Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; August 2022

As some of you may know, July was a rough month away from the radios, so I didn’t post a July recap. August turned out to be a much better month with more opportunities to listen to the radios and those opportunities yielded some excellent listening. August 2022 saw a Bold Quest exercise based out of Savannah-Hilton Head IAP and Hunter AAF that included participants from the French Air Force and a German defense contractor. French Air Force tankers supporting the French fighters that went to Savannah went to Joint Base Charleston. Another foreign air force visitor was an Israeli Air Force 707 at Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport. Towards the end of the month, I caught the 157th FS, South Carolina ANG deploying from Columbia, SC to an exercise in Colombia. Closing out the month, a flight of B-52s transited over southeast Georgia.

A quick word on formatting. Starting with this month’s recap, I’ve consolidated some sections. Hunter AAF, Wright AAF, and Fort Stewart have been consolidated into one section. Likewise, Jacksonville IAP, NAS Jacksonville, and NS Mayport have been consolidated into one section. Columbia Metropolitan Airport, McEntire JNGB, and Shaw AFB have also been consolidated (North Auxiliary Field is in that section as well).

Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Tower
126.200/285.425 - Base Ops
309.000 - Hunter AAF PMSV
126.250/269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
252.025 - Wright AAF PMSV
127.350/279.625/41.300 - Marne Radio
51.050 (FM) - Hunter AAF Test Area/Fort Stewart Common
32.200 (FM) - KNIGHTHAWK Ops (2-3 AVN, GSAB)
41.375 (FM) - 2-3 AVN Air-to-Air
49.975 (FM) - BRAWLER OPS (4-3 AVN, AHB)
140.450 - 4-3 AVN
34.075 - 3rd AVN Brigade
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE OPS (1/169 AVN)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
40.500 - 2-4 AVN Air-to-Air

ARMY 26587 (UH-60L, 94-26587, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26596 (UH-60L, 95-26596, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26812 (UH-60L, 98-26812, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26841 (UH-60L, 99-26841, A/2-3 AVN)
HOOKER ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20353 (HH-60M, 11-20353, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20354 (HH-60M, 11-20354, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20402 (HH-60M, 11-20402, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20434 (HH-60M, 11-20434, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20351 (HH-60M, 11-20351, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20506 (HH-60M, 12-20506, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20615 (HH-60M, 13-20615, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20616 (HH-60M, 13-20616, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20679 (HH-60M, 14-20679, C-2/3 AVN)
ARMY 21016 (MH-60M, 18-21016, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 03334 (AH-64E, 20-03334, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03335 (AH-64E, 20-03355, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03336 (AH-64E, 20-03336, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03337 (AH-64E, 20-03337, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03340 (AH-64E, 20-03340, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03341 (AH-64E, 20-03341, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03342 (AH-64E, 20-03342, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03343 (AH-64E, 20-03343, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03344 (AH-64E, 20-03344, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03345 (AH-64E, 20-03345, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03346 (AH-64E, 20-03346, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03347 (AH-64E, 20-03347, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03348 (AH-64E, 20-03348, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03349 (AH-64E, 20-03349, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03351 (AH-64E, 20-03351, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03355 (AH-64E, 20-03355, 3-17 CAV)
CERBERUS ## (MQ-1C, E/3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20356 (UH-60M, 11-20356, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20357 (UH-60M, 11-20357, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20360 (UH-60M, 11-20360, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20361 (UH-60M, 11-20361, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20362 (UH-60M, 11-20362, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20370 (UH-60M, 11-20370, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20386 (UH-60M, 11-20386, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20388 (UH-60M, 11-20388, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20396 (UH-60M, 11-20396, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20417 (UH-60M, 11-20417, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20428 (UH-60M, 11-20428, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20450 (UH-60M, 12-20450, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20455 (UH-60M, 12-20455, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20457 (UH-60M, 12-20457, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20458 (UH-60M, 12-20458, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20461 (UH-60M, 12-20461, 4-3 AVN)
GUARD 20300 (HH-60M, 10-20300, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20606 (HH-60M, 13-20606, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20307 (HH-60M, 10-20307, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GHOST ## (HH-60M, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
COAST GUARD 6508 (MH-65D, 6508, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6534 (MH-65D, 6534, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6576 (MH-65D, 6576, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6606 (MH-65D, 6606, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6607 (MH-65D, 6607, CGAS Savannah)
ARMY 20871 flight (HH-60M, 16-20871/16-20874, 2-4 AVN)
DIXIE ## (KC-135R, 117th ARW)
GECKO ## (C-27J, US Army UFC)
GOFER ## (C-130H, 133rd AW)
JILL ## (C-17a, 437th/315th AW)
CAP 161 (C182, N261CA, Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 930 (C182, N402CV, GA Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 3903 (C182, N403CV, SC Civil Air Patrol)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods)
N296AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)

US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
 TG 101 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Army Common
 TG 105 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Network Enterprise Center
 TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 133 - 3rd AVN
 TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
 TG 169 - 1st ABCT
 TG 373 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF EMS
 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 1105 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 5
 TG 1147 - Hunter AAF FD




Savannah IAP/Savannah CRTC & ADC
119.100/257.800 - Tower
120.400/353.775/125.300/371.875/118.400/307.225 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW CP
225.050 - 165th AW Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
173.4125 ($504) - 165th AW ATOC
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
233.100 - French AF Rafale Air-to-Air

DAWG ## (C-130H3, 165th AW)
EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N247PS (G150, N247PS, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
CAP 924 (C182, N945CP, GA CAP) 
DECOY ## (C-17A, 167th AW)
FRENCH AF 9171/9172 (Rafale C/B, French AF)
CUSTOM ## (Rafale C/B, French AF)
KITE 50 (LJ36, D-CGFF, Gesellschaft fuer Flugzieldarstellung)
KITE 51 (LJ35, D-CGFN, Gesellschaft fuer Flugzieldarstellung)
FLIGHT CHECK 75 (BE30, N75, FAA)

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
 TG 17920 - LifeStar





Exercise Bold Quest
245.500 - Air-to-Ground
293.000 - Air-to-Ground
234.050 - Aerial Refueling
234.000 - Unknown
259.325 - Unknown; encrypted
336.500 - Unknown; encrypted
359.350 - Unknown; encrypted





MCAS Beaufort
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
283.400 - VMFA-115 Base
339.500 - VMFA-115 Tac 1
225.875 - VMFA-115 Tac 2
305.800 - VMFA(AW)-224 Base
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
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
355.025 - VMFAT-501 Air-to-Air
136.775 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.825 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BLADE 1# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
JOKER 2# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FURY ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
HELLCAT ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir, ATAC)

USMC TRS (MCRD Parris Island site)
 TG 1517 – MCRD Parris Island Training; enc
 TG 3501 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 7501 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Range Control; enc
 TG 7515 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 7518 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 7519 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 7523 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc (MCRD PI Range?)





Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower





Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport
122.725 - CTAF/Unicom




Plantation Air Park (Sylvania)
122.800 - CTAF/Unicom

   



Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport
123.000 - CTAF/Unicom

IAF 259 (KC707, 272, 120 Sqn Israeli AF)




Malcolm McKinnon and Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF/Unicom





NSB Kings Bay
US DOD TRS (NSB Kings Bay sites)
 TG 28612 - NSB Kings Bay unknown; enc
 TG 28614 - NSBKB Fire Tac; unenc




Robins AFB
141.750 - JSTARS Discrete
372.250 - JSTARS Discrete

PEACH ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW) 
PHENOM ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW) 
BOBBY ## (KC-135R) for CORONET Deployment flight





Moody AFB
125.475/126.600/132.375/269.400/285.600/306.300 - Valdosta Approach
225.450 - 71st RQS Ops

KING 15 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 21 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)
KING 22 (HC-130J, 71st RQS)




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




Jacksonville IAP/NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport
119.000/121.300/124.900/127.000/127.775/132.775 - Jax TRACON
284.600/308.400/322.400/335.600/351.800/377.050 - 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
310.200/134.775 - NAS Jax Base Ops
264.200 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
271.400 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
306.000 - VP-30 Base
361.300 - VR-58/VR-62/VP-62 Base

FANG ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
GATOR ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
LANCER ## (P-8A, VP-10)
TALON 8## (P-8A, VP-16)
PELICAN ## (P-8A, VP-45)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
NAVY LL ## (P-3C, VP-30)
NAVY LL 8## (P-8A, VP-30)
NAVY JV ### (C-40A, R-58)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)





Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925/135.800/379.925/119.300 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
340.600 - 437th/315th AW Air-to-Air
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops

TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
FAKE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
HILT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
KIND ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
KNOT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
CTM 1013 (A332, F-UJCS, French AF)
FRENCH AF 4010 (A330 MRTT, 041, French AF ERVTS01.031)
FRENCH AF 4011 (C-135FR, 470, French AF ERV04.031)
GIANT 4312 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)





Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire ANGB/Shaw AFB
124.150/133.400/285.600/338.200 - Columbia TRACON
125.400/318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
120.475/235.775 - North Field CCT
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops  "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
143.250 - 169th FW/157th FS V16
228.800 - 55th FS Air-to-Air
273.700 - 77th FS Ops "GAMBLER Ops"
139.825 - 77th FS Air-to-Air
141.675 - 77th FS Air-to-Air
262.000 - 77th FS Air-to-Air
267.600 - 77th FS Air-to-Air
277.225 - 77th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 - 79th FS Ops "TIGER Ops"
141.150 - 79th FS Air-to-Air

MACE ## (F-16CM, 157th FS)
DEMON ## (F-16CM, 157th FS)
CUBE ## (F-16CM, 157th FS) for CORONET Deployment flight
RUGER ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
SPIDER ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
CAESER ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
GREASY ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
HUSTLER ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
LOAD ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
MIRAGE ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)





Ranges/MOAs
228.400 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
252.900 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
226.975 - Townsend Range/Coastal MOA 
343.750 - Bulldog MOA
237.250 - Aerial Refueling in Bulldog MOA




Sealord (W-137/138)
120.950/284.500 - Sealord North Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
377.400 - W-137 Discrete
349.600 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
245.425 - Beaufort TTR
367.375 - Beaufort TTR




Doubleshot (W-161/177)
127.725/228.750 - Doubleshot Primary
258.400 - Doubleshot Discrete
279.725 - Doubleshot Discrete





Misc MilCom
238.250 - AR-54V
324.600 - AR-207
289.700 - Raccoon AR Track
311.000 - MacDill AFB "LIGHTNING Ops"
333.300 - VFA-213 Air-to-Air
377.000 - VFA-213 Air-to-Air
148.1250 (PL 107.2/$430) - SC CAP Repeater R25 Low Country
148.1500 (PL 107.2/$430) - GA CAP Repeater R56 Midway
149.2750 (PL 141.3) - CAP Air-to-Air Analog


AIR FORCE 2 (Various, USAF VPOTUS Flight)
BEAR ## (E-2D, VAW-124)
BLACK LION (F/A-18F, VFA-213)
BLUES ## (C-17A, 172nd AW)
BOLT (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
BUTTE ## (E-6B, VX-20)
CAMBER ### (Various, DOD Contract)
CONDOR ## (CH-53E, HMH-464)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
COOT ## (E-6B, VX-20)
DREW ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
EASY ## (UC-12, H&HS New Orleans)
EPIC ## (C-17A, 145th AW)
EVAC ##### (Various, Medical Evacuation)
FEAR ## (B-52H, 5th BW?)
FORGE ## (Various, USAPAT)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
KING 39 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
KING 44 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
MARINE ### (UC-35D, USMC Transport)
NAVY 8E ### (TH-57C, HT-8)
NUTTY ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
PARTY ## (F/A-18E, VFA-87)
PAT ## (Various, US Army Transport)
RAIDER ## (KC-130J, VMGR-352)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
REDBARN 754 (B737, N836BA, Boeing)
RIDER ## (C-17A, 436th AW)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SANDLAPPER ## (South Carolina CAP)
SCORE ## (P-8A, VX-20)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
SWAMP ## (T-38, 2nd FTS)
SWIFTBIRD ## (KC-135R, Cass Professional Services/Meta Aerospace)
TORCH ## (C-130H, 182nd AW)
VADER ## (C-130H, 910th AW)
WING ## (C-12, 228 AVN)
XTNDR ## (KC-10A, 60th AMW)




ARTCC
254.325/125.375 - Jax Center Taylor Low
256.875/135.450 - Jax Center Keystone Ultra High
269.025/127.575 - Jax Center Waycross Low
269.550/124.700 - Jax Center Columbia Low
273.525/135.050 - Jax Center Meta Low/High
273.550/134.000 - Jax Center St Johns Low
277.400/126.750 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
278.300/134.975 - Jax Center Ridgeway Ultra High
281.550/124.075 - Jax Center Summerville High
282.200/124.675 - Jax Center Jekyll Low
282.300/135.975 - Jax Center Alma High
285.650/126.125 - Jax Center Statesboro High
290.350/132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
306.300/133.450 - Jax Center Florence Low
307.250/126.350 - Jax Center St. Augustine High
317.550/134.375 - Jax Center Charleston Low
319.200/127.875 - Jax Center Aiken High
322.475/133.875 - Jax Center Lake City High
323.300/133.700 - Jax Center Baxley Low
327.100/134.850 - Jax Center Torry Low/High
346.250/127.475 - Jax Center Green Cove High
346.300/133.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
354.075/120.125 - Jax Center Knemo Ultra High
363.200/132.925 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
370.950/133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High

263.075 - Atlanta Center 
269.625/123.950 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
290.375/125.825 - Atlanta Center Hampton Ultra High
307.050/126.425 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
322.325/128.100 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
360.625/124.325 - Atlanta Center Clark Hill Ultra High




USCG
156.800 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.050 - Marine VHF Ch 21
157.100 - Marine VHF Ch 22
162.3250 ($293) - CG 111, Sector Jacksonville
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

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