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| | The Combat Air Patrol (CAP) covering Washington D.C. and/or the Thurmont (Camp David) area is | | The Combat Air Patrol (CAP) covering Washington D.C. and/or the Thurmont (Camp David) area is |
| − | known as the Guard Dog CAP. Notices about CAPs can be found [http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html here] - look at entries marked '''ZDC''' in the ''facility'' column. The sector map can be seen at the right (click to enlarge - thanx Tinear). | + | known as the Guard Dog CAP. Notices about CAPs can be found [http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html here] - look at entries marked '''ZDC''' in the ''facility'' column. The sector map can be seen at the right (click to enlarge. |
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| | [[Image:Guard Dog CAP.jpg|right|thumb|ZDC Sector map for CAP]] | | [[Image:Guard Dog CAP.jpg|right|thumb|ZDC Sector map for CAP]] |
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| − | Here are the units with callsigns that participate in CAP duty (with the associated callsigns):
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| − | {| border="1" class="rrtable"
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| − | | [[DC ANG 113th Fighter Wing]], 121st Fighter Squadron || BRAVE
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| − | | [[NJ ANG 177th Fighter Wing]], 119th Fighter Squadron || COSMIC
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| − | | Eglin AFB FL 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing || ARROW
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| − | | Shaw AFB SC 79th and 77th Fighter Squadrons, 20th Fighter Wing || PITTMAN
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| − | | [[Joint Base Langley–Eustis (LFI) Hampton City (VA)]] 27th Fighter Squadron || HARASS
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| − | | [http://www.scannewengland.net/wiki/index.php/Vermont_Military Vermont ANG] based at Langley || MAPLE
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| − | | Seymour Johnson NC 334th Fighter Squadron/4th Fighter Wing || RAMROD
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| − | | Langley 94th Fighter Squadron || RAPTOR (old),<br/>SONIC (CAP 11/2007, 2009 Inauguration)
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| − | | 112th FS/180th FW, OH-ANG Toledo || MUDDY, during the 2009 Inauguration
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| − | |}
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| − | Guidance during the Guard Dog CAP is provided by [[North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)]] Eastern Air Defense Sector(EADS) using callsign HUNTRESS
| + | Also check out the following; |
| − | The CAP is normally comprised of two F-15 or F-16 fighters and a KC-135 tanker for refueling support. A pair of F-22A Raptor fighters participated in Dec 2006, May 2007, Nov 2007, Dec 2007, and Feb 2008.
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| − | ==Frequencies==
| + | ; Database Entries |
| − | ''All frequencies noted here are in AM mode''
| + | * {{DB|a|2247|Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center}} |
| − | * [[Joint Base Andrews (ADW) Prince George's County (MD)]] is often used for a refuel stop ,a maintenance problem or if bad weather develops
| + | * {{DB|a|2246|NY Air Route Traffic Control Center}} |
| − | * HUNTRESS frequencies most often used for primary CAP control are '''228.9000''' and '''260.9000'''. These frequencies have also been used for refueling.
| + | * {{DB|a|2182|Joint Base Langley}} |
| − | * DC-ANG will often use '''139.7000''' as primary CAP freq. This freq is also used by HUNTRESS to work BLACKJACK (USCG helo) units
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| − | * NJ-ANG has been known to use '''138.2000''' as primary CAP freq
| + | ; Wiki Articles |
| − | * Refueling is often performed on the primary frequency; in the past, it had been on a separate boom freq. The boom freq is normally stated at the beginning of the CAP. See the bottom of this article for a summary of freqs used in the past.
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| − | * The fighters and the tanker get clearance to enter/exit the CAP area using Guard Dog (Washington Center) special frequencies of '''135.5250''' / '''350.2500''' ''(primary)'' or '''126.5500''' / '''269.5000''' ''(secondary)''.
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| − | * VT-ANG units have been noted on:
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| − | ** '''125.1250''' Supervisor of Flight
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| − | ** '''138.0000''' Ops
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| − | ** '''138.5250''' Ops
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| − | ** '''238.2500''' Air-air interflight
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| − | * Shaw AFB (PITMAN) units have been noted on the following freqs:
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| − | ** ''79th Fighter Squadron (Tigers)''
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| − | ** '''138.0250''' last noted Jan 2006<br>
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| − | ** '''138.1500''' possibly V-8<br>
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| − | ** '''141.6000''' possibly V-9<br>
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| − | ** '''141.7750''' possibly V-10<br>
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| − | ** '''142.1250''' possibly V-11 June 2006<br>
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| − | ** '''236.5500''' brief use June 2006<br>
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| − | ** ''77th Fighter Squadron (Gamblers)''
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| − | ** '''139.8250''' V-8 used Jan, March 2007, ''138.8250 hrd Dec.2006; 143.8000 hrd Sept 2006''<br>
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| − | ** '''138.0250''' V-9 used Jan 2007, ''141.750 used Sept.2006, Oct 2006 CAP''<br>
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| − | ** '''140.3750''' V-10 used Sept.2006 during NYC CAP, Oct 2006 CAP<br>
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| − | ** '''141.6750''' V-11<br>
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| − | ** '''138.9000''' V-12 used Jan 2007 ''139.925 used Sept.2006''<br>
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| − | * Eglin AFB (ARROW) units have been noted:
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| − | ** '''338.7500'''
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| − | ** '''369.1500''' Mar.09 CAP
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| − | ** '''259.5500''' Nov 2007 CAP
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| − | ** '''320.9500''' Feb.08 CAP '15 Prime', Mar.09 CAP low use
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| − | ** '''316.4500''' Feb.08 CAP
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| − | ** '''305.4500''' Feb.08, Mar.08 CAP
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| − | ** '''253.7000''' Feb.08 CAP
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| − | ** '''326.4750''' Mar.08 CAP
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| − | ** '''276.5500''' Inauguration 2009
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| − | ** '''257.3500''' Inauguration 2009
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| − | * MUDDY units have used '''143.8500''' for interflight during the 2009 Inauguration
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| − | * Mountain Home AFB (F-15C/D 366th FW/390th FS TDY Langley AFB; callsign: CLAW) manned the Guard Dog CAP over the Thanksgiving 2008 holiday weekend Ops and A/A freqs noted:
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| − | **'''276.6250'''
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| − | **'''276.6750'''
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| − | **'''357.1000''' (callsign: '''CLAW OPS''')
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| − | **'''360.1500''' (Langley interflight freq)
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| − | **'''NOTE:''' common ZDC freq for units TDY Langley arriving from the south is '''ZDC-Calvert 281.4000'''.
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| − | * May 2007 RAPTOR units noted on '''315.8500''' as a chitchat and talking to Guard Dog on '''126.5500'''. They later reverted to the usual '''135.5250''' for Guard Dog. '''350.2500''' was used throughout.
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| − | * July and September 2007 HARASS fighters used '''360.1500''' for interflight
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| − | * July 2007 RAMROD fighters the following were used for interflight:
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| − | ** '''300.1250'''
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| − | ** '''300.2250'''
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| − | ** '''300.3250'''
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| − | ** '''300.4250'''
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| − | ** '''301.3250'''
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| − | ** '''301.5250'''
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| − | ** '''302.0750'''
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| − | ** '''303.0000'''
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| − | * As of 1st October, the [[United States Coast Guard]] has taken over responsibility for low flying and slower a/c violating the ADIZ in this region
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| − | * Flights and Tankers will often use the Nationwide FSS frequency '''255.4000''' to get weather and other information from Leesburg Radio
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| − | * Also check the '''UHF''' frequencies of the following for flights arriving/leaving the CAP;
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| − | **[[Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control]]
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| − | **{{DB|a|2247|Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center}}
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| − | **{{DB|a|2246|NY Air Route Traffic Control Center}}
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| − | ; Other Refueling freqs noted in the past
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| − | * '''6.76100''' HF USB 'Tanker Common'
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| − | * '''123.5250''' Naval Refueling
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| − | * '''139.8750''' Tankers interplane
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| − | * '''143.8250''' Tankers Interplane
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| − | * '''148.0500''' Tankers Interplane
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| − | * '''228.0000''' AR-777
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| − | * '''234.5000''' Refueling ops Duke MOA
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| − | * '''235.1000''' Refueling ops AR206/328
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| − | * '''236.2500''' Aerial refueling
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| − | * '''238.9000''' AR-212/AR-636
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| − | * '''252.8000''' Tanker/refueling Aug 2007
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| − | * '''349.7000''' AR20 secondary
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| − | * '''266.4000''' Tanker/refueling Aug 2007
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| − | * '''266.5000''' Andrews 756th ARS Interplane
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| − | * '''270.1500''' Used briefly during Xmas 2007 CAP
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| − | * '''274.4500''' AR218/220
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| − | * '''276.5000''' Refueling ops AR216/609
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| − | * '''277.3500''' CAP Refueling
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| − | * '''282.7000''' AR Secondary
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| − | * '''283.9000''' AR-217/AR-616
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| − | * '''288.0000''' BLUE24 refueling
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| − | * '''293.7000''' STEEL interplane
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| − | * '''294.8000''' Boom Freq tanker from McGuire
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| − | * '''295.8000''' AR-631
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| − | * '''299.9000''' Refueling discrete noted June 06
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| − | * '''303.0000''' 108th Refueling Wing @McGuire
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| − | * '''303.1250''' AR18V Cherry Pt
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| − | * '''341.7500''' AR-20
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| − | * '''305.5000''' AR-219
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| − | * '''311.0000''' CP Common - in the immediate Mid-Atlantic area most commonly used by the 171st ARW PA ANG Pittsburgh (callsign: STEEL) and 916th ARW/77th ARS (AFRC) Seymour Johnson AFB (callsign: BACKY).
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| − | * '''311.5750''' AR18V Cherry Pt
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| − | * '''315.9000''' AR-777 Secondary
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| − | * '''319.7000''' Tanker secondary/AR-636
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| − | * '''320.4500''' AR W-386 Test Track
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| − | * '''320.6000'''
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| − | * '''324.0000'''
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| − | * '''324.6000''' AR-204/AR-207
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| − | * '''327.6000''' Refueling AR-205
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| − | * '''327.9000''' Refueling noted during Sept 06 CAP over NYC
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| − | * '''339.6000''' Refueling ops Aug 2007
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| − | * '''341.7500''' Aerial refueling
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| − | * '''343.5000''' Refueling AR-608
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| − | * '''346.2500''' Marine Refueling
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| − | * '''348.9000''' AR-206H Refueling
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| − | * '''351.2000''' Andrews 756th ARS
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| − | * '''365.7000''' Aerial Refueling
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| − | * '''387.8000''' Aerial Refueling
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| − | * '''387.9000''' Tanker Boom freq
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| − | * '''396.2000''' A/A Refueling for Europe-USA flight June 2006
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| − | Also check out the following;
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| − | * {{DB|a|2182|Langley AFB}} RRDB entry | |
| | * [[Fort Belvoir/Davison AAF]] | | * [[Fort Belvoir/Davison AAF]] |
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| − | ''Thanks to TinEar for the writeup''
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| | [[Category:United States Air Force Frequencies in Maryland]] | | [[Category:United States Air Force Frequencies in Maryland]] |
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| − | [[Category:New Jersey Air National Guard]]
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| − | [[Category:New Jersey Air National Guard Frequencies]]
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| − | [[Category:New Jersey Civil Aviation]]
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| − | [[Category:New Jersey Military Aviation]]
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| − | [[Category:United States Air Force in New Jersey]]
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| − | [[Category:United States Air Force Frequencies in New Jersey]]
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| − | [[Category:Vermont Air National Guard]]
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| − | [[Category:Vermont Air National Guard Frequencies]]
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| − | [[Category:Vermont Civil Aviation]]
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| − | [[Category:Vermont Military Aviation]]
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| − | [[Category:United States Air Force in Vermont]]
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| − | [[Category:United States Air Force Frequencies in Vermont]]
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| | [[Category:Virginia Air National Guard]] | | [[Category:Virginia Air National Guard]] |
