29 March 2010

USS Harry Truman/CVW-3 Carrier Group in Area

The USS Harry Truman (CVN-75) and Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) Carrier Group are currently in the area of the Georgia/Florida coast. I began hearing some activity yesterday and evening last night from CVW-3's aircraft operating at Townsend Range and conducting aerial refueling offshore.

AC 1## - F/A-18F, VFA-32
AC 2## - F/A-18C, VMFA-312
AC 3## - F/A-18C, VFA-37
AC 4## - F/A-18E, VFA-105
CHECK - F/A-18C, VMFA-312
RAGIN - F/A-18C, VFA-37
SWEEP - F/A-18
TASTY - F/A-18C
VICIOUS - various F/A-18 from CVW-3
BOLT - KC-135, 6th AMW
OMEGA 70 - DOD Contract Tanker

120.950 - Sealord North Primary
284.500 - Sealord North Primary
267.500 - Sealord South Primary

228.400 - Townsend Range

233.325 - unknown, weak Range related traffic
278.550 - SWEEP and VICIOUS air-to-air
301.950 - CHECK air-to-air
328.425 - Marshal
342.025 - unknown
342.075 - PAPA
363.325 - Aerial Refueling
371.050 - Strike?


Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT