UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF RESTR AIRSPACE. NAVAID PROB. EQUIP OUTAGE.

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FLYING FLT FROM ABE TO CLT. ZDC GAVE US A SE 'VECTOR TO JOIN J-75 INTO GVE.' NEXT THING WE HEAR SHORTLY AFTER IS THAT WE HAVE 'GONE THROUGH THE RADIAL AND GOING INTO RESTR AREA.' THEY GAVE US A VECTOR SW TO REJOIN AND THEN GAVE US DIRECT LYH; JOIN THE SID TO CLT. I WAS PUZZLED WHY WE NEVER RECEIVED A SIGNAL OFF OF GVE. WHEN THEY CLRED US DIRECT LYH; I WAS SUSPICIOUS AND ASKED THE NEXT CTLR IF GVE WAS OFF THE AIR AND SHE SAID YES. I FAULT THE CTLR FOR VECTORING US TO JOIN AN AIRWAY OFF A DEAD VOR; GVE. 2 DAYS LATER WE WERE ON J-75 TO GVE AGAIN; FLT PHL- GSO. NO CTLR ADVISED US OF GVE BEING OFF THE AIR; SO WE TOOK THE INITIATIVE AND ASKED IF GVE WAS UP. CTR SAID NO AND GAVE US A HDG. WE ONLY RECEIVE NAVAID NOTAMS FOR OUR DEPS AND DESTS; NOT ENRTE NOTAMS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 305086: HAD THE CTLR STATED 'INTERCEPT J-75' WE WOULD HAVE HAD OUR RADIOS SET UP ON BOTH MXE AND GVE AND INTERCEPTED ON COURSE. BY SAYING 'INTERCEPT J-75 INTO GVE' WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE WE WOULD INTERCEPT FAR ENOUGH S TO DISREGARD MXE.