Central FL Mil Acft Comms, Fri 16 Oct 2004
 

Friday 16 Oct 2004

VIDAR ##, S-3B Jacksonville NAS VS-22 "Checkmates"
10:00am: Area transition.

SAM 28000: VC-25A #82-8000/28000, Andrews 89AW
11:02am: Area transition, e/r Homestead JARB; Air Force 1 backup.

TERRA 5: Northrop-Grumman JSTARS Ground Sta, Melbourne FL.
11:45am: Comms with WIZARD (Melbourne-based JSTARS); JTIDS, crypto comms
testing.
[231.75]

ASCOT 5132: C-130, RAF Lyneham.
12:00pm: Inbound MacDill AFB.

ARROW 12: F-15, Eglin (CAP for POTUS visit).
12:11pm: Comms with Oakgrove re private acft entering POTUS visit TFR. "The
acft is rocking his wings but not changing course."
12:20pm: Comms with Tanker 18, "Nose cold; ready for refueling."
[265.4]

TANKER 20: POTUS CAP Support tanker.
12:58pm: Comms with Oakgrove.
2:55pm: RTB.
[265.4, 319.0, 369.25]

ARROW 13: F-15, Eglin (CAP for POTUS visit).
1:00pm: Comms with Oakgrove "Over Lakeland; will continue to Frances." (Looks
like they named the TFR bullseye after the latest Florida hurricane.)
4:08pm: Comms re "white & red Beech Bonanza, heading SW out of TFR at 900
feet." Passes tail number, but number passed comes back as a Piper PA-28.
[265.4]

TANKER 18: POTUS CAP Support tanker.
1:16pm: Comms with Tanker 20.
[265.4]

ARROW 14: F-15, Eglin (CAP for POTUS visit).
1:20pm: Comms with Oakgrove.
2:53ppm: "Direct to CAP."
[265.4, 319.0]

TANKER 21: POTUS CAP Support tanker.
2:19pm: Comms with Oakgrove "We're a little early; what is the situation in the
area?"
4:35pm: Comms with ARROW 14.
[265.4]

AIR FORCE 1: VC-25A #82-9000/29000, Andrews 89AW
3:40pm: Touches down at Daytona Beach IAP.
5:09pm: Departs to Andrews.

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