Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; February 2023

Life got in the way of radio quite a bit in February, but the radio time I did have turned out to be remarkably interesting. February saw a Marine Divisions Tactics Course (MDTC) at MCAS Beaufort and the 62nd FS and 308th FS from Luke AFB visited the Air Dominance Center for training. The 62nd FS and 308th FS train F-35A pilots from Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway; hearing the Danish and Norwegian fighter pilots were a first for me and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing them throughout the month. On the other hand, the 3rd Aviation Brigade at Hunter AAF is gearing up for a deployment to Europe during the Spring, so there wasn’t much activity to be heard from them, particularly in the latter half of the month.

Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort Stewart
124.975/279.575 - Tower
134.700/127.650/143.200/307.125/317.475 - GCA
51.050 (FM) - Hunter AAF Test Area/Fort Stewart Common
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
46.100 (FM) - Fort Stewart Range Control
38.725 (FM) - LIGHTHORSE Ops (3-17 CAV)
49.950 (FM) - 3-17 CAV Air-to-Air
36.825 (FM) - HURRICANE Ops (B/1-169 AVN, GA ARNG AASF #3)
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops

ARMY 26596 (UH-60L, 95-26596, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 26812 (UH-60L, 98-26812, A/2-3 AVN)
HOOKER ## (CH-47F, B/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20402 (HH-60M, 11-20402, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20615 (HH-60M, 13-20615, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20679 (HH-60M, 14-20679, C-2/3 AVN)
ARMY 03327 (AH-64E, 20-03327, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03334 (AH-64E, 20-03334, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03336 (AH-64E, 20-03336, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03339 (AH-64E, 20-03339, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03343 (AH-64E, 20-03343, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03348 (AH-64E, 20-03348, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 03355 (AH-64E, 20-03355, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20360 (UH-60M, 11-20360, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20365 (UH-60M, 11-20365, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20395 (UH-60M, 11-20395, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20397 (UH-60M, 11-20397, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20417 (UH-60M, 11-20417, 4-3 AVN)
GUARD 08070 (CH-47F, 09-08070, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 08751 (CH-47F, 08-08751, B/1-169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20300 (HH-60M, 10-20300, C/1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GHOST 06 (HH-60M, 13-20606, C/1-111th AVN GA ARNG)
GHOST 08 (HH-60M, 10-20308, C/1-111th 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)
HAPPY 7# (KC-135R, 108th ARS)
PUMA 9# (C-130J, 19th AW)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar Hinesville)
N53AE (B06, AirEvac)
N119AE (B06, AirEvac)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N239AE (B06, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N315AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N485AE (B407, AirEvac 142 Tifton)
N486AE (B06, AirEvac 117 Snellville)
N553AE (B06, AirEvac 154 Perry)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N365MT (B407, CARE Flight) 
N577LF (EC30, Air Methods/LifeNet 3 Orangeburg)
N508MT (B407, MedTrans/Care Flight)

US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
 TG 109 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF DCH Movement
 TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 143 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control Admin
 TG 153 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Range Control
 TG 155 - Fort Stewart Forestry
 TG 169 - 1st 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 1147 - Hunter AAF FD



Savannah IAP/Savannah CRTC & ADC
125.975/257.800 - Tower
120.400/353.775/125.300/371.875/118.400/307.225/134.875 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory
225.750 - 165th AW/158th AS CP
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.5625 ($303) - 165th AW Flightline
173.4125 ($504) - 165th AW ATOC
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
237.000 - ADC Ops; 62nd FS/308th FS Ops
228.800 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
233.200 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
242.100 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
234.200 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
242.400 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
242.600 - ADC; 62nd FS/308th FS Air-to-Air
244.250 - ADC; Top Aces Air-to-Air

DAWG ## (C-130H3, 158th AS)
EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N247PS (G150, N247PS, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
MEAN ## (F-35A, 62nd FS)
SPIKE ## (F-35A, 62nd FS)
ARMOR ## (F-35A, 308th FS)
KNIGHT ## (F-35A, 308th FS)
TEMPLAR ## (F-35A, 308th FS)
ACES ## (F-16A, Top Aces)
CAP 924 (C182, N945CP, GA CAP)
Q7T-VPG (G-V, 7T-VPG, Algerian AF GLAM)

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 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
283.400 - VMFA-115 Base
339.500 - VMFA-115 Tac 1
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
251.400 - MAG-31; MDTC 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
253.350 - VMFAT-501 Air-to-Air
355.025 - VMFAT-501 Air-to-Air
262.700 - MAG-31; VMFT-401 Base
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1; VMFT-401 Air-to-Air
289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2; VMFT-401 Air-to-Air
264.925 - VMFA-312 Tac 3; VMFT-401 Air-to-Air
136.925 - ATAC Ops/Air-to-Air
136.775 - ATAC Air-to-Air
136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air

BLADE ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
BENGAL 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
VULTURE 4# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-224)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-533)
LATCH ## (F/A-18C/D, MAG-31 MDTC)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
HELLCAT ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
LEGION ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
SNIPER ## (F-5N, VMFT-401)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58, ATAC)
ATAC ## (Kfir C2, ATAC)
FLIGHTRON 39 (LJ35, N39FN, GH Equipment)
FLYTRON 53 (LJ35, N53FN, GH Equipment LLC)
CAP 3935 (Cessna 182, N635CP, SC CAP)
CAP 3990 (C82T, N590CP, SC Civil Air Patrol) 

USMC TRS (MCRD Parris Island site)
 TG 1517 - MCRD Parris Island Training; enc
 TG 3501 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island FD/EMS?)
 TG 3502 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island FD/EMS?)
 TG 3506 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island FD/EMS?)
 TG 5501 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc
 TG 5515 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc
 TG 7501 - MCRD Parris Island Range Control; enc
 TG 7510 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island Range?)
 TG 7518 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island Range?)
 TG 7519 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island Range?)
 TG 7523 - MCRD Parris Island Unknown; enc (MCRD Parris Island Range?)
 TG 9401 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc
 TG 9439 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc



Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower



Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport
123.000 - CTAF/Unicom



Malcolm McKinnon and Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF/Unicom



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

KOMODO ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW)
PEACH ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW)
NIGHTSTAR (E-8C backend, 12th ACCS)



Moody AFB
125.475/132.375/269.400/285.600 - Valdosta Approach
225.450 - 71st RQS Ops
139.725 - 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 Mapyort
119.000/121.300/124.900/127.000/127.775/132.775 - Jax TRACON
269.900/284.600/292.150/308.400/377.050 - 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/VP-62 Base

FANG ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
GATOR ## (F-15C, 159th FS)
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 8## (P-8A, VP-30)
SENTINEL ## (P-8A, Unknown Unit)
NAVY PE 171 (MQ-4C, 169171, VUP-19)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)



Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925/379.925/119.300 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - "PALMETTO OPS"

BRILL ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
DEED ### (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
FORT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
LIFTER ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
LOFT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
MEND ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PEPSI ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
VOLT ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
TEXON ## (KC-46A, 97th AMW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
BOEING 019 (B789, 9V-SCS, Singapore Airlines/Boeing Test)
BOEING 028 (B788, N885BP, Boeing Test)
BOEING 048 (B788, JA850J, Zipair/Boeing Test)
GIANT 4536 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)

USAF 57C P25 TRS (NSA Charleston site)
 TG 751 - Joint Base Charleston FD Dispatch; enc/unenc
 TG 752 - JB Charleston FD Tac 1?; enc
 TG 834 - 437th/315th AW; enc
 TG 884 - Joint Base Charleston/NSA Charleston Unknown; enc
 TG 885 - Joint Base Charleston/NSA Charleston Unknown; enc
 TG 950 - Joint Base Charleston/NSA Charleston Unknown; enc/unenc



Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire ANGB/Shaw AFB
124.150/133.400/285.600/338.200 - Columbia TRACON
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops  "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
311.200 - 20th FW/55th FS "SHOOTER Ops"
228.800 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS "TIGER Ops"
276.150 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
279.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
120.475/235.775 - North Auxiliary Field

MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
STALK ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
COLT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
SANDY ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
MADCAT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)

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



SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
313.700 - SEALORD North Secondary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
133.950 - SEALORD South Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
377.400 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
245.425 - Beaufort TTR
277.075 - Beaufort TTR
335.900 - Beafuort TTR
354.375 - Beaufort TTR
377.275 - Beaufort TTR
293.600 - NORAD Discrete
316.300 - NORAD Discrete
282.600 - NORAD Discrete
288.400 - NORAD Discrete



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



Misc MilCom
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
303.100 - AWACS Discrete
148.1250 (PL 107.2/$430) - SC CAP Repeater R25 Low Country

AIR FORCE 1 (VC-25, 82-8000, 89th AW)
ALLEY ## (T-1A, 14th FTW)
ANVIL ## (C-130J, 317th AW)
AVLON ## (C-40C, 932nd AW)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BLAZE ## (T-38C, 50th FTS)
CANFORCE 2095 (CC-130H, 130344, RCAF 413 Sqn)
CANFORCE 3075 (CC-144D, 144620, 412 Sqn RCAF)
CAP 921 (C172, N697CP, GA Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 926 (C182, N380CV, GA Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 941 (C172, N9433L, GA Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 3903 (C82T, N403CV, SC Civil Air Patrol)
CAP 9437 (C182, N237CP, Civil Air Patrol Southeast Region)
CONVOY 3### (C-130T, USN Transport)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
DECEE ## (KC-135R, 459th ARW)
DRAGNET (E-3G, 966th ACCS)
EDDIE ## (KC-135R, 121st ARW)
ELVIS ## (C-17A, 164th AW)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18, VFA-106)
FLYTRON 10 (LJ35, N10FN, GH Equipment LLC)
FORGE ## (Various, USAPAT)
GECKO ## (Various, US Army UFC)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 609 (C-147A, 15-01609, Golden Knights)
GUCCI ## (KC-10A, 60th AMW)
KING 39 (HC-130J, 39th RQS)
LANK ## (E-6B, VQ-3)
MAFIA ## (T-16A, 37th FTS)
MARINE ### (Various, USMC transport)
NAVY 4E 642 (TH-73A, 170179, TAW-5)
NOAA 49 (N49RF, G-IV, NOAA)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
PIRAT ## (KC-135R/T, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
PITT (C-17A, 758th AS)
PUMA ## (C-130J, 19th AW)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
RHODY ## (C-130J, 143rd ARW)
SAM ### (Various, USAF Transport)
SARGE ## (E-6B, VX-20)
SCORE ## (Various, VX-20)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
SPAR ### (Various, USAF)
STEEL ## (KC-135R/T, 171st ARW)
VENUS ## (Various, 89th AW)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)



ARTCC
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
277.400/126.750 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
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
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
346.300/133.300 - 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
360.625/124.325 - Atlanta Center Clark Hill Ultra High



USCG/Fedcom
156.800 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.050 - Marine VHF Ch 21
157.100 - Marine VHF Ch 22
163.1375 ($293) - CG 113, Station Tybee
171.2375 ($293) - CG 127, Sector Charleston
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops

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



Medevac
151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup



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