[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - POSSESSOR; POST HOLE; IMMORTAL; TEST KIT; FIST FULL; EXPLETIVE; ABUNDANT; and TUNA FISH

[Jeff Haverlah]

0331z 02 Oct 25

UTC 01 Oct 25

the start of the new Fiscal Year.
[The eagle flies.]

Beginning at the 1300z window the E6Bs became very active and remained so
to the end of the UTC day. Spectacular in hindsight.

There were 7 known flights of E6Bs active at the same time:
6 flights visible on ADSB mapping sites.
1 flight was apparently Due Regard/dark to the mapping sites (TACAMO LANT
as has been the recent case with the LANT missions).

There were restoral rebroadcast missions for LANT, PAC and the Gulf.
There were VLF broadcasts over all 3 bodies of water.

Two of the E6Bs conducted numerous data exchange comms on USN CHARLIE
Window frequencies.

Two E6Bs out of OFFUTT and return to OFFUTT.
Two E6Bs out of TINKER and returned to TINKER.
One E6B out of TRAVIS to TINKER.
One E6B out of TRAVIS to the Pacific [TACAMO PAC.]
One E6B dark; perhaps out of PAX [TACAMO LANT].

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0112z: HICKAM with test count.
0127z: LAJES with test count.

[0128z+/- ? AE851E E6B launched from TRAVIS, flew to northern California
and then eventually back to TRAVIS. See 1840z+/-. Backend callword not
heard.]

[30 Sep 29 2318z; ALGOR 30 AE0412 (static hex) launches from TINKER, flies
to western Virginia and enters AR 455 to apparently meet up with tanker
TEAM 45 AE6385 for an aerial refueling session, then proceeds to a quick
trip to over the Gulf off of the Texas coast, and then return to TINKER.
The NCS EAM session 0431z-0541z correlates with ALGOR 30's trip over the
Gulf. Perhaps a coincidence?]

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0431z: POSSESSOR (NCS); MIC7YL; P1.
MIC7YLMVJSS2KI3MX2H4LCZXKNVUC6

0452z: POSSESSOR; MITUZ5; P1.
MITUZ5MKYW3IDQO2WI4H73W6DF3ILE

0459z: POSSESSOR; MITUZS; MIC7YL; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral
rebroadcast window.

0513z: POSSESSOR; MIAGPY; P1.
MIAGPYNX6DZ2GWH2BF6CAZF4ATH2XW

0515z: POSSESSOR; MIYFND; P1.
MIYFNDXU3FWKBYTF5DJ7AW3UIOQCB3

0517z: POSSESSOR; 7Z4LKB; 27 characters; P4.
7Z4LKBS4MTMDLV5DELPIGKH4NGS

0531z: POSSESSOR; MICJM4; P1.
MICJM44AAVLPPNR4RCX4HOD7XUMSW3

0533z: POSSESSOR; MIMSNV; P1.
MIMSNVCA2XOKZUHRVQXUSA4DJXUT2S

0541z: POSSESSOR; MIQJSD; P1.
MIQJSDIWOJNV5P2ZLQGHC7H2PC3ZNO
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Quiet.

1154z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1300z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1300z: ANDREWS with test count.

[Very active E6B day follows]

[1312z+/-: AFDE2C E6B launched from OFFUTT and flew to the Gulf before
returning to OFFUTT.]

1328z+/-: ? (unheard on SDR; suspected AFDE2C FISTFULL; Gulf) worked (too
weak to ID; visible in waterfall) and entered the net.

[1354z+/-: AED56B E6B launched from TINKER to fly to the Atlantic coast and
enter the AR202 to apparently meet up with tanker BACKY 32 A35FA3 for
refueling and return to the coast.]

1400z: SKULL 32 called ANY RADIO.
1400z: SKULL 32 called MUD BUG.
1410z: SKULL 31 called MUD BUG.

1414z: POST HOLE (suspected AED56B) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the
net.
1418z: POST HOLE entered the net.

1421z: CHIEF 82 called MUD BUG.

1458z: ANDREWS with test count.

[1525z+/-: ? AF50E9 E6B launched from TINKER and flew to the upper Midwest.}

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1600z: POSSESSOR; MIGLCW; P1; Disregard.
Completed the string but maybe made an error.

1603z: POSSESSOR; MIGLCW P1.
MIGLCWLKF2UZPRHYVKILPPDUZG2QWO
[Fed to the Gulf E6B]

1606z: POSSESSOR; MIGLCW; echo; very weak on SDR.

1615z: POSSESSOR; MIGLCW; immediate disregard.
1616z: POSSESSOR; MIGLCW; repeat broadcast.

[1620z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

[1625z+/-: AFD871 E6B launched from TINKER southbound, then east.

1629z: IMMORTAL (suspected AFD871) called and raised MAINSAIL but comms
stopped.

1630z: FISTFULL (suspected AFDE2C); MIGLCW; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf
restoral rebroadcast window.

1635z: IMMORTAL called MAINSAIL and raised POSSESSOR but no response.
1636z: IMMORTAL called MAINSAIL "on 8992" (simulcasting on 11175).
1637z: IMMORTAL called MAINSAIL "on 8992" (simulcasting).
1637z: IMMORTAL called MAINSAIL "on 15016" (simulcasting).

1700z: FISTFULL; MIGLCW; restoral.

1702z: AF6531 E6B launched from OFFUTT northbound.

1708z: TEST KIT (suspected AF6531) called and raised MAINSAIL (unheard on
SDR) and requested to enter the net.  Nothing heard past that point.

1730z: FISTFULL; MIGLCW; restoral.
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1800z: Nothing heard; FIST FULL north of Victoria, Texas at that time.

1802z: POST HOLE called IMMORTAL.
1809z: POST HOLE called and eventually raised IMMORTAL.
1826z: POST HOLE requested they move to CHARLIE BRAVO.
[POST HOLE and IMMORTAL conducted numerous digital mode communications.]

[1840z+/-: ? AE851E E6B launched from TRAVIS and flew east to TINKER. Did
not hear a callword associated with this flight, but see 2131z.]

2057z: RAIDER 29 worked MAINSAIL and requested phonepatch.  MAINSAIL moved
him to 11156.0.

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2119z: POSSESSOR; FOR WAYNE ONE, FOR PINUP ONE; 27GKZG; P2.
27GKZGAXUYUQM6M22NAYU2VTEDFIVR
[Suspected PAC and LANT; see below.]

2126z: POSSESSOR; 27GKZG; echo rebroadcast.

2131z: EXPLETIVE (unknown player; possible E6) called MAINSAIL "on 11175."
Possibly AE851E approaching TINKER from the west at the time of the call.

2138z: WEST COAST with test count.

2141z: POST HOLE still working IMMORTAL and moving to CHARLIE BRAVO.

[30 minute window.]
2148z: POSSESSOR; MISOEE; P1.
MISOEETHYGL2ANW3J4B2DWUHAL5UCD
[Fed to TACAMO PAC and TACAMO LANT.]


2154z: TUNA FISH (suspected E6B; TACAMO LANT) worked POSSESSOR to enter the
net.
2156z: TUNA FISH entered the net.
[This might suggest that TUNA FISH launched (from PAX?) just prior to
2154z.]
[TUNA FISH was not seen on ADSB mapping sites. Apparently flying due
regard/dark as he was not seen on ADSB mapping sites. TACAMO LANT has been
"dark" for much of its activity over the recent past. ]

[2155z+/-: ? AEFB00 E6B; launched from TRAVIS and flew to the Pacific;
TACAMO PAC.]

2220z: ABUNDANT (presumed AEFB00; does not sound like ABUNDANCE to me but
it could be; your pick); MISOEE; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast
window.

2226z: ABUNDANT called or worked ? on 8992 but simulcasting.
2229z: ABUNDANT called MAINSAIL "on any frequency" and raised MAINSAIL on
11175.0
2230z: ABUNDANT requested to enter the net.

[2235z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast]

2240z: TUNA FISH; MISOEE; h+20/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.

2250z: ABUNDANT; MISOEE; restoral.

[2255z+/-: 22.7 VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

2310z: TUNA FISH; MISOEE; restoral.

2320z: ABUNDANT; MISOEE; restoral.
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[Nothing heard beyond this point; unclear if they continued.]

[IMMORTAL is suspected to have exited the net in the new day as BELT FED
based on AFD871 approaching TINKER at the same time.]

Both TACAMO PAC and TACAMO LANT remained active after 0000z with PAC and
LANT VLF broadcasts after 0200z and HF rebroadcasts from TACAMO PAC; but
nothing heard on multiple SDRs from TACAMO LANT on HF at h+10/h+40.

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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