[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - EIGHT AMP; STOCKADE; NEWSCAST; RED ALDER; TRICK EGG; DUMPLING; and ABSTRACT

[Jeff Haverlah]

0125z 15 Oct 25

UTC 14 Oct 25

A very busy day:

At least 7 E6Bs visible on ADSB mapping sites, one with a static hex.

Five E6Bs with daily callwords:
NEWSCAST (not seen on ADSB mapping sites).
RED ALDER (not seen on ADSB mapping sites).
TRICK EGG (Box orbit centered on OFFUTT).
DUMPLING (Missile fields).
ABSTRACT (Local afternoon TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast mission).

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0007z: EIGHT AMP with communications test count.
0008z: EIGHT AMP with communications test count.
[USSTRATCM CP]

0104z: ANDREWS with test count.
0108z: LAJES with test count.

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0152z: STOCKADE (NCS; sometimes pronounced "STOCKAGE"); MIDTL6; P1.
MIDTL6BO2SAEY4P3WHBBT4FFZWADI5
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0319z: WEST COAST with test count.
0319z: WEST COAST with test count.

Quiet until 1200z+



[1105z+/-: ? AF788D E6B launched from PAX RIVER and repositioned to TINKER.]

1201z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1202z: NEWSCAST (presumed E6B; nothing seen on ADSB sites) called STOCKADE.
1203z: NEWSCAST called STOCKADE and raised WEST COAST and then STOCKADE.
1205z: NEWSCAST requested to enter the net.
1208z: NEWSCAST entered the net.

1305z ANDREWS with test count.

1433z: RED ALDER (presumed E6B; nothing seen on ADSB sites) called STOCKADE.
1435z: RED ALDER called and raised STOCKADE to enter the net.
1439z: RED ALDER entered the net.

[1442z+/-: ? AE36EA E6B launched from TINKER and flew northbound

1446z: TRICK EGG (suspected AE363A) called MAINSAIL with no response and no
further activity logged at that time.

1458z: OLIVE 64 called MAINSAIL and raised STOCKADE but no further comms.

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1522z: STOCKADE; ALL STATIONS; disregard.
1523z; STOCKADE; ALL STATIONS; disregard.

1524z: STOCKADE; 7ZBQWC; 25 characters; P4.
7ZBQWCMQYZI6M6H26KF2B46QN
[Digital artifacts from dropped packets.]

1529z: STOCKADE; 7ZDAWL; 30 characters (rare in this series); P4.
7ZDAWLYDBYKR66UT6ZI733NK7336BA

1531z: STOCKADE; DE2LHJ; 43 characters; P2.
DE2LHJRWJIUQDGBDYW5IDEZVDKZCKDWLWHKQKRH5FNV
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1540z: STOCKADE with test count.

1601z: RED ALDER called STOCKADE.

1601z: CHILL 02 called ANY STATION.
1602z: CHILL 02 called ANY STATION.

1602z: RED ALDER called STOCKADE.
1603z: RED ALDER called STOCKADE.
1606z: RED ALDER called STOCKADE.
1607z: RED ALDER called and raised STOCKADE and requested to exit the net.
No response.
1609z: RED ALDER called STOCKADE.
1611z: RED ALDER called and raised STOCKADE and requested to exit the net.
No response

1615z: NEWSCAST called STOCKADE.
1616z: NEWSCAST called STOCKADE.
1617z: NEWSCAST called and raised STOCKADE and requested to exit the net.
1620z: NEWSCAST exited the net.

[1629z+/-: ? AE851E E6B launched from OFFUTT and flew northbound to the
missile fields in North Dakota, then to Montana, and then to the western
Nebraska fields before returning to OFFUTT.]

1639z: DUMPLING (presumed AE851E) called and raised STOCKADE to enter the
net.
1633z: DUMPLING entered the net.

1659z: DUMPLING called STOCKADE.
1700z: STOCKADE called and raised STOCKADE for a radio/connectivity check.
Northbound over SIOUX CITY enroute to the BISMARK, ND area at that time.

1703z: STOCKADE with test count.
1712z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1714z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1843z: TRICK EGG called MAINSAIL with no response, and nothing further
heard. TRICK EGG had just turned west out of his box orbit around OFFUTT
and descended to OFFUTT at time of transmission.

[1949z+/-: ? AF2EC0 E6B launched from TRAVIS, flew north, then west to the
PACIFIC (2016z - 2250z+/-; 2.5 hr+/- over water), then returned to the
coast to fly north to Oregon (and continuing with his restoral activity
over land)

1959z: MAINSAIL with test count.

2003z: GENGHIS KHAN (sounds like; unknown; 11 character callword) called
ANY AIRCRAFT, ANY STATION for a radio check and raised STOCKADE for an
exchange of signal reports.
2005z: STOCKADE made the effort to call STOCKADE and inquire if he required
any further assistance.

2058z: STOCKADE; MIA1K4; P1.
MIS2K4KXCU2W7VW7EKB2EO2OORBLHU

2101z: STOCKADE; MIRFU4; P1.
MIRFU4C6NHLTAPZU3DUL7QHEIGTR2L

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2122z: STOCKADE; MIGGVO; P1.
MIGGVOFLK4D3A5JFOPOVYPVLLBWUYP
[Fed to TACAMO PAC]

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2127z: STOCKADE; R6SLWS; 25 characters; P4; change of prefix.
R6SLWSZLJKJU2S4XSRXY7BLIK

2131z: STOCKADE; R6TW3O; 48 characters; P4.
R6TW3OBKPGKZUHPBHXBDHU2FTTDXZLLLQDHUHFTTDGZLFJ2H
[Rhetorical question: has this series gone through an evolution over the
past half FY or so?]

Reformatted strictly for visual interest (not so much clarity):

𝚁𝟼𝚃𝚆𝟹𝙾
𝙱𝙺𝙿𝙶𝙺𝚉𝚄𝙷𝙿
𝙱𝙷𝚇𝙱𝙳𝙷𝚄𝟸𝙵
𝚃𝚃𝙳𝚇𝚉
𝙻𝙻𝙻𝚀𝙳𝙷𝚄𝙷𝙵
𝚃𝚃𝙳𝙶𝚉
𝙻𝙵𝙹𝟸𝙷

[2150z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber.]

2206z STOCKADE; R6URWL; 22 characters; P4.
R6URWL6XGAJ44ND4T7O76W

2209z: STOCKADE; R6QIVG; 32 characters; P4.
R6QIVGPFKL77HFPUXIWLQ6LKKY6IB3EW
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2220z: ABSTRACT (presumed AF2ECO0); MIGGVO; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral
rebroadcast window.

[2229z+/-: ? AF6379 E6B launched from TRAVIS northeast bound to IDAHO.]

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2230z: STOCKADE; MITC4F; P1.
MITC4F4KXOQVZPJDIARWUSMVILYVPO

2234z: STOCKADE; MI44QM; P1.
MIR4QMY2ITXTA4M?EGXRO4UAPUQ6VY (digital/packet loss signal on multiple
SDRs; poor transcript).

2250z: ABSTRACT; MIGGVO; restoral; at the California coast.

2252z+/-: DUMPLING called STOCKADE. DUMPLING approaching OFFUT from the
west after visiting the missile fields. No response.

2254z: STOCKADE; MITTYU; P1.
MITTYUHRATV224NUKUW22GM2HFNL6U
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2257z: STOCKADE called DUMPLING (probably responding to the pre 2254z call
from DUMPLING). No response heard.

[2259z+/-: ? AFDCD3 E6B launched from TINKER to TULSA and then entered a
north/south tight racetrack orbit at 28000 ft. Unknown if he is burning RF
UHF MUX.

2320z: ABSTRACT; MIGGVO; restoral; over western OREGON turning south at the
time of broadcast.
[2350z: Nothing heard.]
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[2327z+/-: DILL 14 AE0418 (static hex) launched from TINKER northeast bound
to JOPLIN, MO and entered an orbit or pattern work.]

Jeff
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