Monday, May 18, 2009
178th FW Will Conduct A Memorial Day Fly Over
This year the City of Blue Ash will host a couple of special guests for their Memorial Day Parade and Concert. The 388th Army Band will be the featured military band for the 57th annual Blue Ash Memorial Day parade. The band will be performing a free concert at 6:00 PM on Sunday the 24th in the Blue Ash Towne Square in addition to the parade on Monday. The parade starts at 10:15 AM near Reed Hartman Highway and Cooper Road then travel east on Cooper to Kenwood, south on Kenwood to Hunt and east on Hunt to the Veterans Memorial the parade should end around 11:30 AM.
The other special guest for the parade will be a flyover of the 178th Fighter Wing/306th Squadron of the RNLAF from Springfield-Beckley ANGB during the parade.
Monitor, KSGH and Cincinnati ATC frequencies for the fly over:
120.700         KSGH Tower VHF
291.775         KSGH Tower UHF
118.850         Dayton Approach/Departure
327.125         Dayton Approach/Departure
269.000         Indy Center London RCAG
281.400         Indy Center Merwyn RCAG
123.925         Indy Center Merwyn RCAG
121.000         Cincinnati Approach/Departure
123.000         Blue Ash CTAF
124.900         Cincinnati Clearance Delivery
240.350         123rd ACS OH Air National Guard Blue Ash
Try a search of the 225-380 MHz, for other possible frequencies, and
remember to comment here on anything you find.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
88th Air Base Wing Takes A "Time-Out" For Suicide Prevention
The 88th Air Base Wing, the host unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has suspended part of their normal operations for the day to address the rise of suicides involving personnel from the base. Officials within the base have stated that the past six months have seen four apparent suicides. The base is taking a "time-out" today to bring awareness to its 5,500 military and civilian on base personnel and other organizations around the base, that there are Air Force programs and help available for those who maybe considering suicide.
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