"Robin Sage" exercise soon in NC and part of SC

[JohnDistai]

According to the news, "Robin Sage" Special Forces exercises will soon be occurring throughout NC and parts of SC. Has anyone monitored these in the past? If so, what should we look for?

 

[spacellamaman]

Thanks for the heads up.

" Exact times, locations and exercise specifics were not provided. "

I gotta tell ya, it's mighty inconsiderate that they don't provide em. Makes tracking them down all the harder.

Main things to look for are the federal govt license plates, econoline type passenger vans, late model pickups, Robin Sage stickers, and concentrations of MAMs (military aged males ) standing around looking shifty, which they never fail to do.

And of course any mil vehicles toodling around are suspect from the get-go. All LMTV's should be considered hits.

As to what to listen for, static sounding encryption on low band, heavy in the 30-50mhz region and leaning to 50khz spacing, but encompassing 30-75mhz as well as 25khz spacing i can confirm, and presumably up to 88mhz. Fort Bragg TRS sites 4-7 will carry traffic of interest as well. The 138-150mhz (minus ham) is periodically active, and 143.2 will be active enough i dedicate a receiver just to sit on it.

 

[spacellamaman]

wow 28 counties listed this time, think thats an all-time high.

 

[kn4ptu]

And there I was 39!!! years ago. Much later I had great fun being a role-player a few times when I lived in Albemarle.

 

[JohnDistai]

Hmmm...do you have something other than a scanner that allows you to adjust all those parameters?

 

[GMB951]

Thanks for the heads up.

" Exact times, locations and exercise specifics were not provided. "

I gotta tell ya, it's mighty inconsiderate that they don't provide em. Makes tracking them down all the harder.

Main things to look for are the federal govt license plates, econoline type passenger vans, late model pickups, Robin Sage stickers, and concentrations of MAMs (military aged males ) standing around looking shifty, which they never fail to do.

And of course any mil vehicles toodling around are suspect from the get-go. All LMTV's should be considered hits.

As to what to listen for, static sounding encryption on low band, heavy in the 30-50mhz region and leaning to 50khz spacing, but encompassing 30-75mhz as well as 25khz spacing i can confirm, and presumably up to 88mhz. Fort Bragg TRS sites 4-7 will carry traffic of interest as well. The 138-150mhz (minus ham) is periodically active, and 143.2 will be active enough i dedicate a receiver just to sit on it.

249.9 am/139.350am/41.8 fm

 

[spacellamaman]

And there I was 39!!! years ago. Much later I had great fun being a role-player a few times when I lived in Albemarle.

were you ever one of the ones that, ummm, rolled up a mountain island in Badin lake in a HMMV? Infil? i know i know, i've said too much...

Hmmm...do you have something other than a scanner that allows you to adjust all those parameters?

if that was directed at me, scanner is singular and that would never do. otherwise it requires a Mark I Eyeball or two, and way too much time...

 

[spacellamaman]

249.9 am/139.350am/41.8 fm

interestingly enough, i've never encountered those in use, in Pineland that is.

 

[popnokick]

(for the uninitiated...)
Army Special Forces candidates will fight in a “realistic” guerrilla war across counties in rural North and South Carolina later this month, with young soldiers battling seasoned “freedom fighters,” the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School said in a news release cited by local media.

Army Special Forces to Fight in ‘Realistic’ Guerrilla War Exercise Across Rural North and South Carolina

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[kn4ptu]

were you ever one of the ones that, ummm, rolled up a mountain island in Badin lake in a HMMV? Infil? i know i know, i've said too much...

Nope. I did the area command a few times. Mostly I would do a ad-hoc role when the TAC NCO or G-Chief wanted to move the team commander in a specific direction and he wasn't taking the G-chief's hint. What I did was deux ex machina a lot of times, but better than going admin.

 

[Flyham]

Nope. I did the area command a few times. Mostly I would do a ad-hoc role when the TAC NCO or G-Chief wanted to move the team commander in a specific direction and he wasn't taking the G-chief's hint. What I did was deux ex machina a lot of times, but better than going admin.

In other words "Help me, help you" or "are you really sure you want to do that?"

 

[spacellamaman]

Nope. I did the area command a few times. Mostly I would do a ad-hoc role when the TAC NCO or G-Chief wanted to move the team commander in a specific direction and he wasn't taking the G-chief's hint. What I did was deux ex machina a lot of times, but better than going admin.

ha yeah, i can totally understand that, nothing deflates/kills momentum/destroys the illusion like having to break character. over the years, on a couple of occasions, i have heard the frustration of a voice that had to go real world. i can nearly hear the teeth grinding. even not knowing the specifics and being far out on the sidelines of whats going on, it's difficult not chuckling.

 

[spacellamaman]

CONDOR11

H53 LOW LEVEL OVER UNSPECIFIED LZ TO EAST OF UWHARRIE POINT

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[spacellamaman]

very interesting, looks like them fellers were playing a bit rough yesterday, slinging that thing over the treetops and silos and running down hapless cows. it appears they stopped at Camp Mackall around 1815 ZULU.

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a check of todays NOTAMS makes me think they stayed overnight

NOTAM KHFF MACKALL AAF

M0038/22 - CAUTION: BROKE H-53 ON HOT REFUEL POINT 3. 01 FEB 19:50 2022 UNTIL 04 FEB 23:59 2022. CREATED: 01 FEB 19:50 2022

 

[spacellamaman]

oh and BTW I heard (later on replay, when no longer timely info) a CONDOR calling out to a JETBIRD on 143.2. so i think we can confirm that it was no random event.

 

[spacellamaman]

hey hey my my, long live the land of the pines! the boys are back in town....

like david alan coe likes to say: it's a family tradition!

'A family tradition': Special Forces candidates train across North Carolina for Robin Sage

Robin Sage kicked off Friday across 25 North Carolina counties for Special Forces candidates. Here's a history of the exercise.

www.fayobserver.com

and in other news, jet rider is getting all artistic on us these days

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