Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

1341 local "Aircraft 9004" calling Andrews CP on 378.100.
Showing on ADSB as Venus-31 #99-0004.. Odd callsign on radio.
Sounds like a Navy schooled operator callsign

1435 Osprey-29 with Dover apch on 132.425 req flight following back to Pax River.
He was well below 2k feet so Dover asked him to climb a bit higher and he went up to 2500 feet.

Yeah #09-0015 better hurry as T-storms rolling in near DC and out here again.
Inbound at 9k altitude and over 350 knots.. speeding ticket? LOL. Think he will beat the wx.

JESTER-91 self id as 2 ship on ZDC Swann 360.700. A/A 298.600 assume A/C F-16's talking about
doing the beach on the way in.. "Cool". Jesters at FL-15k push ZDC 354.150. Yeah thats the old ZDC Delaware beach freq.
Prob cross lower Del Bay and shoot right up beach starting at Cape May.

 

[mdmonitor]

1445- Nighthawk 16 w/Potomac (124.55) advising he's over Bay Bridge at 2,500ft on his way back VFR to Quantico.

1450- Couple of NJ ANG F-16s up on 298.6.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Florida officials, speaking at the Trump news conf at Alligator Alley (now ending) confirmed that the state is taking the early steps toward building a second detention center. Checking the local press down there, this appears to be 2CB, Camp Blanding:

AirNav: 2CB - Camp Blanding Army Air Field (Camp Blanding Military Reservation)

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www.airnav.com

For those concerned about the use of the term "Alligator Alley," there is a proposal to change the name. It might become "Python Playground."

depends on whether the alligators or the pythons win the battle for dominance.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1405 EDT: Receiving traffic on 313.7000. Not sure if it is the E-2 Score92.

I believe it was but was distracted by some work activity --- always interrupts the monitoring

 

[TerryPavlick]

1341 local "Aircraft 9004" calling Andrews CP on 378.100.
Showing on ADSB as Venus-31 #99-0004.. Odd callsign on radio.
Sounds like a Navy schooled operator callsign

1435 Osprey-29 with Dover apch on 132.425 req flight following back to Pax River.
He was well below 2k feet so Dover asked him to climb a bit higher and he went up to 2500 feet.

Yeah #09-0015 better hurry as T-storms rolling in near DC and out here again.
Inbound at 9k altitude and over 350 knots.. speeding ticket? LOL. Think he will beat the wx.

JESTER-91 self id as 2 ship on ZDC Swann 360.700. A/A 298.600 assume A/C F-16's talking about
doing the beach on the way in.. "Cool". Jesters at FL-15k push ZDC 354.150. Yeah thats the old ZDC Delaware beach freq.
Prob cross lower Del Bay and shoot right up beach starting at Cape May.

354.150 is the UHF for 132.050 at Kenton DE - now switched to 327.125 requesting VFR up the beach with vectors to KACY afterwards.

Just passed overhead here......

 

[TerryPavlick]

15:05 EDT RH01 T38 going up the ocean side beach for a run at low altitude

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[mdmonitor]

1515- Sargo 67 (E-6B) at FL270 just east of Pittsburgh heading southeast. Has now turned and is south of Harrisburg heading northeast.

1540- Tate 85 flt (2 X KC-46s) w/ZDC Green Bay (133.725) trying working route around wx. Cleared via FLM at FL290. A2A is 225.45.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1530 EDT 270.600 is active with air air....I heard a COWBOY callsign on ATC so maybe these guys.

VMFA 112

Terry

 

[TerryPavlick]

15:45 EDT TATE85 with another tanker headed west over Virginia having come inbound off the ocean.....

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Working air air on 225.450 ATC on 133.725 with Washington Center

Maintaining block 27 to 29 K

 

[N4TX]

Fox reports that the 4th of July fly-over over the Mall crowd will feature B-2s, F-22s and other types that were involved in the Iran missions.

The B-2 aircrew that took out the hardware in Fordow will be POTUS's guests at the White House for a second-floor balcony view of the fireworks that night. Back in the golden days of the Reagan Admin I had a 7th floor corner office not far from there and the fireworks view was spectacular. Scanning was good, too.

 

[jaymatt1978]

1653 237.9000 They have the Coast Guard chopper up in the Cape May vicinity possible people in the water

 

[TerryPavlick]

1653 237.9000 They have the Coast Guard chopper up in the Cape May vicinity possible people in the water

I see three helos which one was near Cape May ? Two are doing intecept training near Sea Isle NJ area and using 237.900
One more is doing touch and go's at KACY.

 

[jsoergel]

ASCOT 52 (F-35B) into KFFO earlier today on its delivery flight. Anticipating that it will go to KPSM next along with ZM173, which has been stranded here since 6/17.

 

[jetcrafter]

Got a photo of him as he went over OOB, ME at about 15K'

Will post later when I edit it.

Caught this flight on recordings.
June 30, 2025
1401z 293.000 BLUE 01 and ???? (no ID heard) on boom freq.
1402z 289.700 BLUE 01 and BLUE 02 A-A coordinating their meet up ETA @YHZ 1426z. Blue 02 called this, "Tanker Common" but I have it as Coronet 91F SEC CONUS. Most likely just using the secondary as, "common" for non-boom comms.

 

[jetcrafter]

1530 EDT 270.600 is active with air air....I heard a COWBOY callsign on ATC so maybe these guys.

VMFA 112

Terry

Was indeed VMFA-112. Logged COWBOY 11 flight of four landing at Pease at 423pm local on 269.4 Approach and also logged on 270.600 at 422pm local talking A-A. Nice catch! There are two VMFA-112 F-18s up here since last Friday for a total of six so far. There may be more but waiting for local spotters to confirm any more.

Pease put out a statement about increased military activity due to Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25). You can see the info here:

NOTICE TO AREA RESIDENTS: INCREASED MILITARY AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY DUE TO ATLANTIC ALLIANCE 2025 EXERCISES - Pease Development Authority

Portsmouth, NH – June 30th, 2025 – Portsmouth International Airport at Pease wishes to inform Seacoast-area residents of increased military aircraft operations between June 27 and July 15 due to Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25) — a large-scale, multinational military training exercise involving...

peasedev.org

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP TFRs are up for Thursday and Friday...

07/02/2025

5/1744

ZMP

ND

VIP

Dickinson, ND, Friday, July 4, 2025 Local New

07/02/2025

5/1738

ZDV

SD

VIP

Rapid City, SD, Thursday, July 3, 2025 through Friday, July 4, 2025 Local New

Sorry, forgot to remove Iowa, that is Trump's trip

 

[mdmonitor]

0930- Unid acft on 253.2 w/ACM training. I have this as a W72 freq.

 

[mdmonitor]

1005- Some DC ANG F-16s off ADW (257.2). A2A is 238.175. Might be them checking in on 338.1 (W105)

1005- Some MD ANG A-10s also up. A2A is 266.6 & 271.4 & 293.3. Axeman flt is on 271.4. Acty on 271.4 sounds like CAS training. Axeman flt w/Bay Watch (305.2)

1020- Second group of DC ANG F-16s up. A2A is 285.225. Check in w/ZDC Linden (322.55). heading for Evers MOA.

1025- Jedi 41 (C-17) w/Brickyard CP (237.15) advising they are heading out to meet with Maine 85.

 

[mdmonitor]

1035- Jeep 31 (KC-135T # 59-1474,171st ARS MI-ANG Selfridge ANGB MI) on 267.5 advising unheard stn that they are running late and this is their first time in this area (W386). Jeep 31 w/Grim flt (4 X F-22s).

1040- NJ ANG C-32 # 02-4452 on 274.45 (AR218) w/PA ANG KC-135 out of Pittsburgh.

 

[Tank67]

Meanwhile, new TFRs issued for the weekend.

Wonder if he will be watching the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Show but doubt it because there would usually be more TFRs over the city itself.