30 November 2023

Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; November 2023

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. 

Even though military activity slowed down during the Thanksgiving holiday, November still turned out to be a great month for military monitoring in Coastal Georgia. ATAC was at MCAS Beaufort working with both VMFAT-501 and VMFA-312. Several good VHF/UHF band openings offered an opportunity to hear things a bit farther afield than I normally can hear and a road trip to Columbia, SC gave me the opportunity to monitor JNGB McEntire and Shaw AFB from a closer distance than usual. On the Saturday of the Ohio State v Michigan rivalry college football game, LEGEND 621, a VP-62 P-8A did the flyover and I caught it departing NAS Jacksonville on the way up. I even managed to catch a NASA aircraft transiting the Coastal Georgia area late in the month (NASA 8, which I hadn't heard in a year and a half).

  • The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade has begun to return home to Hunter AAF. Personnel are starting to return, but the aircraft haven't returned yet. It will probably still be a while before they start flying over Savannah again. 
  • 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-115 deactivated during November in preparation for their conversion to the F-35C. Unfortunately, when they convert and reactivate, they'll be at MCAS Cherry Point, NC.

REACH 1879 (C-17A, 07-7183, 437th/315th AW) arriving at Hunter AAF; the photo quality isn't very good because I was shooting into the sun 

SODA 81 (KC-135R, 59-1517, 134th ARW); the photo quality isn't very good because I was shooting into the sun 

Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.200/285.425 - Hunter AAF Base Ops
309.000 - Hunter AAF PMSV
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
157.150 - Marine VHF Ch 23, Air Station Savannah Maintneance Control

US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
 TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 143 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Admin
 TG 145 - Fort Stewart Range Control - Target Maintenance
 TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
 TG 319 - Unknown
 TG 371 - Fort Stewart FD
 TG 373 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS
 TG 437 - 1st ABCT
 TG 885 - 1st ABCT or 3-69 AR
 TG 1095 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
 TG 1097 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 1
 TG 1099 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 2
 TG 1103 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 4
 TG 1147 - Hunter AAF FD

GUARD 08050 (CH-47F, 08-08050, 1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
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 08772 (CH-47F, 08-08772, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08795 (CH-47F, 09-08795, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 26331 (UH-60L, 91-26331, 1-171 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 26605 (UH-60L, 95-26605, 1-171 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)
GHOST ## (HH-60M, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
BLITZ ## (MQ-1C?, Unknown unit)
TESTHAWK 22 (H-60, RASM-East Test Flight)
COAST GUARD 6516 (MH-65E, 6516, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6530 (MH-65E, 6530, 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)



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
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
 TG 417 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 2
 TG 810 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Operations 
 TG 824 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Parking Lots/Shuttle Buses
 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)
CAP 924 (C182, N945CP, Georgia CAP)



Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport
122.725 - CTAF/Unicom



Claxton-Evans County Airport
122.800 - CTAF/Unicom



Reidsville Municipal Airport
122.900 - CTAF/Unicom



Brunswick/St Simons/Jekyll Island
123.000 - Brunswick/Golden Isles CTAF/Unicom
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops (Brunswick/Golden Isles)
123.050 - St Simons/Malcolm McKinnon CTAF/Unicom

GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)



NSB Kings Bay
US DOD TRS (NSB Kings Bay Site 2-004)
 TG 28081 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
 TG 28082 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
 TG 28083 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown
 TG 28354 - NS Mayport FD Dispatch



Augusta/Bush Field
119.150/126.800 - Augusta App/Dep



Robins AFB/Macon
BACN 0# (E-11A, 18th ACCS)



Moody AFB
228.225 - Moody AFB "ANGEL Ops"
139.825 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air

SAIGON ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
KING 15 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)



Augusta/Bush Field
119.150/126.800/284.625 - Augusta App/Dep



MCAS Beaufort
119.050/342.875 - MCAS Beaufort Tower
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
281.800 - MCAS Beaufort Base Ops
122.700 - Beaufort Executive Airport
283.400 - VMFA-115 Base
339.500 - VMFA-115 Tac 1
336.225 - VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 1
258.900 - VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 2
310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
264.925 - VMFA-312 Tac 3
263.525 - VMFA-312 Air-to-Air
285.275 - VMFA-312 Air-to-Air
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
253.350 - VMFAT-501 Air-to-Air
136.925 - ATAC Ops/Base?
136.825 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BLADE 1# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
TREND ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224, Coronet Callsign)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
NITRO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX/FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir, ATAC)
DEUCE (MACS-2)
IVAN (MACS-2 Red Air)
CAP 3935 (Cessna 182, N635CP, SC CAP)

USMC TRS (MCRD Parris Island & MCAS Beaufort sites)
 TG 9401 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown
 TG 9406 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown
 TG 9437 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc
 TG 9439 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown
 TG 1517 - MCRD Parris Island Training
 TG 3501 - MCRD Parris Island FD/EMS
 TG 5501 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc
 TG 7519 - MCRD Parris Island Range?
 TG 7523 - MCRD Parris Island Range?
 TG 13506 - MRCRD Parris Island Unkonwn
 TG 14516 - MRCRD Parris Island Unkonwn
 TG 14519 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown



Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower



Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
123.075 - CTAF/Unicom



Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops

BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SILO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SNORE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SURGE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
ZEKE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BRONZE ## (C-17A, 300th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
BOEING ## (C-17A, Depot Maintenance Flight)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
BOEING 241 (B789, TC-LLZ, Turkish Airlines/Boeing Test)
BOEING 492 (B78?, Boeing test flight); 8965F4 on ADSBX)
BOEING 493 (B78?, Boeing test flight); 8965F5 on ADSBX
GIANT 4312 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4326 (BLCF, N780BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N780BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4546 (BLCF, N780BA, Atlas Air)



Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
119.500/257.800 - Columbia Metropolitan Tower
124.150/133.400/285.600 - Columbia TRACON
254.250 - Shaw AFB Tower
125.400/318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
252.100 - 20th FW SOF
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
143.250 - 169th FW/157th FS V16
141.925 - 169th FW/157th FS V17
309.850 - 169th FW/157th FS U14
346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15
237.250 - 169th FW/157th FS U16
225.700 - 169th FW/157th FS U17?
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
277.225 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS Ops "TIGER OPS"
141.150 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
270.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
297.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
299.300 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
314.100 - 20th FW/79th 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)
STING ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
JACKPOT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
BENGAL ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
HELLCAT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
SCAR ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)



Fort Jackson
US Army TRS (Ft Jackson sites)
 TG 611 - 1-34 IN?
 TG 737 - Fort Jackson Range Control
 TG 790 - B/1-61 IN
 TG 793 - Unknown



Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
124.900/127.000/127.775 - Jacksonville TRACON
284.600/292.150/308.400 - Jax TRACON
251.250 - 125th FW/159th FS Maintenance/Ops
273.900 - 125th FW/159th FS SOF
234.800 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 5
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 6
314.200 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 7
264.200 - VP-26/VP-45 Base
271.400 - VP-10/VP-26 Base
306.000 - VP-30 Base
361.300 - VP-62/VR-58/VR-62 Base
285.000 - TSC Jacksonville
274.800 - Mayport SESEF

FANG 0# (F-15C, 125th FW/159th FS)
GATOR 0# (F-15C, 125th FW/159th FS)
JAGS 0# (F-15C, 125th FW/159th FS)
NAVY AG 706 (MH-60R, HSM-46)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
TALON 8## (P-8A, VP-16)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
NAVY LL ## (P-8A, VP-30)
DRAGO ## (P-8A, VP-30)
LEGEND 62# (P-8A, VP-62)
SUNSEEKER ## (C-40A, VR-58)
NOMAD ## (C-130T, VR-62)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN/USMC Transport)
HUSKER ## (KC-135R, 155th ARW); Checkered Flag detachment
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW); Checkered Flag detachment


 
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
324.650 - Bulldog MOA Aerial Refueling
254.350 - Gamecock MOA
264.700 - Poinsett Range Control
354.300 - BEEFEATER ECM Range
289.200 - Pinecastle Range Ops



SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
133.950 - SEALORD South Primary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
377.400 - W-137 Discrete
318.600 - SEALORD Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR



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
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
246.800 - 916th ARW Air-to-Air
229.350 - VFA-106 Air-to-Air
234.650 - VFA-106 Air-to-Air
346.450 - VFA-106 Air-to-Air
148.1250 ($430) - SC CAP Repeater R25 Low Country

ARMY 01051 (UC-35B, 10-01051, B/2-228 AVN)
ARMY 20938 (HH-60M, 17-20938, 3-10 AVN)
ASCOT 2172 (KC3, ZZ335, 101 Sqn RAF)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BLACKBIRD ### (T-6B, VT-2)
BLUE ## (KC-135R, CORONET Support Tankers)
BOLT ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
BUOY ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
CAMBER ### (DOD Charter flights)
CANFORCE 3022 (CC-144B, 144618, RCAF 412 Sqn)
CANFORCE 3377 (CC-150, 15005, 437 Sqn RCAF)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
DRAGON ### (MH-53E, HM-12)
DRAGNET (E-3G backend, 78-0557, 966th ACCS)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18E/F, VFA-86)
EPIC ## (C-17A, 145th AW)
FACH/CHILEAN AIR FORCE 1 (B735, 921, Chilean AF Grupo 10)
FEMUR ## (E-6B, VQ-3)
FORGE ## (Various, OSACOM PATD)
FREIGHT TRAIN ## (CH-47F, 5-159 AVN)
GUARD 21151 (UH-60M, 20-021151, 1-150 AVN NJ ARNG)
JAKE ## (KC-135R, 186th ARW)
JOLLY ## (HH-60G, Various USAF units)
KANZA ## (KC-46A, 22nd ARW)
KARAN ## (E-6B, VQ-3)
KING 39 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
MAFIA ## (T-6A, 14th FTW)
MARINE 374 (UC-35D, 166374, VMR Det-KADW)
MARINE 714 (UC-35D, 166714, H&HS Andrews)
NASA 8 (BE20, N8NA, NASA)
NOAA 49 (N49RF, G-IV, NOAA)
NOAA 57 (DHC-6-300, N57RF, NOAA)
OMEGA 10 (DC-10, N974VV, Omega Air)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
PACK ## (KC-46A, 157th ARW)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)
PIRAT ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
PITT ## (C-17A, 911th AW)
PUMA ## (C-130J, 19th AW)
RAWHIDE ## (C-2A, VRC-40)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
RED KNIGHT (T-6B, VT-3)
RETRO ## (Various, CORONET Deployment callsign)
ROGUE ## (T-38C, 50th FTS)
ROKT ## (T-45C, VT-86)
ROMA ## (KC-46A, 157th ARW, Coronet Callsign)
RUSTY ## (T-6A, 14th FTW)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SHARK ## (C-130, Various)
SLASH ## (T-6A, 14th FTW)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
STEEL ## (KC-135, 171st ARW)
TEXAN ### (T-6B, TAW-5)
VULCAN ## (KC-135R, 117th ARW)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)



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 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
133.300/346.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
133.450/306.300 - Jax Center Florence Low
133.625/370.950 - 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
134.850 - Jax Center Torry Low/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
124.325 - Atlanta Center Clark Hill Ultra High
125.825 - Atlanta Center Hampton Ultra High
126.425/307.050 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
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
164.9000 ($293) - CG 118, Station Brunswick
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

171.1375 (PL 136.5) - USFS Huger Rptr

Savannah River Site P25 TRS
 TG 3015 - SRS FD Dispatch
 TG 3027 - SRS Unknown
 TG 3035 - SRS Unknown
 TG 3147 - SRS Unknown



Medevac
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N398AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville standby aircraft)
N59AE (B06, N59AE, AirEvac EMS)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N296AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N423AE (Bell 206L-4, AirEvac 77 LaGrange)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N553AE (B06, AirEvac 154 Perry)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N883AE (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N365MT (B407, MedTrans/CARE Flight Walterboro) 
N946MT (EC45, Med Trans)
N655RA (B407, Trauma 1 North)
MEDEVAC N28VU (BE20, N28VU, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC 329GS (BE9L, N329GS, Augusta Aviation Inc)
MEDEVAC 377P (BE20, N377P, Augusta Aviation)
MEDEVAC 649RB (C25A, N469RB, RBI Air/PV Air Solutions/JMT Aviation)

151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup

Palmetto 800 TRS
 TG 28609 - SC LifeNet (Medevac Helicopters)



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