The Coronet mission I was looking for yesterday did take place - but only partially. MAZDA 41-44 were the fighters from the 105th FW accompanied by GOLD 91 and 92. So, AREOL was not a tanker callsign for that flight at least. No idea what happened to the remaining cells of the MAZDA flight.
1106: EVAC 812 (C-130H, 78-0812, 758th AS AFRC Pittsburgh) reports airborne from Andrews on the hour....378.1
1110: BOXER 51 (or 55 - heard both) (C-40C. 02-0203, 201st AS DC-ANG) reports to BOXER Ops he'll be in the blocks in 5 minutes and is Code 1...314.25
1112: MARINE 474 (UC-35D, 166474, MAW-4) with ADW Approach...119.3
1113: BLACKJACK 2 (HH-65, USCG) with HUNTRESS...119.7
1118: MARINE 474 w/ADW Tower....gets option for touch and go...118.4
1118: SITKA 71 (C-17A, 00-0171, 62nd AW McChord) overflying area at FL 320...ZDC VHF (New callsign for me...adding to database. Not sure if it's a new unit call or a mission callsign. I think it's a unit callsign just because the suffix matches the tail number.)
1123: EVAC 134 (C-21A, 84-0134, 458th AS Scott) heading into Andrews...TRACON.
Andrews landings are from the south on runway 1 today.
1130: C-5B, 87-0045, 436th AW Dover climbing out from Dover and C-5B, 85-0001, 436th AW Dover also in the area (Heard both from another room - don't know freqs used)
1133: REACH 387T (C-17A, 98-0050, 62nd AW McChord) climbing out from Andrews...118.95
1147: REACH 386T (C-17A, 04-4132, 305th AMW McGuire)) reports departure from Andrews to Griffin Command at 45 after the hour...says he thinks they were early...378.1
1155: SHAKY 1 (unknown - don't know if it's military) reporting over W29 (Bay Bridge Airport) heading for 2W5 (Maryland Airport, Indianhead)...ADIZ South...125.125
1156: SHAKY 1 handed off to ADIZ East and makes the same report...126.75
Aircraft are reporting static on the Potomac TRACON (Chesapeake area) freqs. Controller says he understands it's around the Frederick area where they're having the problem and it should get better as they get nearer to Westminster. Says they are working on the problem.
1200: TRACON controller calls SHAKY 01 and tells him to switch to 125.12(5)....126.75
1200: SHAKY 01 checks in with TRACON...125.125
First couple of calls the suffix was just 1 and then 01 later which must be the way he's filed.
There's also a FREIGHT TRAIN 11 zipping around the area.
1200: 407 (E-6B, 164407, VQ-4) appears to be departing Patuxent...310.15
1225: ROCCO 71 (KC-135E, 62-3527, 108th ARW McGuire) climbs out of McGuire and comes across this area continuing the climb...at FL 280 by 1229...FL 330 by 1233...and settles in at FL 340...ZDC VHF
1240: FAST 51 (?F-16 138th FS, NY-ANG Syracuse?) climbing...w/Harrisburg A/D climbing from 8 to 10,000 feet...273.525
1241: FAST 51 handed to ZNY-Middletown and checks in at 10,000 climbing to 15K...cleared to 17K...322.4
1242: FAST 51 handed to ZNY-Modena and checks in at FL 170 and cleared to FL 210...335.6
1243: FAST 51 requesting direct Seymour Johnson when able...cleared to FL 240...335.6
1245: FAST 51 cleared direct Richmond...335.6
1245: FAST 51 handed to ZDC-Potomac and checks in at FL 240, request direct Seymour when able...307.025
1246: FAST 51 handed to ZDC-Brooke...checks in, is cleared from FL 240 to 250...327.0
No indication this is more than a single ship flight...no interflight detected.
1248: FAST 51 cleared direct Pope but requests direct Seymour...he is...327.0
1253: FAST 51 cleared from FL 250 to 240...327.0
1255: FAST 51 handed to ZDC-Blackstone and checks in at FL 240...235.625
1302: FAST 51 handed off to ZDC-Franklin and checks in at FL 240....cleared to 16,000...say they can start descent now...290.425 (that's last heard)
1257: Have an aircraft climbing out of Andrews w/Potomac TRACON on 257.2. Believe his callsign is KATO 312. If so, it may be a T-45 from NAS Kingsville TX. First heard at 2000 feet climbing. His transmitter is crap.
1300: KATO 312 handed to TRACON on 343.7 and continues his climb
1303: KATO 312 handed to ZDC-Montebello continuing the climb...eventually cleared to FL 260...284.7 (still on this freq as of 1309...handed off at 1314 and I don't care to follow him)
1315: EVAC 134 (C-21A. 84-0134, 458th AS) reports airborne at 1711Z...378.1
1315: JOSA 828 (C-21A, 84-0075, 457th AS) with TRACON...123.825
1319: ARMY 1944 (C-37A, 97-1944, PAT) climbing out of Andrews...118.95
1321: BULLY 1 flight of four (F-16 DC-ANG Andrews) off the deck at Andrews...w/TRACON 348.725 and on interflight 139.15
1323: BULLY 1 flight handed to ZDC-Calvert and check in in the climb...281.4
1325: BULLY 1 flight cleared to Harcum...281.4
1325: WILD flight of two (F-16 DC-ANG Andrews) airborne from Andrews...TRACON 348.725 and interflight 143.6
1327: WILD flight to ZDC-Calvert...requests direct HATIE (VA)...281.4
Something tells me our DC-ANG unit is soon heading for the desert. They've been training hot and heavy recently at various ranges.
1332: BULLY flight handed to ZDC-Franklin and request R-5314 when able (Dare County NC Range)...290.425
1336: WILD flight over to ZDC-Franklin and check in at FL 230 requesting direct HATIE...290.425
It's football time. Seems to be very busy in the MilAir world for a Sunday.
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Mateo said:
Wasn't 00-0171 part of the series from McChord scheduled to be transferred to Elmendorf? The Alaskan-theme callsign would fit, then.
I don't know Matt. I don't have that info if it is. Is it Sitka, the town in Alaska, or the Sitka spruce found also in Washington?
The only C-17A I know for sure that went to Alaska was the one named "Spirit of Denali" but don't know its tail number.
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Mark said:
Here is list of 8 formerly 62AW McChord C-17's now with Alaska 517th AS
courtesy of Kev's C-17 web site.
A big DUH! on my part. I had his list with the new Elmendorf C-17s marked and didn't pull it up to check. Thanks for the reminder Mark.
At Elmendorf, they are jointly flown and maintained by the 249th AS of the AK-ANG and the 517th AS of the regular Air Force.
By the way, I've now changed the SITKA callsign to the 249th/517th AS Elmendorf AFB AK in my callsign database.
