Patrick AFB Area Log - Thurs 16 Dec 2004

GOLIATH: AWACS E-3, Tinker AFB 552ACW 960ACS
9:36am: Comms with Homestead JARB's MAKO Ops, also controlling acft ACM in
W-174 near Key West.
[303.15, 282.6, 288.4]

CHECK 61: F/A-18, Beaufort MCAS VMFA-312 "Checkerboards"
10:12am: Area transition; air-air comms.
[273.55, 301.95]

KING 55: HC-130P 64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
10:20am: Departs Patrick.
[133.75]

BASCO 18: C-17, Charleston AFB 437AW
11:35am: Inbound Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip. Executes series of PJ drops
over Rnwy 31.
[132.65, 118.625]

MILSAT
11:55am: Encrypted comms.
[262.375]

FAST 51: T-38A, Whiteman AFB MO 509BW 394CTS "Panthers"
12:38pm: Lands Patrick; fuels, departs to MacDill.
[269.375, 289.4, 281.425, 307.1]
Related comms on Patrick AFB TRS TG 34928 (POL).

LUCKY 05, LUCKY 06: F-15, Jacksonville IAP FL-ANG 125FW 159FS
1:02pm: CAP, including AAR; confirms UHF-only.
[265.4]

KING 24: C-130, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
1:23pm: Departs Patrick to Charleston AFB.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65]

JV 190: C-40A, Jacksonville NAS VR-58 "Sunseekers"
1:45pm: Area transition.
[119.825]

KING 55: HC-130P 64-14855, Patrick AFB 920RQW 39RQS
7:10pm: Departs Patrick. Remains within 50 miles of field, in comms with
TEST 1 during messaging tests in the clear and encrypted on 251.9. Never heard
them conduct this before. TEST called for voice checks and data bursts from
various distances and indicated the change in quality of received signal in
quite small increments of distance.
10:50: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 251.9, 321.0]

DOS 671: UH-1H, US State Dept, Intl Narcotics Mission, Patrick AFB.
7:00pm: Inbound, touch-and-goes, lands.
[133.75]

TERRA 5: Northrop Grumman JSTARS Ground Station, Melbourne IAP FL
7:45pm: Message testing with JSTARS acft. [At same time as KING 55's
messaging test, but unrelated.]
[275.2]

SEARCH 01: UH-1H, NASA Security Helo
10:30: Departs Patrick to KSC.
[133.75, 133.8, 128.55]

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