Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[BM82557]

DCA back in the news but of more interest to me is the amount of military aircraft involved in an overflight of the parade on June 14th means increased monitoring opportunities --

Military parade in Washington, D.C., prompts airlines to cancel Reagan National Airport flights

The airport is expected to suspend commercial airline operations to accommodate military plane flyovers and more.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Mark]

1957 local DEECEE-42 #57-1456 having engine problems was doing racetrack circling just South of Dover with
First Ops 349.400 says we don't anticipate having to stop on runway but have Fire and everyone ready.
DEECEE-42 guess ok as went offshore to AR-777 with JUMBO-72 C-5M.. Don't know what that was all about.Guess they fixed it.

 

[Mark]

DCA back in the news but of more interest to me is the amount of military aircraft involved in an overflight of the parade on June 14th means increased monitoring opportunities --

Military parade in Washington, D.C., prompts airlines to cancel Reagan National Airport flights

The airport is expected to suspend commercial airline operations to accommodate military plane flyovers and more.

www.cbsnews.com

Smart idea shutting that airport down.. who needs constant Civ jets interfering with Mil flyovers and parade.
Divert them to BWI and take the metro or train or Uber

 

[n4jri]

Quite a bit of strong traffic on 293.3 on Wednesday & Thursday. MD ANG? Heard a little on 377.1, but not sure if voice matched. Am thinking Farmville or Pickett/Barfoot MOA's maybe?

73/Allen (N4JRI)

 

[RaleighGuy]

Smart idea shutting that airport down.. who needs constant Civ jets interfering with Mil flyovers and parade.
Divert them to BWI and take the metro or train or Uber

Why not, but trains may be busy with soldiers and equipment taking them.

Train departs Fort Cavazos with military vehicles bound for Washington, D.C., to support the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration and parade.

Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Stryker infantry carriers, and Paladin howitzers depart Fort Cavazos, Texas, June 2, 2025, for Washington, D.C. The vehicles, joined by 1,800 Soldiers from III Armored Corps, will support the national parade celebrating the Army’s 250th...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[RaleighGuy]

It is fight weekend for POTUS, no not with the media or congress, but at the UFC fight Saturday night

Friday, June 6, 2025
3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Bedminster, New Jersey
6:10 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Bedminster, New Jersey

Saturday, June 7, 2025
8:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Bedminster, New Jersey, en route Prudential Center, Newark NJ
9:30 PM THE PRESIDENT attends UFC-316 Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 at Prudential Center, Newark NJ

Sunday, June 8, 2025
1:35 AM THE PRESIDENT departs UFC-316 Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 en route Bedminster, New Jersey
2:15 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives Bedminster, New Jersey
5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Bedminster, New Jersey, en route Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives The White House

 

[Mark]

Couple BLUE Tankers coming Northeast out of MacDill AFB.
BLUE-01 #62-3573
BLUE-02 #60-0331
Both flying high in tandem at 32k as BLUE-01 shows will rtb KMCF later with
BLUE-02 going on to RAF Mildenhall. Maybe will pick up someone in the Northeast today.
0755 local both tankers dropping down to FL-27k appear heading up coast of North Carolina in Marine Corp territory.
0810 seem to be orbiting just East of SJ. Maybe some foreign F-16 deliveries today?

Notice it is June 6 today...

Omaha Beach Signal Monument Ceremony

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commanding general of V Corps, delivered remarks Friday, June 6th, 2025, at the Signal Monument near Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, commemorating the Soldiers who landed there during the D-Day invasion and honoring V Corps’ enduring role in the fight for European freedom.

www.dvidshub.net

 

[mdmonitor]

0855- Hearing some A2A on 297.9. Sounds like The Blues. Yep, they are with the Retros. Alot of chat about waypoints and ETAs. Mention of points Rifle & YHZ. Also mention of a Blue 03.

 

[john8436]

Couple BLUE Tankers coming Northeast out of MacDill AFB.
BLUE-01 #62-3573
BLUE-02 #60-0331
Both flying high in tandem at 32k as BLUE-01 shows will rtb KMCF later with
BLUE-02 going on to RAF Mildenhall. Maybe will pick up someone in the Northeast today.
0755 local both tankers dropping down to FL-27k appear heading up coast of North Carolina in Marine Corp territory.
0810 seem to be orbiting just East of SJ. Maybe some foreign F-16 deliveries today?

Notice it is June 6 today...

Omaha Beach Signal Monument Ceremony

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commanding general of V Corps, delivered remarks Friday, June 6th, 2025, at the Signal Monument near Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, commemorating the Soldiers who landed there during the D-Day invasion and honoring V Corps’ enduring role in the fight for European freedom.

www.dvidshub.net

Mark,

I am picking up traffic (A2A) on 341.1000 which I have as a 77th FS at my jersey radio. I don’t normally get any thing from then this far north maybe it is them with the BLUE tankers. Plus KC-46 16-46018 from PEASE just took off.

 

[Mark]

BLUE tankers coming North with tankers A/A 297.900 with receivers RETRO-51,53.
Talk of releasing BLUE-03 assume as only 2 F-15's for Depot delivery.
BLUE-03 KC-46 up off Pease.

Acars message to BLUE-03
13:01z REFUELING WITH R51 ONLY. R52 RTB DUE TO IFE.

 

[mdmonitor]

0920- Couple of DC ANG F-16s off ADW. A2A is 238.175.

0925- Two flts of DC ANG F-16s up, A2A is 285.225 & 319.175.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

06-06-25
STEEL 11 x 3 (PA KC-135's) 59-1360, 62-3552, 59-1468.
293.700 A/A, 11:30am. Heading NW bound about to pass over Toledo. STEEL 11 flight push 348.650 AR-Prime,11;44am.
348.650 AR- Prime, 11:44am.


Over Lake Michigan. 12:05pm.

Hey guys, I forgot my I-pad at Andrews. We have to go back & get it! 😀


Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[Mark]

Was out for lunch but noticed a Alabama KC-135 #61-0318 no callsign showing snaked its way Northeast just South of Philly
and Northwest of the rainy wx at FL-250 up into New England.Maybe dragging someone up there?
Thought maybe couple new Alabama F-35s were gonna pay visit to Vermont. Tanker seems inbound Pease.

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS TFR issued for next weeks visit to see all the military toys at Ft Bragg

A 10 nautical mile TFR ring centered on the FAY330013.0 prohibits GA operations at Pope Army Airfield (POB) and Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) on June 10, 2025 from 1330 local (1730z) until 1445 local (1845z) and from 1530 local (1930z) until 1845 local (2245z).

tfrweb

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tfr.faa.gov

Also VP TFR for Missoula MT was cancelled

 

[jbella]

Barnes F-15s are up. 259.9

And now 3 ship on approach back to Barnes already. One showed up with a hex of ~27492c at 360 kts, straight north to south roughly following Rt91.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

06-06-25
STEEL 11 Flight
311.000 STEEL Control. STEEL 11 & 13 checking in with Ops, 01:45pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[paradiver]

FYI:
Ocean City Air Show 6/14-15

Air Dot Show Ocean City - Air•Show

TFRs are up 6/12 & 13 to 15 Ocean City Municipal (KOBX) and surrounding areas

USN BA Should be coming up to Wallops (KWAL) Thursday (?) unless they are coming earlier.

(2) KWAL Wallops
	Frequency	Tag
1	126.5000	KWAL Twr
2	306.9750	KWAL Twr
3	127.8750	KWAL Gnd
4	269.3250	KWAL Gnd
5	121.7000	KWAL Clear
6	127.2000	Paxtuent App/Dep
7	281.4750	Paxtuent App/Dep
8	127.9500	Paxtuent App/Dep (NHK Clsd)
9	314.0000	Paxtuent App/Dep (NHK Clsd)
10	126.5000	CTAF
11	121.5000	Guard (121.5)
12	243.0000	Guard (243)
13	406.0000	Guard (406)

Unless things changes:

USN Blue Angels
	Frequency	Tag
1	275.350	USN BA Diamond 9
2	284.250	USN BA Diamond 16
3	237.800	USN BA SOLO 8
4	255.200	USN BA Solo 17
5	142.613	USN BA Comm Cart 3A
6	139.813	USN BA Maint 3B
7	346.500	USN BA Maint 18
8	141.563	USN BA Spare 3C
9	251.600	USN BA 20 Comm 20
10	289.800	USN BA AAR
11	289.900	USN BA
12	305.500	USN BA 10 Bert
13	305.900	USN BA 10 Bert Alt
14	123.100	Air Boss
15	123.300	Air Boss
16	125.350	Air Boss

 

[mdmonitor]

1605- Jethro 1 (T-38) w/ZDC Flat Rock (235.625). Given routing to COLIN intersection then direct ADW. Jethro 1 w/Potomac (282.375/348.725) for approach into ADW. Jethro departed from McGhee-Tyson in TN. At 1620 put in 16-mile legs holding pattern over NOTTINGHAM due to ramp freeze. Lands at 1630.

 

[MUTNAV]

Why not, but trains may be busy with soldiers and equipment taking them.

Train departs Fort Cavazos with military vehicles bound for Washington, D.C., to support the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration and parade.

Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Stryker infantry carriers, and Paladin howitzers depart Fort Cavazos, Texas, June 2, 2025, for Washington, D.C. The vehicles, joined by 1,800 Soldiers from III Armored Corps, will support the national parade celebrating the Army’s 250th...

www.dvidshub.net

Dulles is way closer, has the metro train connecting the two, and Route 66 (almost) connecting them also.

Thanks Joel

 

[Mark]

Why not, but trains may be busy with soldiers and equipment taking them.

Train departs Fort Cavazos with military vehicles bound for Washington, D.C., to support the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration and parade.

Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Stryker infantry carriers, and Paladin howitzers depart Fort Cavazos, Texas, June 2, 2025, for Washington, D.C. The vehicles, joined by 1,800 Soldiers from III Armored Corps, will support the national parade celebrating the Army’s 250th...

www.dvidshub.net

Video out today of them moving out train and prep work.. Train is prob already up this way by now.
A couple Stryker wheeled types would make nice addition to DC SWAT team