The Monthly Military Monitoring Recap consists of frequencies and callsigns that I've heard in use in Coastal Georgia and during my travels (usually around South Carolina and Florida). Special Operations, Intelligence, and real-world Combat Air Patrol information will not be posted. Gulfstream (Savannah) and Boeing (Charleston) flight test frequencies and callsigns are also included as well as US Coast Guard, non-law enforcement FedCom, and civilian medevac callsigns, N-numbers, and frequencies.
My month of September was a bit of an oxymoron when it came to scanning and monitoring; I didn't have a lot of radio time, but it turned out to be an extraordinary month. Even though I only had a couple of hours to listen to it over the week it took place, the William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Meet was the highlight of the month. It had been nineteen years since the last William Tell and the first of the revived Meets took place at the Georgia Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center/Air Dominance Center at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP. Another highlight was getting to hear some of the recovery communications as the NASA/SpaceX Crew-6 crew returned to earth from the International Space Station. They splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean near Brunswick, GA and Jacksonville, FL so I was able to hear some radio traffic from NASA aircraft supporting the recovery. Other things worth noting from September are:
- The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade remains deployed to Europe. Based on some of their recent social media posts, it looks like they'll be returning home in the not-too-distant future.
- The 165th AW at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP is undergoing their conversion from the C-130H to the C-130J. They no longer have any C-130Hs and should start receiving their C-130Js later this year.
- VMFA(AW)-533 at MCAS Beaufort is undergoing their conversion from the F/A-18C/D to the F-35B. Their F/A-18s are gone and they should start receiving their F-35Bs near the end of this year. VMFA-312 didn't seem to fly much this month and it makes me wonder if they're about to follow VMFA(AW)-533 into transitioning to the F-35.
- Now that the P-3 training program has wound down, VP-30, the P-8A Fleet Replacement Squadron at NAS Jacksonville, has stopped using NAVY LL 8## and are now using NAVY LL ##.
- VP-5 and VP-8 are currently deploying, and VP-26 has begun returning to NAS Jacksonville from their deployment.
- The 125th FW at Jacksonville IAP has begun their conversion from the F-15C to the F-35A. It may just be me, but it seems like their op tempo has slowed over recent months as result. They're supposed to start receiving their new aircraft next year.
- The only Eurocopter EC135 in use by AirEvac (that I know of) changed its N-number this month from N38RX to N883AE. It's based out of Dublin, GA as AirEvac 176.
I'm a bit too far away from Fort Stewart, so I don't often hear radio traffic from the 3rd ID's 1st and 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Teams on low band, VHF, or UHF, but I sometimes hear them on the US Army TRS. I've decided, starting with this month's recap, that I'm going to start including callsigns I hear 3rd ID units using on the system in the recap.
Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.200/285.425 - Hunter AAF Base Ops
126.250/269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
127.350/279.625 - Marne Radio
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE Ops (B/1-169 AVN, GA ARNG AASF #3)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
TG 105 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Network Enterprise Center
TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
TG 123 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Emergency Channel
TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
TG 169 - 1st ABCT
TG 185 - 2nd ABCT
TG 371 - Fort Stewart FD
TG 373 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS
TG 437 - 1st ABCT
TG 1095 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
TG 1097 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 1
TG 1103 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 4
TG 1147 - Hunter AAF FD
RAIDER ## (1st ABCT)
GLORY # (1-41 FA, 1st ABCT)
HEADHUNTER # (HHB, 1-41 FA, 1st ABCT)
READY (3rd BSB, 1st ABCT)
WOLFPACK ## (A Co, 3rd BSB, 1st ABCT)
GUARD 08067 (CH-47F, 09-08067, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08751 (CH-47F, 08-08751, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08795 (CH-47F, 09-08795, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20300 (HH-60M, 10-20300, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20308 (HH-60M, 10-20308, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
COAST GUARD 6516 (MH-65E, 6516, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6540 (MH-65E, 6540, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6561 (MH-65E, 6561, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65E, 6565, CGAS Savannah)
FORCE ## (KC-46A, 305th AMW); William Tell Tanker Support
TRACTOR ## (LJ35, GH Equipment LLC); William Tell Target Banners
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar Hinesville)
N119AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N296AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N547AE (B06, AirEvac 153 Fayette Co)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N883AE/N83RX (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N365MT (B407, MedTrans/CARE Flight Walterboro)
Savannah IAP/Savannah CRTC & ADC
125.975/257.800 - Tower
120.400/353.775/125.300/371.875/118.400/307.225/134.875 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
237.000 - CRTC/ADC Ops
139.850 - 64th AGRS Air-to-Air
314.400 - 158th FW Air-to-Air
234.200 - CRTC/ADC; Unknown Air-to-Air
242.100 - CRTC/ADC; Unknown Air-to-Air
245.300 - CRTC/ADC; Unknown Air-to-Air
226.800 - Unknown Air-to-Air
236.550 - Unknown Air-to-Air
244.300 - Unknown Air-to-Air
248.500 - Unknown Air-to-Air
173.4125 ($507) - CRTC/ADC
173.4625 ($106) - CRTC/ADC
173.4625 ($107) - CRTC/ADC
173.4625 ($108) - CRTC/ADC
173.4875 ($402) - CRTC/ADC
173.4875 ($408) - CRTC/ADC
173.5875 ($605) - CRTC/ADC
173.5875 ($606) - CRTC/ADC
229.725 - VAQ-209 Air-to-Air
377.000 - VAQ-209 Air-to-Air
SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
TG 199 - Chatham County Aviation
TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
TG 417 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 2
TG 17920 - LifeStar
EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N247PS (G150, N247PS, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
N365GA (G150, N365GA, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
FIRST 0# (F-22A, 1st FW)
CHIEF 7# (F-15E, 4th FW)
MOHAWK 81 (F-15E, 4th FW)
TBOLT 8# (F-15E, 4th FW)
MIGHTY 6# (F-15C, 104th FW)
MAPLE 3# (F-35A, 158th FW)
SKULL 5# (F-35A, 158th FW)
CHEDDAR 3# (F-35A, 388th FW)
RAM 4# (F-35A, 388th FW)
RUDE 4# (F-35A, 388th FW)
DEMON 0# (F-22A, Unknown Unit); all F-22 units sharing 1st FW aircraft
GAMECOCK 2# (F-22A, Unknown Unit); all F-22 units sharing 1st FW aircraft
KILLER 0# (F-22, Unknown Unit); all F-22 units sharing 1st FW aircraft
SATAN 0# (F-22A, Unknown Unit); all F-22 units sharing 1st FW aircraft
MIG 0# (F-16C, 64th AGRS)
FLASH 9# (T-38, 1st FW/325th FW)
UGLY 0# (T-38, 1st FW/325th FW)
VODKA 0# (T-38, 1st FW/325th FW)
VADER ## (EA-18G, VAQ-209)
N332AB (MD-369A, N332AB, USDA APHIS WS ATOC)
N887AE (B06, AirEvac 140 Milledgeville)
CHILDRENS 1 (EC45, N445CH, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston)
MEDEVAC 332CA (BE20, N332CA, Physicians Air Transport)
Brunswick/St Simons/Jekyll Island
123.000 - Brunswick/Golden Isles CTAF/Unicom
123.025 - Brunswick Helicopter Common
123.050 - St Simons/Malcolm McKinnon CTAF/Unicom
Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport
122.725 - Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport CTAF/Unicom
NSB Kings Bay
US DOD TRS (NSB Kings Bay Site 2-004)
TG 27382 - NS Norfolk Defense Logistics Agency
TG 28053 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
TG 28118 - NAS Jax Tower
TG 28264 - NS Mayport Tower
TG 28346 - NS Mayport Ship POL
TG 28585 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
TG 28589 - NSBKB Trident Refit Facility?
TG 28595 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
TG 28611 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
Robins AFB/Macon
BACN 02 (E-11A, 22-9046, 18th ACCS)
Moody AFB
125.475/269.400 - Valdosta Approach
225.450 - 71st RQS Ops
KING 15 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 16 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
Augusta/Bush Field
119.150/126.800 - Augusta App/Dep
MCAS Beaufort
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
305.800 - VMFA(AW)-224 Base
336.225 - VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 1
310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
136.925 - ATAC Base/Ops
136.775 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.825 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
HELLCAT ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
LEGION ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
NITRO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX/FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
DEUCE (GCI, MACS-2)
IVAN (Red Air GCI, MACS-2)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir C2, ATAC)
Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower
123.025 - Hilton Head Helicopter Common
Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops
BOLA ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BOLD ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
DANA ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
JARK ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
KECK ### (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BRONZE ## (C-17A, 300th AS)
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
UAF 1229 (C-17A, 1223, 15th Strategic Airlift Sq, UAE AF)
BOEING 016 (B78X, 9V-SCP, Singapore Airlines/Boeing Test)
BOEING 021 (B78X, 9V-SCU, Singapore Airlines/Boeing Test)
GIANT 4312 (BLCF, N708BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4326 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4326 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4546 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)
N517MT (EC35, MedTrans)
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| UAF 1229 (C-17A, 1223, 15th Strategic Airlift Sq, UAE AF) departing Joint Base Charleston |
Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire ANGB/Shaw AFB
124.150/133.400/285.600/338.200 - Columbia TRACON
134.100/298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
140.125 - 169th FW/157th FS V15
143.250 - 169th FW/157th FS V16
309.850 - 169th FW/157th FS U14
346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15
311.200 - 20th FW/55th FS "SHOOTER Ops"
228.800 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
236.125 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS Ops "GAMBLER OPS"
149.875 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
262.000 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
267.600 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
274.875 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
277.225 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
314.100 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
120.475/235.775 - North Field
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
DEMON ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
HEAT ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
STALK ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
BOOKIE (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
CASINO (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
FLUSH ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
HAMMER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
GAMBLER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
RENO ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
ROYAL ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
124.900/127.000/127.775 - Jax TRACON
273.900 - 125th FW/159th FS SOF
234.800 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 5
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 6
264.200 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
271.400 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
306.000 - VP-30 Base
262.900 - FRCSE Base
FANG 0# (F-15C, 125th FW/159th FS)
GATOR 0# (F-15C, 125th FW/159th FS)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
TIGER ## (P-8A, VP-8)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
NAVY LL ## (P-8A, VP-30)
LEGEND 62# (P-8A, VP-62)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
MAKO 06 (T-6B, FRCSE Test Flights)
Ranges/MOAs
119.225 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
254.350 - Gamecock MOA Discrete
SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
270.600 - SEALORD South Secondary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
349.600 - W-137 Discrete
349.800 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
318.600 - SEALORD Discrete
DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177 off SC Coast)
127.725/228.750 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
258.400 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
279.725 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
289.700 - Aerial Refueling
Misc MilCom
311.000 - ACC Command Post
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
238.900 - AR-620
148.1250 (PL 107.2) - SC CAP Repeater R25 Low Country
ARMY 20087 (UH-60M, 07-20087, 2-82 AVN)
ARMY 90103 (UC-35B, 99-00103, B/2-228 AVN)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BRAZILIAN AF 06 (VC-2, 2590, GTE, Brazilian AF); UN General Assembly related
CAMBER ### (DOD Contract flights)
CHAOS ## (JTAC or TACP at Townsend Range)
COAST GUARD 2008 (HC-130J, 2008, CGAS Elizabeth City)
COAST GUARD 2015 (HC-130J, 2015, CGAS Elizabeth City)
COAST GUARD 2711 (C-27J, 2711, USCG)
CONGO ## (T-1A, 451st FS)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
EPIC ## (C-17A, 145th AW)
EVAC ##### (C-130J, Medical Evacuation missions)
FLIGHT CHECK 81 (BE30, N81, FAA)
FLYTRON ## (LJ35, GH Equipment LLC); DOD Contractor
GASPR ## (KC-135R, 60-0360, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
GERMAN AF 062 (A400, 54+25, LTG62, German AF)
HOUND ## (C-146A, 27th SOW)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
LEGACY ## (MV-22, HMM-266)
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
MAINE ## (KC-135R, 101st ARW)
MOLD 1# (B-52, Unknown unit)
NARLY ## (E-2D, VAW-126)
NASA 442 (EC35, N927NA, NASA)
NASA 927 (WB-57, N927NA, NASA)
NAVY 7E 103 (TH-57C, 162067, HT-28)
NIGHTTRAIN ### (P28A/P28R/BL8, Middle Georgia State College
OMEGA 71 (B703, N707MQ, Omega Air)
PACK ## (KC-46A, 157th ARW)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PISTON ## (KC-135R, 60-0360, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
TEAL ## (WC-130J, 53rd WRS)
WARLOK ## (Various, VXS-1)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)
USCGC Anvil (WLIC 75301)
N968LF (EC35, Air Methods)
MEDEVAC N28VU (BE20, N28VU, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC N90KM (C25B, N90KM, Skysouth Aviation Inc)
MEDEVAC N332CA (BE20, N332CA, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC N794MA (MU2, N749MA, Southern Jets Inc)
MEDEVAC N860CR (C650, N860CR, Gulf Atlantic Airways/University Air Center)
MEDEVAC 895CR (PC12, N895CR, Air Methods)
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| BRAZILIAN AF 06 (VC-2, 2590, GTE, Brazilian AF) tracking off the US east coast |
ARTCC
124.075/281.550 - Jax Center Summerville High
124.675/282.200 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
124.700/269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
125.375/254.325 - Jax Center Taylor Low
126.125/285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
126.350/307.250 - Jax Center St. Augustine High
126.750/277.400 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
127.575/269.025 - Jax Center Waycross Low
127.875/319.200 - Jax Center Aiken High
132.425/290.350 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
133.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
133.450/306.300 - Jax Center Florence Low
133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High
133.700/323.300 - Jax Center Baxley Low
133.875 - Jax Center Lake City High
134.375/317.550 - Jax Center Charleston Low
134.450 - Jax Center Ashburn Low
134.850 - Jax Center Torry Low/High
134.975 - Jax Center Ridgeway Ultra High
135.050 - Jax Center Meta Low/High
135.450 - Jax Center Keystone Ultra High
135.625 - Jax Center Perry High
135.975/282.300 - Jax Center Alma High
119.375 - Atlanta Center Macon High
123.950 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
124.325 - Atlanta Center Clark Hill Ultra High
124.375 - Atlanta Center Lanier High
125.825 - Atlanta Center Hampton Ultra High
126.425/307.050 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
127.950 - Atlanta Center Augusta
128.100/322.325 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
USCG/FedCom
156.800 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.050 - Marine VHF Ch 21
157.100 - Marine VHF Ch 22
163.1375 ($293) - CG 113, Station Tybee
171.2375 ($293) - CG 127, Sector Charleston
412.9750 ($293) - CG 409, Sector Jacksonville Air Ops
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops
164.8000 ($293) - Fort Pulaski National Monument
170.0000 (CSQ) - USFWS or USDA
128.950 - NASA
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| NASA 927 (WB-57, N927NA, NASA), the blue track, orbiting over the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that Crew-6 returned to earth from the ISS in as NASA 442 (EC35, N927NA, NASA), the yellow track, returns to Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport where it had staged prior to splashdown. |
Medevac
151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup
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