Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[somdspotter]

Sioux City KC-135R returning to KADW after a quick run down to Charleston SC, callsign unknown.

 

[john8436]

1246 local: Another KC-46A 16-46015 from Pease heading into ACY as SKATR09.

 

[jbella]

1245 L 263.85 PARSO (SOMEONE) 7 southeast corner of Yankee MOA

Sounded like Wingel 7 but was down in the hash


Had seen RYKER 07 on ADS-B earlier come up the Maine coast and over to BTV, C-130 from Biloxi

 

[Mark]

For folks up near Vermont a nice open house this coming Sunday.
Static displays of F/18 and F-15E aircraft etc.

See more than a Dozen Aircraft at VTNG Open house

The Vermont Air National Guard confirms that multiple military and civilian aircraft and vehicles will be featured on static display at the upcoming Open House on Sunday, Sept. 7. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to explore all aircraft along with the VTANG’s own F-35A Lightning II.

www.dvidshub.net

Mean time the 175th Wing Maryland ANG gets awards headed out the door..
Heard a couple pilots talking about this a while back saying Brass say keep pushing guys and don't worry etc and
get rewarded instead with See Ya again someday.. Some unhappy campers in that Wing.
I never did hear those two A-10's yesterday return so assume were off to DM.

Maryland Air National Guard recognized during the 2025 NGAUS Conference

MILWAUKEE - Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing received multiple awards during the 147th annual National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibition at the Baird Center in Wisconsin, Aug. 22-25, 2025. The 175th Wing was awarded the Air National...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[mdmonitor]

1340- Royal 06 (C-17 DOV) inbound to ADW (125.65/378,1). Rare stopover for DOV C-17 training flt.

 

[Mark]

1322 local WINK-89 KC-135 #57-1441 30 min outcall inbound McGuire from Iowa.
Landing with 56k and req another 40k fuel...
Sounds like a CAP callsign.

 

[CYUL]

Thurderbirds are up here this week. They were practicing up at CYMX this afternoon (not my picture)

 

[CYUL]

THBRD14 Departing CYMX

 

[RaleighGuy]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, on Thursday, September 4, 2025

 

[Saint01]

2105z
AF 2 (C-32) and NAVY V V 501 (C-37) eastbound, both on 125.975 zau

 

[john8436]

2018 Local: 2-KC-46's as BLUE70 (16-46021) from McGuire and BLUE80 (21-46058) from Seymour Johnson heading to EGUN Mildenhall.

177th FW on 298.6 out in W107. KC-135 63-7993 EDDIE62 entering W107 checking in on 255.000 (with no response), and 288.000

3-305th AMW KC-46's out to 21-46087 (FORCE55), 20-46073 (DUCE54), 21-46091 (DUCE56) out to AR608

 

[jetcrafter]

1245 L 263.85 PARSO (SOMEONE) 7 southeast corner of Yankee MOA

Sounded like Wingel 7 but was down in the hash

Nice catch! That was BLUE ANGEL 7 taking media flights up into Yankee MOA. Caught him here on
Pease departure 269.4 and ZBW 282.2 and 263.05

 

[Mark]

Couple odd C-17 flights today..
RCH-849 #07-7186 from Prestwick EGPK to Dover to TJBQ
RCH-871 #08-8196 also from Prestwick non-stop to TJBQ.
Both tails were down range Middle East or Eastern Europe as last tracked.
PR getting lots of action lately and also the local US Marine drills at TJNR

The Marines VMM-263 Thunder Chickens are drilling at the US Navy closed in 2004 Roosevelt Roads base now TJNR in Eastern PR.
Just a local airport now but the Marines are back part of the 22nd MEU VMM-263 - Wikipedia

 

[freeflyen]

0845- Blackjack 1 (CG MH-65E) w/Potomac (125.65) advising they will orbit around College Park area at 2.500ft until the TOI is identified.

NORDO traffic violates airspace! Blackjack-1 Scrambles From DCA​

On Saturday, August 30, 2025, at approximately 12:34Z (8:34 a.m. local), a Rockwell Commander 112 (N1017T) departed Martinsburg heading east before turning south toward the Baltimore area, entering the Washington D.C. Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) without establishing communication with Potomac Approach. Multiple air traffic controllers attempted to contact the aircraft on various frequencies, including Guard, and asked nearby aircraft to assist. As a result, the U.S. Coast Guard launched "Blackjack-1," an MH-65 helicopter, from DCA to intercept the aircraft near College Park at the Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ) boundary. Departures from DCA were briefly halted, and three inbound flights (DAL926, AAL3185, AAL949) were given go-arounds to clear airspace for Blackjack's departure. Contact with N1017T was eventually made on BWI Final (119.0), where the pilot was asked if they were disoriented and provided a phone number for a possible pilot deviation follow-up. The aircraft was then handed off to Martin State Airport and landed safely on Runway 33 at 12:50Z. Blackjack-1 was stood down shortly after and returned to base.

 

[BM82557]

Flyover video by P6 --

 

[Mark]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, on Thursday, September 4, 2025

There he goes this morn in SAM-681 #98-00001.

BRAVE-1 flight enroute Pax River area says for 35 minutes before rtb Potomac 270.275 to Pax 305.200 A/A 340.250

 

[mdmonitor]

0850- Famus 43 (C-17 DOV) Quantico Ops (355.3)

0900- Pudgy 94 (KC-46 WRI) w/Giantkiller (238.1) & AR 636 (238.9) coordinating AR in AR 636 at FL270-290.

0910- Toga 88 & 89 (KC-135s) off ADW heading East.

 

[RichardKramer]

Around 0930L, Army C-12 cllng unid CP on 134.100; 20/30 minutes out, 3 pax drop off, parking ramp B.

 

[mdmonitor]

0850- Famus 43 (C-17 DOV) Quantico Ops (355.3)

0900- Pudgy 94 (KC-46 WRI) w/Giantkiller (238.1) & AR 636 (238.9) coordinating AR in AR 636 at FL270-290.

0910- Toga 88 & 89 (KC-135s) off ADW heading East.

Looks like TOGA might be new call for 756th ARS KC-135s at ADW. Toga 88 & 89 tails match w/756th birds.

 

[Mark]

ANGRY-01 of ANGRY-21 flight with WILD F-16 143.600 AM asks for them to relay via Sat to Senate Ops
we have a fuel flow problem.

Andrews F-16's flight of 3 on ZNY 269.100 says enroute to Fort Drum for some work.
Will be 7 of us this afternoon.