Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

Lucky-77 KC-46 #18-46056 up from SJ circling Long Island area with 3 unknown aircraft
at low altitude... Something to do with Golf Ryder Cup I assume which starts at 7:10 am.

 

[Mark]

Lucky-77 KC-46 #18-46056 up from SJ circling Long Island area with 3 unknown aircraft
at low altitude... Something to do with Golf Ryder Cup I assume which starts at 7:10 am.
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TV on USA network just like showed tanker with boom down and two F-15Es in flyover of Golf course
0710 local now headed offshore NJ coast Southbound. Guess was all SJ airshow.
Searching UHF but no boom or A/A yet.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Interesting, UNCONFIRMED, VIP movement. Rubio schedule for today written very differently than when he has no public appointments (usually says meetings at state) and 98-0001 ADFEB7 SAM777 took off crossing the Atlantic with stop in EINN, probably fuel stop. Again, nothing confirmed but interesting to watch.

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[Mark]

TEFLON-11 off Pease assume for the Golf CAP..
So far today the Air Force is playing better than the US golfers 😜😜
Couple NOBLE F-16's up A/A 225.500 and ZDC Sea Isle 281.450 gonna try CONAR-3 for radio check.

Potus #09-0015 off Andrews.. He may want to skip golf today as US off to bad start.
Maybe can give them a pep talk 🤣

 

[Tech792]

1025L- TEFLON 11 and NOBLE 11 flight setting up for Yankee CAP ZNY 125.85, ZNY 282.3, 260.9

 

[RichardKramer]

@1102L AF1 right over the golf course.
@1125L Motorcade on the Southern State Parkway with NYSP helo GRY18 providing air cover.

 

[Hbright]

Yes almost 3 months.. Someone new come October 1.

Could today’s YANKEE CAP be the last mission for the OK ANG F-16s? No POTUS travel scheduled between today and Weds (1Oct).

 

[RichardKramer]

@1135L had a 161M on 284.100 @FL170/250knts.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Could today’s YANKEE CAP be the last mission for the OK ANG F-16s? No POTUS travel scheduled between today and Weds (1Oct).

I haven't been keeping up, for several reasons, but does golf in VA get a CAP?

FAA Notice golf Saturday.

 

[Mark]

I haven't been keeping up, for several reasons, but does golf in VA get a CAP?

FAA Notice golf Saturday.

No not normally. That golf course within DC defensive zone so not needed.

 

[Mark]

@1102L AF1 right over the golf course.
@1125L Motorcade on the Southern State Parkway with NYSP helo GRY18 providing air cover.

AF-1 on the way home already.. TEFLON-11 departing the CAP.
Like Hbright says. The last for the OK f-16's this season?
NOBLE's on way home A/A 309.300.. Sound happy. AF-1 on ZDC 127.700>Pot 124.550

 

[Saint01]

RCH 369 out of Pease over my work in East Lansing an hour ago

 

[tazz]

"TESTER 22" U.S. Navy Raytheon T-6B (166042) over Southern Ohio this afternoon on a flight from NAS Pax River (KNHK) to Lunken Airport (KLUK).

They were using the radio call sign "NAVY PAPA TANGO 22" as they were heading into Cincinnati.

They were checking in radio comms with Indianapolis Center ARTCC (ZID) Sector 85 Charleston on 379.175, and Indianapolis Center ARTCC (ZID) Sector 26 River on 360.725.

 

[Mark]

TV on USA network just like showed tanker with boom down and two F-15Es in flyover of Golf course
0710 local now headed offshore NJ coast Southbound. Guess was all SJ airshow.
Searching UHF but no boom or A/A yet.

Missed the second Ryder Cup flyover after Potus arrived this afternoon but was supposedly
4 F/18's in formation.. Media coverage of these was not very good..
One guys says F-22's then says F/18's.. Lousy cell phone video. You guys decide.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1955 EDT IRAN02 off KBWI for KJFK

EP-IGA Hex 7324E1 Airbus A340-300

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[mdmonitor]

Super Hornet upgrade program heads to new sites

Boeing announced it will relocate its F/A-18 Super Hornet Service Life Modification (SLM) operations from the St. Louis region by 2027 as part of a broader strategic realignment to support future aircraft programs. The move, revealed on September 24, comes as the company continues to expand its...

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[Mark]

VMFA-224 Bengals did a tiger stripe camo job on one of their new F-35B's.

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1nr7lo3

Used to do the same on some of their F/18's when they had them.

https://flic.kr/p/83obzX

 

[Mark]

Speaking of Marines seems new deal for lots of new CH-53K choppers..
I guess the V-22 wasn't the only solution for Air mobile action.. Choppers have their place
Can't heavy lift a Howitzer to a mountain top with a V-22.

https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/CH-53K-Program-Enters-Multi-Year-Procurement-Contract-Sikorsky/Fri-09262025-1416

 

[mdmonitor]

0830- Rage 11 w/ZDC Cape Charles (293.225)>ZDC Sea Isle (285.4). Only id I have for this call that make sense to me is it has been used in the past by the NJ ANG F-16s at ACY.

 

[mdmonitor]

1005- PAA 786 (Pakistan AF Gulf-5) off ADW heading northeast.