Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

Mark · Jun 15, 2025

john8436 said:
2312 Local: Picking up the McDill Tankers A2A 292.1000.

3-305th AMW KC-46's into Ramstein,

I noticed the Baldgeek has no data showing.

Anyone getting any HF traffic??

Someone says baldgeek site just went down for 1 month or so..hmm coincidence? Find that hard to believe.
No HF here so far in last hour on 6761 HF.
Western Canada aviation wx reports for Calgary and Cold Lake,Vancouver etc coming in great here on 6754 HF

john8436 · Jun 15, 2025

https://x.com/SirListenalot/status/1934458946590277930

Spain and Pease for some.

DCHarris · Jun 15, 2025

All these are aerial tankers headed east; snapshot taken within past 30 minutes.

RaleighGuy · Jun 15, 2025

Mark said:
Someone says baldgeek site just went down for 1 month or so..hmm coincidence? Find that hard to believe.

From what I have heard, TBG lost his job and has been forced to move, hence disconnecting all his equipment, antennas, sat dish and hooking it back up. He says it was "planned".

Sites up. Feeds are down.

It's not you - it's me. This is a 'planned' outage. Additionally, please note that since the central computer storing the ACARS messages is...

k6thebaldgeek.blogspot.com

robert16627 · Jun 16, 2025

Here are the 28 aircraft that were all headed eastbound tonight, with their launch times from the airports

Tail Number	Callsign	ICAO	Aircraft	Notes:
58-0062	RCH011	AE035C	K35R	0016Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0129	RCH012	AE062A	K35R	0040Z LAUNCH KMTC
60-0346	RCH013	AE065F	K35R	0058Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0049	RCH014	AE0650	K35R	0135Z LAUNCH KMTC
61-0299	RCH016	AE0665	K35R	0025Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0113	RCH018	AE0593	K35R	0257Z LAUNCH KSKA
15-46009	RCH021	AE574F	KC46	0005Z LAUNCH KFOE
21-46059	RCH022	AE5FA6	KC46	0027Z LAUNCH KIAB
17-46031	RCH023	AE5E0C	KC46	0059Z LAUNCH KIAB
18-46049	RCH024	AE5F9C	KC46	0121Z LAUNCH KIAB
57-1502	RCH031	AE04DD	K35R	0108Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0069	RCH032	AE04F6	K35R	0143Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0103	RCH033	AE0592	K35R	0205Z LAUNCH KMCF
63-8039	RCH035	AE0391	K35R	0006Z LAUNCH KTIK
63-7985	RCH036	AE036A	K35R	0258Z LAUNCH KTIK
58-0121	RCH037	AE023D	K35R	0059Z LAUNCH KTIK
60-0349	RCH038	AE0687	K35R	0137Z LAUNCH KTIK
61-0280	RCH105	AE025F	K35R	0010Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0077	RCH171	AE035E	K35R	0042Z LAUNCH KPIT
07-7188	RCH320	AE20C9	C17	0237Z LAUNCH KANB
62-3547	RCH690	AE0145	K35R	2217Z LAUNCH KFOE
62-3580	RCH806	AE066F	K35R	0141Z LAUNCH KIAG
58-0084	RCH807	AE0655	K35R	0126Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0072	RCH812	AE0420	K35R	0033Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0060	RCH816	AE0144	K35R	0224Z LAUNCH KPIT
59-1468	RCH819	AE0386	K35R	0103Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0112	RCH827	AE0158	K35R	0231Z LAUNCH KPIT
06-6167	MCFAMC	AE1465	C17	0009Z LAUNCH KLFI

Napalm · Jun 16, 2025

robert16627 said:
Here are the 28 aircraft that were all headed eastbound tonight, with their launch times from the airports

Tail Number Callsign ICAO Aircraft Notes:
58-0062 RCH011 AE035C K35R 0016Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0129 RCH012 AE062A K35R 0040Z LAUNCH KMTC
60-0346 RCH013 AE065F K35R 0058Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0049 RCH014 AE0650 K35R 0135Z LAUNCH KMTC
61-0299 RCH016 AE0665 K35R 0025Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0113 RCH018 AE0593 K35R 0257Z LAUNCH KSKA
15-46009 RCH021 AE574F KC46 0005Z LAUNCH KFOE
21-46059 RCH022 AE5FA6 KC46 0027Z LAUNCH KIAB
17-46031 RCH023 AE5E0C KC46 0059Z LAUNCH KIAB
18-46049 RCH024 AE5F9C KC46 0121Z LAUNCH KIAB
57-1502 RCH031 AE04DD K35R 0108Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0069 RCH032 AE04F6 K35R 0143Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0103 RCH033 AE0592 K35R 0205Z LAUNCH KMCF
63-8039 RCH035 AE0391 K35R 0006Z LAUNCH KTIK
63-7985 RCH036 AE036A K35R 0258Z LAUNCH KTIK
58-0121 RCH037 AE023D K35R 0059Z LAUNCH KTIK
60-0349 RCH038 AE0687 K35R 0137Z LAUNCH KTIK
61-0280 RCH105 AE025F K35R 0010Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0077 RCH171 AE035E K35R 0042Z LAUNCH KPIT
07-7188 RCH320 AE20C9 C17 0237Z LAUNCH KANB
62-3547 RCH690 AE0145 K35R 2217Z LAUNCH KFOE
62-3580 RCH806 AE066F K35R 0141Z LAUNCH KIAG
58-0084 RCH807 AE0655 K35R 0126Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0072 RCH812 AE0420 K35R 0033Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0060 RCH816 AE0144 K35R 0224Z LAUNCH KPIT
59-1468 RCH819 AE0386 K35R 0103Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0112 RCH827 AE0158 K35R 0231Z LAUNCH KPIT
06-6167 MCFAMC AE1465 C17 0009Z LAUNCH KLFI

690 just coasted in over the south of France

Dutchmil · Jun 16, 2025

Good morning,

Loks like some good monitoring coming up today ..... I have <378.850> for the NH tankers,
anyone with A/A's for the McConnell ones ?

Dutchmil · Jun 16, 2025

And the KC-135 inbound to Moron, Spain. I picked up RCH021 and RCH022 on air-to-air <337.050> over the Netherlands

apex31 · Jun 16, 2025

Mark said:
Odd no McGuire or Pease or SJ KC-46's yet.. May be more to come later.

At 0605Z the first McG -46 off the deck heading east. So far have seen

RCH026 15-46070
RCH027 20-46074
RCH028 20-46079
RCH025 21-46089

RaleighGuy · Jun 16, 2025

apex31 said:
At 0605Z the first McG -46 off the deck heading east. So far have seen

RCH026 15-46070
RCH027 20-46074
RCH028 20-46079
RCH025 21-46089

Appreciated, but the Hex also helps allow us to plug it into ADSBx quicker.

Mark · Jun 16, 2025

Lots of speculation about these tankers.

Armada Of USAF Tankers Just Deployed East Over Atlantic Spurring Speculation

The mysterious migration could signal a major contingency being put in place or even a change in U.S. policy on the Iran-Israel war.

www.twz.com

RaleighGuy · Jun 16, 2025

apex31 said:
At 0605Z the first McG -46 off the deck heading east. So far have seen

RCH026 15-46070
RCH027 20-46074
RCH028 20-46079
RCH025 21-46089

Napalm said:
690 just coasted in over the south of France

Link for all aircraft noted...

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?ica...144,AE0386,AE0158,AE63B2,AE63b6,AE63bb,AE63c5

Appears RCH171 58-0077 AE035E K35R is for Atlantic Triad 25 Exercise.

mdmonitor · Jun 16, 2025

robert16627 said:
Here are the 28 aircraft that were all headed eastbound tonight, with their launch times from the airports

Tail Number Callsign ICAO Aircraft Notes:
58-0062 RCH011 AE035C K35R 0016Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0129 RCH012 AE062A K35R 0040Z LAUNCH KMTC
60-0346 RCH013 AE065F K35R 0058Z LAUNCH KMTC
58-0049 RCH014 AE0650 K35R 0135Z LAUNCH KMTC
61-0299 RCH016 AE0665 K35R 0025Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0113 RCH018 AE0593 K35R 0257Z LAUNCH KSKA
15-46009 RCH021 AE574F KC46 0005Z LAUNCH KFOE
21-46059 RCH022 AE5FA6 KC46 0027Z LAUNCH KIAB
17-46031 RCH023 AE5E0C KC46 0059Z LAUNCH KIAB
18-46049 RCH024 AE5F9C KC46 0121Z LAUNCH KIAB
57-1502 RCH031 AE04DD K35R 0108Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0069 RCH032 AE04F6 K35R 0143Z LAUNCH KMCF
58-0103 RCH033 AE0592 K35R 0205Z LAUNCH KMCF
63-8039 RCH035 AE0391 K35R 0006Z LAUNCH KTIK
63-7985 RCH036 AE036A K35R 0258Z LAUNCH KTIK
58-0121 RCH037 AE023D K35R 0059Z LAUNCH KTIK
60-0349 RCH038 AE0687 K35R 0137Z LAUNCH KTIK
61-0280 RCH105 AE025F K35R 0010Z LAUNCH KRIV
58-0077 RCH171 AE035E K35R 0042Z LAUNCH KPIT
07-7188 RCH320 AE20C9 C17 0237Z LAUNCH KANB
62-3547 RCH690 AE0145 K35R 2217Z LAUNCH KFOE
62-3580 RCH806 AE066F K35R 0141Z LAUNCH KIAG
58-0084 RCH807 AE0655 K35R 0126Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0072 RCH812 AE0420 K35R 0033Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0060 RCH816 AE0144 K35R 0224Z LAUNCH KPIT
59-1468 RCH819 AE0386 K35R 0103Z LAUNCH KPIT
58-0112 RCH827 AE0158 K35R 0231Z LAUNCH KPIT
06-6167 MCFAMC AE1465 C17 0009Z LAUNCH KLFI

Alot of local training is going to take a hit with all these tankers out of town

mdmonitor · Jun 16, 2025

Article on recent EAM activity

MSN

WB5UOM · Jun 16, 2025

MSN ought to stick with reporting on Biden and not real things. lol

john8436 · Jun 16, 2025

Here are the ones I have, from the tankers last night. I also have 3 KC-46s from McGuire That are return from the Middle East and went to Ramstein.

ex ID	Callsign	Registration	Type	Squawk
AE0144		58-0060	K35R	3311
AE0158		58-0112	K35R	6037
AE025F		61-0280	K35R	2013
AE035C		58-0062	K35R	3301
AE0365		61-0314	K35R	5121
AE0386		59-1468	K35R	3307
AE0420		58-0072	K35R	3304
AE04DD		57-1502	K35R	7077
AE0593		58-0113	K35R	3537
AE062A		58-0129	K35R	3303
AE0655		58-0084	K35R	3306
AE065F		60-0346	K35R	3305
AE066F		62-3580	K35R	3302
AE0665	RCH016	61-0299	K35R	3163
AE574F	RCH021	15-46009	B762	4612
AE5FA6	RCH022	11-46059	B762	3447
AE5E0C	RCH023	17-46031	B762	2271
AE5F9C	RCH024	18-46049	B762	2224
AE63C5	RCH025	21-46089	B762	2237
AE63B2	RCH026	15-46070	B762	2254
AE63B6	RCH027	20-46074	B762	2265
AE63BB	RCH028	20-46079	B762	5221
AE04F6	RCH032	58-0069	K35R	7441
AE0592	RCH033	58-0103	K35R	6744
AE0391	RCH035	63-8039	K35R	5176
AE036A	RCH036	63-7985	K35R	7640
AE023D	RCH037	58-0121	K35R	5152
AE0687	RCH038	60-0349	K35R	5156
AE035E	RCH171	58-0077	K35R	6032
AE07B9	RCH622	62-3550	K35R	6363
AE0145	RCH690	62-3547	K35R	4653
AE63C3	RCH700	21-46087	B762	5207
AE63B1	RCH705	19-46069	B762	0603
AE63B7	RCH717	20-46075	B762	6463

jsoergel · Jun 16, 2025

nodak1crdet3 said:
06-15-25
RCH 11 (MI KC-135 58-0062)
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, off the ground @ 0015Z, 08:18pm.

RCH 012 (MI KC-135 58-129)
119.600 MTC dep, 08:41pm.
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, off the deck @ 0030Z, 08:41pm.
127.700 Cleve.C. 08:43pm.

RCH 013 (MI KC-135 60-0346)
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, off the deck @ 0055Z, 08:59pm.

RCH 014 (MI KC-135 58-0049)
311.000 QUARTERBACK Ops, off the deck? 09:37pm.
119.600 MTC dep,09:37pm.
125.775 TOR.C. 09:42pm.

337.050 A/A 09:39pm.

Like AirScan said, more are coming from the SW.

Are you certain 337.050 was the MTC birds? I thought that would have been KIAB KC-46s passing by around the same time.

jsoergel · Jun 16, 2025

nodak1crdet3 said:
06-15-25
307.775 A/A, weak & unreadable, 10:48pm.

Chuck in Detroit

That was the Tinker KC-135s.

jsoergel · Jun 16, 2025

ASCOT 51 (2x F-35B) stopped at KFFO for fuel. About to depart for KPSM just after 1600Z, presuming they’re a delivery flight.

mdmonitor · Jun 16, 2025

1200- Blues 83 (C-17 TN ANG) w/Potomac (125.65) inbound to ADW.

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