MILITARY CALLSIGN LIST - Monitoring Times

1 MILITARY CALLSIGN LIST AS OF APRIL 2009 Compiled by Ron This list is the work of many people. I started in 1998 with a basic list that I pulled off of the web. That list had been compiled by Hugh Stegman, a highly respected radio hobbyist and columnist for Monitoring Times . In the intervening years I have added callsigns that I myself have heard and verified as well as those from various seasoned , respected milcomer s and HF utility communications hobbyists here in the US as well as Europe. Background: One has to take most MILITARY calls with a grain of salt.

2 They are often used by more than one unit. Also, the US MILITARY is closing bases left and right, moving and combining things, transferring tasks to the reserves, and the like. For basically historical reasons I have left in many of the daily changing tactical callsigns used by the Offutt & Tinker units. We may not see them again, but then again they could be reused. A callword is a station identifier without numbers, such as Mudbug Control. A CALLSIGN is one with numbers, such as Abnormal 10. Static callsigns/callwords of air tankers tend to associate with gasoline, gas stations, or fuel in general, though the association gets pretty vague.

3 Fighters are more macho. A few callsigns/callwords are acronyms, such as ARIA (Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft), JOINT STARS/JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Tactical Radar System), SPAR (Special Priority Air Resource); and SAM (Special Air Mission). Many CPs, Air National Guard or CAP units, and the like, derive callwords from geographical characteristics of their locations, AK-SAR-BEN (Nebraska backwards, and a popular horse track), MUDBUG (near the Mississippi "big muddy" delta, where mudbug crabs are found), and HIGH ROLLER (Nevada ANG, Reno).

4 AIRCRAFT CALLSIGNS: There are several systems that I have noted over the years.: Transports: CALLSIGN + 1 or 01 is usually the unit commander s CALLSIGN . CALLSIGN +2 or 02 is usually the deputy unit commander. Reach callsigns suffixes are usually either a mission number or some variation on the aircraft tail number. Fighters: CALLSIGN + 81 or 91 appear to be travelling callsigns used on cross-country, special activity and out-of-area flights. Some units have special callsigns they use when travelling out of area so the number used may not correlate with the 81/91 system.

5 Normally, fighters use CALLSIGN + 11, CALLSIGN + 21, etc. One explanation I ve read (which makes sense to me) is that the first unit sortie of the day is CALLSIGN + 11, the second sortie is CALLSIGN + 21 and so on. Another theory is that the suffixes are determined by the day of the week, 11 is used on Monday, 21 on Tuesday and so on. NOTE #1: TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE CALLSIGNS IN THIS LIST ARE FROM UNCLASSIFED SOURCES---NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN KNOWINGLY INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. NOTE #2- I HOPE THIS LIST IS USEFUL--BUT UNDERSTAND IT IS AN EVER-CHANGING " WORK IN PROGRESS'.

6 I WELCOME ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES/ADDITIONS. AAEC LSV-1 USAV GEN. FRANK S. BESSON-FT UESTIS AAED LSV-2 USAV-CW3 HAROLD C. CLINGER-FORD ISLAND HI AAEE LSV-3 USAV Gen. BREHON B. SOMERVELL-TACOMA WASH AAEF LSV-4 USAV LT. GEN. WILLIAM BUNKER-FT EUSTIS VA ADSV LSV-5 USAV MAJ GEN CHARLES P GROSS-FORD ISLAND HI AAFA LSV-6 USAV SPEC4 JAMES A. LOUX-FT EUSTIS VA AADS USAV RUNNYMEADE LCU-2001 AAEG USAV KENESAW MTN LCU-2002 AAEH USAV MACON LCU-2003 AADT USAV ALDIE LCU-2004 AADU USAV BRANDY STATION LCU-2005 AADV USAV BRISTOE STATION LCU-2006 AADW USAV BROAD RUN LCU-2007 AADX USAV BUENA VISTA LCU-2008 AADY USAV SPRINGFIELD LCU-2009 AADZ USAV CEDAR RUN LCU-2010 AAEA USAV CHICKAHOMINY LCU-2011 AAEB USAV CHICKASAW BAYOU LCU-2012 AAEI USAV CHURUBUSCO LCU-2013 AAEJ USAV COAMO LCU-2014 ADMM USAV CONTRERES LCU-2015 ADMN USAV CORINTH LCU-2016 ADMO USAV EL CANEY LCU-2017 ADMP USAV

7 FIVE FORKS LCU-2018 ADMQ USAV FORT DONELSON LCU-2019 ADMR USAV FORT MCHENRY LCU-2020 ADMS USAV GREAT BRIDGE LCU-2021 ADMT USAV HARPERS FERRY LCU-2022 ADMU USAV HOBKIRK LCU-2023 ADMV USAV HOMIGUEROS LCU-2024 ADMW USAV MALVERN HILL LCU-2025 ADMX USAV MATAMOROS LCU-2026 ADMY USAV MECHANICSVILLE LCU-2027 ADMZ USAV MISSIONARY RIDGE LCU-2028 ADNA USAV MOLINO DEL REY LCU-2029 ADNB USAV MONTERREY LCU-2030 ADNC USAV NEW ORLEANS LCU-2031 ADND USAV PALO ALTO LCU-2032 ADNE USAV PAULUS HOOK LCU-2033 ADNF USAV PERRYVILLE LCU-2034 ADNG USAV PORT HUDSON LCU-2035 AAFB USAV MAJ GEN NATHANIEL GREEN LT-801 ADTG USAV MAJ GEN HENRY KNOX LT-802 ADTH USAV MAJ GEN ANTHONY WAYNE LT-803 ADTI USAV BRIG GEN ZEBULON PIKE LT-804 ADTJ USAV MAJ GEN WINFIELD SCOTT LT-805 ADTK USAV COL SETH WARNER LT-806 ADTL USAV SGT MAJ JOHN CHAMPE LT-807 ADTM USAV MAJ GEN JACOB BROWN LT-808 ABENAKI CAP NEW HAMPSHIRE CAP ABIDE C-130H 7th Wing, Dyess AFB, TX ABLOW RC-135 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE ABNORMAL 10 Western Test Range, vandenberg AFB, CA ABNORMAL 20 Western Test Range.

8 Wheeler AFB ABNORMAL 30 Western Test Range, Kwajalein Test Site ABRUM C-130E 43rd OG Pope AFB ABSTAIN CP 96TH AS, 934 AW AFRES MINNEAPOLIS MN (C-130S) ABYSS C-130E 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, CO ABYSS C-130E 43rd OG, Pope AFB ACCOUNTANT CP 403rd AFRC CP Keesler AFB MS ACCURA F-22, Langley AFB VA ACES F-16 119th FS, NJ ANG Atlantic City ACES F-15 TYNDALL AFB FL ACKER C-130E 43rd OG, 43AW Pope AFB, NC ACME F-16 412th TW, Edwards AFB, CA (ACLM tests) ACROBAT Andrews AFB, MD-SECRET SERVICE COVERTERM ACTIVE F-18C VFA-15, CVW-8 NAS OCEANA ACTON C-130 352nd SOG, RAF Mildenhall, UK ACTON RC-135 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE ADIN C-130 314th AW, Little Rock AFB, AR ADIOS E-4B 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE Airborne CP ALDER F-15E 4Th FW, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC AFB ADOBE Coronet tanker ADORN E-8C J-Stars Robins AFB GA AEGIS C-130H 40 ALS Dyess AFB TX AERO F-16, 119th FS NJ ANG Atlantic City AEROMET C9B # 159119, VR56, NAS Chambers VA AFGAN 01 B-727-2Y4 (Reg=VP-CML)

9 Afganistan Govt AFP Various Portugese Airforce AFTON C-130H 187th AS WY ANG Cheyenne AGAR var 412th TW, Edwards AFB, CA, missile test a/c AGAR 32 NKC-135R BIG CROW AIRCRAFT, KIRTLAND AFB NM AGILE KC-135R 927th ARW, Selfridge ANGB, MI AGIO KC-135R 97th AMW, Altus AFB, OK AGONY C-130H 7th Wing, Dyess AFB, TX AGONY KC-135R 434th ARW, Grissom ARB, IN AHAB B-52 Barksdale AFB LA AIR FORCE 1 USAF acft carrying US Pres (usually VC-25) AIR FORCE 2 USAF acft carrying US Vice President (usually VC-32A) AIR FORCE RESCUE Any ARRS a/c on SAR, plus tail ## AIR FORCE SYDNEY RAAF SYDNEY (NCS) AIR FORCE DARWIN RAAF DARWIN (BACK UP NCS) AIR FORCE TOWNSVILE RAAF TOWNSVILLE AIR FORCE PERTH RAAF PERTH AIR FORCE AUCKLAND RNZAF AUCKLAND AIR FORCE WOODBURNE RNZAF WOODBURNE AIR FORCE ANZAC RAAF & RZNAF AIREVAC Aircraft on a medical airlift mission AIRGUN F-16 388th FW, Hill AFB, UT AIRGUN F-22 Langley AFB AKSARBEN 55th Wing, Offutt AFB (Nebraska backwards)

10 AKELA MC-130P/HC-130N 550S0W KIRKLAND AFB, NM AKULA F-15A/B 125th FW Det 1, Homestead ARS ARS FL ALABAMA CAP CAP ALABAMA CAP ALAMO A-10s 52FW / 81st FS Spangdahlem GE ALBERT C-130 Hercules LTW - RAF Lyneham , UK ALGA KC-135R 927th ARW, Selfridge ANGB, MI ALGER C-130 146th AW, CA ANG at Channel Islands ANGS ALGUM C-130E 43rd OG, Pope AFB ALKYD MC-130H 352 SOG Mildenhall UK ALLIED C130 189thAS/124thWg ID-ANG ALLIED C-12R US ARMY/228th Aviation Regiment ALLIED C-130H United States 328th AS /AFRC ALLEY T-1A 48th FTS/14th FTW Columbus AFB MS ALLEYCAT USAF/ANG MOBILE RADAR, BAHAMAS ALLEYCAT E-8C, 128th ACCS backend ALLOY C-130E 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, CO ALMIGHTY USN GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA ALMUG AC-130H Hurlburt ALOUETTE CF-18 CANFORCE 2ND WING, CFB BORDEN ALTA F-16C/D 466th FS, AFRC Hill AFB, UT ALVA E-4B 55th Wing, Offutt AFB.