Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; March 2023

March was a relatively slack month, partly due to a lack of radio time on my part and partly due to the 3rd AVN at Hunter AAF preparing for a Spring deployment to Europe. With them not flying, a big hole is left in MilCom activity in the Savannah area. There was an Agile Flag exercise at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center/Air Dominance Center, but I wasn’t in town for much of it and didn’t hear much of it. A USDA APHIS Wildlife Service worked out of Savannah International Airport looking for hogs in the Savannah NWR north of the Savannah River. On one Saturday, a Youth Aviation Day was held at Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport; the EAA was giving airplane rides and it made for a busy day at the airport.

A little over a week ago, I ordered a Uniden SDS100 handheld scanner and have been using it as a “portable shack” scanner down in Brunswick. So far, I’m impressed with what it can do. After I use it some more (including during a road trip this month), I’ll write up a blog post with my impressions of it (I’ve already posted a few on Twitter).

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
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops

ARMY 26830 (UH-60L, 99-26830, A/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20409 (HH-60M, 11-20409, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 20506 (HH-60M, 12-20506, C/2-3 AVN)
ARMY 03340 (AH-64E, 20-03340, 3-17 CAV)
ARMY 20364 (UH-60M, 11-20364, 4-3 AVN)
ARMY 20397 (UH-60M, 11-20397, 4-3 AVN)
GUARD 08076 (CH-47F, 10-08076, 1/169 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 20606/GHOST 06 (HH-60M, 13-20606, C/1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GHOST 08 (HH-60M, 10-20308, C/1-111 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 26219 (UH-60L, 90-26219, 1-171 AVN GA ARNG)
GUARD 26391 (UH-60L, 91-26391, 1-171 AVN GA ARNG)
TESTHAWK ## (H-60, RASM-East testflights)
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)
PUMA 9# (C-130J, 19th AW)
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar Hinesville)
N48AE (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N53AE (B06, AirEvac)
N130AE (B06, AirEvac)
N165AE (B06, AirEvac 102 Dublin)
N395AE (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N481AE (B407, AirEvac 90 Douglas)
N649AE (B407, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N398AM (B407, Air Methods Lake City FL)
N38RX (EC35, REACH Air Medical Services)

US Army TRS (Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF sites)
 TG 105 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Network Enterprise Center
 TG 113 - Hunter AAF D/AACG Ops
 TG 117 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF RMA Ops
 TG 133 - 3rd AVN
 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 221 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF Incident 1
 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 1099 - Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF FD Ops 2
 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
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
237.000 - ADC Ops
228.800 - ADC; 4th FS Air-to-Air
138.150 - Agile Flag 23-1
298.100 - Agile Flag 23-1

DAWG ## (C-130H3, 158th AS)
EAGLE ## (MD-369/500, Chatham Co)
N365GA (G150, N365GA, Gulfstream Aerospace Product Support)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test)
FRED ### (C-5M, 60th AMW) for Agile Flag 23-1
FUJIN ## (F-35A, 4th FS) for Agile Flag 23-1
POSSE ## (C-130H, 120th AW) for Agile Flag 23-1
TORCH ## (C-130H, 182nd AW)
N67525 (B06, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services)

SEGARRN GA ANG/Aviation TGs
 TG 199 - Chatham Aviation
 TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1
 TG 810 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Operations 
 TG 17920 - LifeStar



MCAS Beaufort
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - MCAS Beaufort Approach/Departure
283.400 - VMFA-115 Base
225.875 - VMFA-115 Tac 2
274.500 - VMFA-115 Tac 3
310.200 - VMFA(AW)-533 Base (switch back from 304.200?)
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

BLADE ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
JOKER ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-115)
HAWK 8# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-533)
CONVICT 9# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-533)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FLANKER ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
HELLCAT ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
MOJO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
NITRO ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
FOX ### (UC-12M, MCAS Beaufort)
N946MT (EC35, N365MT, Med Trans)



Hilton Head Airport
118.975 - Tower



Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport
123.000 - CTAF/Unicom

NIGHTTRAIN ##### (Various, Middle Georgia State College
FIREBIRD 1 (B407, N407GF, Georgia Forestry Commission)
YOUNG EAGLE ## (Various, EAA Young Eagles flights)



Malcolm McKinnon and Jekyll Island Airport
123.050 - CTAF/Unicom



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

DRACO ## (E-8C, 116th/461st ACW)



Moody AFB
125.475/132.375/269.400/285.600 - Valdosta Approach
228.225 - Moody AFB "ANGEL Ops"
225.450 - 71st RQS Ops

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
269.900/284.600/292.150/308.400/377.050 - Jax TRACON
253.700 - 125th FW/159th FS Aux 6
264.200 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
271.400 - CPRW-11 Base (shared between squadrons)
306.000 - VP-30 Base
308.500 - NS Mayport Base Ops

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)
TRITON 01 (MQ-4C, 169171, VUP-19)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
PIONEER ## (P-8A, VX-1)
GUARD 20301 (HH-60M, 10-20301, 1-111 AVN FL ARNG)



Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925/379.925/119.300 - 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)
DEED ### (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
EIDER ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
KEYER ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
LASH ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
PEPSI ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
SARNA ## (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 019 (B789, 9V-SCS, Singapore Airlines/Boeing Test)
BOEING 160 (B78?, N8290V, Boeing Test)
GIANT 4536 (BLCF, N718BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4536 (BLCF, N780BA, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4542 (BLCF, N747BC, Atlas Air)



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"
134.100 - 169th FW/157th FS SOF?
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
140.125 - 169th FW/157th FS V15
309.850 - 169th FW/157th FS U14?
346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15?
237.250 - 169th FW/157th FS U16?
228.800 - 77th 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)
KILLER ## (F-16CM, 77th 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
236.075 - Grand Bay Range



SEALORD (SUAs off SC/GA/FL Coast)
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
267.500 - SEALORD South Primary
133.950 - SEALORD South Primary
376.900 - W-137 Discrete
226.025 - Beaufort TTR
240.250 - Beaufort TTR
270.600 - Bristol Discrete



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



Misc MilCom
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
378.200 - CORONET Aerial Refueling

AIR FORCE 2 (C-32A, 99-0004, 89th AW)
ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58, ATAC)
BACKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
BLACKBIRD ### (T-6B, VT-2)
CANFORCE 3085 (CC-144C, 144617, 412 Sqn RCAF)
CONVOY 4### (C-40A, USN Transport)
EASY ## (UC-12W, H&HS New Orleans)
EDDIE ## (KC-135R, 121st ARW)
EMPIRE ## (F/A-18, VFA-106)
FLYTRON 10 (LJ35, N10FN, GH Equipment LLC)
FLYTRON 39 (LJ35, N39FN, GH Equipment LLC)
FLYTRON 53 (LJ35, N53FN, GH Equipment LLC)
FORGE ## (Various, USAPAT)
GOLD ## (Various, CORONET Tanker callsign)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 262 (UV-18C, 08-00262, US Army Golden Knights)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 263 (UV-18C, 08-00263, US Army Golden Knights)
GOLDEN KNIGHT 609 (C-147A, 15-01609, Golden Knights)
HOIST ## (KC-46A, 305th AMW)
HUSTLER ## (CH-53E, HMH-772)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
MARINE ### (Various, USMC transport)
NAVY 4E 700 (TH-73A, 170182, TAW-5)
NAVY 4E 703 (TH-73A, 170185, TAW-5)
NOAA 68 (B350, N68RF, NOAA)
OMEGA 10 (DC-10, N974VV, Omega Air)
OTIS ## (KC-130J, VMGR-252)
PAT ### (Various, US Army transport)
RANGER ## (KC-130J, VMGR-234)
RAWHIDE ## (C-2A, VRC-40)
REACH #### (Various, AMC Airlift)
RED DOG ## (AH-1Z/UH-1Y, HMLA-773)
RED KNIGHT ### (T-6B, VT-3)
SHOOTER ### (T-6B, VT-6)
SODA ## (KC-135R, 134th ARW)
TABOR ## (Various, CORONET Receiver callsign)
VADER ## (C-130H, 910th AW)
WING ## (Various, 2-228 AVN)



ARTCC
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
317.550/134.375 - Jax Center Charleston Low
319.200/127.875 - Jax Center Aiken High
346.300/133.300 - Jax Center Moultrie Ultra High
370.950/133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown 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/FedCom
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
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

164.8000 ($293) - Fort Pulaski National Monument

170.0000 (CSQ?) - USFWS or USDA



Medevac
151.7300 (DCS 115) - AirEvac 91 Vidalia
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup


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