[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - PROTOZOA; DEMOLISH; PACK MULE; and LEG BOOT

[Jeff Haverlah]

0026z 28 Aug 25

UTC 27 Aug 25

A busy day with multiple E6Bs airborne and TACAMO LANT with an "early"
restoral rebroadcast session(s) and multiple VLF broadcasts.

0003z: PROTOZOA with communications test count.
0005z: PROTOZOA with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0100z: SIGONELLA with test count.
0104z: LAJES with test count.

0106z: CHILL 21 calling ANY RADIO a couple of times for a radio check.

Quiet.

0500z DEMOLISH (NCS) Standing by for traffic.

0513z: LAJES with test count.
0514z: SIGONELLA with test count.

0540z: DEMOLISH Standing by for traffic.
0600z: DEMOLISH Standing by for traffic.
0630z: Nothing heard.

0835z: FEAR 69 calling ANY STATION.
0837z: MAINSAIL responds.

0905z: LAJES with test count.
0908z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0909z: ANDREWS with test count.
0909z: SIGONELLA with test count.

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0917z: DEMOLISH; MP2CKL; 55 characters; P2.
MP2CKLEURYZBDXCFEZ52FEZJZB2GZ2EHVLNEHWRPB2WZ2XHVLNEHWRM
[The operator's first reading of the string double-spoke "XHVLNE" without
correction producing 61 characters; but, the 2nd reading was fine.]
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Quiet.

[1117z+/-: WAVE 58 AF9E29 E6B launched from PAX RIVER and flew to the
Atlantic; TACAMO PAC; early local morning activity; 7 hours later it
returned to the Atlantic coast and flew south to MCDILL, Florida.]

[Wednesday h+#3 FOR strings. h+03/h+23 may be a pattern this year.]
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1203z: DEMOLISH; FOR ESQUIRE; MPE5NB; P2.
MPE5NB2N3JUHVJQD2OMIIUGIOPKZDH

1223z: DEMOLISH; FOR ESQUIRE; MPBLCN; P2.
MP5BLCN2YEXBYVCZJA6SPTQJFOY5EG
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[Fed to TACAMO LANT; 2 strings. Noticeably early CONUS morning activity.]
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1236z: DEMOLISH; SEVY7B; P1.
SEVY7B5256FVOSYYAUYKQVE36A2CGJ

1240z: DEMOLISH; SETABP; P1.
SETABPGBPZIYV7D73GQL3TJCYPBLHR

[1249z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK broadcast indications on W1VD VLF
Grabber website plus KPH (CA) very faint capture of snippets of the alpha
characters; two strings back to back (presumed SEVY7B and SETABP). Later
broadcasts of well which may have been SEJMNT and SEJWKL (and others?)
below. Unusual multiple string session through 1730z+/- while TACAMO LANT
was over the Atlantic. Image provided below.]

1307z: YAKOTA with test count.

1310z: (Unable to understand the ID; sounded like "pre ket"); SETABP;
SEVY7B; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

1315z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1340z: (TACAMO LANT); SETABP; SEVY7B; restoral.

1330z: SKULL 31 called MUD BUG and raised ELEMENDORF.

[1334z+/-: AF9875 E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the Atlantic,
remained an hour and then

1355z: SKULL 02 called MUD BUG.

[If there were 1410z, 1440z and possibly later (below) rebroadcasts I
missed them.]

[1404z: ? AFA7E9 E6B launched from OFFUTT and flew to the northwest CONUS
coast and then south to TRAVIS.]

1408z: PACK MULE (suspected AFA7E9) call eventually raised DEMOLISH.

1415z: DEMOLISH; SEJMNT; P1.
SEJMNT33O43YSSQKBOLVUJODFBSGW5
[Possibly fed to TACAMO LANT.]

1435z: PACK MULE entered the net.

1646z: DEMOLISH; SEJWKL; P1.
SEJWKL6YS7XPFLQ6N4G4L6PZ3RZ6KU
[Possibly fed to TACAMO LANT]
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1717z: ELMENDORF with test count.

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1732z: DEMOLISH; MPREPD; 35 characters; P2.
MPREPDGIAO4WECAGNZKRPAIOOVIHU72FZHT
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1801z: OTIS 50 called MAINSAIL
1804z: OTIS 50 called MAINSAIL
1806z: MAINSAIL responded.

1915z: PACK MULE called LEG BOOT (suspected E6B).
1919z: PACK MULE called LEG BOOT.
1923z: PACK MULE raised LEG BOOT and asked if LEG BOOT had time to meet
PACK MULE on Z120.
1924z: PACK MULE again requested a move to Z120.
1927z: PACK MULE and LEG BOOT agreed to meet on Z120.

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2100z: DEMOLISH; SEMHWD; P1.
SEMHWDLU2UBWFD3I5PKVJMKSXFUYPB

2103z: DEMOLISH; SEMHWD; rebroadcast - unclear if restoral or echo
rebroadcast.
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2105z: PACK MULE called DEMOLISH;
2106z: PACK MULE called DEMOLISH and raised WEST COAST.
2107z: PACK MULE requested to exit the net.

Quiet.
Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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