Hunter AAF Changes and Discoveries

Over the last week or so, there have been some frequency and callsign changes at Hunter AAF:

• 1-3 AVN has changed their Ops frequency from 54.500 to 70.575. Along with the frequency change comes a shift to almost entirely encrypted traffic.
• B/2-3 AVN's CH-47Ds have changed their callsign from HOOKER to RIVER

There have also been some new frequency discoveries:

• 3-17 CAV's OH-58Ds have begun using some of the old 3-3 AVN (the unit they replaced) frequencies. They have been using 238.375 and 245.175 as air-to-air frequencies.
• 3-17 CAV has also been using 51.500 for air-to-air; it seems that almost everyone at Hunter AAF has used this frequency at some point!

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

More on 1-3 AVN AH-64Ds

I received today an email from Edwin with the AH-64 Research Group providing some updates on the 1-3 AVN AH-64Ds:

Edwin reports that some of 1-3 AVN's Apaches were left in Iraq to be turned over to the unit replacing them. In return, 1-3 AVN will receive some AH-64s from Ft. Hood, one of which is 25306 which I have heard recently.


Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

AH-64s Back at Hunter AAF

While I was working a lot of 7-3 shifts in recent weeks, it seems that the 1-3 AVN AH-64s have returned to Hunter AAF. So far I've only heard ARMY/VIPER 25305 and ARMY/VIPER 25306, but I would assume that the unit's other AH-64s are back as well.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net