[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - DIVISION; WOLFHOUND; DROP 96; REAFFIRM; DRIFTWOOD; and ACQUAINT

[Jeff Haverlah]

0143z 15 Nov 25

UTC 14 Nov 25

0032z: DIVISION with communications test count.
0033z: DIVISION with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

0201z: MAINSAIL with test count.

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0316z: REAFFIRM (NCS); 5BVKN3; P1.
5BVKN3AT7H6G7GORQCKETWK3TVCSAB
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[As with INSURABLE/CONCRETE's  122320z-130050z rebroadcast activity there
was no VLF 22.7 KHz broadcast captured on a California SDR or visible on
the W1VD VLF Grabber website for the restoral session.]

0320z: DRIFTWOOD (pre 0000z CONCRETE; AE0413 static hex; is there some
significance to this?); 5BVKN3; h+20/n+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast
window.
0350z: DRIFTWOOD; 5BVKN3; restoral.
0410z: DRIFTWOOD; 5BVKN3; restoral.
0450z: Nothing heard or I missed it.
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Quiet.

[11175.0 UTwente SDR]
1148z: WOLFHOUND called DROP 96 (B52 in orbit over ESTONIA at that time)
with no known response.
1149z: WOLFHOUND called DROP 96 with no known response; 11175.0 UTwente SDR
at excellent levels.
[See 1640z.]

1520z: CHILL 51 (or sounds like; weak on California SDR) working ? for
connectivity check.

[NCS traffic activity in a 2 hour window.]
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1535z: REAFFIRM; VRSLWD; 32 characters; prefix change; P4.
VRSLWDYZBQM6NBG43JV4QIBQMQIBQJY7

Reformatted to confirm consistency with previous 32 character strings in
this series:

𝚅𝚁𝚂𝙻𝚆𝙳   [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝚈𝚉𝙱𝚀𝙼𝟼𝙽  [𝟽]
𝙱𝙶𝟺   [𝟹]
𝟹𝙹𝚅𝟺𝚀   [𝟻]
𝙸𝙱𝚀𝙼𝚀   [𝟻]
𝙸𝙱𝚀𝙹𝚈   [𝟻]
𝟽   [𝟷]

1538z: REAFFIRM; VF73KO; 27 characters; P4.
VR73KODBR7SLD72UL2VWWLRJ46K

1603z: REAFFIRM; 5B7K4D; P1.
5B7K4DBABSOZXRSZTLHPYRDQ7FRDHM

1606z REAFFIRM Standing by for traffic.

1611z: REAFFIRM; 5B5VYW; P1.
5B5VYWJTWZXBHHK7FWSWBHHQ7GFSBI

1630z: REAFFIRM Standing by for traffic.

[11175.0 UTwente SDR]
1640z: DROP 96 called MAINSAIL and ANY STATION on 11175.0 UTwente SDR;
raised MAINSAIL "for a phone patch." Provided 3 numbers (CONUS area codes
865 and 870.) Phone patches were unsuccessful but the MAINSAIL relay of "50
minutes out; all mission objectives met" was successful; out.  South bound
over northern Spain at that time.

1706z: REAFFIRM Standing by for traffic.
1730z: REAFFIRM Standing by for traffic.
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1800z: Nothing heard.

1823z: WEST COAST with test count.

[1921z+/-: AF1644 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the WILMINGTON, NC area
and then to the Atlantic.

1924z: ACQUAINT (presumed AF1644) worked MAINSAIL to enter the net.
1928z: ACQUAINT entered the net.

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2036z: REAFFIRM; 5BBVFN; P1.
5BBVFNO2TIQS4E2THLKVOYINCRNQAZ
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

2042z: ACQUAINT; 5BBVFN; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
2110z: ACQUAINT; 5BBVFN; restoral.
[2110z: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast; fair/good levels into
California SDR; signal began at the start of the voice transmission.]

[2110+/-: AEB302 E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew to the Pacific; TACAMO
PAC.]

2140z: ACQUAINT; 5BBVFN; restoral.
2210z: ACQUAINT; 5BBVFN; restoral.
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2213z: REAFFIRM; VRE6SW; 37 characters; P4.
VRE6SWOVC6UGFURJZLMITZAMDTZSMQTZSMFIF

I can find no examples of 37 character P4 strings; however the series since
its appearance last year exhibits an internal consistency across various
character counts - 32+5 = 37 which maybe implies... (compare to the 32
character string above):

𝚅𝚁𝙴𝟼𝚂𝚆   [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝙾𝚅𝙲𝟼𝚄𝙶𝙵  [𝟽]
𝚄𝚁𝙹   [𝟹]
𝚉𝙻𝙼𝙸𝚃 [𝟻]
𝚉𝙰𝙼𝙳𝚃 [𝟻]
𝚉𝚂𝙼𝚀𝚃 [𝟻]
𝚉𝚂𝙼𝙵𝙸 [𝟻]
𝙵  [𝟷]

2232z: REAFFIRM; 5BVO72; P1.
5BVO726DQQB53L22IKU32PS4RTUHEA

2235z: REAFFIRM; 5BVO72; repeat broadcast.

2239z: REAFFIRM; 5BOCF7; P1.
5BOCF73F4XZ6DASHNRIW76LCWYD76J

2246z: REAFFIRM; FOR DEWEY 79; Z64Z76; P2.
Z64Z762L3VZEVCMRSYAXATZZ2CXPDC

2248z: REAFFIRM; 5BEPV6; P1.
5BEPV6FDLHBOHM3AOW4D3ZE5ZY3CHL

2259z: REAFFIRM; 5BNPTC; P1.
5BNPTC7VZZQN44WFMUHB27DDQRL7EO

2303z: REAFFIRM; 5BNPTC; 5BOCF7; suspected (incomplete) restoral
interrupted by higher priority traffic (below).

2306z: REAFFIRM; 5BLPWG; P1.
5BLPWGZL6KJEVOKJ7CNJ5RRXDW467X

2309z: REAFFIRM; 5BVO72; continuation of the restoral.

[30 minute window from the 2246z FOR DEWEY 79 broadcast above.]
2316z: REAFFIRM; 5BNYQR; P1.
5BNYQRWIWKHFOWJJYNJ6S3WG3CS4ZV
[Fed to TACAMO PAC.]

[2327z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2330z: REAFFIRM; 5BL..; disregard.
2330z: REAFFIRM Standing by for traffic.

[2331z+/-: AFCA98 E6B launched from TINKER eastbound.]

2350z: DRIFTWOOD (presumed AEB302); 5BNYQR; PAC restoral.
[DRIFTWOOD became WOODLAND in the new UTC day.]
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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