[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - LONGHAND; WORD BACK; SLED DOG; and BEDAZZLE

[Jeff Haverlah]

0016z 04 Aug 25

UTC 03 Aug 25

0006z: LONGHAND with communications test count.
0007z: LONGHAND with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0100z: MAINSAIL with test count.

[The NCS callword sounded like either WORD BACH or WORD BACK; or maybe
WORTH BACH; or ?. Take your pick below.]
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0352z: WORD BACK; AACOZV; P1.
AACOZVOJOI5TGYX55LZGIQARTW3VBO

0400z: WORD BACK; AACOZV; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast
window.

0419z: WORD BACK; AARPPM; P1.
AARPPMSTCVYR4GKVLLFINIBDRCPDSJ

0431z: WORD BACK; AARPPM; AACOZV; restoral.

0458z: WORD BACK; AA3SJ3; P1.
AA3SJ3MFLTK3FOOPD3RLDKROR5KCWP

0501z: WORD BACK; AA3SJ3; AARPPM; AACOZV; restoral

0527z: WORD BACK; AA3EEE; P1.
AA3EEEFNYJFFMCAFEHL3N3B3VXS3NJ

0530z: WORD BACK; AA3EEE; AA3SJ3; AARPPM; restoral.
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0600z: Nothing heard.

Quiet.

[1326z+/-: ? AFA7E9 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to MICHIGAN, then
south along the west bank of LAKE MICHIGAN
[1547z+/-: PURSE 08 AF9875 E6B launched from TINKER east bound; flew a
large, box orbit to the southeast of KNOXVILLE; a large box orbit southwest
of FAYETTEVILLE; then southeast to central ALABAMA where he flew a
north/south racetrack orbit; then on to TINKER.]

1723z: YAKOTA with test count; western SDR.

1852z: SLED DOG (presumed E6B; suspected PURSE 08) called BEDAZZLE.
1853z: SLED DOG called BEDAZZLE.
1854z: SLED DOG called BEDAZZLE.
1900z: SLED DOG called [missed it.]

[2022z+/-: AXLEY 03 AFA5D3 E6B launched from TINKER westbound repositioning
to TRAVIS.]

2053z: BEDAZZLE (maybe AXLEY 03 except for the 1852z call from SLED DOG to
BEDAZZLE?]
2054z: BEDAZZLE called LONGHAND (sounded to me like "wrong hand"; see
0006z; USSTRATCOM CP).
2055z: BEDAZZLE called TOP KICK.
2056z: BEDAZZLE called TOP KICK.
2056z: BEDAZZLE to TOP KICK (in the blind):
Message of 3 groups follows;
TCV VYL VIR; time 58; authentication KO; I say again;
repeat in full;
Out.

2119z: LAJES with test count.

2145z; WORD BACK; YPJDZ5; 120 characters; P3.
𝚈𝙿𝙹𝙳𝚉𝟻𝙲𝙵𝙵𝙿𝙴𝙴𝚆𝙳𝟼𝟸𝙲𝚂𝟹𝙺𝙻𝙽𝟺𝙻𝙾𝚆𝟼𝚄𝙾𝟸𝚆𝚄𝙱𝚁𝚂𝚀𝟼𝚃𝙹𝟽𝙸𝚂𝚂𝚂𝚂𝙴𝚀𝚈𝚀𝙵𝙷𝟼𝙵𝙸𝙸𝟹𝚂𝟼𝟻𝚄𝙸𝟻𝚂𝚁𝚁𝚁𝚁𝟽𝙹𝚀𝚁𝟻𝙹𝙶𝟹𝟻𝙸𝙵𝙻𝙹𝙹𝙲𝚇𝙻𝚇𝚈𝚈𝚈𝚈𝚁𝙷𝚂𝚁𝙺𝙲𝙻𝙺𝙺𝚅𝙷𝙱𝙺𝚉𝚃𝙵𝙱𝙵𝙹𝙹𝙹𝙹𝚅𝙰𝙶𝙿𝙲𝙺𝚇𝙳𝟹

Reformatted for clarity

𝚈𝙿𝙹𝙳𝚉𝟻 [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙲𝙵𝙵𝙿𝙴𝙴𝚆𝙳𝟼𝟸𝙲𝚂𝟹𝙺𝙻𝙽𝟺   [17]
𝙻𝙾𝚆𝟼𝚄𝙾𝟸𝚆𝚄𝙱𝚁𝚂𝚀𝟼𝚃𝙹𝟽𝙸𝚂𝚂𝚂𝚂   [𝟸𝟸]
𝙴𝚀𝚈𝚀𝙵𝙷𝟼𝙵𝙸𝙸𝟹𝚂𝟼𝟻𝚄𝙸𝟻𝚂𝚁𝚁𝚁𝚁   [𝟸𝟸]
𝟽𝙹𝚀𝚁𝟻𝙹𝙶𝟹𝟻𝙸𝙵𝙻𝙹𝙹𝙲𝚇𝙻𝚇𝚈𝚈𝚈𝚈   [𝟸𝟸]
𝚁𝙷𝚂𝚁𝙺𝙲𝙻𝙺𝙺𝚅𝙷𝙱𝙺𝚉𝚃𝙵𝙱𝙵𝙹𝙹𝙹𝙹   [𝟸𝟸]
𝚅𝙰𝙶𝙿𝙲𝙺𝚇𝙳𝟹   [𝟿]

2309z: SLED DOG called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net.
2315z: SLED DOG exited the net
[PURSE 08 was on approach to TINKER at the time of the challenge process.]

Jeff
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