Monday, March 20, 2023

March 20

KC-135 ARCTIC11 arrived at NAS Whidbey this evening, called Whidbey Base Ops on 350.1 with arrival message.

Saturday, March 18, 2023

March 18

C-130 PUMA51 arrived at Boeing Field this afternoon, called Modern Aviation FBO on 131.025 with arrival message.
KECK11 flight of two KC-135s arrived at Fairchild AFB this afternoon. Air-air on 293.0.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

March 11

BORA81 KC-135 57-1454 and BORA82 KC-135 59-1480 arrived at Fairchild AFB this afternoon, called STRIKEHAWK on 311.0 with arrival message.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Dabob Bay Underwater Tracking Range

There was a torpedo tracking event March 8 at the Dabob Bay Underwater Tracking Range. Range Control monitored on 140.525, audio here.
Some of the Vessels involved: YTT-10 BATTLE POINT torpedo trials craft, TWR-7 PRESIDENT POINT torpedo weapons retriever, TWR-8 DECEPTION PASS torpedo weapons retriever. Occasionally a submarine is in the range, it is usually identified as SCARY SEDAN or the Special Unit.

March 9

HERD41 C-17A 09-9211 in the pattern at Paine Field.
H-60 12-20586 landed at Paine Field.

Friday, March 3, 2023

March 3

11.175 1638z OUT BOARD broadcast an EAM for COOK13. 

11.175 1703z E-6B PEND52 / ACQUAINT out of Travis AFB called OUT BOARD, requested to enter the net. 

11.175 2349Z E-6B COOK13 / ACQUAINT called OUT BOARD, requested to exit the net.

March 2

RIDER77 P-8A 169544 touch and go at Paine Field. The VP-9 Base frequency is 363.3.