Mil Comms Logged in Florida, Friday 9 Apr 2004

Friday, 9 Apr 2004

DARKSTAR QUEBEC: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB.
9:15am: Gets radar correlation, position relative to MARCI, near Tarpon. Later
works with MAKO and SHARK flights of F-15s out of Homestead. "Will you be Hydra
or Tarpon today?" "Will there be RDR on control freq today?"
10:37am; Re BOLT 53.
[303.15, 352.2, 344.2, 250.6, 323.1]

BISON 81: C-130H #92-3281, Niagara Falls AFRC 914AW 328AS
9:35am: Departs Patrick to Kirtland.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65, 124.8, 372.2]

BRONCO 02: OV-10D, US State Dept INM/AW, Patrick AFB
9:21am: Departs Patrick, returns.
4:05pm: Departs again.
[133.75]

VANDY 21: Single acft.
9:32am: Area transition, northward from Key West; FL 270.
[285.5, 319.0, 346.25]

VANDY 11: Flight of 4.
9:40am: Area transition, northward from Key West; FL 280-310 block.
[306.9, 335.5, 307.3]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
9:45am: Ground comms.
11:15am: Departs Patrick; touch-and-goes; returns with writeup for interphone.
[133.75, 132.65, 321.0]

COIL 01: F-15: Jacksonville IAP, FL-ANG 125FW 159FS
9:47am: En route to Homestead JARB; FL 350; unable HEATT Arrival.
[256.875, 348.7, 353.6]

BOLT 5x: KC-135R, MacDill 6AMW
10:01am: AAR
[324.6]

GATOR 11: F/A-18C NAS Atlanta VMFA-142
10:02am: Working at Pinecastle Range. "Have the SCOUTs in sight."
[357.0, 380.8, 328.55]

MAKO 01, 02; F-16C, Homestead JARB AFRC 482FW 93FS
10:24am: AAR with tanker. "Tail 86-0264."

GATOR 71: F/A-18C NAS Atlanta VMFA-142
10:38am: Working at Pinecastle Range.
[357.0, 380.8, 345.05]

7C 298: UC-12B/BE-20, Norfolk.
10:48am: Lands Patrick. Later departs to Shaw AFB.
[133.75; 118.4]

BOLT 5x: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
10:53am: AAR with SHARK F-16 # 86-0265.
[324.6]

BOLT 51, BOLT 52: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
10:55am: Air-air. Comms with MacDill Thunder Ops. Unable ARs today at AR-202,
AR-207, AR-216; rqsts call to 904/845-xxxx.
[311.0, 292.1]

GATOR 21: F/A-18C NAS Atlanta VMFA-142
11:03am: Working at Pinecastle Range.
[380.8]

CARBON 69: AT-38C Instructor Pilot, Moody AFB 479FTG 39FTS
11:21: En route to MacDill.
[269.3, 353.6]

SENTRY 02: E-3 AWACS, Tinker AFB 552ACW
11:44am: w tanker re AARs in AR-655.
[276.5]

US AIR 925: Airliner
11:48am; En route Utica NY; comms with Havana Ctr, Cuba.
[123.7]

LF 000: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-16 "War Eagles"
12:17pm; Comms with Oakgrove; rqsts parrot check.
[364.2]

RED TALON 01: P-3C [poss LF 000]
12:34pm: Comms with Jaguar.
[285.0]

BOLT 53: KC-135R, MacDill 6AMW
12:50pm: Comms w MacDill Lightning Ops.
[311.0]

SKY 13: TV News chopper
1:00pm; Lands Melbourne IAP, to Atlantic Jet Ctr.
[118.2]

FANG 26: C-26B/SW-4, Jacksonville IAP 125FW "Jaguars"
1:23pm; Transition northward.
[133.475, 134.0]

N149CS: P-3B #154581, AEW&C Dome, Bu ICE (fmr USCS)
1:25pm: Announced to Ramrod: 30 min out.
[282.425]

NICKEL 11: F/A-18, Beaufort MCAS VMFA-122 "Crusaders"
4:25pm: Lands Patrick.
[281.425, 269.375]
Photo 054MVC-861.

RHET 87: KC-135R, Robins AFB 19ARG
5:43pm: En route Robins; comms w Cape Metro re Robins wx at 2230z ETA.
[344.6]

SATCOM
10:00pm-10:45pm: Clear voice; 2 OMs; foreign lang.
[260.425]

LF 04: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-16 "War Eagles"
10:58pm: Rqsts NIP wx; at FL 270, 155 mi SE of NAS Jax.
[344.6]

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