 x 2 (MI A-10's)
326.400 A/A, # 1 was very talkative today, 08:38pm.
269.450 MN.C. 08:42pm.

BISON ?? (NY KC-135 59-1482) with CARL 02 (C-17 07-7175) I'm not sure if this was the right receiver.
235.100 AR-206L PRI 08:50pm. Contact, down 6, 09:00pm.

BUZZ 41 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:00pm.
357.100 A/A, Goggles on, 09:09pm.
285.625 Cleve.C. 09:07pm.
269.525 Cleve.C. 09:11pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, BUZZ 44 getting airspace brief, 09:14pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 09:17pm.
254.700 PIKE MOA traffic, 09:39pm.

STEEL ?? (PA KC-135 59-1467)
350.350 HILLTOP MOA, 09:01pm. Probably refueled some Fort Wayne A-10's.

STING 31 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
248.650 A/A, 09:10pm.
269.525 Cleve.C. 09:24pm.

GHOST 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
273.250 A/A, 09:35pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, mission complete, request RTB, 09:44pm.
269.450 MN.C. 09:45pm. They usually don't check out of STEELHEAD MOA on this freq, but they were told to do it, so they did.
290.425 CleveC. 09:47pm. This is the normal check out freq for STEELHEAD.
318.200 MTC app, 09:49pm.
120.150 MTC twr, 09:54pm.

From LiveATC.net, FWA.
PORK 11 x 2 (FW A-10's)
119.100 FWA twr, cleared to land, 09:46pm.

RUDY 21 x 2 (MI A-10's)
326.400 A/A, 09:56pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. Ok now for the stupid human trick for the month. Someone on the ground pointed a green laser at RUDY 21 & 22. 10:09pm. How cool would it have been if RUDY 21 requested to engage the target with his laser! RUDY 21 was going to pass them some grid coordinates, to get them in the general area. That's one dumb person.
318.200 MTC app. 10:11pm.

STING 31 x 4
290.425 Cleve.C. 10:07pm. RUDY 21 warned STING flight about the laser, because they were nearby.
363.200 DTW app, 10:12pm. Time to go to the window facing west & watch STING flight go southbound out to the west of me. 4 little twinkling lights about a mile apart in trail.
134.350 TOL app BTN 4, 10:17pm.
338.150 BEEHIVE Ops, STING 34 with ETA & Codes, 10:17pm.

BUZZ 41 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
357.100 A/A, 10:15pm.
363.200 DTW app, 10:18pm. I watched them go by also, but only saw 3 of them.

Oh cool. It's 3am time to go to bed.

Chuck still in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-30-22
SILVERTONE
311.000 EAM, YYKPU4 STAND BY, MESSAGE FOLLOWS. YYKPU4Z6AQNCSA57UMMT4OZXP3GH4E, THIS IS SILVERTONE OUT, 11:25am. Repeated again at 11:27am.
Doing checkins with, AMAZE 105, AMAZE 106, AMAZE 104. Some kind of exercise going on with the tankers. This has been going on all morning. I can barely hear them sometimes.

Also transmitting on 323.800

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-30-22
ARSON 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 09:34am.
290.425 Cleve.C. 09:37am.
225.150, 235.050, 303.275, 308.750, HAVE QUICK.
269.450 MN.C. 09:48pm.

GHOST 21 x 2 (MI A-10's)
326.400 A/A, 09:41am.
391.900 MTC dep,
290.425 Cleve.C. 09:44am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, airspace brief, 09:46am.
225.300 STEELHEAD MOA traffic, 09:48am.

JADA 31 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 09:58pm.
307.775 A/A, 09:58am.
290.425 Cleve.C. 10:02am.
269.450 MN.C. 10:13am.

BIGGY 41 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 10:21am.
365.650 A/A, 10:22am.
234.900 BLACK TALONm airspace brief, 10:29am.
225.300 STEELHEAD MOA traffic, 10:32am.

GHOST 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
290.425 Cleve.C. RTB, 10:40am.
318.900 MTC app, 10:47am.
120.150 MTC twr, 10:52am.

ARSON 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
381.900 MTC app, 11:11am.
120.150 MTC twr, 11:15am.

JADA 31 x 2 (MI A-10's)
318.200 MTC app, 11:36am.
307.775 A/A, 11:36am.
120.150 MTC twr, 11:41am.

BIGGY 41 x 2 (MI A-10's)
120.150 MTC twr, 12:06pm.

Afternoon flights.
ARSON 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 12:07pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:10pm.
225.15, 235.050, 303.275, 308.750, HAVE QUICK frequency hopping system.
251.900 ARSON & JADA talking to a ground crew, 12:55pm. HOSS 11 ALFA is a downed airman, 01:06pm.

GHOST 21 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 12:09pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:14pm.
326.400 A/A, 12:09pm.
126.450 MBS Saginaw app, 12:20pm.

JADA 31 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 12:27pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:29pm.
307.775 A/A, 12:34pm.
225.300 STEELHEAD MOA traffic, JADA & ARSON. 12:40pm.

BIGGY 41 x 2
391.900 MTC dep, 12:48pm.
365.650 A/A, 12:49pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:51pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[AirScan]

SILVERTONE 311.000 EAM 11:25am. Repeated again at 11:27am. Doing checkins with, AMAZE 105, AMAZE 106, AMAZE 104. Some kind of exercise going on

Was this being transmitted from a ground station ? Didn't see anything on ADSB-X in range of Detroit at that time.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

Was this being transmitted from a ground station ? Didn't see anything on ADSB-X in range of Detroit at that time.

Hi AirScan.
Yes this came from QUARTERBACK Ops at Selfridge. I think they do this exercise once a year. To me it sounds like SILVERTONE is talking to 4 of the tankers on the ground giving them instructions. AMAZE 107, 106, 105, & 104, are the tankers. I can't hear them answering. At the end of the last EAM @ 02:01pm. SILVERTONE gave runway info, winds, temperature, & pressure altitude.
SILVERTONE is still checking in with the aircraft on the ground as I'm typing this. I was hoping for a mass launch, but so far seems to be a ground only operation.
I live about 18 miles south west of MTC. Only the RS PRO-2052 scanner hooked to the RS Discone antenna on the roof can hear this. The other 5 scanners can't hear it.
Thanks for the question. I should've been a little more clear as to where the transmission was coming from. I'm glad I turned the radio's on this morning. I didn't think anything would be flying this weekend.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[AirScan]

Yes this came from QUARTERBACK Ops at Selfridge.

Ah okay, thanks for the info.

 

[kb8q]

Hi AirScan.
Yes this came from QUARTERBACK Ops at Selfridge. I think they do this exercise once a year. To me it sounds like SILVERTONE is talking to 4 of the tankers on the ground giving them instructions. AMAZE 107, 106, 105, & 104, are the tankers. I can't hear them answering. At the end of the last EAM @ 02:01pm. SILVERTONE gave runway info, winds, temperature, & pressure altitude.
SILVERTONE is still checking in with the aircraft on the ground as I'm typing this. I was hoping for a mass launch, but so far seems to be a ground only operation.
I live about 18 miles south west of MTC. Only the RS PRO-2052 scanner hooked to the RS Discone antenna on the roof can hear this. The other 5 scanners can't hear it.
Thanks for the question. I should've been a little more clear as to where the transmission was coming from. I'm glad I turned the radio's on this morning. I didn't think anything would be flying this weekend.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

It's a drill weekend with a simulated power out

 

[nodak1crdet3]

05-01-22
AF-1 (VC-25A 747-200 82-8000)
127.675 Cleve.C. 06:01pm. Going home to ADW.
119.875 Cleve.C. 06:12pm.
125.425 Cleve.C. 06:19pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

05-02-22
CFC 01 (CANFORCE 01 CC-144) Canadian Prime Minister visiting Windsor.
124.700 Windsor twr, 11:09am.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[robert16627]

Dr.Fauci is visiting University of Michigan Saturday(May 7) to speak to UofM graduates. Not 100% on which aircraft or airport he'll fly into. I'd assume maybe a Gulfstream.

 

[BobW55]

Little Newbie help needed.
I have a BCT15X arriving tomorrow, and I plan on using it for AIR / Military Air only.
I have been using ProScan on my SDS200 to log air activity for the last week. But I also see you guys reporting frequencies I have not logged "YET". I know it can be very hit and miss. I am in the thumb, just North West of Port Huron. When conditions are good, I can pull in Selfridge ANG, and Flint/Bishop airport, but not all the time. (Discone, LMR400 up about 35 feet)
I am trying to figure out a system layout for things.
This is what I have so far.


I welcome suggestions and frequencies to add. I haven't added the civilian Air in yet.

 

[krokus]

How about the Canadian Coast Guard?
US Border Patrol aviation?

 

[BobW55]

How about the Canadian Coast Guard?
US Border Patrol aviation?

Have to look those up. Going to stop where I am at until the scanner gets here. Make sure I am loading these up correctly.

 

[BobW55]

Well that didn't go so well. Had ProScan set for my SDS200, and built my list there. Found out I have to have the BCT15X set first.
Back to the drawing board