01 December 2025

Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; November 2025

November was much like October was; several issues reduced the amount of radio time I had and a great deal of it ended up being mobile monitoring. I was able to take an overnight road trip to the South Carolina Midlands and enjoyed doing some listening while I was up there; you can read more about in an earlier blog post. The photo below is of KF4LMT Mobile at Poinsett State Park; it's an excellent place to do some listening to Shaw AFB and McEntire JNGB; it's located somewhat between the two and adjacent to Poinsett Range, which is used by aircraft from both bases. November was notable for the almost complete absence of 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade activity at Hunter AAF; they're deployed to Europe, but they've apparently left a few personnel and aircraft at Hunter AAF this time. F-16s from the 113th Wing/121st FS, DC Air National Guard continue to operate out of Savannah-Hilton Head IAP like they did during October. 

KF4LMT Mobile amidst the Autumn foliage at Poinsett State Park in the South Carolina Midlands


Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
46.700 (FM) - 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)
242.400 - GA ARNG Air-to-Air
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 20507 - Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
 TG 20513 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS Dispatch 
 TG 20552 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Army Common
 TG 20561 - Fort Stewart DMPTR
 TG 20563 - Fort Stewart DMPTR
 TG 20566 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Live Fire
 TG 20677 - Southeast Network Enterprise Center
 TG 20692 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 20705 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20705
 TG 20709 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control 20709
 TG 20768 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Unknown

EBONY ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
SCREE ## (HH-60M, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20434 (HH-60M, 11-20434, C/2-3 AVN)
DEAD ## (AH-64E, 3-17 CAV)
GUARD 08050 (CH-47F, 08-08050, 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 08807 (CH-47F, 10-08807, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 26612 (UH-60V, 95-26612, 1-106 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)



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
173.4125 ($504) - 165th Aerial Port Squadron
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
253.200 - ADC/CRTC; F-16C, 113th Wing/121st FS Ops
288.400 - NORAD Discrete; 113th Wing/121st FS Air-to-Air
293.600 - NORAD Discrete; 113th Wing/121st FS Air-to-Air
324.000 - 113th Wing/121st FS Air-to-Air

Gulfstream TRS
 TG 101 - Gulfstream Unknown; enc 

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 TG 415 - 165th AW FD 1
 TG 417 - 165th AW FD 2
 TG 824 - Savannah IAP Parking

DAWG ## (C-130J, 165th AW/158th AS)
EAGLE 0# (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
GULFTEST ## (G400/G500/G600/G700/G800/G650, Gulfstream Test)
CAPITOL ## (F-16C, 113th Wing/121st FS)
BLITZ ## (TH-1H, 23rd FTS)
GUARD 72094 (UH-72A, 09-72094, 2-151 AVN SC ARNG)
KATT ## (T-6A, VT-10)
CANFORCE 2503 (CC-130J, 130613, 436 Sqn RCAF)
FLYTRON ## (LJ36, GH Equipment LLC)



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)
CAP 920 (C172, N426CP, GA Civil Air Patrol)



Southeast Georgia Airports
122.725 - Statesboro-Bulloch County CTAF/Unicom
122.800 - Claxton-Evans County Airport CTAF/Unicom
122.800 - Jesup-Wayne County CTAF/Unicom



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



Robins AFB/Middle Georgia Regional Airport
124.200 - Atlanta TRACON



Moody AFB
269.400 - Valdosta Approach
285.600 - Valdosta Approach
139.825 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
140.200 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
143.750 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air
242.150 - 23rd FG Air-to-Air

CHAIN ## (A-10C, 23rd FG)
HOG ## (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
118.975 - Hilton Head Airport Tower
123.075 - Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport CTAF/Unicom
305.800 - VMFA-224 Base
228.300 - VMFA-224 Air-to-Air
258.900 - VMFA-224 Air-to-Air
336.225 - VMFA-224 Air-to-Air
310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
264.925 - VMFA-312 Tac 3
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
267.300 - VMFT-402 Air-to-Air
136.925 - ATAC Base/Ops
136.725 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.775 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BENGAL ## (F-35B, VMA-224)
AMBUSH ## (F-35B?, VMFA-224)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
HAWK ## (F-35B, VMFA-533)
SCRAPPER ## (F-35B, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
REAPER ## (F-5N, VMFT-402)
FOXX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir C2, ATAC)
N9997F (C-172, ASDA Forest Service FEPP SC Forestry Commission)



Joint Base Charleston
120.700 - Charleston TRACON
306.925 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
314.450 - 437th/315th AW Air-to-Air
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops

BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
VOLT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
OLSON ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SILLY ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SHARK ## (C-130J, Various)
BOEING 177 (B78X, HL8575, Korean Air/Boeing Test)
BOEING 727 (B78?, Boeing Test)
GIANT 4536 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)



Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
119.500/257.800 - Columbia Metropolitan Tower
124.150 - Columbia TRACON
133.400 - Columbia TRACON
285.600 - Columbia TRACON
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops  "SWAMP FOX Ops"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
309.850 - 169th FW/157th FS U14
237.250 - 169th FW/157th FS U16
225.700 - 169th FW/157th FS U17
273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS "GAMBLER Ops"
262.000 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
267.600 - 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"
299.300- 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air

USAF 57C TRS (Shaw AFB site)
 TG 5765 - Shaw AFB FD

US Army TRS (Fort Jackson sites)
 TG 737 - Fort Jackson Range Control
 TG 780 - Fort Jackson Buses/Transportation
 TG 784 - Fort Jackson Motor Pool

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)
SLOT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
ZINGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)



Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
119.000 - Jacksonville TRACON
124.900 - Jacksonville TRACON
127.000 - Jacksonville TRACON
127.775 - Jacksonville TRACON
292.150 - Jacksonville TRACON
251.250 - 125th FW/159th FS Ops
234.800 - 125th FW/159th FS Air-to-Air
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Air-to-Air
264.200 - VP-5/VP-16 Base
271.400 - VP-8/VP-26 Base
306.000 - VP-30 Base
275.200 - Grumman St Augustine Echo Base
360.300 - Grumman St Augustine Ops

FANG ## (F-35A, 125th FW/159th FS)
GATOR ## (F-35A, 125th FW/159th FS)
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
TIGER ## (P-8A, VP-8)
TALON 8## (P-8A, VP-16)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
NEPTUNE ## (P-8A, VP-30)
DRAGO ## (P-8A, Flyover Callsign)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
SWORD ## (P-8A, VP-47)
GRUMMAN ## (E-2D, Grumman St Augustine)



Ranges/MOAs
119.225 - Townsend Range Control/Coastal MOA
228.400 - Townsend Range Control /Coastal MOA 
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete



SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
349.600 - W-137 Discrete
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
293.600 - NORAD Discrete (used by 159th FS)
229.350 - Unknown US Navy Exercise



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



Miscellaneous MilCom/Aviation
311.000 - MacDill AFB "LIGHTNING Ops"
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
250.200 - VMFA-251 Air-to-Air
148.1250 ($430) - SC CAP R25 Low Country

AIR FORCE 1 (VC-25A, 89th AW)
BEEF ## (C-17A, 305th AMW)
BISON ## (CMV-22B, VRM-40)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18E/F, VFA-106)
EVAC ##### (C-130, Various, USAF Medevac)
FORGE ## (UH-60L, 5-159 AVN)
GECKO ## (Various, US Army UFC)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 264 (UV-18C, 08-00264, US Army Golden Knights)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
KING 41 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
KING 44 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
LOBO ### (UC-35D, VMR-1)
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
MARINE ### (UC-35D, VMR Det-KADW)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PUDGY ## (KC-46A, 305th AMW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SAME 55 (G550/MC-55A, N584GA, USAF 645 AESG)
SHARK ## (C-130J, Various)
SHOOT ## (T-38C, 25th FTS)
SPAR ### (Various, USAF Special Air Mission)
SWIFT ## (C-21A, 375th AMW)
TBOLT ## (F-35C, VMFA-251)
VULCAN ## (KC-135R, 117th ARW)
ASCOT 6102 (C-17A, ZZ174, RAF 24/99 Sqn)
BELGIAN AIR FORCE 665 (A400M, CT02, 20 Sqn Belgian AF)
FAE 001 (ERJ135BJ, FAE-051, Ala 11, Ecuadorian AF)
FLYTRON ## (LJ35, GH Equipment LLC)
OMEGA 10 (DC10, N974VV, Omega Air)
OMEGA 71 (B703, N707MQ, Omega Air)
SWIFTBIRD ## (KC-135R, CPS/Metrea Aerospace)
GOODYEAR BLIMP 2A (LZ N07-101, N2A, Goodyear Tire & Rubber)



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



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
171.2375 ($293) - CG 127, Sector Charleston
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston
164.9000 ($293) - CG 118, Station Brunswick
162.3250 ($293) - CG 111, Sector Jacksonville
412.9750 ($293) - CG 409, Sector Jacksonville

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

Savannah River Site P25 TRS
 TG 3164 - SRS Unknown

COAST GUARD 2015 (HC-130J, 2015, CGAS Elizabeth City)
COAST GUARD 2016 (HC-130J, 2016, CGAS Elizabeth City)
FLIGHT CHECK 79 (BE30, N79, FAA)



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
 
Palmetto 800
 TG 10392 - Meducare
 TG 28609 - SC LifeNet (Medevac Helicopter dispatch)
 TG 51704 - MedTrans SC (Medevac Helicopter dispatch)
 TG 40005 - SC Air 3

LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N398AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield) (backup aircraft)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville)
N165AE/AIREVAC 102 (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N192AE/AIREVAC 183 (B06, AirEvac 183 Waycross)
N296AE/AIREVAC 95 (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE/AIREVAC 96 (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N481AE/AIREVAC 90 (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N485AE/AIREVAC 142 (B407, AirEvac 142 Tifton)
N649AE/AIREVAC 91 (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N883AE/AIREVAC 176 (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
N151LN (EC30, Air Methods - Lifenet 3 Orangeburg?)
N365MT/CARE FLIGHT (B407, Med-Trans/CARE Flight Walterboro)
MEDEVAC N14TA (C441, N14TA, Taiter Aviation LLC)
MEDEVAC N200FT (C25A, N200FT, BBK Partners LLC)
MEDEVAC N28VU (BE20, N28VU, Physicians Air Transport)
MEDEVAC N877PA (BE20, N877PA, Pax Dei LLC)

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