Category: Military Aviation

Visiting the Museum of Aviation’s New F-117A Nighthawk – Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 23/24 May 2023

I hadn’t planned to travel this month since I’m taking a week-long road trip next month, but when the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB announced that they would have their newly acquired F-117A Nighthawk on temporary display for two weeks before going behind closed doors for a year for restoration, I couldn’t pass up… Read More Visiting the Museum of Aviation’s New F-117A Nighthawk – Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 23/24 May 2023

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Overnight Road Trip Radio Report: Columbia, SC, the Riverbanks Zoo, and the Gifford Rosenwald School – 16/17 April 2023

On Sunday afternoon, I drove up to Columbia, SC and stayed overnight to visit the Riverbanks Zoo the next morning before returning to Savannah. I thought I was going to have to cancel it after fighting with a kidney stone from Thursday morning through Saturday morning, but thankfully I didn’t have to. Monday turned out… Read More Overnight Road Trip Radio Report: Columbia, SC, the Riverbanks Zoo, and the Gifford Rosenwald School – 16/17 April 2023

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Road Trip Radio Report: Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie in Charleston, SC; 19/20 February 2023

On Sunday and Monday, I took an overnight road trip up to Charleston, SC to visit the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. On Sunday afternoon, I took the tour boat out to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, then stayed overnight in Mount Pleasant and visited Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island before heading… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie in Charleston, SC; 19/20 February 2023

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MAG-31 Marine Division Tactics Course at MCAS Beaufort

In addition to the 62nd FS/308th FS F-35A training going on at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP, MAG-31 at MCAS Beaufort, SC is conducting a MDTC (Marine Division Tactics Course). An MDTC is held each Winter at MCAS Beaufort to qualify fighter pilots and controllers as instructors; other units such as MAWTS-1 and VMFT-401 from MCAS Yuma… Read More MAG-31 Marine Division Tactics Course at MCAS Beaufort

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Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Fighter Pilots Training in Coastal Georgia – The 62nd Fighter Squadron and 308th Fighter Squadron are at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP

I wish I could have posted this earlier, but between work and some home issues, I haven’t had the chance. F-35As from the 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons from Luke AFB are at the Georgia Air National Guard Savannah Air Dominance Center at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP along with F-16s from contractor Top Aces. The 62nd… Read More Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Fighter Pilots Training in Coastal Georgia – The 62nd Fighter Squadron and 308th Fighter Squadron are at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP

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Road Trip Radio Report: Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and the Cowpens National Battlefield; 9-15 January 2023

Last week, I took a road trip that was a continuation of a series of American Revolution Southern Campaign road trips that I’ve taken over the last year or so. On Monday, I left Savannah and drove up to Greensboro, NC, stopping at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC and the Richard Petty Museum… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and the Cowpens National Battlefield; 9-15 January 2023

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Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; December 2022

December is always a short month for military monitoring. With the Christmas and New Year’s holidays so close together, there generally isn’t a lot of activity from just before Christmas to the new year. This year was no different; there was little activity to listen to between 23 December and 31 December. Hunter AAF/Wright AFF/Fort… Read More Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; December 2022

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