Ohio Area Military Communications

[jsoergel]

Ohio Milair

If possible, I'd like to make this a sticky - there's a great deal of military activity around the state, but it seems like much of the posting is done in other regional threads.

The Springfield ANGB and Wright-Patterson AFB frequencies have been updated very recently in the Wiki, and should be current.

Today I was having issues with my scanner shutting off, so I didn't get a full record, but SABER 11 (2x F-16) was working a close air support mission with SNIPER 11 (1x F-16) at Jefferson Range. Both were on the Range freq 343.000, with SABER airtac on V12 139.000.

Several flights in and out of Patterson, one of which was NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE 40 (KDC-10, T-235) departing...logged later in the day over Canada, possibly heading back overseas. Also logged a C-5A doing a flyover for the 106th anniversary of flight. Had both on 126.500 (Dayton Departure).

 

[radioscan]

Members,

Please use this sticky to post your military communications intercepts here!

 

[radioscan]

Thanks Jared,

I guess we should have done this sooner. I have taken your suggestion and moved this thread to a newly created sticky with a slightly different subject title to reflect not only Milair, but all military communications used in and around Ohio.

 

[jsoergel]

ATOMIC [0]1 FLIGHT (x3) up earlier this morning in Buckeye MOA, airtac V15 141.700.

SABER 11 FLIGHT (x2) and SHACK 21 (x2) went over to Jefferson Range for some bomb runs. Comms primarily on Range 343.000 and airtac V12 139.000 for SABER and 143.750 for SHACK.

SABER 11 cleared 2 off for inflight report and ATIS - said to tell ops 11 "jet is Code 1, pilot is Code stupid."

Also logged BEAST 31 (x2), but somewhat weak.

Patterson:
BACKY 91 (KC-135R, unid) - picking up aeromeds, 4 space A's; to KNQX (Dispatch 372.200)
DEUCE 71 (C-130H, unid) - called Metro for weather at KPAM, KGSB, KMKE, 20 mi SE KFFO, FL200 (Metro 344.600)
RHINO 90 (C-5A, unid) - departure (126.500)
HAWK 21 (unid fighter) - departure (126.500)
HAWK 11 (unid fighter) - departure (126.500)
DEUCE 71 (C-130H, unid) - called Metro (not sure which base) for weather at KPOB, 100 mi NNW KFFO, FL210 (Metro 344.600)

 

[jsoergel]

178th Fighter Wing graduates final class

The USAF training mission at Springfield ANGB is now complete - American F-16s are scheduled to remain until this summer. As far as I know, the Dutch will continue training, and may be joined by Singapore if contracts go forward as planned.

 

[jsoergel]

Here's an F-16 preset template I threw together for easy recording. To keep the spacing while posting, I've put slashes instead of spaces. Just put it in Notepad and use CTRL+H, replacing "/" with a space.

##///UHF//////VHF//////USE
01///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
02///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
03///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
04///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
05///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
06///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
07///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
08///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
09///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
10///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
11///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
12///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
13///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
14///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
15///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
16///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
17///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
18///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
19///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???
20///xxx.xxx//xxx.xxx//???

 

[jsoergel]

1620Z DEATH 12 (B-2A, unid) calling Patterson Metro for weather at Fenway Park....

"DEATH 12 copies all, thanks for all your help - and you might want to watch NBC for the NHL Winter Classic."

 

[jsoergel]

Springfield boys are up this morning: NUKE 61 (x2), BLADE 51 (x2), SABER 11 (x2), SHACK 21 (x2) all up in Buckeye MOA. U4 269.275 > U15 240.350.

I've heard "a/c 025" calling Patterson Ground several times this morning for radio checks. Trying to determine what it is - maybe the 445th AW got another C-5 loaned to them. If so, it would probably be (ex-)TN ANG C-5A 69-0025.

Currently assigned:
68-0215
68-0219
69-0003
69-0005
69-0013
69-0020 (at Warner Robins ALC until ???)
69-0025? (would be ex-164th AW...unconfirmed)
70-0447
70-0448 (at Warner Robins ALC until Dec. 2010)
70-0453 (ex-433rd AW)
70-0457
70-0461

 

[OHIOSCAN]

DEC Mil logs

12\14\09
139.000 SABRE flt
139.250 SABRE flt ACM
139.625 STINGS
139.975 STINGS
240.350 SABRE flt ACM w/BLUE ASH CONTROL
251.125 CLE ARTCC w/

12\15\09
139.625 STING 41 flt
139.975 YODER 51 flt
143.550 RNAF
238.800 MAINE 91 req DSN# pp to BANGOR OPS w/RICK OPS
SLUF 69 w/RICK OPS "15 Out, Code 1"
240.350 STING 41 flt
YODER 51 flt
283.800 STINGS UHF
288.300 INDY ARTCC w/STING 41
311.000 JEEP 21 w/CP
MAINE 91 req DSN# pp to BANGOR OPS
360.675 INDY ARTCC w/STING 41

12\16\09
139.625 LOMA 31 flt
139.975 YODER 51 flt
238.800 BLUE 83 clg inbound to RICK OPS
240.350 LOMA 31 chk-in W/BLUE ASH CONTROL
LOMA coord AR w/TAZZ
269.475 CLE ARTCC w/LOMA 31 flt
269.525 CLE ARTCC w/YODER 51 flt
317.550 KTOL A\D w/YODER 51
317.625 INDY ARTCC w/YODER 51

12\17\09
138.200 UNID
140.200 UNID
238.800 SLUF 97 clg RICK OPS
349.400 REACH 109 clg BUCKEYE CONTROL
372.200 REACH 109 w/WP CP

12\29\09
139.625 STING 21 flt
240.350 STING 21 coord W/BLUE ASH CONTREOL for BRUSHCREEK
290.500 INDY ARTCC w/STING 21
311.000 STEEL 62 w/STEEL CONTROL

12\30\09
139.625 STING 21 flt (VICTOR 6)
141.825 SABRE flt
143.000 SABRES or STINGS
143.550 SABRES?
240.350 SABRES w/BLUE ASH CONTROL
STING 21 chk-in W/BLUE ASH CONTROL (BUTTON 16)
251.125 CLE ARTCC w/STING
274.450 STEEL 12 A/A STEEL 10
283.800 SABRE UHF ACM
311.000 CODY 01 clg BRICKYARD, "20 out,code 1"
317.550 KTOL w/STING 21 flt (BUTTON 4)
343.800 STINGS AR w/UPSET 71
353.750 INDY ARTCC w/STING 11
379.200 CLE ARTCC w/STING 21 (BUTTON 6)

 

[jsoergel]

A few preset IDs for you:

138.200 AIRTAC - 122nd FW?
139.000 AIRTAC -178th FW/306th Det. V12
139.250 AIRTAC -178th FW/306th Det. V13
139.625 AIRTAC -180th FW V06
139.975 AIRTAC - 180th FW V07
141.825 AIRTAC - 178th FW/306th Det. V17
143.000 178th/306th SOF - 178th FW/306th Det. V10
143.550 AIRTAC - 178th FW/306th Det. V16

240.350 BLUE ASH CONTROL - 178th FW/306th Det. U15, 180th FW U16
283.800 BLUE ASH CONTROL - 178th FW/306th Det. U16
290.500 ZID - 178th FW/306th Det. U09

The Springfield preset list is current and mostly complete - it's in the Wiki.

 

[jsoergel]

BEAST 32, BEAST 31, SABER 11, and SHACK 21 all flew up from Springfield and landed at KTOL just before noon...not sure why.

 

[OHIOSCAN]

178th FW

Jared good job on the 178th presets. With the 178th FTU mission done have your heard where there jets are going?.

If you have not d\l this yet the yearly Airman "Book" is a nice reference.

http://www.airmanonline.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090413-047.pdf

Ohioscan

 

[jsoergel]

Jared good job on the 178th presets. With the 178th FTU mission done have your heard where there jets are going?.

If you have not d\l this yet the yearly Airman "Book" is a nice reference.

http://www.airmanonline.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090413-047.pdf

Ohioscan

Hard to tell at this point...I know that they will likely go to other ANG units flying the Block-30 "Big Inlet", via this post:
http://www.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=163463#163463

 

[jsoergel]

1230 local - hearing CHAIN flight on 303.000, and I think they may be using another UHF frequency. Is anyone else picking up activity?

Got it at 1245 local: wingman is on 141.700 (V15) and lead is calling BLUE ASH on 303.000. Still haven't heard any activity from the opposing fighters, though...I'll keep searching.

1258 local asking on 303.000 for BLUE ASH to relay something to the red air controller, so the other flight (I think it's BLADE) is on a different UHF. Still can't find it and not sure that I will; CHAIN just called RTB in five minutes.

 

[jsoergel]

178th FW F-16s will be doing the flyover for today's game in Cincy. Monitor these frequencies:

Springfield Air National Guard Base, OH - The RadioReference Wiki

Monitor CVG Approach/Departure on both bands. THEY MAY BE ON VHF FOR THE FLYOVER.

They're airborne as of 1600 local - I did pick up an airtac, but didn't note which one just yet.

Update 1603 local: it's V12 139.000.

Update 1605: I may have been wrong. CHAIN and BLADE on V15 141.700 and U15 240.350 for ACM in Buckeye.

Disregard the last. SABER is doing the flyover. Up on 294.500 and V12 139.000. National Anthem starts at 1632 local. Flight of four.

1615 local: just got the handoff to CVG A/D on U17 254.250. Also hearing communications with SOF on V10 143.000.

1636: Departing with CVG A/D on U17 and V12. Pushing U4 269.275.

SABER 14 says he didn't think he was going to make it down after a ground delay. Got a quick climb from DAY A/D and "was 500 knots all the way down." 11 calling "boards out" for landing (speed brakes).

 

[radioscan]

Springfield loses Singapore mission

Springfield will not be getting the Singapore mission. They are going to the
162nd FW based at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson.

Ohio Area MilCom

 

[jsoergel]

Springfield will not be getting the Singapore mission. They are going to the
162nd FW based at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson.

Ohio Area MilCom

A shame to hear, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the Dutch renew a contract after the current one expires. Either way, there should be at least six months of flying left...and if the base doesn't get a new flying mission, there's little chance it will close - they've spent a lot of money over the past several years to revamp it.

 

[jsoergel]

Patterson logs so far this month:

1/1:
DEATH 12 (B-2A, unid) - called Metro for weather at Fenway Park (flyover)

1/4:
DEVIL 91 (F-16C, unid) - called Dispatch with request to call DSN 455-6009 with information about DEVIL 98, enroute to KDMA
NAVY 7N 955 (UC-12B, 161309) - to KADW
REACH 042 (C-5A, 70-0461) - returning from mission, A2, parking A6

1/5:
REACH 01 C-21A pax dropoff, 6 pax (1 A3), 2000 lbs fuel, parking in hangar
JOSA 542 C-21A 84-0098 dropping off 4 pax (S2, A5, A7), requesting power unit, parking in hangar
REACH 01 (C-21A, unid) - to KSAV
NAVY 7N 536 (UC-12B, 161309) - arrival
JOSA 542 (C-21A, 84-0098) - to KADW
NAVY 7N 536 (UC-12B, 161309) - to KWRI
AXIS 16 (EC-130H, 73-1585?) - parking H1, 25K fuel
REACH 9003 (C-5A, 69-0003) - 9 pax, 65K fuel
AXIS 16 (EC-130H, 73-1585?) - to KBGR

1/6:
PAT 084 (unid) - fuel; to KADW
PAT 148 (C-12, unid) - to KADW

1/7:
JOSA 126 (C-21A, 84-0096) - no fuel; to KADW

1/8:
CODY 01 (KC-135R, unid) - 8 SOB, picking up 1 pallet and AE crew
JOSA 344 (C-21A, unid) - called Dispatch for phone patch to KADW Maintenance
SPAR 29 (C-37A, 01-0029) - called Buckeye (no response)
REACH 0461 (C-5A, 70-0461) - returning from mission, parking A8
VADER 23 (C-130H, 92-3023) - called Dispatch (no response)

1/9:
NICKEL 21 FLIGHT (3x ???, unid) - called Metro for weather at KBLV

1/10:
JOSA 862 (C-21A, unid) - 4000 lbs fuel, RON, parking in hangar
CODY 01 (KC-135R, unid) - 22 SOB (13 AE, 5 crew plus CC?, 1 space A), parking H3, RON, request fuel in morning and AE offload upon landing
NAVY RS 824 (C-9B, unid) - requesting transportation to hotel, RON, lav service in morning, parking H1

1/11:
JOSA 862 (C-21A, unid) - to KHIF
JOSA 648 (C-21A, unid) - pax pickup, 300 gal fuel, parking in hangar; to KRND
NAVY 7N 752 (UC-12B, 161309) - pax pickup
CODY 01 (KC-135R, unid) - to KCHS
NAVY 7N 752 (UC-12B, 161309) - to KADW
REACH 360 (C-17A, unid) - requesting 120K fuel, parking I2
NAVY RS 824 (C-9B, unid) - to KABQ
REACH 220 (C-130J-30, 07-46311) - called Metro for weather at CYYT, CYQX, CYJT, and CYYR
ARMY 40053 (2x OH-58D, 94-0053, xx-xxxx) - RON, parking on Easy row

1/12:
ARMY 40053 (2x OH-58D, 94-0053, xx-xxxx) - VFR departure (to KSGH TWR)
REACH 360 (C-17A, unid) - to LERT
**UNKNOWN (C-5A, 70-0453) - preflights/loading as of 1046 local; will probably be REACH 0453**

 

[jsoergel]

Buckeye is active. BEAST 32 departed Patterson: U20 281.450 > U10 327.125 > U15 240.350 and reported departure on V10 143.000. Now in the MOA with another flight (didn't catch a callsign). Reporting no aux radios, so they will be on U16 283.800. V12 139.000 also briefly active, but I think it may be SABER returning.

 

[jsoergel]

Edit to my earlier post: REACH 360 was C-17A 07-7171.

Seeing as the sun has finally come out, I'm going to drive over to Springfield and do some spotting. I'll try and report back later tonight if possib.e.