Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is a facility of the United States Air Force. It is located at 39.798708, -84.083988 in Greene and Montgomery Counties in Ohio. It is 8 Miles northeast of the central business district of Dayton, Ohio. It is named in honor of local aviation pioneers, the Wright Brothers and Lt. Frank Patterson who was killed at Wright Field in 1918 during a flight test.
Contents
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
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
- 445th Operations Group ("Wright-Patterson" Tail Stripe)
- 89th Airlift Squadron ("Rhinos", 10 C-5A Galaxy aircraft)
- 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- 445th Airlift Control Flight
- 445th Operations Support Squadron
- 445th Maintenance Group
- 445th Mission Support Group
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.
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.
Trunked System
| Site | Name | Freqs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 (1) | Fairborn | 406.162500 | 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 |
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 00b | D | CFR 1 | Crash/Fire/Rescue Command |
| 208 | 00d | D | HAZMAT | Hazmat ops |
| 272 | 011 | D | STRUCTURE 1 | Fireground |
| 304 | 013 | D | STRUCTURE 2 | Fireground |
| 336 | 015 | D | STRUCTURE | Fireground |
| 368 | 017 | D | STRUCTURE 3 | Mutual Aid (Patch to 154.2800) |
| 592 | 025 | D | FD MEDIC 1 | Fire/EMS dispatch |
| 624 | 027 | D | FD PREVENT | Fire Prevention |
| 656 | 029 | D | FD FG 1 | Fireground |
| 688 | 02b | D | FD FG 2 | Fireground |
| 10960 | 2ad | D | FIRE CHAT | Fire Chatter |
| 14704 | 397 | D | MEDIC 1 | EMS Dispatch |
Air Traffic Control
| Frequency | Type | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.80000 | BM | KFFO GRND | Ground VHF | AM | Aircraft |
| 126.90000 | BM | KFFO TOWER | Tower VHF | AM | Aircraft |
| 124.47500 | B | KFFO ATIS | ATIS VHF | AM | Aircraft |
| 118.85000 | BM | DAY APP | Dayton Approach | AM | Aircraft |
| 126.50000 | BM | DAY DEP | Dayton Departure | AM | Aircraft |
| 269.90000 | B | KFFO ATIS | ATIS UHF | AM | Aircraft |
| 327.12500 | BM | DAY DEP | Dayton Departure | AM | Aircraft |
| 291.00000 | BM | DAY DEP | Dayton Departure | 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 | KFFO PTD | Pilot to Dispatcher VHF | AM | Aircraft |
| 389.80000 | BM | KFFO GCA | Radar Approach | AM | Aircraft |
| 118.00000 | BM | DAY DEP | Dayton Departure (As Assigned) | AM | Aircraft |
| 121.95000 | BM | AERO CLUB | Aero Club Operations | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.22500 | BM | 88TH ABW SU | 88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.55000 | BM | CLUB TAC 3 | Aero Club TAC 3 | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.57500 | BM | CLUB TAC 4 | Aero Club TAC 4 | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.65000 | BM | CLUB TAC 1 | Aero Club TAC 1 | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.67500 | BM | CLUB TAC 2 | Aero Club TAC 2 | AM | Aircraft |
| 135.82500 | BM | NASA TEST | NASA Flight Test | AM | Aircraft |
| 135.85000 | BM | FLT INSP | Flight Inspection (FAA) | AM | Aircraft |
| 135.95000 | BM | FLT INSP | Flight Inspection (FAA) | AM | Aircraft |
| 251.07500 | BM | KFFO ALT TWR | Tower Backup | AM | Aircraft |
| 285.25000 | BM | DYNAMIC A/G | Dynamic Aviation - Air to Ground | AM | Aircraft |
| 289.40000 | BM | 88th ABW SU | 88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use | AM | Aircraft |
| 370.87500 | BM | DAY DEP | Dayton Departure (As Assigned) | AM | Aircraft |
| 379.75000 | BM | DYNAMIC PRI | Dynamic Aviation - Air to Ground Primary | AM | Aircraft |