USS Theodore Roosevelt Offshore Florida

Saturday, 16 July 2005
The acft off of the USS Theodore Roosevelt continued their COMPTUEX
(Composite Training Unit Exercise) offshore Florida. Acft came into the
ALTRVs to Pinecastle Range and Avon Park Bombing Range until quite late
tonight. BOLT KC-135Rs from MacDill AFB furnished air-air refuelings.

USS Theodore Roosevelt Exercise
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Freqs active:
245.1
252.2
258.7
267.5
268.3
286.1
292.0 ("Button 10")
299.5
322.0
364.075
380.8
390.95

Acft 513
Acft 7188?: 286.1 ["Rqsts status of cyber-gadget."]
Bolt 89 (KC-135R, MacDill): 267.5, 258.7, 286.1 ["Wl ctct Omega."]
Lion 12 (F-14D, VF-213) cls Gunslinger: 292.0?, 322.0
Felix 02 (F-14D, VF-31): 268.3, 252.2
Party (F/A-18C, VFA-87)
Sledge 18, 27 (poss VFA-34)
Mauler 14 (S-3B, VS-32): 267.5
Magic (NATO E-3 AWACS): 364.075 w Red Crown re two Hornets.
Tango Papa: 258.7

Bu Numbers:
164239?
164661: I have this as Side #305, Pride
164667
164669: I have this as Side #411, Party

Other Military Comms Heard
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BOLT 25: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
12:32am: Inbound MacDill.
[124.8, 311.0]

CG 2112: HU-25C Falcon Jet, CGAS Corpus Christi
10:33am: Dep Patrick AFB to Opa Locka (CGAS-Miami)
[133.75]
Note: Flight plan was for CG 2113 (HU-25B, CGAS Miami).
Photos: P7160170 - 72.

KING 77: WC-130H #65-0977, Keesler AFB 403AW 53WRS "Hurricane Hunter"
11:00am: Pattern work at Patrick AFB.
1:05pm: Departs Patrick area. 2:05pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[133.75, 344.6]
Photos: P7160173 - 176; 179 - 184.

CG 6538: HH-65B, CGAS Miami.
11:25am: Departs Patrick AFB, southbound.
[133.75, 118.2]

KING 22: HC-130N #88-2102, Moody AFB 41RQW 71RQS
12:05pm: Departs Patrick AFB
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8]
Photos: P7160177, 78

ROCK 23: C-130, Willow Grove 913AW 327AS
1:29pm: Arr Patrick AFB, pattern work, lands; 20K fuel.
[133.75]
Pictures: P7160186, 187.

JOLLY 81: HH-60G Pave Hawk Helo
2:15pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[133.75]

SUMIT 18: C-130H, Peterson AFB 302AW
2:19pm: "South of Valdosta." Inbd MacDill; ETA 1922z.
[311.0]

COOL 62: T-38, Laughlin 47FTW
3:25pm: Departs Patrick AFB.
269.375, 281.425, 307.0, 273.55, 346.25]

CG 47301: USCG Boat, CG Port Canaveral
3:40pm: Comms with CG Sta Canaveral.
[157.15]

KING 55: HC-1130P #64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
6:30pm: Take off from Patrick. "200 at 30 miles, FAC on track; go east
immediately!" "FAC firing at 200 miles!"
6:51pm: Comms with BLUEBALL: "2245z." "C-42, C-52, C-74, C-38, C-82,
C-80, C-46, C-32, C-082." Departs area.
8:32pm: Returns to area, PJ and RAM-Z drops at BamBam DZ.
[133.75, 321.0, 138.275]

CG STA FT PIERCE
11:22pm: Announcement.
[157.1]


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