Emergency Action Message from Andrews Air Force Base

EAM

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[TheHeiGui]

Ma come hai fatto a rilevare questa trasmissione ? credevo che le frequenze HF-GCS fossero criptate ai massimi livelli

[CanarinoMannar0]

@TheHeiGui

questo tipo di trasmissione e' in chiaro e in condizioni di buona propagazione e' possibile riceverla abbastanza regolarmente,

saluti

[tonyny77]

I'd like to say thanks to Canarino for posting one of the better EAM recordings I've heard. I wonder whether EAMs transmitted via the HF-GCS ever originate from other sites besides Andrews.  Also, do you happen to know roughly how often these EAM training messages are sent? Obviously these are training EAMs or we would have seen SIOP events (launches and detonations) associated with these messages.

[CanarinoMannar0]

@tonyny77

tnx for comment

[Kotecks]

@tonyny77 I can't attest to what it was like, but I assure you we still train every day for this. Not a lot has changed and there is a reason you still hear these at their assigned time slots.

[geoffck6969]

@14kv01 Nope, there is no "Victor". You added a V and there was none in the EAM. Message not, I say again, message NOT authenticated.

[14kv01]

LM276EPTPNAYUEWTQXOVTQ7

decode from message.

[Ophelia74]

And those specific words were chosen for the reason that there's no mistaking what letter they start with.

[baraxor]

The "words" (which are from the NATO phonetic alphabet) and numbers are supposed to be written down on an EAM sheet...the person receiving the message will then check the current code book (Action Book) and determine the action listed that this combination of letters and numbers corresponds to, and execute the order accordingly.

[ELTIGREROCKS10NEW]

I could never completely get this. Why do they say random words? Is it some sort of secret code?

[TheHeiGui]

@CanarinoMannar0

Grazie per la delucitazione.

[tonyny77]

On one occasion at our command center, a guest briefing was about to commence. In such cases, the displays are set to function in the "TEST" mode. The displays did not respond, though. A moment later, event data was being displayed, but we had initially failed to notice the mode was "REAL." So on that day, the visitors didn't need a demo; they got to observe a Threat Assessment Conference live! Naturally, the "event" was attributed to a software glitch. Good thing the humans are in charge!!!