[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB - GLOBAL THUNDER 26 - Tuesday

[Jeff Haverlah]

2313z 30 Oct 25

UTC 28 Oct 25

Day 8 of GLOBAL THUNDER 26.

0001z: SAFE CALL (suspected pre0000z ROADMAP; CENT or ABNCP?); 7RZQLT;
S7SSY6; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf-CENT restoral rebroadcast window.
0009z: SAFE CALL Standing by for traffic.

0010z: RESIDENT (pre0000z LOOPHOLE); 7RZQLT; S7SSY6; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT
restoral rebroadcast window.
0016z: RESIDENT Standing by for traffic.

0020z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic; no restoral heard.

0030z: SAFE CALL; S7SSY6; restoral.
0034z: SAFE CALL Standing by for traffic.

0040z: RESIDENT; S7SSY6; restoral.
0043z: RESIDENT Standing by for traffic
[S7SSY6 (50 characters) apparently expired in their message queue; 9 hours
active (HF injection 1541z by NCS).]

0046z: RESIDENT called DURATION.
0047z: RESIDENT called DURATION.
0047z: GEOMETRIC called RESIDENT.
0049z: RESIDENT called DURATION and raised MAINSAIL but did not respond.

0050z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0057z: MAINSAIL with test count.
0101z: WEST COAST with test count.

0103z: RESIDENT called and eventually raised DURATION.
0105z: RESIDENT requested to meet him on the CHARLIE ROMEO (CR).

0114z: LAJES with test count.
0119z: BUMSTEAD (NCS) with test count.
0119z: BUMSTEAD with test count.

0121z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

========
0125z: BUMSTEAD; FOR EXERCISE GT26 CPX ACST; 7RAOCY; 285 characters; P3;
(CPX = Command Post Exercise).
7RAOCY6Z3F3ZT7ZYGGPBGDK3N3HXE5ZP272JCHKIIHQQLQXKTRBDKKTQL7HKTRBBG4NZCHQQLVMKTRBVWKTQLC5KTRBWU4NPAHQQLSPKTRB7DKTQLW5KTRBJ74NPECUVIURHQQLU7KTRBJMKTQLU6KTRBLH4NIKHQQLROKTRBA4KTQLA2KTRBRG4NOAYY4RUGHNHQQLNSKTRB4VKTQLSD4N42HQRBPHCZQLA24NS7HQRBG4KTQLGXKTRBME4NPEKCZBIL5PHBU44NOACUSLUG5PSO4NZI

Reformatted to capture its distinctive formatting:

𝟽𝚁𝙰𝙾𝙲𝚈  [𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎; 𝟼]
𝟼𝚉𝟹𝙵𝟹𝚉𝚃𝟽𝚉𝚈𝙶𝙶𝙿𝙱𝙶𝙳𝙺𝟹𝙽𝟹𝙷𝚇𝙴𝟻𝚉𝙿𝟸𝟽𝟸𝙹𝙲𝙷𝙺𝙸𝙸
 [𝟹𝟻; 𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝚀𝚇  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙳𝙺𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝟽𝙷  [𝟷𝟸]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙱𝙶𝟺𝙽𝚉𝙲  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝚅𝙼  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝚅𝚆𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝙲𝟻  [𝟷𝟸]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝚆𝚄𝟺𝙽𝙿𝙰  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝚂𝙿  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝟽𝙳𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝚆𝟻  [𝟷𝟸]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙹𝟽𝟺𝙽𝙿𝙴𝙲𝚄𝚅𝙸𝚄𝚁  [𝟷𝟼]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝚄𝟽  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙹𝙼𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝚄𝟼  [𝟷𝟸]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙻𝙷𝟺𝙽𝙸𝙺  [𝟷𝟶]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝚁𝙾  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙰𝟺𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝙰𝟸  [𝟷𝟸]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝚁𝙶𝟺𝙽𝙾𝙰𝚈𝚈𝟺𝚁𝚄𝙶𝙷𝙽  [𝟷𝟾]
𝙷𝚀𝚀𝙻𝙽𝚂  [𝟼]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝟺𝚅𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝚂𝙳𝟺𝙽𝟺𝟸𝙷𝚀𝚁𝙱𝙿𝙷𝙲𝚉𝚀𝙻𝙰𝟸𝟺𝙽𝚂𝟽𝙷𝚀𝚁𝙱𝙶𝟺𝙺𝚃𝚀𝙻𝙶𝚇
 [𝟺𝟺]
𝙺𝚃𝚁𝙱𝙼𝙴𝟺𝙽𝙿𝙴𝙺𝙲𝚉𝙱𝙸𝙻𝟻𝙿𝙷𝙱𝚄𝟺𝟺𝙽𝙾𝙰𝙲𝚄𝚂𝙻𝚄𝙶𝟻𝙿𝚂𝙾𝟺𝙽𝚉𝙸
 [𝟺𝟶]

0139z: SAFE CALL; h+00/30 E6B; suspected ABNCP mission; 7RAOCY; active
under the NCS broadcast of same, and finished after the NCS.  7RAOCY was
not heard on HF at any other time from the TACAMO PAC and TACAMO LANT or
for that matter SAFE CALL.  It may have been broadcast though on VLF over
LANT and PAC.

0146z: SAFE CALL Standing by for traffic.
[Last of SAFE CALL activity.]

0150z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0151z: VADER 25 (sounds like) called MAINSAIL.

0219z: RESIDENT called and worked MAINSAIL to exit the net.

0220z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0221z: RESIDENT exited the net.

0250z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0320z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0332z: GEOMETRIC called COURTYARD (maybe; very weak) to meet on the CHARLIE
ECHO WINDOW (CE).

0353z: GEOMETRIC called (COURTYARD maybe) and raised BUMSTEAD.
0354z: GEOMETRIC called (COURTYARD maybe) and raised BUMSTEAD.
0335z: GEOMETRIC raised (COURTYARD maybe) and BUMSTEAD; told BUMSTEAD no
assistance needed.

0337z: REDEEMER (presumed E6B) called BUMSTEAD.
0338z: REDEEMER called and raised BUMSTEAD to enter the net.

0340z: RESIDENT (?) Standing by for traffic; nothing heard at 0310z;
RESIDENT exited the net at 0221z; ?.

0342z: REDEEMER entered the net.

0400z: SAFE CALL Standing by for traffic.

0404z: SAFE CALL called and raised BUMSTEAD to exit the net.
0410z: SAVE CALLE exited the net.

0422z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

0455z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.
[GEOMETRIC will remain in the net for some time.]
========
[End of SBFT sessions,]

0516z: BUMSTEAD with test count.
0517z: LAJES with test count.
0523z: BUMSTEAD with test count.

0951z: LAJES with test count.
0951z: BUMSTEAD with test count.
0952z: BUMSTEAD with test count.
1000z: LAJES with test count.

Demarcation.
[Long lived 50 character strings follow; see 1541z 28 Oct 25; 50-character
strings seem to be common to these exercises.]
##########
1025z+/-: Very weak string.
1028z: +/-: Very weak; RESIDENT maybe; string.
1032z+/-: GEOMETRIC (weak/often unreadable in SDR); S7CNL3; 50 characters;
see 1055z for NCS transcript; GEOMETRIC seemed to rebroadcast this string
multiple times; ?
1036z: GEOMETRIC; S7CNL3.
1043z: GEOMETRIC; S7CNL3.

1051z: BUMSTEAD; S7HYGR; 50 characters; P3.
S7HYGRNJN6MUG4AQNDQOR7JGSKNSJGCCYCAVF32ROXW2RONWT6

1055z: BUMSTEAD; S7CNL3; 50 characters; P3.
S7CNL3366XETKOACENNC4T7XZDCX7ETHEAL4NBXNNNIBXYNZ3H

1100z: GEOMETRIC; S7HYGR; may be finishing after being buried in the NCS
activity.

1101z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; 50 characters; P3.
S7CJCLH66UGFW42U3L2WDSLJPLTXNPJJAJ44AZWZZ6AWZJNSFB

1106: BUMSTEAD; FOR ICE KING; 7RGS2T; P2.
7RGS2TJQMXO7PCP7TZHKKNIWDLJRQL

1108z: GEOMETRIC; 7RGS2T; of interest because he did not use "FOR ICE KING"
in his broadcast. That's the first example to me of a player with that type
of FOR string. Is GEOMETRIC acting in an ABNCP role?

1120z: GEOMETRIC; S7HYGR; restoral.

1130z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1131z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic under the BUMBTEAD restoral.

1157z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ICE KING; 7RYDW3; P2.
7RYDW3YJL7EK4VGDND7UQYEKYNXGRV

1200z: BUMSTEAD; SCJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1202z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

1220z: GEOMETRIC; S7CNL3; restoral.

1223z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

1231z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1250z: Nothing heard.

1257z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1301z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1320z: GEOMETRIC; S7CNL3; S7CJCL; S7HYGR; restoral.
1330z: GEOMETRIC Standing by for traffic.

1330z: ANDREWS with test count.

========
1403z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE; 7RENTQ; P2.
7RENTQMJHQY734DIEQ46NWBHF6BWDO

1412z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE; 7RZCLT; P2.
7RZCLTAH3N57NRIJ4LVDS2EMY66TR5

1433z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE; 7R5JLD; P2.
7R5JLDILO7WAOZKZMUAYDLKOF2RY2F
========
[Three instead of two. What took place around those times?]

1450z: GEOMETRIC; S7CNL3; S7CJCL; S7HYGR; restoral.

1501z: INDUCTOR (presumed E6B); S7CNL3; S7CJCL; S7HYGR; restoral; CENT
activity like SAFE CALL earlier.
1510z: INDUCTOR Standing by for traffic.

1520z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1523z: GEOMETRIC; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; did not hear S7HYGR.

1532z: INDUCTOR; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.
[Apparent end of INDUCTOR activity.]

1536z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJEL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral,

1550z: GEOMETRIC; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1600z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1620z; GEOMETRIC; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1631z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1650z: GEOMETRIC; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.
[Apparent end of GEOMETRIC activity.]
[No known LANT HF activity logged by me.]

========
1700z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; disregard.
1703z: BUMSTEAD; disregard; (higher precedence traffic)
1703z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE, FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7R32VW; P2.
7432VWADOONQUA5WF7TUPA7MDCRTU7

1709z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

[20 minute window]
1721z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RRS5Y; P2.
7RRS5YBDT74CJBGNXC75BTWOAUZNTE
========

1729z: MAINSAIL with test count.

1730z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.

1753z: NEWSPAPER called and raised BUMSTEAD to enter the net.
1757z: NEWSPAPER entered the net.

1800z: BUMSTEAD; S7CJCL; S7CNL3; S7HYGR; restoral.
##########
[End of the S7 series restoral/rebroadcasts.]
[8 hours duration.]

1907z: COURTYARD called and raised BUMSTEAD to enter the net. Did not hear
conclusion of process.

========
1916z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE, FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RO33X; P2.
7RO33XB6PS72Q3CTDN4NZNTGJIW6AS

[26 minutes]
1942z: BUMSTEAD; FOR ALFA FORCE, FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RMGTZ; P2.
7RMG7ZQMAKRRUVSRWUPI3ETWNQ2KIW
========

2020z: MAINSAIL with test count.

2033z: BUMSTEAD; 7RFBZ4; P1.
7RFBZ4VCTCP27PBPHED4WKV7LFGN3S

2107z: SAFE CALL; called and raised BUMSTEAD to enter the net.
2112z: SAFE CALL entered the net.

[The reappearance of the MI series.]
========
2118z: BUMSTEAD; MITGFU; P1.
MITGFU7MZASI77HQHDDIGEYV74AP2I
[Fed to NCS for restoral/rebroadcast and SBFT.]

2124z: DURATION called and raised BUMSTEAD to exit the net.
2128z: DURATION exited the net.

2130z: BUMSTEAD; MITGFU; restoral.
2200z: BUMSTEAD enters net.

2207z: SAM 103 called ANY STATION.
2207z: BUMSTEAD Standing by for traffic.
2207z: SAM 103 responding, perhaps misunderstanding BUMSTEAD.

********
2218z: BUMSTEAD; FOR CHARLIE FORCE; 7RKVWF; P2.
7RKVWFBKHN3DJOYP3MATHJJRIP2RDT
********
[A second CHARLIE FORCE string, if any, unheard.]

2230z: BUMSTEAD; MITGFU; restoral.
2233z: BUMSTEAD Standing by for traffic.

2238z: BUMSTEAD; MIXJJ3; P1.
MIXJJ35RPPGPNVAEN7ELLTBZTSC2IF
[Fed to NCS for restoral/rebroadcast.]

2250z: NEWSPAPER called and raised BUMSTEAD to exit net.
2253z: NEWSPAPER exited the net.

2300z: BUMSTEAD; MIXJT3; MITFGU; restoral.
2305z: BUMSTEAD Standing by for traffic.

2310z: BUMSTEAD called COURTYARD (unheard on SDR).
2313z: COURTYARD exited the net.

2330z: BUMSTEAD; MIXJJ3; MITGFU; restoral.
2334z: BUMSTEAD Standing by for traffic.

2346z: ANDREWS with test count

[0002z: REINDEER; MIXJJ3, MITGFU and Standing by for Traffic.]

Jeff
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