Category: Aviation

History, Mountains, and Waterfalls – Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina Mini Road Trip Radio Report; 8-10 October 2022

Since the beginning of October brought a lot of stress, a short road trip was in order, so I took a short road trip up through the Central Savannah River Area to Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina over the weekend. The first day of the trip was a pleasant drive up through the Central… Read More History, Mountains, and Waterfalls – Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina Mini Road Trip Radio Report; 8-10 October 2022

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Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; September 2022

September was an average MilCom month here in Coastal Georgia. The only notable event was the passing of Hurricane Ian off the Georgia coast after it wrecked Florida. TEAL ##, the callsign for the 53rd WS WC-130Js are not a callsign that coastal listeners like to hear performing operational missions… On the other hand, the… Read More Coastal Georgia Military Monitoring Recap; September 2022

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Civil War History and a Visit to the Riverbanks Zoo – Columbia, SC Overnight Road Trip; 18/19 September 2022

I took an overnight road trip to Columbia, SC on Sunday and Monday, visiting the Rivers’ Bridge State Historic Site in Erhardt, SC on the way to Columbia and visiting the Riverbanks Zoo and Saluda Factory historic site in Columbia before heading back to Savannah on Monday. I had never visited either Rivers’ Bridge or… Read More Civil War History and a Visit to the Riverbanks Zoo – Columbia, SC Overnight Road Trip; 18/19 September 2022

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Possible Bold Quest Exercise and Civil Air Patrol Activity in Coastal Georgia

On 1 August, two French Air Force Rafales, FRENCH AIR FORCE 9171 (Rafale C, 119 French AF, EC03.030) and FRENCH AIR FORCE 9172 (Rafale B, 354, French AF EC01.004) arrived at the Savannah CRTC/ADC at the Savannah-Hilton Head IAP. They were supported by FRENCH AIR FORCE 4010 (A330 MRTT, 041, French AF ERVTS01.031) and FRENCH… Read More Possible Bold Quest Exercise and Civil Air Patrol Activity in Coastal Georgia

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The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Andersonville, a Space Fence, a Matador Missile, and the Little Ocmulgee State Park – Road Trip Radio Report; 30 July – 1 August 2022

After some of the events of July, I needed to take a break and relax, so I took a road trip to Plains, GA to visit the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park and to Andersonville, GA to visit the Andersonville National Historic Site on Saturday and spent the rest of the weekend relaxing by the… Read More The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Andersonville, a Space Fence, a Matador Missile, and the Little Ocmulgee State Park – Road Trip Radio Report; 30 July – 1 August 2022

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First Time on the Radios in a Couple of Weeks, Book Review, a Note on Amateur Radio, and an Agile Flag Update

As some of you may know, I haven’t had very much radio time over the last few weeks because my father was in the hospital and then in a rehabilitation hospital. Earlier this week, he was released, is back home, and is doing much better. During that time, amateur radio helped keep me sane and… Read More First Time on the Radios in a Couple of Weeks, Book Review, a Note on Amateur Radio, and an Agile Flag Update

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Exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at the Savannah CRTC/Air Dominance Center

Correction: Yesterday, I had the 317th AW and the 315th AW confused and thought that a C-17 going into Hunter AAF may have been Agile Flag related. Now that I realize that I was confusing the two units, the C-17, WEEK 99 is likely not related and the C-130, AEGIS 71 definitely is related. Sorry… Read More Exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at the Savannah CRTC/Air Dominance Center

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Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 4-5 July 2022

My road trip for July was an overnight trip from Savannah to Warner Robins to visit the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB. I wanted to see how their B-17G restoration is progressing and see the AC-130 training airframe that they recently acquired. I left on Monday afternoon, stayed overnight in Warner Robins then visited… Read More Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 4-5 July 2022

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