Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[jsoergel]

I did try a search but didn't find much I could decipher. If I wanted to listen to Air Show traffic this weekend in Dayton, OH what bands/ranges would I be scanning to hear some of the military acts? We have the thunderbirds here as well as some other Military demos.

Logged today:
119.900 Dayton Tower
121.750 Dayton Clearance
121.900 Dayton Ground
119.250 Air Boss backup
123.150 Show discrete
127.100 Air Boss
123.025 AAHF discrete
123.475 Golden Knights Discrete
131.850 Wright Bros. Aero
135.950 Mentor discrete
149.650 Thunderbirds Aux 1
151.5050 (151.4) Goodyear Blimp
257.700 Dayton Tower
235.250 Thunderbirds Pri 1
389.3500 ($293) WPAFB Transient Alert
461.2125 (103.5) Wright Brothers Aero Fuels
462.0125 (107.2) Wright Bros. Aero Ops
467.6375 (233.6) Firewalkers International Pyro

Should have plenty more to find tomorrow. Not many military acts this year, but plenty of statics.

 

[KO4RJX]

8 KC135’s over Kanas West Bound. Looks to have picked up something around Whiteman. B2’s probably needed minimum fuel to get off the ground with a pair of 30,000 lb bombs loaded in the bomb bay.

 

[RaleighGuy]

8 KC135’s over Kanas West Bound. Looks to have picked up something around Whiteman. B2’s probably needed minimum fuel to get off the ground with a pair of 30,000 lb bombs loaded in the bomb bay.

Night refueling practice for B2s, MYTEE21 flt (B-2) in AR309 with NITRO61 KC-135s, next cell NITRO71

 

[tnbound]

Night refueling practice for B2s, MYTEE21 flt (B-2) in AR309 with NITRO61 KC-135s, next cell NITRO71

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You beat me to it I have the same picture pretty much and was just going to put it up.

 

[RichardKramer]

@0135L AF2 on the ground at ADW.

 

[KO4RJX]

Night refueling practice for B2s, MYTEE21 flt (B-2) in AR309 with NITRO61 KC-135s, next cell NITRO71

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I think this is a strategic movement not nighttime refueling practice. Two C17’s left Whiteman today headed west as well. One just now leaving Hawaii continuing west bound.

 

[RichardKramer]

@0515L Nobles up with Zippo 231.625 refueling; 260.900 Pri CAP.
Philly news reports P3 will be doing atmospheric research 6/21 - 7/2 in the Mid-Atlantic area:

NASA aircraft to make low-altitude flights in mid-Atlantic, California

From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, and Central Valley in California.

techxplore.com

 

[Mark]

Odd inbound Dover this morning. ROYAL-12 first with ZDC 285.400 then Dover apch UHF 323.00
then Dover tower 279.625. Mentioned lightning strike and down to only one radio.
Nothing showing on ADSB. Tower tells following inbound C-17 FAMUS-20 you are following a KC-135..
Dover tower tells civy jet keep an eye out for 5 KC-135's coming in from the South.
0615 local ROYAL-24 inbound Dover for runway 19 showing spoof hex over South Jersey.
0624 ROYAL-24 5 miles out on Dover apch 257.875.
Seems some of those KC-135's went out for night training?


TEFLON-99 #16-46018 in the CAP.
Tropo skip this am as picking up Pot apch tower ground side simulcast of335.500

 

[Tech792]

TEFLON 99 currently showing on screen with typical Kilma racetrack pattern

 

[richee2000]

TEFLON 99 currently showing on screen with typical Kilma racetrack pattern

Flying over Sandy Hook, NJ a few miles north of my location,

 

[wickedjane]

Night refueling practice for B2s, MYTEE21 flt (B-2) in AR309 with NITRO61 KC-135s, next cell NITRO71

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MYTEE is a transit callsign for B-52's, B-1's and B-2's, this callsign was a famous STRATCOM bomber transit callsign during Trump's 1st presidency (his preference or commanders preference). The 2 C-17's are likely carrying the B-2 squadron equipment.

And the 336th jets might aid the B-2's with GBU-72's. According to multiple intelligence agencies, Fordow is a multi lvl surface and underground bunker complex. MOP's, GBU-72's and other penetrator's, we have not seen so far, might make their combat debut there.

I also heard (unconfirmed) that multiple ANG F-16 viper units are conducting night training in and around the Mid-Atlantic area.

Edit: 2nd B-2 cell is MYTEE11 flt.

 

[RichardKramer]

I'm hearing Nobles on 125.850 A-A
Don't hear this one that often

The frequency of 125.850 MHz is primarily used for non-towered airport communications.

Common Users:

• Pilots: They use this frequency for self-announcement and traffic advisories at airports without control towers.
• Ground Services: Ground crews and service providers may also monitor this frequency to coordinate activities.
• Flight Schools: Training flights often utilize this frequency for practice and communication.

Context:

• This frequency facilitates communication among aircraft and ground personnel, enhancing safety and situational awareness at airports lacking air traffic control services.

 

[RichardKramer]

@0815L Snowbird 1 flying around Arnold Palmer Regional airport on adsb.

 

[mdmonitor]

Odd inbound Dover this morning. ROYAL-12 first with ZDC 285.400 then Dover apch UHF 323.00
then Dover tower 279.625. Mentioned lightning strike and down to only one radio.
Nothing showing on ADSB. Tower tells following inbound C-17 FAMUS-20 you are following a KC-135..
Dover tower tells civy jet keep an eye out for 5 KC-135's coming in from the South.
0615 local ROYAL-24 inbound Dover for runway 19 showing spoof hex over South Jersey.
0624 ROYAL-24 5 miles out on Dover apch 257.875.
Seems some of those KC-135's went out for night training?


TEFLON-99 #16-46018 in the CAP.
Tropo skip this am as picking up Pot apch tower ground side simulcast of335.500

Mark

Yea about tropo skip this morning. I'm hear ground side of Potomac on 257.2 and Huntress on 260.9

 

[john8436]

I think this is a strategic movement not nighttime refueling practice. Two C17’s left Whiteman today headed west as well. One just now leaving Hawaii continuing west bound.

I agree this was B-2's moving. From another site it was B2 was MYTEE21 flt.

In addition to that there was a flight of 4 KC-46's out of Travis AFB, 17-46035 HIFI81, 18-46045 HIFI82, 16-46016 HIFI83, 16-46012 HIFI84 in flight waiting for then when they reached the coast.

 

[Mark]

0932 local NOBLE-11 assume headed South A/A 228.900 and ZDC 360.700

 

[Tech792]

1010L- Nobles are currently chasing a TOI. Confirm headbutted. Hailing on 121.5
1018L- Told to skip it. I see the offending plane. Just over the PA border now.

 

[richee2000]

122.725 or 122.75 freq mentioned in the chase

 

[Tech792]

They mentioned 122.725 at one point. Also that it was a sky diving plane. The offending plane landed at Quakertown AP in PA.

 

[pro106import]

Now on 123.000