Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

OMEGA OMNI-10 and BLUE ANGEL-1 chatting A/A on 394.900 Boom freq.
BLUE-ANGEL 4 going to boom.
OMNI says our other tanker is airborne and could you guys hit them on your way back too
so they don't have to dump fuel?
BLUE ANGEL 1 gonna push Pax River freq 305.200 and get clearance back to Pensacola.
BLUE ANGEL-1 says a flight of 7.

Here comes OMEGA-77 out of Cecil Field heading North to meet them.

Will have to add Omega tanker 394.900 as new Boom freq for us here.
OMEGA-77 calling BLUE ANGEL 5 on 394.900. Prob too far off.

 

[PenguinSix]

There was a flyover in Philly canceled today. We heard rumors of a WH flyover at 445 today, but weather is a bit off.

 

[Mark]

There was a flyover in Philly canceled today. We heard rumors of a WH flyover at 445 today, but weather is a bit off.

Rgr P-6 Tanker OMNI says we were using DC Reagan Metro as our wx guide.. Maybe flyover was for DC too?
All headed back to Pensacola now

 

[PenguinSix]

Steelers had a V-22 and an F-18

https://x.com/KevinAdams26/status/1977420443348021711

Philly cancellation was here:

https://x.com/NewsAirshow/status/1977807120285512083

 

[frank3si]

ELVIS11 back up again from KPNE, headed south.

 

[RichardKramer]

ELVIS11 back up again from KPNE, headed south.

Looks like the broken one got repaired; two in the air.

 

[BM82557]

Just noticed this one on ADSBX --

 

[RichardKramer]

I think Ukrainian Pres is mtg with Trump this week - was scheduled for Friday?

 

[N4TX]

I think Ukrainian Pres is mtg with Trump this week - was scheduled for Friday?

Correct. Friday.

 

[RaleighGuy]

AF1 getting ready to take off back to ADW

 

[Mark]

RHETT-99 E-4B getting ready to hit 2-3 KC-135 tankers from 100th ARW from UK.
Prob will meet off Ireland and Scotland.

Pres of Argentina on way to DC for Potus visit I believe in ARG-01 B-752.
Over 5k miles non-stop so must have good range.
Argentina a major Lithium producer so US helping float the peso down there.

AR1 (ARG1) Aerolineas Argentinas Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) #1 flight from Jorge Newbery to Joint Base Andrews

www.flightaware.com

 

[paradiver]

RHETT-99 E-4B getting ready to hit 2-3 KC-135 tankers from 100th ARW from UK.
Prob will meet off Ireland and Scotland.
View attachment 191158
Pres of Argentina on way to DC for Potus visit I believe in ARG-01 B-752.
Over 5k miles non-stop so must have good range.
Argentina a major Lithium producer so US helping float the peso down there.
View attachment 191159

AR1 (ARG1) Aerolineas Argentinas Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) #1 flight from Jorge Newbery to Joint Base Andrews

www.flightaware.com

Air transports of heads of state and government - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

New Presidential Plane: Argentina’s Boeing 757 VVIP Arrives in Buenos Aires

On the afternoon of May 25, Argentina 01, the new Argentine presidential airplane, arrived at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery from Miami. The Boeing 757 VVIP took off from Miami in the morning, where it had been since May 19 after completing a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Prior to that, it depart

www.aviacionline.com

Intense Flyby By Argentina's New Presidential 757 Goes Viral

The low and fast flyby ending in a steep bank was performed at the end of the 757-200's delivery flight to Buenos Aires yesterday.

www.twz.com

 

[Mark]

Air transports of heads of state and government - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

New Presidential Plane: Argentina’s Boeing 757 VVIP Arrives in Buenos Aires

On the afternoon of May 25, Argentina 01, the new Argentine presidential airplane, arrived at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery from Miami. The Boeing 757 VVIP took off from Miami in the morning, where it had been since May 19 after completing a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Prior to that, it depart

www.aviacionline.com

Intense Flyby By Argentina's New Presidential 757 Goes Viral

The low and fast flyby ending in a steep bank was performed at the end of the 757-200's delivery flight to Buenos Aires yesterday.

www.twz.com

Interesting as USAF Andrews B-752's can barely make UK on trips as not originally a long distance aircraft.
I always thought the USAF would try and get a few 2nd hand B-787-8 types for VIP BBJ conversion so can do long hauls
with no problems.. Seems to be few airlines are retiring them as are too valuable? As of 2023 only a few have been scrapped.
Canada Air Force even bought several 2nd hand A-332 types for their long hauls..
Boeing still has outstanding 787 orders for another 1000 planes.

Seems couple B-787's have been recently scrapped as parts are valuable. Almost new Boeing 787 will be dismantled in the US - Air Data News
Used to see lots of old stories Airbus vs Boeing lawsuits etc but now both manufacturers can't keep up now with current orders

 

[mdmonitor]

0622- FACH 982 (Chilean AF KC-135--accented English) w/ZDC Salisbury (120.975)>ZDC Millville (125.45) Cleared to Dupont.

 

[mdmonitor]

0700- FACH 982 ended up in NYC

0700- E-6B TACAMO AF788B off PAX heading southwest

 

[Mark]

Potus got in late last night after 2am. Made fuel stop at Mildenhall.
Several 4 digit C-17's from Alaska to Japan today I assume for upcoming Japan stop on
Asia tour starting Oct 26.

 

[N4TX]

Potus got in late last night after 2am. Made fuel stop at Mildenhall.
Several 4 digit C-17's from Alaska to Japan today I assume for upcoming Japan stop on
Asia tour starting Oct 26.

Trump to visit Malaysia, Japan, and Korea
Scheduled: Oct 26, 2025 to Oct 29, 2025

 

[mdmonitor]

Got this from a fellow listener in Florida

MacDill is quietly supporting the operations in the Caribbean.
There are several tanker missions daily using the FUEGO callsign and not ADSB.
FUEGO has been heard a couple of times on 283.900 for AAR.


Also caught an E-3 AWACS yesterday in a recorded log, _____ 01, self ID as an E-3 on 323.800, also going into MacDill and not on ADSB.
They may be using the ABBOT call sign.

Yesterday on 311.000:
FUEGO 14
FUEGO 16
ABBOT ##
_____11
FUEGO 17
FUEGO 18


Already this morning on ADSB logs there has been these.
Not sure if they were inbound or outbound, only partial tracks at MacDill to the Tallahassee area:
64-14839 (KC-135R, IL ANG)
64-14837 (KC-135R, 92nd ARW)

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Vice President JD Vance will attend a 250th anniversary celebration for the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California.

 

[mdmonitor]

1120- Caught couple of DC ANG F-16s on 238.175.

1121- Hobey 21 & 22 (KC-46s) on 378.85 heading south along the coast. At 1140 check in w/Giantkiller (118.125) for block FL240-260 in AR 636

1130- Score 16 & 92 (both E-2Ds VX-20) is trail formation heading offshore over Wildwood NJ. A2A is 313.7.

1145- The Chilean AF KC-135 (FACH 892) from earlier this AM left NYC and is now at Dulles.