Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

CADS-105 C-17 #177704 CFC inbound McGuire from Alexandria La airport with several rolling stock and pax.
Rare Canadian C-17 into this area.Prob return from med evac training.

 

[mdmonitor]

0520- Reach 798 (C-17) w/DOV CP (349.4) & DOV A/D (132.425). Departed from Ft Sill OK.

 

[mdmonitor]

CADS-105 C-17 #177704 CFC inbound McGuire from Alexandria La airport with several rolling stock and pax.
Rare Canadian C-17 into this area.Prob return from med evac training.

Mark

0525- Cads 101 (USAF C-17) inbound to WRI.

 

[Mark]

NOBLE-11 flight coming in ZNY 282.300 at FL-250 and on Huntress 260.900 and now on boom with Igor 231.625.

0700 NOBLE's talking about using local freqs of 350.300 or VHF 125.850.

 

[RichardKramer]

@0650 NOBLES on ATC VHF 125.325 ZNY (UHF 282.300) sec56; 231.625 refueling.

 

[Mark]

Mark

0525- Cads 101 (USAF C-17) inbound to WRI.

Seems the other night Thursday there was bunch of CADS into Alexandria airport with US and Canada C-130's and C-17's.

 

[Mark]

260.900 NOBLE-11 Ohio F-16 says tanker problem so can only stay a half hour unless we recover at A/C
then we can do over an hour.Check back home for next tails and their status.Noble-11 has 8.8k and feeding.

 

[KO4RJX]

The CADS flights operated around Ft Bragg as well. Part of a jump school.

 

[mdmonitor]

0920- HVA 3 (id as helo flt of 2) w/Potomac (125.65) & ADW tower (118.4) Weird sounding xmitter. Nothing showing on ADS-B (Civ or mil)

0925- Blackjack 1 (MH-65E CGAS Wash) w/Potomac (125.65) requesting clearance to ADW for pattern work.

 

[AJSpotsNJ]

260.9: NOBLE-11 reports that they are having trouble with their radar and might turn around

 

[AJSpotsNJ]

All aircraft that were training from KCDW just returned (about 15) maybe making way for lower fighters?

 

[mdmonitor]

1020- Igor 12 (KC-46 McConnell AFB) over WVA heading for the CAP.

 

[apex31]

1027 - 260.9 IGOR11 reports an extra 15k of gas if the NOBLEs need it, both Nobles around 9.5k fuel state. Mentions having NOBLE21 flt on station before the first flight rtb.

-21 flt is 40 miles west of the CAP, inbound. 21 is straight to the tanker. Push 231.625 now.

21 flt finished their first AR, back on 260.9. 22 sounds like a first timer in this CAP, making sure he has his procedures in line for the different ATC freqs, etc.

 

[AJSpotsNJ]

Hearing some voices on 228.9 I believe that’s a 104th freq

Anyone else notice IGOR12 changed to RUMMY71?

 

[mdmonitor]

Hearing some voices on 228.9 I believe that’s a 104th freq

Anyone else notice IGOR12 changed to RUMMY71?

Yea A J Went to Rummy then right back to Igor. Crews having fun/problems with ADS-B? Cads 101 off WRI heading southwest now showing as CADS 73? As I type he switched back to Cads 101???????

 

[Mark]

NOBLE-21 to tanker on 231.625 gave tails #89-2045 and #89-2151.Both 112th FS Ohio.
IGOR said had 5k for each.

 

[apex31]

NOBLE-21 to tanker on 231.625 gave tails #89-2045 and #89-2151.Both 112th FS Ohio.
IGOR said had 5k for each.

Affirm, seems like Toledo will work the CAPs in FL and NJ. I’m going to assume yesterday’s use of the SLAM guys might’ve been a last minute thing? Can’t help but think that IGOR-03 landing Alpha-3 with boom write ups might’ve caused pretty significant disruptions. Don’t know that for sure, just a thought…

 

[jetcrafter]

Probably 238.900 which is AR212 primary. At the time they were on AR212 fueling with MAINE 85. They generally use VHF with ATC on those AR routes, if you monitor Boston on 135.700 you should be able to hear them get their AR clearances onto AR212/AR204. LiveATC Audio

Probably a good time to post my old Aerial Refueling Map I made many moons ago but is still good to this day. I've noticed a few new members on this list recently and for those in New England, I hope this helps you catch some comms. Print it out and hang it up on the wall in your radio room.

Update - MAR 2025 I've never heard AR-82 used and it no longer appears in the AP-1b so I revised the map to take it off.

 

[AJSpotsNJ]

This was from NOBLE11 on 260.9 to the tanker as reported:

I have Channel 21 in use as the CAP freq which is 125.85
The AR freq is 125.32

Switch to the AR freq and they will push you to CAP

 

[Mark]

NOBILE-11 going home over Pa ZNY 306.200 and A/A 248.650 going to FL-280.

Another week and a half they will be replaced by another ANG unit come APRIL1.