Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

OT: Space X Starship Texas launch had good/bad day.. Booster landed ok back at launch pad but main rocket disintegrated over Caribbean.
caused Airline diverts and course changes.. Cool vid of debris fireballs.Sure sounds like American tourists watching

Flights Diverted as SpaceX Starship Explodes Over Caribbean

Multiple flights in the Caribbean region have been forced to divert or hold as SpaceX’s Starship was destroyed during a test flight.

aviationsourcenews.com

 

[TerryPavlick]

OT: Space X Starship Texas launch had good/bad day.. Booster landed ok back at launch pad but main rocket disintegrated over Caribbean.
caused Airline diverts and course changes.. Cool vid of debris fireballs.Sure sounds like American tourists watching

Flights Diverted as SpaceX Starship Explodes Over Caribbean

Multiple flights in the Caribbean region have been forced to divert or hold as SpaceX’s Starship was destroyed during a test flight.

aviationsourcenews.com

Yep that is why they call it flight testing......

 

[RaleighGuy]

And it's a magical mystery tour helicopter ride to ADW and back to the WH for POTUS and FLOTUS tomorrow, my guess is a farewell to AF1 pilots and crews, but no word why...

2:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn

4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to the South Lawn
Joint Base Andrews

4:10 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive to the South Lawn
South Lawn

 

[frank3si]

OT, but I thought commitments might keep me from being able to photograph the departure of the supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy today from Philadelphia’s Navy Yard and down the Delaware River past New Castle. But instead, circumstances all worked out and I had the opportunity to photograph it in three different locations. I’m too tired tonight after a long day of multiple activities and a lot of driving to really sort through my images of the ship, but this one – as darkness fell over New Castle and the ship silently glided by - caught my eye, capturing the scale of this massive vessel. The fact this this was taken just four blocks from our house? Well, that’s pretty amazing, too! If nobody minds, I might post another one tomorrow after I have time to sort through things...

 

[mdmonitor]

O.T.

Video of HFGCS operations at Grand Forks ND


A Call Heard Around the World: 319 RW High Frequency Global Communication System Mission

 

[TerryPavlick]

O.T.

Video of HFGCS operations at Grand Forks ND


A Call Heard Around the World: 319 RW High Frequency Global Communication System Mission

very interesting - wonder how they are different than the operations at Andrews.

 

[Mark]

Ron dug up some more info I think on that BRADY callsign.
That Pitt C-17 on Acars showed going to Rosencrans Missouri KSTJ home of Advanced Airlift Tactical Training Center.(AATTC)

Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

They also do KC-130J types and of course C-130 types.. Noticed recently some Marine Corp KC-130 types using BRADY.
"The flying training consists of two primary phases, The Eastern Phase (Missouri) and the Western Phase (Arizona)"

There is WW2 Missouri US Army Air Corp Sgt who got the Silver Star.Maybe course named after him.
John Brady

BRADY-11 C-17 #02-1099 Pittsburgh coming out of Libby AAF in Arizona. Must be in the Western phase of AATTC training.
Rosencrans Mo stop must have been 1 day classroom school stop before moving onto Arizona.

BRADY11 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track BRADY11 flight from Sierra Vista Municipal to St Joseph, MO

www.flightaware.com

 

[Tech792]

1145L- PACKs off the NJ coast A/A 235.85

 

[carbineone]

1152L Joker11 A/A with Ironcross 229.200

 

[RaleighGuy]

From another thread, appears NG units headed to DC are using the callsigns ending in 61/62/63/etc.
BATT 61/62, ELVIS 61/62, RHODY 61/62, etc

 

[Mark]

From another thread, appears NG units headed to DC are using the callsigns ending in 61/62/63/etc.
BATT 61/62, ELVIS 61/62, RHODY 61/62, etc

I see just announced that swearing in ceremony Monday will move indoors.. Just too damn cold forecast expected.
Guess Parade is still on with Potus and company they have that big heated glass box.
Shame they spent weeks building that Captol building platform and grandstands etc..

 

[RaleighGuy]

I see just announced that swearing in ceremony Monday will move indoors.. Just too damn cold forecast expected.
Guess Parade is still on with Potus and company they have that big heated glass box.
Shame they spent weeks building that Captol building platform and grandstands etc..

Same happened here for Gov inauguration, stands built and went used, Gov did his inauguration speech on YouTube/NC-PBS

 

[carbineone]

1237L Joker11 on 229.2. It sounds like they are working Dare County Range.

 

[TerryPavlick]

12:55 EST VP-BAP do not see to many Boeing 727-100s flying anymore...especially in the USA. Headed to Washington DC area

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

globe.adsbexchange.com

 

[Mark]

From another thread, appears NG units headed to DC are using the callsigns ending in 61/62/63/etc.
BATT 61/62, ELVIS 61/62, RHODY 61/62, etc

Here come DECOY-61,62,63 WV ANG delivering folks from Boise Idaho along with
DERBY-64,65 inbound C-130J's from Boise Idaho via Kentucky ANG as mentioned in vid below.
Idaho is bringing it. I'm sure they got good cold weather gear

Idaho National Guard deploys to assist with 60th Presidential Inauguration

The Idaho National Guard is heading to D.C. for the 60th Presidential Inauguration, supporting crowd management, traffic control, and emergency services.

www.kivitv.com

Seems parade will be moved indoors to Capitol One arena as well.

 

[RaleighGuy]

OT: Some time in the recent past I think @Mark made the comment about how full the transports were bringing troops to DC for the inauguration...

Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard depart in a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 164th Air Refueling Wing, at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site, Jan. 17, 2025 traveling to Washington DC for inaugural support. (DVID Photo)

 

[TerryPavlick]

OT: Some time in the recent past I think @Mark made the comment about how full the transports were bringing troops to DC for the inauguration...
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Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard depart in a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 164th Air Refueling Wing, at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site, Jan. 17, 2025 traveling to Washington DC for inaugural support. (DVID Photo)

unlike the airlines - they all have aisle seats

 

[mdmonitor]

1500- Fluke 01 (E-6B # 172783) shooting some approaches before land at PAX (120.05).

1515- ADS-B showing Wife 67 (E-6B # 163920) off Jersey coast heading east

 

[RaleighGuy]

unlike the airlines - they all have aisle seats

But no window seats so they can't post Tik Toc videos.

 

[TerryPavlick]

15:00 EST Live fire exercise out in W386 area - aircraft warning ships and reducing their speed and adjusting their course to avoid the live fire area. Comms with commercial ships on Marine CH 12 156.600

Additional comms on 310.550 and 291.150

One SCORE C130 and four EVC callsign aircraft (RCS Services) in the area.

Aircraft | RCS Services LLC

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Vessel LENA is one of the ships being redirected.



Total of three vessels now