Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; November 2022

November 2022 wasn’t the best month. Between Hurricane Nicole to family medical issues during the Thanksgiving Holiday, I didn’t have much radio time. While there may have not been extraordinary events like the USS Ford working off the coast or P-8s on temporary duty in Savannah, the month did provide some interesting listening. Notable during the month:

  • Savannah Tower changed from 119.100 to 125.975 last month and it has continued in use through November. Savannah Tower had been 119.100 for as long as I can remember, so it’s taking some getting used to.
  • There were two rare visitors to the southeast during November: a WC-135 and an RC-135; it’s rare enough to hear one, much less two in a month here in the southeast, but I caught both in one day!
  • Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is in the process of converting from the MH-65D to the MH-65E. The first MH-65E, 6561, arrived in early November, replacing 6576 and 6565 arrived in late November but I’m not sure which MH-65D it replaced.
  • I finally caught the VUP-19 MQ-4C, PE 171, at NS Mayport while it was flying offshore on 28 November
Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Tower
134.700/127.650/143.200/307.125/317.475 - GCA
126.200/285.425 - Base Ops
309.000 - Hunter AAF PMSV
126.250/269.275 - Wright AAF Tower
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)
36.800 (FM) - 2-3 AVN Air-to-Air
38.725 (FM) - LIGHTHORSE Ops (3-17 CAV)
139.400 - 2-3 AVN?
229.200 - 2-3 AVN?
49.975 (FM) - BRAWLER OPS (4-3 AVN, AHB)
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE Ops (1/169 AVN)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops

ARMY 26458 (UH-60L, 92-26458, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26841 (UH-60L, 99-26841, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26830 (UH-60L, 99-26830, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 27055 (UH-60L, 05-27055, A/2-3 AVN)
HOOKER ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20172 (HH-60M, 08-20172, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20310 (HH-60M, 10-20310, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20351 (HH-60M, 11-20351, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20354 (HH-60M, 11-20354, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20409 (HH-60M, 11-20409, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20506 (HH-60M, 12-20506, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20601 (HH-60M, 13-20601, 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 03325 (AH-64E, 20-03325, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03327 (AH-64E, 20-03327, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03331 (AH-64E, 20-03331, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03338 (AH-64E, 20-03338, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03341 (AH-64E, 20-03341, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03342 (AH-64E, 20-03342, 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 03349 (AH-64E, 20-03349, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03350 (AH-64E, 20-03350, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03351 (AH-64E, 20-03351, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03352 (AH-64E, 20-03352, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03353 (AH-64E, 20-03353, 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 20360 (UH-60M, 11-20360, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20362 (UH-60M, 11-20362, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20364 (UH-60M, 11-20364, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20369 (UH-60M, 11-20369, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20370 (UH-60M, 11-20370, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20387 (UH-60M, 11-20387, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20392 (UH-60M, 11-20392, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20396 (UH-60M, 11-20396, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20397 (UH-60M, 11-20397, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20417 (UH-60M, 11-20417, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20422 (UH-60M, 11-20422, 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 08067 (CH-47F, 09-08067, 1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08076 (CH-47F, 10-08076, 1/169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08772 (CH-47F, 08-08772, 1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20300 (HH-60M, 10-20300, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20606 (HH-60M, 13-20606, 1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
BLITZ ## (MQ-1C?, Unknown Unit)
COAST GUARD 6508 (MH-65D, 6508, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6534 (MH-65D, 6534, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6561 (MH-65E, 6561, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65E, 6565, 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)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods)
N48AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N53AE (B06, N53AE, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N119AE (B06, N119AE, AirEvac)
N239AE (B06, AirEvac)
N395AE (Bell 206L-1, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N423AE (B06, AirEvac 77 LaGrange)
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 133 - 3rd AVN
 TG 139 - 3rd AVN?
 TG 143 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Admin
 TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
 TG 185 - 2nd ABCT?
 TG 371 - Fort Stewart FD
 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 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
125.975/257.800 - Tower
120.400/353.775/125.300/371.875/118.400/307.225 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW/158th AS CP
225.050 - 165th AW/158th AS Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
130.375 - Signature Flight Support Savannah

DAWG ## (C-130H3, 158th AS)
EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N247PS (G150, N247PS, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
N365GA (G150, N365GA, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
CAP 924 (C182, N945CP, GA CAP)
SAUDI ARABIAN 288 (G650ER, HZ-HM65, 1 Sqn/Royal Flight Saudi Arabian AF)
N67767 (TH-67A, US Forestry Service/US Army)
N893AU (EC145, Augusta University AirCare)

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
 TG 417 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 2
 TG 17920 - LifeStar



MCAS Beaufort
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
281.800 - MCAS Beaufort Base Ops
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
304.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base?
360.525 - VMFA(AW)-533 Tac 1?
269.700 - VMFA(AW)-533 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
136.825 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.925 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BLADE ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
JOKER ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
NITRO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
CAP 3963 (C172, N763CP, SC CAP)
N365MT (Bell 407GX, CARE Flight)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58, ATAC)

USMC TRS (MCRD Parris Island site)
 TG 1517 – MCRD Parris Island Training; enc
 TG 7401 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 7501 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Range Control; enc
 TG 7515 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc (MCRD PI Range?)
 TG 7523 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc (MCRD PI Range?)
 TG 9401 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 3501 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 14501 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 14507 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 14509 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc
 TG 14510 - MCAS Beaufort/MCRD PI Unknown; enc



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

GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)



Malcolm McKinnon and Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF/Unicom



NSB Kings Bay
US DOD TRS (NSB Kings Bay sites)
 TG 28065 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown; enc
 TG 28067 - NSB Kings Bay Unknown; enc/unenc
 TG 28546 - Unknown
 TG 28532 - NSB Kings Bay unknown
 TG 28557 - RFD Southeast 1
 TG 28589 - Trident Refit Facility?
 TG 28615 - NSBKB Fire Dispatch



Robins AFB
293.525 - 116th/461st ACW "PEACHTREE OPS"
324.650 - JSTARS Discrete

DRACO ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW)  
STARGATE (E-8C backend, 330th CTS)



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)
CROWN 15 (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
314.200 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 7
343.500 - NAS Jax PMSV
264.200 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
271.400 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
306.000 - VP-30 Base
246.900 - P-8 Air-to-Air
285.000 - USN TSC Jacksonville
300.125 - Mayport SESEF
156.600 - Marine VHF Ch 12, Mayport Port Control

FANG ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
GATOR ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
NAVY AC 7## (MH-60R, HSM-74)
NAVY AJ 7## (MH-60R, HSM-70)
GRIFFIN ## (P-8A, CPRW-11)
MADFOX ## (P-8A, VP-5)
TIGER ## (P-8A, VP-8)
TALON 8## (P-8A, VP-16)
TRIDENT ## (P-8A, VP-26)
NAVY LL ## (P-3C, VP-30)
NAVY LL 8## (P-8A, VP-30)
SENTINEL ## (P-8A, VP-30)
NAVY PE 171 (MQ-4C, 169171, VUP-19)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)

US DOD TRS (NS Mayport & NAS Jacksonville sites)
 TG 28118 - NAS Jax Tower; unenc 
 TG 28138 - NAS Jax?; Unknown Squadron Maintenance Control
 TG 28146 - NAS Jax FD Dispatch; enc/unenc
 TG 28174 - NS Mayport FD Tac 2; enc
 TG 28264 - NS Mayport Tower; unenc
 TG 28267 - NS Mayport Aircraft POL; unenc
 TG 28306 - NS Mayport Unknown; unenc
 TG 28318 - HSM-40; unenc
 TG 28329 - NS Mayport Crash Net; unenc
 TG 28344 - NS Mayport Ship POL?; unenc
 TG 28348 - NS Mayport Unknown; enc
 TG 28354 - NS Mayport FD Dispatch; enc/unenc
 TG 28355 - NS Mayport FD?; unenc
 TG 28358 - NS Mayport Unknown; unenc
 TG 28372 - NS Mayport Unknown; unenc



Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925/135.800/379.925/119.300 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops

BASCO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
CHOIR ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
EMMER ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
EQUAL ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
MOOSE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PROVO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PULP ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
VIGOR ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
YOKE ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
BRONZE ## (C-17A, 300th AS)
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
BOEING ### (Boeing 787 Test Flights)
GIANT 4431 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N718BA, 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
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
140.125 - 169th FW/157th FS V15
143.250 - 169th FW/157th FS V16
141.925 - 169th FW/157th FS V17
311.200 - 55th FS Ops "SHOOTER OPS"
141.675 - 55th FS Air-to-Air
228.800 - 55th FS Air-to-Air
120.475/235.775 - North Auxiliary Field

MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
DEMON ##  (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
CONAN ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
COBRA ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
CUSTER ## (F-16CM, 55th FS)
MISTY ## (F-16CM, 55th 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
234.025 - Moody MOA



SEALORD (W-137/138)
120.950/284.500 - Sealord North Primary
133.950/267.500 - Sealord South Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
377.400 - W-137 Discrete
318.600 - SEALORD Discrete
320.500 - BRISTOL Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
270.600 - BRISTOL Discrete



DOUBLESHOT (W-161/177)
127.725/228.750 - DOUBLESHOT Primary
258.400 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
279.725 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
148.1250 (PL 156.7/$61F) - CAP R09 Jacksonville



Misc MilCom
324.600 - AR-207
311.000 - ACC Command Post

AIR FORCE 1 (VC-25, 89th AW)
ALLEY ## (T-1A, 14th FTW)
ARGOT ## (E-6B, VQ-4)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BAMA (T-1A, 14th FTW)
CAP 920 (C172, N426CP, GA Civil Air Patrol)
COAST GUARD 6054 (MH-60T, 6054, USCG)
COBRA ## (WC-135R, 38th RS)
CONDOR ## (CH-53E, HMH-464)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
CROSSBOW ## (MV-22B, VMMT-204)
DANTE ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
DREW ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18, VFA-106)
FLASH ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
FORGE ## (Various, USAPAT)
GASPR ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 610 (C-147A, 17-01610, Golden Knights)
GUARD 26611 (UH-60L, 95-26611, 1-244 AVN FL ARNG)
GUARD 72224 (UH-72A, 11-72224, 2-151 AVN SC ARNG)
IRONHORSE ## (CH-53E, HMH-461)
KING 39 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
LOBO ### (UC-35D, VMR-1)
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
MARINE ### (Various, USMC transport)
MASH ## (KC-135R, 434th ARW)
NAVY 377 (C-37B, 166377, VR-1)
NAVY HX ### (MH-60R, HX-21)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
OXBOW ## (E-6B, VQ-4)
PAT ## (Various, US Army transport)
PIRAT ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
PUMA ## (C-130J, 19th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
RED KNIGHT ### (T-6B, VT-3)
ROYAL ## (C-17A, 436th AW)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SHINER ## (RC-315U, 45th RS)
SLAM ## (C-17A, 452nd AW)
SODA 8# (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
SPAR ## (USAF Special Mission)
TEXAN ### (T-6B, TAW-5)
TOPCAT ## (KC-135R, 108th Wing)
VENUS ## (Various, 89th AW)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)



ARTCC
269.025/127.575 - Jax Center Waycross Low
273.525/135.050 - Jax Center Meta Low/High
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
323.300/133.700 - Jax Center Baxley Low
346.300/133.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
363.200/132.925 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
370.950/133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High

269.625/123.950 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
307.050/126.425 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
322.325/128.100 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
127.950 - Atlanta Center Augusta

131.175 - ARINC



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

One thought on “Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; November 2022

  1. Mac:

    It’s sure nice to receive these well written blog posts from you. I always enjoy all of your writing and well researched work.

    I hope your father continues to improve.

    Best wishes!

    Mark Bolton mark.bolton@me.com

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