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Revision as of 23:43, 13 July 2011

Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is a facility of the United States Air Force located at 39.798708, -84.083988 in Greene and Montgomery Counties in southwestern Ohio. It is located 8 Miles northeast of the central business district of Dayton, Ohio. It is named in honor of local aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, and Lt. Frank Patterson who was killed at Wright Field in 1918 during a flight test.

Information on the Wright Patterson AFB Trunked Radio system can be found HERE.

Base Units

  • 88th Security Forces Squadron
  • 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • 88th Air Base Wing
  • Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency#National Air and Space Intelligence Center|National Air and Space Intelligence Center
  • 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • 445th Airlift Wing
  • 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing
  • Aeronautical Systems Center
  • Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • National Museum of the US Air Force
  • Wright-Patterson Medical Center


445th Airlift Wing

The 455th Airlift Wing is the only flying wing stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB. It is manned by the United States Air Force Reserves.

The 445th Airlift Wing is composed of

The 89th AS/445th AW have begun to retire their ten C-5As and will eventually recieve eight C-17As. The first C-17 was delivered on January 21, 2011.

C-5As - [] indicate an aircraft that has left the unit:
[68-0215 (to 433rd AW in exchange for 70-0446)]
[68-0219 (to 433rd AW in exchange for 70-0453)]
69-0003
[69-0005 (to 433rd AW in exchange for 70-0451)]
69-0013
[69-0020 (to 433rd AW in exchange for 70-0466)]
[70-0446 (from 433rd AW in exchange for 68-0215) - in flyable storage at Westover ARB]
[70-0447 - in flyable storage at Westover ARB]
70-0448 - in PDM at Warner-Robins ALC
70-0451 (from 433rd AW in exchange for 69-0005) - in PDM at Warner-Robins ALC
[70-0453 (from 433rd AW in exchange for 68-0219) - retired to AMARG]
70-0457 "City of Fairborn"
70-0461 - in PDM at Warner-Robins ALC
[70-0466 (from 433rd AW in exchange for 69-0020) - in flyable storage at Westover ARB]

C-17As:
90-0535
93-0603
93-0604
97-0044

Along with separate support units that report directly to the Wing Commander. The present unit strength is approximately 300 officers and 1,850 enlisted troops. Most 445th Airlift Wing members are traditional reservists who serve in the military on a part-time basis, taking time out from their families and civilian jobs to participate a minimum of one weekend a month as well as two-weeks of annual training each year. Augmenting the traditional reserve force is a team of approximately 350 members employed full-time as air reserve technicians in the unit.

Wright-Patterson Aero Club (WPAC)

The Aero Club operates out of three conjoined hangars located on the east end of the field, between the runways.

Club-owned aircraft:
N128AV (Warrior)
N255WP (Baron)
N3569X (Saratoga)
N43581 (Warrior)
N4374U (Warrior)
N4385W (Warrior)
N8115Y (Warrior)
N8229P (Archer)
N8229Y (Arrow)
N8395Y (Arrow)
N769GA (Cougar)

Privately-owned aircraft:
N2367L (Musketeer)
N3653N (Mooney)
N61232 (Cessna)
N6551L (Grumman)
N70CE (Eagle)
N73KS (Yak)
N9569X (Centurion)

() = callsign prefix

Angel Fire

Dynamic Aviation flies aircraft researching the Angel Fire surveillance system. Noted aircraft:
N90D
N91S
N92B
N92S
N96S
N96Y
N97D
91-0504 (RC-26B) "DAGGER 04" with ATC, "BLUE RASCAL" backseater

Callsigns:
ANGEL 91/92/93/94
BLUE 96 (N96S)
COVER 92 (N92S)

Frequencies

Trunked Radio System

Wright-Patterson AFB utilizes a Motorola Type II Smartnet UHF Trunked Radio System using digital voice (APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive) for most of their support operations. A digital scanner is needed to monitor the system.


SiteNameFreqs       
001 (1) Fairborn406.162500 406.362500 406.562500 406.762500 406.962500 408.562500 408.762500c 408.962500c
    409.162500c 409.362500c 409.562500 409.962500 410.162500 410.362500 410.562500 410.762500


Custom Frequency Table

Base   Spacing   Offset  
406.35000   12.5   380  


Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha Tag Description
16  001  GROUND  Patterson Ground (simulcast 121.800) 
48  003  RAMP OP2  Ramp Operations 2 
112  007  CE HOUSING  Civil Engineering - Housing 
144  009  EOD  Explosive Ordinance Detachment 
176  00b  CFR 1  Crash/Fire/Rescue Command 
208  00d  HAZMAT  Hazmat ops 
272  011  STRUCTURE 1  Fireground 
304  013  STRUCTURE 2  Fireground 
336  015  STRUCTURE  Fireground 
368  017  STRUCTURE 3  Mutual Aid (Patch to 154.2800) 
464  01d  BASE OPS 3  Base Operations 3 
496  01f  BASE OPS 1  Base Operations 
528  021  MUSEUM  United States Air Force Museum General Operations 
592  025  FD MEDIC 1  Fire/EMS dispatch 
624  027  FD PREVENT  Fire Prevention 
656  029  FD FG 1  Fireground 
688  02b  FD FG 2  Fireground 
720  02d  CE MAINT 1  Civil Engineering - Utility Maintenance 1 
784  031  CE STEAM  Civil Engineering - Steam Plant 
816  033  CE AIRFIELD  Civil Engineering - Runway Clearing Operations 
848  035  CE BLDG5  Civil Engineering - Building Maintenance 5 
880  037  FORESTRY  Civil Engineering - Forestry 
912  039  TRANS 1  Transportation 1 - Command 
944  03b  TRANS 2  Transportation 2 - Taxis and Bus 
976  03d  FUELS  Fuel Control 
1008  03f  FLEET  88th Air Base Wing Fleet Service 
1040  041  SEC CHAT  Security Chat 
1072  043  FLT LINE  88th Air Base Wing Flight Line 
1136  047  FLT LINE  88th Air Base Wing Flight Line 
1200  04b  S2 AMMO  Supply 2 - Ammunitions 
1232  04d  SUPPLY 2  Supply 2  
1408  058  CABLE MAINT  Civil Engineering - Cable Maintenance 
1520  05f  SP OPS 1  Special Operations 1 
1552  061  SP OPS 2  Special Operations 2 
1616  065  NG COMMAND  Army National Guard - Command 
1648  067  NG SECURITY  Army National Guard - Security 
1776  06f  DISASTER  Disaster Preparedness 
1872  075  FIBER MXS  Fiber Optic Maintenance 
2352  093  MEDICAL NET  Medical Net 
2384  095  HOSP SEC  Hospital Security 
2416  097  HOSP SUPPLY  Hospital Supply 
2448  099  READINESS   Readiness Net 
2480  09b  BIO NET  Biological Net 
2576  0a1  MED 1 DEPOT  Medical Supply 1 - Depot 
2640  0a5  MED SUP 2   Medical Supply 2 
2704  0a9  MED SUP 4  Medical Supply 4 
2736  0ab  MOB SAFETY  Mobile Safety 
3216  0c9  445 ACMX 1  445th AW - Aircraft Maintenance 
3248  0cb  NIGHTWATCH  NIGHTWATCH Operations 
3280  0cd  445 AEROMED  445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron - Operations 
6416  191  INSP GENERAL  Inspector General Team 
7408  1cf  CE BULLDOG  Civil Engineering - BULLDOG Ops 
7440  1d1  TELECOM - 2  Telecommunications - Job Control 
7472  1d3  TELECOM - 3  Telecommunications - Phone 
7504  1d5  TELECOM - 4  Telecommunications - Radio 
7536  1d7  TELECOM - 5  Telecommunications - Radar 
7568  1d9  CE COAL  Civil Engineering - Coal Plant Operations 
7600  1db  CE HEATING  Civil Engineering - Boilers Operations 
7664  1df  CE WATER  Civil Engineering - Water Distribution 
7696  1e1  CE GROUNDS  Civil Engineering - Grounds 
8016  1f5  SEC 1  Security Dispatch 
8048  1f7  SEC 2  Security Operations 
8080  1f9  SEC 3  Security - Details 
9840  267  HANGAR  Hangar - Parts Deport 
10064  275  ENG 2  Engineering 2 
10224  27f  CE GRNDS 2  Civil Engineering - Grounds 
10320  285  RADIO SHOP  Radio Shop 
10512  291  RADAR MAINT  Radar Maintenance 
10640  299  ENG 4  Engineering 4 
10672  29b  445 OPS 1  445th AW - Operations 
10736  29f  RADIO SHOP  Radio Shop 
10800  2a3  ENG 5  Engineering 5 
10832  2a5  MUS CHAT  United States Air Force Museum - Chatter 
10928  2ab  ENG 6  Engineering 6 
10960  2ad  FIRE CHAT  Fire Chatter 
11024  2b1  SEC TAC  Security Tactical 
11056  2b3  SEC TAC  Security Tactical 
11088  2b5  SEC TAC  Security Tactical 
11216  2bd  TRANSPORT  Transportation Command 
11248  2bf  445 AW 2  445th Airlift Wing - Operations 
11280  2c1  445 AW A  445th AW - Aircraft Operations 
11312  2c3  445 AW B  445th AW - Aircraft Maintenance 
12528  30f  ENG 7  Engineering 7 
13040  32f  RESEARCH  Research and Development ? 
14032  36d  ENG 8  Engineering 8 
14064  36f  ENG ADMIN  Engineering Administration 
14096  371  ENG 9  Engineering 9 
14128  373  HVAC 1  Plant Engineering 
14160  375  CE GROUNDS 3  Civil Engineering - Grounds 
14192  377  HVAC 2  Plant Engineering 
14224  379  CE GROUNDS 4  Civil Engineering - Grounds 
14288  37d  ENG 10  Engineering 10 
14416  385  HOSP SEC  Hospital Security 
14448  387  VIP 1  VIP Coordination 1 
14480  389  VIP 2  VIP Coordination 2 
14512  38b  TOWER OPS  KFFO Tower Operations 
14576  38f  SEC DRILL  Security Drill 
14640  393  TRANSPORT  Transportation 
14672  395  MAINT DISP  Maintenance Dispatch 
14704  397  MEDIC 1  EMS Dispatch 
14752  39a  LASER TARGET  Laser Targeting Operations 
14768  39b  LASER RANGE  Laser Range Operations 
14800  39d  MUS MAINT  Museum - Maintenance 
14848  3a0  445 AW C  445th AW - Towing Operations 
17008  427  445 AW 3  445th Airlift Wing - Operations 
19216  4b1  OUTDOOR REC  Outdoor Recreation 
19312  4b7  KITTY HAWK  Kitty Hawk Recreation Area 
25648  643  RESEARCH  Air Force Material Command - Research Department 
28080  6db  CE OB HOUSE  Civil Engineering - Off Base Housing Maintenance 
28816  709  HOPE HOTEL  Hope Hotel - Operations 
40000  9c4  COM 1  Communications 
48016  bb9  CE 1  Civil Engineering 1 
48080  bbd  CE ELECTRIC  Civil Engineering - Electrical 
48272  bc9  CE 2  Civil Engineering 2 
48304  bcb  CE 3  Civil Engineering 3 
48336  bcd  CE ALARM  Civil Engineering - Alarm Systems 
48656  be1  CE 4  Civil Engineering 4 
48688  be3  CE 5  Civil Engineering 5 
48720  be5  STREET NET  Civil Engineering - Street/Sidewalk Maintenance 
48784  be9  CE GROUNDS  Civil Engineering 
48816  beb  CE GROUNDS  Civil Engineering 
48944  bf3  CE 6  Civil Engineering 6 



Air Traffic Control


Frequency  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
121.80000  BM  CSQ  KFFO GRND Ground VHF  AM  Aircraft 
126.90000  BM  CSQ  KFFO TOWER Tower VHF  AM  Aircraft 
124.47500  CSQ  KFFO ATIS ATIS VHF  AM  Aircraft 
118.85000  BM  CSQ  DAY APP Dayton Approach  AM  Aircraft 
269.90000    KFFO ATIS ATIS UHF  AM  Aircraft 
281.45000  BM    KFFO TOWER Tower UHF  AM  Aircraft 
335.80000  BM    KFFO GRND Ground UHF  AM  Aircraft 
349.40000  BM    BUCKEYE CNTL 445th AW Command Post "BUCKEYE CONTROL"  AM  Military 
348.40000  BM    KFFO WX Metro (Weather)  AM  Aircraft 
372.20000  BM    KFFO PTD Pilot to Dispatcher UHF  AM  Aircraft 
126.20000  BM  CSQ  KFFO PTD Pilot to Dispatcher VHF  AM  Aircraft 
123.22500  BM  CSQ  88TH ABW SU 88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use  AM  Aircraft 
289.40000  BM    88th ABW SU 88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use  AM  Aircraft 
269.27500  BM    CMH A/D Columbus Approach/Departure  AM  Aircraft 
253.50000  BM    KFFO TWR BU Tower (Backup)  AM  Aircraft 


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Explanation of Current Aeronautical Frequencies

118.000 DAYTON DEPARTURE (as assigned)
121.800 GROUND
121.950 AERO CLUB OPS
122.850 PILOT TO DISPATCH
123.225 88th ABW SPECIAL USE (*)
123.450 A/A COMMON (occasional use by Dynamic Aviation)
123.550 AERO CLUB TAC-3
123.575 AERO CLUB TAC-4
123.650 AERO CLUB TAC-1
123.675 AERO CLUB TAC-2
124.475 ATIS
126.500 DAYTON DEPARTURE (standard "South Satellite")
126.900 TOWER
135.825 NASA FLIGHT TEST - noted during ER-2 operations, June-July '09
135.850 FLIGHT INSPECTION - used by FAA aircraft ("FLIGHT CHECK xx") for air-to-ground communication
135.950 FLIGHT INSPECTION - used by FAA aircraft ("FLIGHT CHECK xx") for air-to- ground communication
251.075 TOWER BACKUP
269.900 ATIS
281.450 TOWER
285.250 DYNAMIC AVIATION AIR-TO-GROUND "ANGEL FIRE" - secondary
289.400 88th ABW SPECIAL USE (*)
327.125 DAYTON DEPARTURE (standard "South Satellite")
335.800 GROUND
344.600 METRO
349.400 445AW CP "BUCKEYE CONTROL"
370.875 DAYTON DEPARTURE (as assigned)
372.200 PILOT TO DISPATCH
379.750 DYNAMIC AVIATION AIR-TO-GROUND "ANGEL FIRE" - primary

(*) activated for flying at the Museum field (to the southwest)

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