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[TinEar]

Tony, that GHOST 33 that I had coming into ADW yesterday and you had leaving today might just be an AC-130H from Hurlburt Field in Florida. Just a WAG based on his clearance to CEW (Crestview FL).
I don't have it in my callsign database but isn't that also used by either a B-1B or B-2 unit somewhere?

No time to post a log today but just in walking past the radios several times late morning and in the noon hour there appeared to be lots of MilAir activity. I did hear BRAVE 61 and 62 (F-16 Andrews) in a scramble working with HUNTRESS on 139.7. This was in the 1100 hour. As usual, when finished, 62 landed and 61 hung out around Nottingham for an extra 20 minutes.

There were also two ship WILD and four ship BULLY F-16 flights out in W-386 with Giant Killer in the 1100/1200 hours. They did their clearances into/out of GK's area on 249.8. They also pulled off a refueling with TANKER 2 on 288.0. BULLY worked 139.15 and WILD 143.6 tac freqs. One of the WILD pilots was our new gal at Andrews. BULLY took a direct route home with ZDC-Calvert 281.4 and then to BWI TRACON 317.425, Reagan TRACON 270.275 (no reply of course) so to 335.5 and 349.0 for landing at ADW. WILD took the long way home up around the Atlantic City area. Apparently, they tried ACY Approach 327.125 and then changed to ACY Approach on VHF 124.6 which is the first time I've heard that used by our F-16s. Reception was fairly good there. They went through ZDC-Kenton 354.15, the normal TRACON freqs and landed at ADW about 20 minutes after the BULLY flight.

Heard someone late in the 1200 hour on TRACON 343.7 handed to ZDC-Linden 319.1 that sounded like SPIRIT 1 but not at all sure about that callsign.

Can't forget NASCAR 11 heard with ZDC-Salisbury on 257.7 at a few minutes after noon. I don't have an ID on that callsign. Anyone??? I only heard him on that freq.

And that's the best I can do from memory.

 

[freqhopping]

1310Z 118.950 Potomac DEP - AIR FORCE ONE (VC-25A 89th AW Andrews) - deps ADW dir LDN QSY 118.675.

I was expecting this since he went to Memphis with the Japanese PM. So he ought to be returning anytime now and then heading to Camp D.

 

[JackTV]

CAP Starting up

I hear Pitman flight coming in to the CAP Active freqs so far are:
228.9
260.9
135.525
No A/A yet

Jack

 

[TinEar]

Guard Dog CAP:
The F-16 tac/chat freq is 236.55 - at least one of them - and they just said they'll use 260.9 as a boom freq. Primary with HUNTRESS is 228.9. PITTMAN 17/18 are the F-16s. Start is a day earlier than the TFR stated. The KC-135R is TANKER 21. PITTMANs are from the 79th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB SC.

2025: Have a PETRO 12 Heavy with Atlantic City Approach on 124.6 descending from 8 to 5000 feet.
2025: PITTMAN flight has gone to boom freq 260.9 to refuel before taking over the CAP.

Is everyone else hearing a lousy transmitter on the PITTMAN flight leader?
He got better after refueling and entering the CAP. It was very garbled before that - almost sounded like it was overloading my receiver.

2030: Air Force 1 coming home to Andrews. Presidential Air Fleet Support freq 136.725 active with approach info.
2037: PITTMAN pair completes their refueling...both now have 11,900 pounds in their tanks. «260.9» Back over to HUNTRESS on primary 228.9 and do an alpha check to the bullseye on their datalink. Results: Sour.
2040: Air Force 1 landing with ADW Tower on 118.4 on runway 1L. Just prior to this he was with approach on 119.3.
PITTMANs are Block 50 F-16s...NVG capable...no targeting pods aboard. Doing time hacks to try to get the datalink in synch...no joy...eight seconds difference between their setting and what HUNTRESS has. Over 5 and they're SOL.
2044: PITTMAN reports now in synch and they just turned sweet on the datalink. «228.9»
2054: PITTMAN 17 attempting to contact HUNTRESS on «288.35». No joy although he did hear Guard Dog which he reports back to HUNTRESS on «228.9»

2100: MARINE 1 up on «228.9» to get a radio check with PITTMAN 17. (Female aboard MARINE 1)
MARINE 1 should be enroute to the Camp David area.
2104: PITTMAN 17 must be using his burners...both reported 11900 pounds at the start of the CAP after refueling. Now 17 has 9900 pounds and 18 has 10800 pounds remaining. (Or 17 needs a tuneup.)
2129: PITTMAN 17 finally talks...asks HUNTRESS about some weather he sees to the north and wants to know if it's headed toward the CAP. «228.9» He says it's far off. He's right...the thunderstorms are half way up Pennsylvania.
2147: PITTMAN 17/TANKER 21 decide the next refueling will be in about 15 minutes. «228.9»
NOTE: PITTMAN 17/18 were chatting on that 236.55 freq as they came into the CAP area but I haven't heard anything more there nor on any other of their tac freqs.

Continued below......

(Ref below): Chuck, I did the same thing yesterday morning with the coax lead. There it was on the floor.
Have those two new 780s hooked up yet? Like them?
I've been wondering about that very thing myself...I'm now running through the 8-port and I also have an unused (for now) 4-port. I was going to use one of the 8-port outputs to run a short coax lead to the 4-port which would give me a total of 11. Have you tried that and does it work?
Add: Hmmm...both my multicouplers are active (powered). If you feed the 8 port active from the 4 port inactive, won't you have that 3 db loss from the antenna passed through the 4 port into the 8 port? Going the other way, you'd only have the loss on the receivers fed from the 4 port.

 

[n3bxv]

I hear Pitman flight coming in to the CAP Active freqs so far are:
228.9
260.9
135.525
No A/A yet
Jack

Doh! I'm sitting here wondering why I'm not hearing anything, and then I realize the my antenna feed is still disconnected from the storms....

2039 <119.3> AF1 with Potomac TRACON inbound KADW... Field in sight
2040 <118.4> AF1 with Andrews Tower.

Alan
I hooked them up briefly to test them, but I'm waiting for some pieces to arrive so that I can add a 4-port multi coupler as I'm out of ports on the 8-port!! (ADDED) I was going to do the opposite, run into the 4 port (unpowered) and have one port of that feed the 8-port (powered). I don't forsee any problem...
My Thinking was a to run my "Search" Receivers (895 & 898) on the ports without the loss and run the recievers with the "presets" on the 8-port with a slight loss...

 

[nightwatch]

feeding cap audio

cap is on the milair-md feed
http://scanmilair-dc.com/

 

[TinEar]

Looks like the President is going to Fort Bragg on Tuesday (July 4th). I wonder who will have CAP duty. Here's the TFR posted for it:

NOTAM Number : FDC 6/1503 Issue Date : June 30, 2006 at 17:38 UTC Location : Fort Bragg, North Carolina Beginning Date and Time : July 04, 2006 at 12:50 UTC Ending Date and Time : July 04, 2006 at 17:05 UTC Reason for NOTAM : Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type : VIP Replaced NOTAM(s) : N/A
Affected Area(s)
Area A
Airspace Definition:
TFR Center: 11 nautical miles from FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME(FAY) on the 328 radial (Latitude: 35º07'58"N, Longitude: 79º00'28"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to but not including FL(180)
Effective Date(s):
July 04, 2006 at 12:50 UTC (July 04, 2006 at 8:50 EDT) - July 04, 2006 at 17:05 UTC (July 04, 2006 at 13:05 EDT)

2158: PITTMAN 18 has 6800 pounds of fuel remaining, 18 has 6900 pounds. «228.9»

2200: PITTMAN 17 tells TANKER 21 they're going to milk their present fuel load and go to the tanker in 15-20 minutes. TANKER 21 says he'd like to keep as much fuel as possible because of weather at his homeplate. (He may have to divert.)
The conversations from both the fighters and tanker are making it sound like this CAP is only temporary. Remember the TFR said the weekend CAP was supposed to start tomorrow night. They're talking about finishing up early - like there won't be replacements coming in.
2209: Both PITTMAN fighters down to 6200 pounds of fuel...say they'll go to the tanker at 6000. «228.9»
2213: PITTMAN 17 to TANKER 21 on boom freq «260.9»
2222: PITTMAN 17 completes refueling...TANKER 21 says he thinks they'll be here for another two hours but PITTMAN 17 says it's going to be done with in about 40 minutes according to the latest word he got. PITTMAN 18 going to the tanker now. «260.9»
2226: TANKER 21 asking for confirmation that the CAP will end at 0300Z (2300 local). Apparently he gets it and asks for updated weather at his home station. «228.9»
This puts a whole new face on where the President went after arriving at Andrews. We can rule out Camp David.
2230: PITTMAN 18/TANKER 21 had a disconnect in the middle of the refueling...going in to reconnect and try again. «260.9»
2231: HUNTRESS gives TANKER 21 the wx for his home station...PITTMAN 17 says it sounds cold. Couldn't hear HUNTRESS so no telling where it was for. «228.9»
2233: PITTMAN 18/TANKER 21 disconnect from the boom again...going to try a third time to connect up and take the last 1000 pounds 18 needs. They connect but TANKER 21 says he's showing no flow and they get another disconnect. So...18 going back in yet again to try to get that final batch of fuel....it works this time and 21 reports that 18 is venting out the left wing. They get a pressure disconnect yet again but 18 says he has enough and quits. He took 6100 pounds after those four tries and the time is 2237.. «260.9» Meanwhile, PITTMAN 17 tells HUNTRESS the wx is deteriorating in the area. «228.9»
2237: PITTMAN 17 has 11200 pounds, 18 has 11900 pounds. «228.9»
2245: PITTMAN 17/18 go to V-8 for chat....«138.15» to joke around about some music they played onto the 228.9 freq. They're going to do it again before they leave. Going back to primary but say to come back to this freq if they need to chat anymore.
Having a pro blem posting but will try again....
2252: HUNTRESS clears everyone to RTB in 5 minutes. «228.9»
2252: TANKER 21 to Guard Dog on «135.525» to say he'll leave the CAP in 5 minutes and wants clearance to Bangor (ME).
2256: PITTMAN 17 to Guard Dog with 5 minute notice for clearance back to Shaw. «135.525»
2257: TANKER 21 to pick up clearance from Guard Dog «135.525» and wants FL 310.
2257: TANKER 21 and PITTMAN flight kiss goodbye and wish warmer wx at Shaw than at Bangor. «228.9»
2259: PETRO 12 Heavy with Atlantic City Approach «124.6» climbing to 8000.
2259: PITTMAN 17 reports Code 2 for Environmental Control System and 18 is Code 1...PITTMAN 17 does play his music before leaving the freq. «228.9»

2300: PITTMAN 17 to Guard Dog «135.525» to pick up clearance to Shaw and is cleared direct Shaw at FL 240.
2300: Guard Dog on «135.525» hands off TANKER 21 to ZDC-Woodstown «125.45» where he checks in and asks about weather in his direction.
2304: PITTMAN 17 requests non-standard formation, 2-mile front to back for RTB...approved by Guard Dog. «135.525»
2305: Guard Dog gives PITTMAN flight a handoff to ZDC-Montebello on 284.7 but PITTMAN wants VHF so they get 121.675 (also Montebello) and check in there.
PITTMAN 17 mentioned to his wingman they would chat on UHF but didn't mention a freq. It doesn't appear to be the 236.55 they came in on. That's why they wanted VHF for ZDC.
And the CAP is finished...until tomorrow night same time according to the TFR.
2311: PAT 28 (helo) calls Leesburg Radio on FSS «255.4» to say he'll be landing in about 5 minutes at Fort McNair and wants that passed along. Says he'll notify Leesburg when he takes off from there.

 

[n3bxv]

Since Tin is doing a great job - I'll just make a few comments -

Pittman flight A/A, Victor 8= 138.15
"Guard Dog" is still apparently the ZDC Swann controller as being simulcast on <360.7>

Milair Trivia question of the evening - The Music Played by Pittman flight was ?
From the Soundtrack of Team America: World Police "America, **** Yeah!" (Censored by me)

Stick a fork in me, I'm Done......... Talk to you later

 

[TinEar]

Chuck, I'm glad you knew the name of that song. I sure didn't. Yeah, this was a good night to hear the Swann 360.7/134.5 controller replying to the Guard Dog 135.525 transmissions. Other times...not so good when it appears it's the Woodstown controller that has the duty.

2349: PETRO 41 with Atlantic City Approach «124.6» descending through 9400 for 7000 and requesting direct Coyle.

 

[TinEar]

(Deleted...duplicate post.)

 

[Mark]

I had NASCAR 11 into Dover 1620z UHF all the way,guessing a T-38 from Moody AFB from past logs.Seen them parked there myself from time to time at end of runway 1 ramp.

Heard that GHOST 33 also inbound Andrews,loud background jet noise almost like a C-21.
Pilot on cabin mike not mask mike...
Guessing a Edwards AFB chase plane.

ASCOT 6603 arrive Dover 0245z,req 140k fuel,parking Hot Cargo ramp 3.
RAF Tanker probably.Maybe a VC-10

Mark

 

[TinEar]

Appreciate the NASCAR ID Mark. Thank you.

 

[n3bxv]

Chuck, I'm glad you knew the name of that song. I sure didn't..

My Brain is capable of recalling a huge amount of quite useless knowledge....:lol:

 

[TinEar]

It appears the CAP is back up since ??????

Players are PITTMAN 31 and 32 (F-16s, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB SC) working with HUNTRESS on primary freq «260.9». At about 1415, PITTMAN 32 had just completed a refueling as I turned on the radios. The accompanying KC-135R is TANKER 24.

1428: HUNTRESS sends PITTMAN 31 after a target in the ADIZ to headbutt it away from the area. «260.9» PITTMAN 31 switches to Guard Dog «135.525» to get approval to leave the CAP area to chase the target but gets no contact. So...32 tries and gives the message about 31 leaving to chase the target in the northern part of the CAP area. 31 now comes back to 135.525 and does the explaining himself but it appears he might as well be talking in Farsi...Guard Dog understands nothing. The target is down at 3000 feet so this may become difficult to hear.
1434: PITTMAN 32 relays the message that 31 should headbutt the target to the east. «260.9»
1434: PITTMAN 31 switches to BWI TRACON «254.35» for ATC out of the CAP area per 32. (I never hear TRACON talking to PITTMAN 31 on that freq however.)
1435: PITTMAN 32 relays that 31 is shadowing the target toward the east. «260.9» (I can't hear 31 at all down at that altitude.) Even 32 is having a hard time copying him...says he's coming in broken.
1436: The aircraft being chased is being called a Harrier...this might just be an exercise. «260.9»
1437: PITTMAN 32 takes a msg from HUNTRESS on 260.9, switches to 135.525 and tells PITTMAN 31 the new mission is "skip it, skip it." I can hear PITTMAN 31 on the VHF freq.
1438: PITTMAN 32 to Guard Dog to say 31 is at 3500 feet in the northern part of the CAP area and needs clearance back into the CAP...he's told to squawk 3236 for identification and does. «135.525» (31 can be within the map area of the CAP but he's below the blocked altitude so is technically out of the CAP area.)
1440: PITTMAN 31 repeats that he's cleared back into the CAP. «135.525» At 1442, he reports he's back up to altitude and in the CAP but Guard Dog doesn't hear him so he goes to HUNTRESS on primary to report this. He also tells HUNTRESS that the target did not respond to his attempt to headbutt it. He also reports the comm woes with Guard Dog and how long it took to clear him out of the CAP to chase the target.
By the way, at least at this time, the SWANN controller is not handling the 135.525 Guard Dog frequency control duties.
1451: PITTMAN 31 says there was a little bit of wx around 4-6000 feet but it wasn't a factor. «260.9»
1455: PITTMAN 31/32 on tac for chat...(V-10) «141.775»...31 is talking about the controller telling him to use ALERT 1 for a callsign and about the confusion. 32 asks where that Harrier came from but 31 has no idea. They seem to be indicating that the target used a callsign HARRIER but was not a Harrier aircraft. They also mention the helicopter (Customs?). PITTMAN 31 also says he worried he'd "F*** it up." They finish the conversation at 1459 and say to push back to 135.52. They also decide on the patterns they'll fly...trying to decide between a race track pattern and a tight circle....tight circle with right hand turns wins out -- in the northern part of the CAP of course. (The mention of pushing back to the 135.525 freq is for their VHF radios only. They'll still be on 260.9 with their UHF radios.)

1517: TANKER 24 asks HUNTRESS about his replacement but before HUNTRESS can reply, TANKER 25 pops on the freq and says he'll be in the area in about 10-15 minutes. They swap altitude and squawk info. «260.9»
1524: TANKER 24 to Guard Dog to say he'll be complete in about 5 minutes and wants clearance to Morgantown at FL 340. (Didn't give his destination though.) «135.525»
1525: TANKER 25 to Guard Dog to enter the CAP at FL 250. «135.525»
1525: TANKER 24 cleared to RTB by HUNTRESS «260.9» so goes to guard Dog to get his clearance and this time we get his destination - McConnell in Kansas via Morgantown. «135.525»
1527: PITTMAN 31 asks TANKER 24 how much fuel they took during his mission...24 tells 31 he took 17,600 pounds and that 32 took 14,200 pounds.
1528: TANKER 24 handed off by Guard Dog to ZDC-Hagerstown «134.15»
1530: Have Leesburg Radio on FSS «122.2» talking to an aircraft headed for Watertown NY and tells him that "Camp David is expanded." (In other words, a 20 mile diameter circle around CD is off limits.)
1532: PITTMAN 32 going to TANKER 25 for refueling. They are using «228.9» as a boom freq.
1534: PITTMAN 31 tells guard Dog their replacements will be here in about 20 minutes. PITTMAN 33 comes up on freq to announce his approach to the area. «135.525»
1535: PITTMAN 33 flight (33/34) calls HUNTRESS on «228.9» and are sent to «260.9» where they say they'll be on station in "two mikes."
1538: PITTMAN 32 reports back to HUNTRESS on «260.9» (While with the tanker, 32 asked him if he needed the tail numbers and reminded TANKER 25 that they were from Shaw, not Seymour Johnson. TANKER 25 said he'd get the tail numbers when they connected. That was over the boom intercom so couldn't be heard.
1538: PITTMAN 33 and 34 switch to boom freq «228.9» for refueling....meanwhile, 31/32 prepare to leave the CAP with HUNTRESS on «260.9»
1540: PITTMAN 31 given another target before he can clear...being vectored toward it now. «260.9» At 1541, target BRA is 227/10/low. At 1542, PITTMAN 31 given the command "skip it."
1545: PITTMAN 31/32 back in fighting wing formation in the southern part of the CAP and are cleared to RTB. «260.9» Switch to Guard Dog «135.525» for clearance....cleared direct Shaw at FL 240.
1546: PITTMAN 34 off the tanker and back to the CAP...33 finished a couple of minutes earlier. 34 over to HUNTRESS to say he's established in Guard Dog CAP. «260.9»
1547: Guard Dog hands off PITTMAN 31/32 to ZDC-Casanova «282.2» where they check in at FL 240.
1548: On tac, PITTMAN 31/32 say they didn't get the tail number of TANKER 24...they know he's from McConnell but that's it. No problem says the flight leader. «141.775»
1550: PITTMAN 32 to TANKER 24 on boom «228.9» to ask about his last fuel load and tail number...TANKER 24 happened to still be monitoring and replies that 32 took 3200 pounds and TANKER 24's tail number is 58-0009.
1553: PITTMAN 31 and 32 are in happy mode and chatting away as they fly home. «141.775»
1556: HUNTRESS sends PITTMAN 34 to 364.2 for a radio check. «260.9». He returns a few seconds later and says comms were loud and clear there in both directions.

1602: PITTMAN 31/32 still chatting on tac but starting to get lost in the noise. «141.775»

New tanker, new fighters....everything settled down...end of log for now. Back later.

(Ref below): That must have been neat to have them fly low over your house. I wouldn't mind at all if they'd do that overhead here. Your guess on the helos is as good as any. The PITTMAN pair doesn't know either where they came from...just that the callsign was HARRIER. Hard to tell if it was a drill or just unexpected helo(s).

 

[Vschlitz]

Oh My!

It was like an airshow in my backyard. The bullseye is around 1500 feet, so if they were around 3500 then 2000 above the house. He made 2 loops, over George's temp. quarters, and I'm sure he was wondering what was going on.

 

[TinEar]

1750: HUNTRESS sends PITTMAN 33 after another intruder aircraft....he's down at 10,000 feet. 33 changes to Guard Dog 135.525 to get clearance to leave the CAP and descend to 10000 feet...The target is heading east. Guard Dog sends 33 to TRACON freq 123.825. PITTMAN 33 changes callsign to ALERT 1 for the mission.
1754: ALERT 1 has the target in sight...tracking northeast. «260.9» Told to get tail.
1754: Have a U/I aircraft on HUNTRESS freq 228.9 saying he's climbing from 7000 to 9400.
1756: U/I on 228.9 calls HUNTRESS and says PITTMAN is with him....meaning the target. Also says there appear to be two aircraft, one higher than the other...says he's still five miles from intercept...HUNTRESS giving vectors to this aircraft....guess he's a Customs aircraft....maintaining 9500 feet.
1758: PITTMAN 33 (using ALERT 1 for callsign) IDs the target as a single engine Piper. «260.9»
1759: ALERT 1 says he has two aircraft...heading 040...two Piper cubs...TTN (target track number) is 36504...changes to one Beech Bonanza and one Piper Cub...negative on the tail numbers yet.

1800: Customs aircraft is HARRIER 01 (solving mystery from earlier) and says he's 12 miles northeast of bullseye (Camp David). «228.9»
1803: ALERT 1 (PITTMAN 33) getting directions from Dulles TRACON on 123.825.
1803: HARRIER 01 reports RTB at this time. «228.9»
1803: ALERT 1 can't get the tail numbers and reports that to HUNTRESS.
1804: ALERT 1 leaving 9500 for 21000 feet. «123.825» and is handed back to Guard Dog «135.525» where he climbs and requests permission to re-enter confines of Guard Dog (CAP).
1807: PITTMAN 33 reports established in the CAP. «135.525»
1807: PITTMAN 33 says the target aircraft was the Beech Bonanza...target track number 36741...the other aircraft, the Piper, was about a mile in front of the Beech.
(Those TTNs or target track numbers actually mean nothing to us. It's the ID he sees on his screen for the target.)
1810: PITTMAN 34 will take the south and 33 will remain in the north part of the CAP. «260.9»
And everything is back to normal and quiet again. Back to the lawnmower.
That Potomac TRACON (Dulles) 123.825 freq is for aircraft to the northwest of Dulles coming from the BUFFR intersection - but it covers a pretty big area so it's hard to pin down where the intercept took place. The only clue was that the Customs aircraft - HARRIER 01 - made that one report of being 12 miles NE of the bullseye at about the time he reported no contact with the targets and was told to call it off and RTB. I didn't copy any other comms with him other than with HUNTRESS so don't know where he returned to although he should be based at Reagan National. Considering the bullseye is Camp David for the weekend though, he might be temporarily deployed to somewhere closer like Frederick or Hagerstown - or even right at Camp D.
1818: PITTMAN 33 looking for the tanker to refuel. «260.9». He had to ask if the tanker was still on station since he couldn't see him on his radar. A minute later he has him.
1829: PITTMAN 33/TANKER 25 meet on boom freq «228.9» for refueling. 33 does the "nose is cold, switch is safe" routine and so he's invited to the boom.
1837: PITTMAN 33 completes refueling. He took 6,000 pounds. «228.9» Changes to HUNTRESS to report back on station. «260.9»
1842: PITTMAN 34 requests permission to go to the tanker. «260.9» Reports he has him on "the link." (datalink)...then both radar contact and visual.
1843: PITTMAN 34/TANKER 25 meet on boom «228.9» where 34 says he's in a 20 mile trail and requests the tanker make a left turn. He does. (The fighter doesn't want the tanker to be flying toward the northwest in the track or he'd be looking into the sun while refueling. He's turning him toward the southeast.)
1848: Everyone in position and 34 is invited onto the boom. «228.9»
During this CAP it seems everyone is using the boom intercom during refueling so we're not hearing tail number and squadrons on the boom freq.
1850-54: PAT 1264 calling Navy Operations several times before making contact on «139.4».
1851: PITTMAN 34 completes refueling...took 6300 pounds. «228.9» and goes back to report in to HUNTRESS in the south CAP area on primary. «260.9»

Like I said....back to the lawnmower. Delayed that long enough. Later.

 

[TinEar]

Back long enough to report that PITMAN 35/36 are approaching the area at 1935. Picked them up on ZDC-???? 235.625 and then to ZDC-Brooke 327.0.
Forgot to add, this pair of fighters is using V-8 138.15 for tac/chat.
1944: PITTMAN 35/36 to Guard Dog on 135.525...trying to check in. At FL 250.
1945: PITTMAN 35/36 check in on 228.9 and have a loud and clear HUNTRESS respond to them and clear them to the tanker for refueling. HUNTRESS tells them this is boom and when finished refueling to change to 260.9. They confirm.
1953: TANKER 26 checking into Guard Dog area on 135.525. 25/26 make contact on 260.9 to swap altitudes and squawk codes.
1959: PITTMAN 35 and 36 complete refueling with TANKER 25...35 took 5300 and 36 took 5800 pounds. «228.9» They switch to HUNTRESS on «260.9» to report on station.
1959: PITTMAN 33/34 cleared to RTB «260.9» so go to Guard Dog on 135.525 to pick up a clearance to Raleigh-Durham and Shaw.

2000: TANKER 25 cleared to RTB by HUNTRESS. «260.9»
2001: PITTMAN 33/34 handed off to ZDC-Linden «319.1» and check in there at FL 260.
2001: TANKER 25 to Guard Dog 135.525 to get clearance direct Appleton at FL 360. (This should ID him as a Milwaukee KC-135R.)
2003: PITTMAN 33/34 using V-11 «142.125» for chat on the way home.
2004: PITTMAN 33/34 handed off to ZDC-Montebello «284.7» and check in there and are cleared direct Shaw.
2005: HUNTRESS gives PITTMAN 35/36 directions about keeping one aircraft in the northern part of the CAP at all times and tells him about using callsign ALERT 1 for missions. «260.9»
2009: PITTMAN 33/34 handed off to ZDC-Gordonsville «351.9» and check in there at FL 260.
2010: PITTMAN 33 tells 34 to maintain a one-mile trail. «142.125»

NASCAR time...it's all yours.
Vice-President Cheney is there...Air Force 2 was heard landing at Cape Canaveral AFS at 1410 this afternoon.

 

[n3bxv]

2300<228.9><260.9><135.525> CAP breaks down, TANKER 26 rtb Bangor and Pittman 35 Flight RTB Shaw..
Pittman to <319.1>ZDC-Linden then <284.7> ZDC-Montebello and come up A/A <138.15>,
2311 PITTMANs Push <352.0> ZDC South Boston

 

[CitationJet]

Hi guys,

Had a good visit to MDT yesterday, no comms but did bag three of the five 193rd SOS PA ANG EC-130Js visible on the ramp. They were 96-8154, 97-1931, 98-1932, 99-1933, and 01-1935.

Have my kid here at work so no logs until later on...

Tony

 

[md_p97]

Martinsburg to extend runway. I haven't got a chance yet to get out there to snag WVA ANG Freq's, but I hope to soon.


http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=141701&format=html

Paul