Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Big E Comm Intercepts - 3/14/2007 1240 UTC

Photo: Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) transits alongside nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during an underway replenishment. (US Navy Photo)

Here is that latest list of comms associated with the Big E CSG as of 1240 UTC.

4414.0 usb ECHO FOXTROT
5078.5 usb ECHO WHISKEY

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120.950 SEALORD FACSFAC Jax
128.950 DART (Lear) air-air; Phoenix Air Group
133.950 SEALORD FACSFAC Jax
136.975 COUGAR Air-Air
225.350 Pinecastle Targets [Black]
226.200 Fighter Control [Button 9]
230.225 ECHO WHISKEY CWC UHF Net
234.500 VFC-12 Tac AMBUSH air-air
235.350 Pinecastle Range Targets
238.425 ECHO ZULU CWC UHF Net
242.750 MARSHAL [Button 16]
244.725 DART calling ____ WARRIOR (was not SILENT WARRIOR)
245.400 Fighter Control North CAP Shield c/s [Button 10]
249.800 DART aircraft working unidentified / Invader Jack [Primary]
250.425 Approach Control/Tower
252.650 SAR Alpha
254.225 RED CROWN [Button 4]
254.825 Dart aircraft discrete
256.700 HAMMER 31 calling Avon Ops
259.825 STRIKE [Button 3]
263.325 SAR Bravo
263.350 DEPARTURE
265.850 RED TALON
267.500 SEALORD FACSFAC Jax North
269.675 DART 12 working _____ WARRIOR. Trying 349.900, open mic on 249.800
273.850 DRAGON F-21 Air-air
277.800 Fleet Common
278.775 Screwtop w Hawk ##/usage [Yellow]
279.350 Secure
282.400 AEW&C Red Air (very tentative)
283.150 ECHO PAPA/ECHO ROMEO [Button 7]
289.200 Pinecastle Range Control
290.000 VMFA-251 Tac
290.875 Unknown user/Air-air
292.200 Avon Park Range Control
293.225 Miami Center – Vero Beach RCAG
312.250 VFA-211 Tac "Nickel"
313.725 Pinecastle Range R2906 Control
314.225 VMFA-251 Tac "TBolt"
316.850 VFA-136 Tac "Hawk"
317.825 VFA-86 Tac "Winder"
318.075 Fighter Control South CAP - "GOLF" [Button 11]
323.950 VS-32 Tac (tentative) Air-air
324.725 VAW-123 Tac "Screwtop"
326.175 VS-32 Tac
341.875 REP [Button 18]
342.250 Range? Check in with weapons load; Possible Iron Cross discrete
348.950 Aerial Refueling / RHET 95
349.900 DART 12 with MAYCOM WARRIOR / Invader Jack [Secondary]
351.800 Jax Approach
355.350 Unknown user/Air-air [Button 12]
361.075 VFA-86 Tac "Winder"
364.375 VFA-136 Tac "Hawk" (tentative)
370.750 VMFA-251 Tac (tentative) Shield ## at Pinecastle Air-Air / Hammer flight manual push to here
372.225 Unknown user/Air-air NICKEL 17/22
374.300 VFC-12 Tac "Ambush"
377.050 Unknown user/usage?? (key up)
377.600 SILENT WARRIOR / COUGAR 24-25 /Red Air

Button & Color Designators:
Button 3 – 259.825 Strike
Button 4 – 254.225 Red Crown
Button 7 - 283.150 Echo Papa/Echo Romeo
Button 8 - Unknown
Button 9 - 226.200 Fighter Control
Button 10 – 245.400 Shot Common
Button 11 – 318.075 Fighter Control
Button 12 - 355.350
Button 15 – Approach
Button 16 – 242.750 Marshal
Button 17 – Approach
Button 18 - 341.875 Reps
Button 19 - Echo Papa?

Beige - Unknown
Black - 225.350
Yellow - 278.725

Have Quick:
235.050 239.950 252.925 257.250 262.450 267.850 271.950 289.050 293.550 298.650 303.275 314.450

Callsigns:
AMBUSH ## - VFC-12 F/A-18C (RTB Navy Jax)
CLIMAX CONTROL - USS Enterprise
COUGAR ## - Hawker Hunter, ATAC Inc (RTB Navy Jax)
DAGGER ## - L-59 aircraft
DART ## - Phoenix Air Group Lear Jets
DELTA – HF CWC Net Surface Unit (HF)
DRAGON 41 – ATAC Newport News F-21 Kfir
ECHO - Link 16 Net Surface Unit (HF)
ECHO BRAVO - Strike Group Commander (HF)
ECHO FOXTROT - Track / Link Coordinator (HF)
ECHO PAPA - Strike Warfare Commander (UHF)
ECHO ROMEO – Air Resources Element Commander (UHF)
ECHO WHISKEY - Air Defense C ommander (HF/UHF)
ECHO ZULU - Sea Combat Commander (UHF)
GAMMA RAY - FAC/JTAC at Pinecastle
GOLF - USS Gettysburg (HF) (UHF) Air Defense Control - ADC/Link 11 Net
HAMMER ## - Strike Mission tactical callsign
HAWK ## - VFA-136 F/A-18C
HITMAN 21
HOTEL - Link 11 Net surface unit
INVADER JACK – Flight International Lear Jets
JULIET – Link 16 Net Surface unit (HF)
KILO - Link 16 Net surface unit
LIBERTY 71-72 (Delayed on tanker, alternate tasking?) (211?)
LIMA - HF CWC Net (surface unit)
MACOM WARRIOR
Mauler - VS-32 S-3B
MIKE – Link 11 Net Surface unit (HF)
NAIL ## - Strike Mission tactical callsign
NICKEL ## VFA-211 F/A-18F
OMEGA 71 - Omega Air Inc KC-135
OSCAR – Link 11 Net Surface unit (HF)
PANTHER 41/61 (first section of Red Air)
PAPA – Surface unit (HF)
RATTLER 35 - Gulfstream 1 (G-159) Phoenix Air Group (tentative)
RAWHIDE 44 – VRC-40 Det C-2A
RHET 95/96 - 19ARG/99ARS KC-135R
ROOK ## - VAQ-137 EA-6B
SCREWTOP - VAW-123 E-2C II
SEALORD - FACSFAC Jacksonville, Florida
SHIELD ## - Strike Mission tactical callsign
SILENT WARRIOR - Air Defense Surface Unit - Red Air
SNIPER 1 Unidentified aircraft
TBOLT ## – VMFA-251 F/A-18C
TRON 53 – EA-6B Tactical callsign
VIPER ## - Unidentified aircraft
WINDER ## - VFA-86 F/A-18C

CVW-1 Squadron List
VFA-86 Sidewinders F/A-18C
VFA-136 Knighthawks F/A-18
VFA-211 Checkmates F/A-18 Super Hornet
VMFA-251 Thunderbolts F/A-18C
VAQ-137 Rooks EA-6B
VAW-123 Screwtops E-2C
VS-32 Maulers S-3B
VRC-40 Det Rawhides C-2A
HS-11 Dragonslayers SH-60

Big E CSG Ship List
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
USS Stout (DDG-55)
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
USS Gettysburg (CG-64)
USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)
USNS Supply (T-AOE 6)