I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah and has a Happy New Year and a wonderful 2025 ahead. Due to the Christmas holiday, December was a bit of a limited month MilCom-wise; most of the activity was in the first half of the month. A mid month road trip to Jacksonville provided the opportunity to hear a bit more than I would have otherwise. This month, I'll be taking a week-long road trip to Florida's Space Coast, so look for a post about it after I return from the trip. I'm looking forward to listening to space related communications for a week!
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| The remains of the JA Jones Construction shipyard slipways in Brunswick, GA, where Liberty Ships were built during World War II |
Before I move on to what I heard during the month, a bit of Coastal Georgia Military History. During December, I also stopped by what remains of the JA Jones Construction shipyard in Brunswick. During World War II, 99 Liberty Ship transport ships were built here in between 1942 and 1944. The slipways are all that remain of the shipyard, but they're easily seen from US-17 on the Sidney Lanier Bridge or the fishing pier made out of the remnants of the old Sidney Lanier Bridge.
Nothing spectacular occurred during December, but there were a few items of interest:
- HMHT-302 CH-53Es visited Hunter AAF and Fort Stewart for training during December. It was nice to hear and see them flying around the area for a few days. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to get photos of them.
- I heard some of ATAC's Mirages for the first time in December. Unlike the Hawker Hunters and Kfirs, however, they didn't work out of MCAS Beaufort; they seemed to be working out of Myrtle Beach.
- Some Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance 737s made trips back and forth to/from Florida during December. Consultations with the President-elect perhaps?
Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.200/285.425 - Hunter AAF Base Ops
34.075 (FM) - East Ramp Traffic
51.050 (FM) - Hunter AAF Test Area/Fort Stewart Common
309.000 - Hunter AAF PMSV
126.250/269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
127.350/279.625 - Marne Radio
34.200 (FM) - 3-17 CAV "LIGHTHORSE Ops"
49.850 (FM) - 3-17 CAV Air-to-Air
141.675 - 3-17 CAV Air-to-Ground
49.975 (FM) - 4-3 AVN "BRAWLER Ops"
40.175 (FM) - 4-3 AVN Air-to-Air
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE Ops (B/1-169 AVN, GA ARNG AASF #3)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
157.1500 - Marine VHF Ch 23, USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
274.800 - HMHT-302 Air-to-Air
US Army ACE LMR TRS
TG 20500 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Fire/EMS Dispatch
TG 20501 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 1
TG 20504 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 4
TG 20506 - Fort Stewart FD Dispatch
TG 20507 - Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
TG 20508 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD?
TG 20513 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS Dispatch
TG 20533 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 20552 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Army Common
TG 20555 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 20563 - Fort Stewart Red Cloud Range/MPRC?
TG 20566 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Live Fire
TG 20677 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 20692 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
TG 20705 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20705
TG 20710 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20710
TG 20733 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EOC
TG 20794 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 20800 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 20848 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
TG 21120 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
MAGMA ## (UH-60L, A/2-3 AVN)
EBONY ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
DOG ## (HH-60M, C/2-3 AVN)
DEAD ## (AH-64E, 3-17 CAV)
OXBOW ## (MQ-1C, E/3-17 CAV)
GAGE ## (UH-60M, 4-3 AVN)
MARNE ## (Various, 3rd AVN)
HURRICANE ## (CH-47F, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08050 (CH-47F, 08-08050, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08076 (CH-47F, 10-08076, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08795 (CH-47F, 09-08795, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08807 (CH-47F, 10-08807, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
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)
PHOENIX ## (CH-53E, HMHT-302)
Savannah IAP/Savannah CRTC & ADC
125.975/257.800 - Tower
120.400 - Savannah TRACON
353.775 - Savannah TRACON
125.300 - Savannah TRACON
371.875 - Savannah TRACON
118.400 - Savannah TRACON
307.225 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW/158th AS CP
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
173.4125 ($504) - 165th Aerial Port Squadron
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
Gulfstream TRS
Product Support Site: 462.4000, 464.8875
Northport Site: 452.0000, 452.6750
TG 101 - Gulfstream Unknown
SEGARRN (Southeast Georgia Regional Radio Network)
TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
TG 415 - 165th AW FD 1
TG 417 - 165th AW FD 2
TG 810 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Operations
TG 818 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP
TG 820 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP
DAWG ## (C-130J, 165th AW/158th AS)
GULFTEST ## (G400/G500/G600/G700/G800/G650, Gulfstream Test)
CAP 924 (C182, N945CP, Georgia CAP)
GOFER ## (C-130H, 133rd AW)
NAVY ALPHA ### (T-45, TAW-1)
FAM 3910 (G550, 3910, UETA Mexican AF)
Brunswick/St Simons/Jekyll Island
123.000 - Brunswick/Golden Isles CTAF/Unicom
123.050 - St Simons/Malcolm McKinnon & Jekyll Island CTAF/Unicom
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
Southeast Georgia Airports
122.725 - Statesboro-Bulloch County CTAF/Unicom
122.800 - Claxton-Evans County Airport CTAF/Unicom
Augusta/Bush Field
119.150 - Augusta Approach/Departure
Robins AFB/Middle Georgia Regional Airport
BACN ## (E-11A, 18th ACCS)
Moody AFB
310.825 - 71st RQS Aerial Refueling in Coastal MOA
251.900 - SAR Alpha
KING 21 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 22 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
MCAS Beaufort
119.050/342.875 - MCAS Beaufort Tower
125.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
123.700 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
292.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
118.975 - Hilton Head Airport Tower
123.075 - Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport CTAF/Unicom
305.800 - VMFA(AW)-224 Base
336.225 - VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 1
228.300 - VMFA(AW)-224 Tac 3
304.200 - VMFA-533 Base
234.075 - VMFA-533 Air-to-Air
236.250 - VMFA-533 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
276.775 - VMFT-402 Base
267.300 - VMFT-402 Air-to-Air
136.925 - ATAC Ops/Base
136.825 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
HAWK ## (F-35B, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
REAPER ## (F-5N, VMFT-402)
FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
DEUCE (MACS-2)
IVAN (MACS-2 Red Air)
BLUE ANGEL 7 (F/A-18F, Blue Angels)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir C2, ATAC)
Joint Base Charleston
120.700 - Charleston TRACON
306.925 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops
BRONZE ## (C-17A, 300th AS)
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BELLY ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
COOP ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
GNOME ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SKIN ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
TORN ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SHARK ## (C-130J, Various)
BOEING 955 (B789, A7-BHS, Qatar Airways/Boeing Test)
GIANT 4431 (BLCF, Atlas Air)
Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX Ops"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
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
320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS "TIGER Ops"
270.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
314.100 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
120.475/235.775 - North Field CCT
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)
HELLCAT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
119.100 - Jacksonville TRACON
121.300 - Jacksonville TRACON
124.900 - Jacksonville TRACON
127.000 - Jacksonville TRACON
127.775 - Jacksonville TRACON
132.775 - Jacksonville TRACON
269.900 - Jacksonville TRACON
284.600 - Jacksonville TRACON
292.150 - Jacksonville TRACON
308.400 - Jacksonville TRACON
377.075 - Jacksonville TRACON
118.300/317.700 - Jacksonville IAP Tower
150.2125 (PL 146.2) - 125th FW Civil Engineers
125.150/340.200 - NAS Jacksonville Tower
310.200/134.775 - NAS Jax Base Ops
264.200 - VP-8/VP-26/VP-45 Base
271.400 - VP-5/VP-10/VP-16 Base
306.000 - VP-30 Base
285.000 - TSC Jacksonville/W-497 Common
246.900 - P-8A Air-to-Air/Aerial Refueling
156.6000 - Marine VHF Ch 12; Mayport Port Control
361.200 - NS Mayport SESEF
126.100/235.625 - Cecil Field Tower
246.800 - CNATRA T-45 Air-to-Air
360.300 - Grumman St Augustine Ops
US DOD TRS (NS Mayport site)
TG 28118 - NAS Jacksonville Tower
TG 28138 - HSM-48?
TG 28171 - VP-45
TG 28173 - VP-30
TG 28192 - VR-58
TG 28211 - FRCSE
TG 28222 - NAS Jacksonville POL
TG 28241 - VP-62
TG 28264 - NS Mayport Tower
TG 28275 - Unknown
TG 28306 - NS Mayport Unknown
TG 28329 - NS Mayport Crash Net
TG 28344 - NS Mayport Ship POL?
TG 28346 - NS Mayport Ship POL
TG 28557 - RFD Southeast 1
TG 28995 - RFD Southeast 2
TG 29090 - Unknown
USMC TRS (MCSF Blount Island site)
TG 13715 - MCSF Blount Island unknown
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
TIGER ## (P-8A, VP-8)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
NAVY LL ## (P-8A, VP-30)
NAVY PE ### (MQ-4C, VUP-19)
LEGEND 62# (P-8A, VP-62)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
CAP 820 (C182, N956CP, FL Civil Air Patrol)
NAVY CD ### (T-45, CNATRA)
RAWHIDE ## (C-2A, VRC-40)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)
SCORE ## (P-8A, VX-20)
SLIP 14 (V-22, Unknown)
Ranges/MOAs
119.225 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
371.200 - Moody MOA
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
349.600 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
335.900 - Beaufort TTR
DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177 off SC Coast)
127.725 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
228.750 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
279.725 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
Miscellaneous MilCom/Aviation
311.000 - Seymour-Johnson AFB "LIGHTHOUSE Ops"
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
238.900 - AR-627 Primary
148.1250 (PL 156.7/$61F) - FL CAP Repeater R09 Jacksonville
ANVIL ## (C-130J, 130th AW)
ARMY 63102 (AH-64E, 16-03102, 1-101 AVN)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir C2/Mirage F1)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BLACKBIRD ### (T-6B, VT-2)
BLAZE ## (T-1A, 86th FTS)
BUOY ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
CROC ## (T-38A, 7th FTS)
DECEE ## (KC-135R, 459th ARW)
DREW ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
FORGE ## (Various, USAPAT)
JUMBO ## (C-5M, 436th AW)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
KING 44 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
KING 73 (HC-130J, 102nd RQS)
LOBO ### (UC-35D, VMR-1)
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
MANATEE 2## (FL Civil Air Patrol)
MARINE ### (Various, USMC transport)
NAVY ### (C-37B, VR-1)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PUMA ## (C-130J, 19th AW)
QUITE ## (E-6B, VX-20)
RANGER ## (KC-130J, VMGR-234)
RAWHIDE ## (C-2A, VRC-40)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
REGMA ## (KC-46A, 305th AMW)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SHARK ## (C-130J, Various)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
SPAR ### (Various, USAF Special Air Mission)
WING ## (Various, 2/228 AVN)
HUNGARIAN AF 624 (FA7X, 606, MH 101. Sz.D Repülõdandár, Hungarian AF)
RAFAIR 7040 (Poseidon MRA1, ZP807, 54/120/201 Sqn)
SAUDI 7304 (B737, HZ-MF2, Saudi Ministry of Finance)
SAUDI 7323 (B737, HZ-MF2, Saudi Ministry of Finance)
SAUDI 7350 (B737, HZ-MF1, Saudi Ministry of Finance)
GRAYBIRD ### (LJ35, Phoenix Air)
SWIFTBIRD ## (KC-135R, CPS/Meta Aerospace)
Jacksonville ARTCC
120.125 - Knemo Ultra High
124.075/281.550 - Summerville High
124.675/282.200 - Jekyll Low
124.700/269.550 - Columbia Low
125.375/254.325 - Taylor Low
126.125/285.650 - Statesboro High
126.350/307.250 - St. Augustine High
126.750/277.400 - Brunswick Low
127.475 - Jax Center Green Cove High
127.575/269.025 - Waycross Low
127.875/319.200 - Aiken High
128.625 - Micanopy Ultra High
132.425 - Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Allendale/Savannah Low
133.300 - Moultrie Ultra High
133.450/306.300 - Florence Low
133.625/370.950 - Georgetown High
133.700/323.300 - Baxley Low
133.875 - Lake City High
134.375/317.550 - Charleston Low
134.450 - Ashburn Low
134.850/327.100 - Torry Low/High
134.975 - Ridgeway Ultra High
135.050 - Meta Low/High
135.450 - Keystone Ultra High
135.975/282.300 - Alma High
Atlanta ARTCC
119.375/271.950 - Macon High
123.950 - Sinca Low
124.325 - Clark Hill Ultra High
125.825/290.375 - Hampton Ultra High
126.425/307.050 - Dublin High
127.950 - Augusta
128.100/322.325 - Augusta Low
USCG/FedCom
156.800 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.100 - Marine VHF Ch 1022/22A
162.3250 ($293) - CG 111, Sector Jacksonville
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) - NPS Fort Pulaski Nat'l Monument
169.7250 (PL 162.2) - NPS Cumberland Island National Seashore
COAST GUARD 2001 (HC-130J, 2001, CGAS Elizabeth City)
Medevac/Public Safety
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N192AE (B06, AirEvac 183 Waycross)
N296AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N485AE (B407, AirEvac 142 Tifton)
N553AE (B06, AirEvac 154 Perry)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N883AE (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N887AE (B06, AirEvac 140 Milledgeville)
N577LF (EC30, Air Methods/LifeNet 3 Orangeburg)
N365MT (B407, MedTrans/CARE Flight Walterboro)
N508MT (B407, MedTrans/Care Flight)
N911US (AS50, Flagler County FireFlight)
MEDEVAC N28VU (BE20, N28VU, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC YELLOWSTONE 4 (E55P, N284TX, Transmedics Inc)
MEDEVAC YELLOWSTONE 12 (E55P, N295TX, Transmedics Inc)
MEDEVAC YELLOWSTONE 51 (E55P, N517TX, Transmedics Inc)
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup
453.0750 (PL 146.2) - Trauma One Jacksonville
462.9500 (PL 173.8) - LifeFlight (Jacksonville)
155.3400 - VMED28/HEAR
SEGARRN (Southeast Georgia Regional Radio Network)
TG 17920 - LifeStar
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