Michigan Military Activity

[nodak1crdet3]

04-05-24
Using 2 callsigns. THING 11 & DEMON 11
361.250 DEMON Ops, 12:22pm. FURY, THING, Ops, working on T.O.T. 12:40pm. Time overhead 16:57:30 local, 12;47pm.
273.250 A/A, 12:22pm. DEMON flight is on the roll, 12:28pm.
124.700 Windsor twr, THING 11, 12:23pm.
326.400 A/A, DEMON 11 x 2, 12:30pm.
391.900 MTC dep, DEMON 11 x 2 12:30pm.
134.300 DTW app, DEMON 11 x 2, 12:31pm.
124.700 Windsor twr, THING 11 x 2 & DEMON 11 x 2, MARSA, 12:34pm.
121.300 DET twr, giving twr update on flyby time, 12:43pm.



Chuck

 

[dispatchgeek]

4/6- roughly 6:15 PM. KC-130J OTIS28 (MCAS Cherry Point) did pattern work at KBTL. Heard tower side on 126.825, assuming tower was multiselected on UHF as well. (No Milair capabilities in the car.) luckily I had just left the grocery store to the south of BTL, got a *NICE* visual of OTIS28 taking off from Rwy 5L and making his turn into the pattern again.

Tower kicked him out on the next touch and go due to congestion. BTL had several waiting to take off and for full stop landings to WMU & Duncan aviation.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-09-24
UPSET (WI KC-135 59-1461) RHINO 50 (OH C-17A 99-0165)
276.500 AR-321 Prime, setting up an intercept time. 02:48pm.



ZPHYR 43 (KC-46A 20-46081)
350.350 Doing AR work in the STEELHEAD MOA with STING 41 x 4, 02:33pm. Actually just caught them finishing AR work.
132.900 MN.C. RTB Scott AFB, 03:14pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, RTB Scott AFB, 03:14pm.
127.700 Cleve.C. 03:18pm.

STING 41 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
254.700 PIKE MOA TAC, also called MUDDY 41 x 2, 02:38pm.
139.600 A/A, mentioned. 02:42pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-14-24
STING 11 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:33am.
248.650 A/A, Ops check, 09:32am.
317.625 Indy.C. 09:36am. Heading south for BUCKEYE MOA.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-14-24
STING 11 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:33am.
248.650 A/A, Ops check, 09:32am.
317.625 Indy.C. 09:36am. Heading south for BUCKEYE MOA.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK1

Correction. STING 11 x 4 went to the Jefferson range. Coming home talking about bullets expended. 248.650 A/A, 10:30am.



Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[RichM]

During night training last night I heard something very interesting. Pilot said he saw something “very weird” along side him out of the corner of his eye. His partner replied that another pilot had the same thing happen during takeoff a couple days ago. He then replied that it was scary enough “way up here” and couldn’t imagine that happening during take off and again said “very, very weird”. His partner said he could go chase it if he wanted to and he replied that he “didn’t want to get yelled at”. Sorry I wasn’t recording and don’t have audio proof, just have to take my word for it.

If anyone was recording last night 4/15 around 8-9pm you should review your recordings. These kind of foo fighter reports seem to be fairly common these days and I‘ve been wondering if I would ever hear one. The pilots demeanor was the most interesting part. Affected pilot sounded a bit shaken, his partner seemed amused and was acting like it‘s a common occurrence.

 

[krokus]

During night training last night I heard something very interesting. Pilot said he saw something “very weird” along side him out of the corner of his eye. His partner replied that another pilot had the same thing happen during takeoff a couple days ago. He then replied that it was scary enough “way up here” and couldn’t imagine that happening during take off and again said “very, very weird”. His partner said he could go chase it if he wanted to and he replied that he “didn’t want to get yelled at”. Sorry I wasn’t recording and don’t have audio proof, just have to take my word for it.

If anyone was recording last night 4/15 around 8-9pm you should review your recordings. These kind of foo fighter reports seem to be fairly common these days and I‘ve been wondering if I would ever hear one. The pilots demeanor was the most interesting part. Affected pilot sounded a bit shaken, his partner seemed amused and was acting like it‘s a common occurrence.

Which facility was this near?

 

[RichM]

Selfridge AFB

 

[NYAirOne]

04-09-24
UPSET (WI KC-135 59-1461) RHINO 50 (OH C-17A 99-0165)
276.500 AR-321 Prime, setting up an intercept time. 02:48pm.

View attachment 159947

ZPHYR 43 (KC-46A 20-46081)
350.350 Doing AR work in the STEELHEAD MOA with STING 41 x 4, 02:33pm. Actually just caught them finishing AR work.
132.900 MN.C. RTB Scott AFB, 03:14pm.
234.900 BLACK TALON, RTB Scott AFB, 03:14pm.
127.700 Cleve.C. 03:18pm.

STING 41 x 4 (TOL F-16's)
254.700 PIKE MOA TAC, also called MUDDY 41 x 2, 02:38pm.
139.600 A/A, mentioned. 02:42pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

Is that 350.35 a AR freq or tanker A-A?? Thanks

 

[nodak1crdet3]

Is that 350.35 a AR freq or tanker A-A?? Thanks

That's actually a freq used to enter HILLTOP MOA in Indiana. That tanker was from Travis AFB. He was here to do some kind of training. He was flying out of Scott ARB.

Chuck.

 

[dmchalmers]

Which facility was this near?

Heard simular thimgs during the afternoons listening to MATC over Wisc an lake Michigan.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-22-24
COBRA 01 (SYR MQ-9 REAPER)
134.775 Cleve.C. 11:34am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, checking in, 10 minutes out, 11:38am. Leaving 240 for 250 at this time, 11:46am. Looking to egress the airspace & RTB back to Syracuse, 11:53am.
133.875 Cleve.C. 11:38am. RTB, SYR, 11:54am.
134.775 Cleve.C. COBRA 01 at 250, 12:08pm.


ISS
145.800 ISS crew answering questions, 12:12pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-22-24
COBRA 01 (SYR MQ-9 REAPER)
134.775 Cleve.C. 11:34am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, checking in, 10 minutes out, 11:38am. Leaving 240 for 250 at this time, 11:46am. Looking to egress the airspace & RTB back to Syracuse, 11:53am.
133.875 Cleve.C. 11:38am. RTB, SYR, 11:54am.
134.775 Cleve.C. COBRA 01 at 250, 12:08pm.


ISS
145.800 ISS crew answering questions, 12:12pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

COBRA 01
119.875 Cleve.C. 12:39pm.
292.175 Cleve.C. 12:57pm.

PUDDY 21 (MI A-10's) HOWDY 21
391.900 MTC dep, 12:42pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:45pm.
269.450 MN.C.

BEAVER 11 x (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 12:45pm.
290.425 Cleve.C. 12:48pm.
269.450 MN.C. 12:56pm.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-25-24
WIDOW 11 x 2 (MI A-10's)
391.900 MTC dep, 09:15am.
326.400 A/A, 09:16am. Ops check, good pressure, good blinker, 09:20am. G-Warm ups, 09:30am.
290.425 Cleve.C. 09:18am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, airspace brief, 09:25am.
225.300 STEELHEAD MOA Traffic, 09:26am. WIDOW 21 knock it off, WIDOW 22 knock it off, 09:45am. WIDOW 22 making DARKSTAR BRA calls, 09:51am. WIDOW & BUZZ, ACM training, 09:54am. BUZZ is JOKER (Low on fuel) needs to RTB, 09:59am.
234.900 BLACK TALON, RTB, 10:02am.

BUZZ 21 x 2 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:16am.
285.625 Cleve.C. 09:19am.
269.525 Cleve.C. 09:23am.
357.100 A/A, 09:18am.

STING 11 x 3 (TOL F-16's)
379.200 Cleve.C. 09:36am.
248.650 A/A, Ops check, 09:37am.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-25-24
122.750 Banner Tow aircraft downtown.

Lots of private jets coming into DET.



Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[rivardj]

04-25-24
122.750 Banner Tow aircraft downtown.

View attachment 161038

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

Likely due to the NFL draft pick activities downtown Detroit.

I am listening to MPSCS Event channels for the ground activities. Crazy.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-25-24
A-10's to do a flyby Downtown Detroit around 07:48pm.

THING 11 x 2
273.250 A/A, flight of 2 so far, 07:15pm.
TROY 231 CBP
123.325 CBP helo talking to A-10's, 07:18pm.

121.300 DET twr, relaying info to banner tows & A-10,s.

A-10's over Windsor.


Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[RaleighGuy]

Friday at 11:30 AM, the First Lady will arrive at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-25-24
A-10's to do a flyby Downtown Detroit around 07:48pm.

THING 11 x 2
273.250 A/A, flight of 2 so far, 07:15pm.
TROY 231 CBP
123.325 CBP helo talking to A-10's, 07:18pm.

121.300 DET twr, relaying info to banner tows & A-10,s.

A-10's over Windsor.
View attachment 161041

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

123.325 wasn't CBP. It's a Cessna 206H Stationair camera plane from Winged Vision N2462G. He has a camera ball on the left wing. He's talking to a ground station on 123.325. He was going thru the different channels, but never said the freqs a little while ago.

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[nodak1crdet3]

04-26-24
EAM
311.000 EAM from Selfridge. 06:35pm. For Exercise Force, 06:41pm. Oscar, Alfa, Victor, Four, Romeo, Delta, stand by. 30 character EAM to follow, 06:44pm. I could barely hear him, so I didn't even try to copy the whole EAM.

Being sent from my new laptop & T-Mobile home internet!

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1