01 September 2025

Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; August 2025

During August, I didn't have as much radio time as I would have liked, but I heard more than I expected to with the time I had. The 77th FS from Shaw AFB was very active at Townsend Range and the Coastal MOA in coastal Georgia for much of the month. The F/A-18s, F-35Bs, and F-5s at MCAS Beaufort along with some F-35Cs from VMFA-251 at MCAS Cherry Point were involved in several LFEs (Large Force Exercises) off the Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida coast and I caught a new intercept control callsign - GRIM - which I'm guessing is VMFT-402's Red Air Control. Some of those same units at MCAS Beaufort, along with ATAC, were apparently conducting a MDTC (Marine Division Tactics Course as well. Mid-month, I took an overnight road trip to the Jacksonville area, but it was on a weekend, so it didn't yield much MilCom activity. During the trip, I toured the museum ship USS Orleck (DD-886) and the Camp Blanding Museum.  

September should be a fun MilCom month in coastal Georgia; the 2025 William Tell air superiority competition is scheduled for 9-18 September 2025 at the Georgia Air National Guard Air Dominance Center at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP.

The radio room on board the museum ship USS Orleck (DD-886) in Jacksonville, FL


Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.200/285.000 - 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
41.300 (FM) - Marne Radio
40.175 (FM) - 4-3 AVN Air-to-Air
140.450 - 4-3 AVN
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

US Army ACE LMR TRS
 TG 20500 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Fire/EMS Dispatch
 TG 20501 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 1
 TG 20502 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 2
 TG 20503 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 3
 TG 20504 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 4
 TG 20505 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 5
 TG 20506 - Fort Stewart FD Dispatch
 TG 20507 - Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
 TG 20508 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD/EMS?
 TG 20512 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD/EMS?
 TG 20513 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS Dispatch 
 TG 20525 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20526 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20529 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20542 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20543 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20547 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20552 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Army Common
 TG 20554 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20558 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20560 - Fort Stewart DMPTR
 TG 20561 - Fort Stewart DMPTR
 TG 20563 - Fort Stewart DMPTR
 TG 20566 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Live Fire
 TG 20590 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20594 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20596 - 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID?
 TG 20677 - Southeast Network Enterprise Center
 TG 20694 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Rail Marshaling Area? 
 TG 20705 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20705
 TG 20709 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20709
 TG 20733 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EOC
 TG 20744 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20768 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 20794 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown
 TG 21104 - Fort Stewart Forestry

EBONY ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20409 (HH-60M, 11-20409, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20434 (HH-60M, 11-20434, C/2-3 AVN)
SCREE ## (HH-60M, C/2-3 AVN)
DEAD ## (AH-64E, 3-17 CAV)
GAGE ## (UH-60M, 4-3 AVN)
MARNE ## (Various, 3rd CAB)
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)
ADVANCE ## (JTAC/TACP, 15th ASOS)
COAST GUARD 6516 (MH-65E, 6516, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6530 (MH-65E, 6530, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6540 (MH-65E, 6540, CGAS Savannah)
AXEL 90 (GLEX, N9PS, Lasai Aviation II, US Army)
EVAL ## (Various, US Army AFTD)
ROGUE ## (UH-60L, 2-224 AVN VA ARNG)
VIKING ## (C-130H, 934th AW)



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
225.050 - 165th AW/158th AS Air-to-Air/Ground
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW 165th AW Flightline/POL
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
122.950 - Signature Flight Support

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 TG 415 - 165th AW FD 1
 TG 417 - 165th AW FD 2

Gulfstream TRS
 Product Support Site: 464.8875
 TG 101 - Gulfstream Unknown; enc

DAWG ## (C-130J, 165th AW/158th AS)
EAGLE 0# (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
GULFTEST ## (G400/G500/G600/G700/G800/G650, Gulfstream Test)



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
122.800 - Plantation Air Park CTAF/Unicom



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



Robins AFB/Middle Georgia Regional Airport
124.200 - Atlanta TRACON

BACN ## (E-11A, 427th ECS)



Moody AFB
269.400 - Valdosta Approach
139.825 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
140.325 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
143.600 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
251.200 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
271.100 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air

CHAIN ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
CLAW ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
HALO ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
NICO ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
RUSTIC ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
TIGER ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
KING 21 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)



MCAS Beaufort/Beaufort/Hilton Head
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
123.025 - Helicopter Advisory
281.800 - MCAS Beaufort Base Ops
254.375 - Clearance Delivery
118.975 - Hilton Head Airport Tower
122.700 - Beaufort Executive CTAF/Unicom
310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
267.300 - VMFT-402 Air-to-Air

CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
FURY ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
LATCH 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312/MAG-31 MDTC)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
REAPER ## (F-5N, VMFT-402)
GRIM (VMFT-402 Red Air Control?)
FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
DEUCE (MACS-2)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
RIVER ## (F-5N, VFC-204)
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

PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
EDGE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
GENIC ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
MARRY ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SUSIE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BOEING ## (C-17A, Depot Maintenance Flight)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SHARK ## (C-130J, Various)
BOEING 960 (B78?, ?????, Boeing Test)
CONNIE 9742 (B744, N742CK, Kalitta Air)
GIANT 4231 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)



Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
124.150 - Columbia TRACON
133.400 - Columbia TRACON
285.600 - Columbia TRACON
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops  "SWAMP FOX Ops"
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
318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS "GAMBLER Ops"
259.900 - 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

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)
AGILE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
BOOKIE ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
CAESER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
DEALER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
DUTCH ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
FLUSH ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
HAMMER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
JACK ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
JAWS ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
LUCKY ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
MEAT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
MIRAGE ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
NUGGET ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
ROULETTE ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
TRUMP ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
VALOR ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)



Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
118.300 - Jacksonville IAP Tower
126.100 - Cecil Field Tower
119.000 - 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
122.700 - Fernandina Beach Unicom/CTAF
251.250 - 125th FW/159th FS Ops
234.800 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 5
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 6
310.200 - NAS Jacksonville Base Ops
264.200 - VP-16/VP-45 Base
271.400 - VP-10/VP-26 Base
306.000 - VP-30 Base

US DOD TRS (NAS Jacksonville site)
 TG 28118 - NAS Jacksonville Tower
 TG 28146 - NAS Jacksonville FD Dispatch
 TG 28150 - NAS Jax FD Tac 2
 TG 28180 - VR-62
 TG 28241 - VP-62
 TG 28320 - VP-16

FANG ## (F-35A, 125th FW/159th FS)
GATOR ## (F-35A, 125th FW/159th FS)
NAVY HR 5## (MH-60R, HSM-48)
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
TALON ## (P-8A, VP-16)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
NEPTUNE ## (P-8A, VP-30)
LEGEND 62# (P-8A, VP-62)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)



Camp Blanding
141.5125 ($0DA) - Camp Blanding Range Control



Northeast Florida Regional Airport (St Augustine)
127.625 - Northeast Florida Regional Tower
360.300 - Grumman St Augustine Ops



Ranges/MOAs
119.225 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
226.975 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
236.075 - Grand Bay Range Control
327.400 - Moody MOA Hog North



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
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
245.425 - Beaufort TTR



DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177 of SC Coast)
127.725 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
228.750 - DOUBLESHOT Primary



Miscellaneous MilCom/Aviation
293.600 - NORAD Discrete
249.900 - Ft Bragg Range Control
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
251.475 - VMFA-251 Air-to-Air
253.350 - VMFA-251 Air-to-Air
148.1250 ($430) - SC CAP R25 Low Country

BUOY ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
DREW ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18E/F, VFA-106)
FLASH ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
FORGE ## (UH-60L, 5-159 AVN)
IRON CROSS (JTAC/TACP, Unknown)
KANZA ## (KC-46A, 22nd ARW)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
LOBO ### (UC-35D, VMR-1)
MAFIA ## (T-6A, 14th FTW)
NAVY ### (C-37B, VR-1)
NAVY 4# ### (TH-73A, TAW-5)
NAVY 8# ### (TH-73A, HT-8)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PIRAT ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SCORE ## (C-38A, VX-20)
SLICK ## (C-12U, 84-00166, 2-641 AVN UT ARNG)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
TBOLT ## (F-35C, VMFA-251)
VENOM ## (JTAC/TACP, 165th ASOS)
WAVE ## (E-6B, SCW-1)
WING ## (Various, 2/228 AVN)
GERMAN AIR FORCE 615 (GL5T, 14+03, FBS BMVg, German AF)
NIGHTTRAIN ### (Various, Middle Georgia State University)
OMEGA 71 (B703, N707MQ, Omega Air)



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
126.125/285.650 - Statesboro High
126.350/307.250 - St. Augustine High
126.750/277.400 - Brunswick Low
127.475 - 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 - Georgetown High
133.700/323.300 - Baxley Low
133.875 - Lake City High
134.375/317.550 - Charleston Low
134.850 - Torry Low/High
134.975 - Ridgeway Ultra High
135.050 - Meta Low/High
135.450/256.875 - Keystone Ultra High
135.975/282.300 - Alma High
322.350 - Unknown High Sector in Charleston area



Atlanta ARTCC
119.375 - Macon High
123.950 - Macon Low
124.325 - Clark Hill Ultra High
126.425/307.050 - Dublin High
127.950 - Augusta
128.100/322.325 - Augusta Low



USCG/FedCom
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.0500 - Marine VHF Ch 1021/21A
157.1000 - 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
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops

164.8000 ($293) - NPS Fort Pulaski Nat'l Monument

171.5000 ($68F) - Osceola NF Fire

COAST GUARD 101 (C-37A, 01, CGAS Washington)
USCGC Kingfisher (WPB-87322)
R/V Thomas Jefferson (NOAA Research/Survey Vessel)



Medevac/Public Safety
151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup
155.3400 - VMED28/HEAR 

SEGARRN
 TG 17920 - LifeStar

St Johns County P25 TRS
 TG 10640 - Trauma 1 South
 
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N398AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N192AE (B06, AirEvac 183 Waycross)
N239AE (B06, AirEvac EMS)
N285AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N296AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N485AE (B407, AirEvac 142 Tifton)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N883AE (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N461MT (EC35, MedTrans/Meducare)
N946MT (EC45, MedTrans/Meducare)
N408SH (B407, Air Methods/Life Flight Jacksonville)
MEDEVAC YELLOWSTONE 6 (E55P, N267TX, Transmedics Inc)
MEDEVAC N28VU (BE20, N28VU, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC N332CA (BE20, N332CA, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC 377P (BE20, N377P, Augusta Aviation)



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