[MilCom] MIL: 11175.0 USB MOCCASIN; IRONWORK; JOHN BULL/DOORBELL; CUMMINGS; DEEPWELL; and STARBIRD

[Jeff Haverlah]

0333z  06 Mar 26

UTC 05 Mar 26

A busy day.

AED56B visited the Nebraska and North Dakota missile fields before
repositioning to FAIRCHILD.
Late in the UTC day STARBIRD (unknown presumed E6B) called MOCCASIN (see
0042z).

[Now common 0033z message traffic broadcast window.]
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0033z: IRONWORK (NCS); 37YVK2; P1.
37YVK27RJCD7TRKPTJQRNARFICTKHN
[Fed to the Gulf E6B AE7E67 ex TRAVIS.]

0042z: MOCCASIN with communications test count.
[USSTRATCOM CP]

[0044z+/-: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.]

0100z: JOHN BULL (presumed AE7E67); 37YVK2; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf
restoral rebroadcast window.
0130z: JOHN BULL; 37YVK2; Gulf restoral.

0157z: LAJES with test count.
0159z: DIEGO (GARCIA) with test count.

0200z: JOHN BULL; 37YVK2; Gulf restoral.

0209z: MAINSAIL with test count.

0230z: JOHN BULL; 7YVK2; Gulf restoral; approaching JUNCTION, TEXAS at the
time of broadcast while returning to TRAVIS.]

0511z: DOORBELL (possibly JOHN BULL) called and eventually raised MAINSAIL
to exit the net.
0516z: DOORBELL exited the net.

1031z: CROUGHTON with test count.

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1317z: IRONWORK; FOR MIDPOINT; I4HSNP; P2.
I4HSPNPSPXYEIGMK7XZO7NFKQUIMDP

1336z: MAINSAIL with test count.
1402z: SIGONELLA with test count.

1504z: IRON WORK; 37YFYK; P1.
37YFKYNCWG4QGZYJ2OA4CO3JN3QLCM
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[1626z+/-: AF5OE9 E6B launched from MACDILL and flew to TINKER.]

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1627z: IRONWORK; I46S3Z; 48 characters; P2.
I46S3ZUVZGRWONTWA4WZO3TIG44JJPCCMR24H63KQCMMRMYW

1657z: IRONWORK; I4O7BG; P2.
I4O7BGUB2JLL3TOGI3IYMDD4UGFIRJ

1659z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.

1704z: IRONWORK; 37WP5G; P1.
37WP5GYGG2DNFP6P7G6UQEOHJTV5SW

1714z: IRONWORK; 37JIED; P1.
37JIEDXS6CZKQDD5INCRVLPED6L3ZG

1735z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.

[1736z=/-: AE7DE7 E6B launched from TINKER to the Gulf and return to
TINKER. AE7DE7 relaunched in the new UTC day around 0107z eastbound.]

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1749z: IRONWORK; 37QWOM; P1.
37QWOMZ6DBNXAXGQ6E2EYZQCWSZQ25
[Fed to the Gulf E6B.]

1801z: CUMMINGS (presumed AE7DE7); 37QWOM; h+oo/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf
restoral rebroadcast window.

1823z: ? called IRONWOOD.

[1825z+/-: AED56B launched from OFFUTT and flew to the missile fields in
western NEBRASKA and then to NORTH DAKOTA, and returned to OFFUTT before
the end of the UTC day. This may or may not be related to the NCS standing
by for traffic activity below. He then apparently relaunched before 2359z
northwest bound.]

1825z: MAINSAIL worked AIRCRAFT 1014 for a radio check.

1830z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.

1831z: AIRCRAFT 714 (sounds like) called MUDBUG. Also ID'd possibly as
SKULL something DELTA QUEBUC 714 (sounds like; weak); and 714 to MAINSAIL.
Looking for a signal check. Very weak in the noise floor.

1832z: CUMMINGS; 37QWOM; Gulf restoral.

[1850z+-/: 27.2 KHz (Gulf) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indiated on the W1VD VLF
Grabber website.]

1853z: IRONWORK; FOR SINK (sounds like; same as CINC); I435BX;  P2.
I435BXODF4KO4HV7GUKADG7UD2ITV2

1900z: CUMMINGS; 37QWOM; Gulf restoral.

1907z: IRONWORK Standing by for traffic.
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1914z: IRONWORK; FOR BLEACHER 25 (sounds like; probably something else);
I4Y2Y4; P2.
I4Y2Y4VMFMIMCSLCOYTEE2SRHFEVZB

[1927z+/-: AE81A5 E6B launched from PAX RIVER to the ATLANTIC; TACAMO LANT.]

1930z: CUMMINGS; 37QEOM; Gulf restoral.
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1944z: IRONWORK; 37LRXM; P1.
37LRXMCXEDF45IXRVUDSELLAFRDHP6
[Fed to TACAMO LANT.]

[A series of FOR SEXTANT strings over the next two hour window.]
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2003z: IRONWORK; FOR SEXTANT (sounds like); I4IQ3H; P2.
I47FGTHCQN3GEKQX3YIDXL3STIWERI

[2015z+/-: 17.8 KHz (LANT) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD
grabber.]

2024z: DEEPWELL (presumed AE81A5) called and raised IRONWORK to enter the
net..
2028z: DEEPWELL entered the net.

[30 minutes]
2033z: IRONWORK; FOR SEXTANT; I4324W; P2.
I4324WYSXTHDSSKFJ6OKEZ4XHSJUDY

[1 hour]
2133z: IRONWORK; FOR SEXTANT; I433EF; P2.
I433EFGSSIMU26RH7BUMJRSA2HNOWE

2140z: DEEPWELL; 37CRML; h+10/h+40 TACAMO LANT restoral rebroadcast window.
[Not heard at its earlier restoral windows.]
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[15 minutes+/-]
2147z: IRONWORK; FOR SEXTANT; I465WK; P2.
I465WKSBNPEBOCAAECXWSOEKNNWTLW [low confidence in accuracy]
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2203z: DEEPWELL exits the net through IRONWORK.

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2205z: IRONWORK; FOR HOWELL 25 (or sounds like); I4R57Q; P2.
I4R57Q [poor audio; worthless transcript.]

[30 minutes]
2234z: IRONWORK; 37XWZX; P1.
37XWZXPMQR6V6VLD4OVZZ6L3FVRKCS
[It probably fed someone.]

[2340z: AED56B E6 relaunched from OFFUTT and flew to FAIRCHILD, SPOKANE,
WASHINGTON.

[2342z+/-: AF78FD E6B launched from OFFUTT to the northeast then turning
west and then southwest to the CONUS southwest.]

2354z: STARBIRD (presumed E6B) raised IRONWORK. Weak.

2356z: STARBIRD called MOCCASIN (USSTRATCOM CP).

Audio for "AIRCRAFT 714."  Very weak/poor audio; requires headphones.

https://on.soundcloud.com/UHILnPZZB4YIgSAMv3

Jeff
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Jeff Haverlah               Coastal Texas
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