Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[wickedjane]

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Looks like the tanker is headed to Portsmouth, and 16 to Bangor judging by ADSB. Any guesses why they would separate and not both go to Bangor or Ports together?

F-16 pilots do multiple stopovers. Sometimes F-15E's and F-16's take a break at Bangor before they continue east (Lajes is full of KC-135's right now), the MRTT's wanted to take fuel from Portsmouth because of the fuel capacities at Portsmouth, I assume they have more fuel than Bangor. There could also be maintenance, structure repairs on the acft. causing the seperation.


I also think @Dutchmil has the best answer regarding your question.

 

[Saint01]

2250z RCH 454 (Dover C-17) eastbound 126.125 zau > 133.875 zob > 125.775 czy

 

[jsoergel]

Jared

As per Atlantic City Radar on liveatc --- HUSTLER 11 flight

Terry

In that case, looks like a new freq for HMH-772.

 

[Mark]

In that case, looks like a new freq for HMH-772.

Maybe they were just using the pre programmed radio from the last USMC New River unit to McGuire.
Will keep ear out. Maybe Mcguire 772 guys will get these. They have some oldies now for sure.

22AW KC-135 straggler #63-7995 departed Dover westbound assume back to Kansas.
The B-2's get the glory but the tankers got them over and back.They deserve some recognition.
News says Potus will go to NATO meeting tomorrow.

OT glad to see a cease fire coming.. B-2's and many Tomahawks etc I think had hand in that.
Never forget our Navy

 

[Tank67]

Apologies if posted already, FAA Safety Team notice for Carrier Strike Group Four/Strike Force Training Atlantic GPS Interference Testing off the coast of South Carolina from June 26-29.

Resources - Notices - FAA - FAASTeam - FAASafety.gov

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS travel Tuesday and Wednesday

6:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs The White House en route The Hague, Netherlands

CEST
7:00 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Amsterdam, Netherlands

WEDNESDAY June 25
CEST
4:40 PM THE PRESIDENT departs The Hague, Netherlands en route The White House

EDT
6:50 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives The White House

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Video of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits first prepare to support Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER and then return from the operation at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 20-22, 2025.

The B-2 Spirit supports Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER

Seven U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits first prepare to support Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER and then return from the operation at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 20-22, 2025.

www.dvidshub.net

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DHS Sec'y Noem to Panama (June 24), Costa Rica & Honduras (June 25) and Guatemala (June 26).

 

[Mark]

Anyone get local wx radar for Marylnd Balt area? Seems many sights are blank but some showing
heavy rain.. Must be heat fouling up stuff.NOAA NWS radar seems down getting blank pages but Nexrad showing lots of stuff.

 

[paradiver]

Exercise FALCON VIRGO

The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct Exercise FALCON VIRGO, a live-fly air defense exercise, on March 25, 2025, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. EDT in the National Capital Region.

 

[paradiver]

Anyone get local radar for Marylnd Balt area? Seems many sights are blank but some showing
heavy rain..

GFA

GFA provides a complete picture of weather that may impact flights in the United States and beyond

aviationweather.gov

RAMMB/CIRA SLIDER: Satellite Loop Interactive Data Explorer in Real-time with GOES-16 and Himawari-8 Satellite Imagery

 

[paradiver]

GFA

GFA provides a complete picture of weather that may impact flights in the United States and beyond

aviationweather.gov

RAMMB/CIRA SLIDER: Satellite Loop Interactive Data Explorer in Real-time with GOES-16 and Himawari-8 Satellite Imagery

Anyone get local wx radar for Marylnd Balt area? Seems many sights are blank but some showing
heavy rain.. Must be heat fouling up stuff.NOAA NWS radar seems down getting blank pages but Nexrad showing lots of stuff.

Radar shows a massive cell between me and Baltimore City. I looked out my back door and it is clear as a bell outside no thunder or flashes to the west towards the city.

Guess that is just how hot it is and being picked up on radar?

 

[RaleighGuy]

Radar shows a massive cell between me and Baltimore City. I looked out my back door and it is clear as a bell outside no thunder or flashes to the west towards the city.

Maybe that was from FALCON VIRGO last March.

 

[MUTNAV]

Radar shows a massive cell between me and Baltimore City. I looked out my back door and it is clear as a bell outside no thunder or flashes to the west towards the city.

Guess that is just how hot it is and being picked up on radar?

I don't know, when the Columbia broke up, the NEXRAD weather radars tapes were used to try and find where some debris may have landed. The Radars are good enough to tell the difference between blowing sand and blowing dust.

Maybe something else is going on.

Thanks
Joel

 

[Mark]

Radar shows a massive cell between me and Baltimore City. I looked out my back door and it is clear as a bell outside no thunder or flashes to the west towards the city.

Guess that is just how hot it is and being picked up on radar?

Yeah went on Ch 6 Philly and their main radar screen shows nothing but on
some of their other regional radar pics show massive rain storms yet not one drop of rain here in NE Maryland.
Maybe the heat has jammed up some area National wx service radars. I know they use radar feeds from Dover AFB etc for some of their pics.
South Jersey and Delaware look a mess.🤣
StormTracker 6 - Regional view

 

[MUTNAV]

Yeah went on Ch 6 Philly and their main radar screen shows nothing but on
some of their other regional radar pics show massive rain storms yet not one drop of rain here in NE Maryland.
Maybe the heat has jammed up some area wx radars. I know they use feeds from Dover AFB etc for some of their pics.
South Jersey and Delaware look a mess.🤣
StormTracker 6 - Regional view

If they can work in Phoenix, they should be able to work in Balimore when it's hot (admittadly differernt humity levels), on the other hand Florida has high heat and humidity and I've never heard of a problem.

Maybe a local equipment problem? or a feed problem to some locations.

Thanks
Joel

 

[Dutchmil]

Two Netherlands A332's eastbound. MMF31 T-062 over eastern NY with at least 1 F16 BAF431 FA-104. Probably going to Bangor.
MMF33 is still over northeast PA.

They are dragging some Belgian Air Force F-16s back to Europe. Six of them departed from Kleine Brogel airbase
as BAF 211-213 and BAF 221-223 to Bangor, May 7th. They departed to Luke AFB the next day.

And Mark is right, the Dutch Air Force is no longer flying the F-16.
The Belgian Air Force however is, as they haven't received any of their new F-35s yet.

 

[Mark]

If they can work in Phoenix, they should be able to work in Balimore when it's hot (admittadly differernt humity levels), on the other hand Florida has high heat and humidity and I've never heard of a problem.

Maybe a local equipment problem? or a feed problem to some locations.

Thanks
Joel

Problem seems to be with some of the Nexrad radar feeds.
Even now on ADSB you have option of NOAA radar or Nexrad radar buttons
Had to turn off Nexrad option and it all goes away.NOAA feed seems normal.
Judging by map seems the Dover Nexrad feed is causing all the problems.

FLAM-11,12 two KC-135's at Pease prob getting ready for the E-4B A/R this morning

 

[mdmonitor]

0700- Nighthawk 8 w/Wash Helo (134.35)

0718- AF1 (VC-25 # 92-9000) & SAM 47 (C-32 # 09-0015) off ADW heading northeast in trail formation.

 

[RichardKramer]

@0715L AF1 (92-9000) airborne;
09-0015 (backup) airborne 0620L.

 

[mdmonitor]

0740- ????-1 working at Aberdeen Proving Grounds range (248.4)

 

[RichardKramer]

0700- Nighthawk 8 w/Wash Helo (134.35)

0718- AF1 (VC-25 # 92-9000) & SAM 47 (C-32 # 09-0015) off ADW heading northeast in trail formation.

When I posted AF1 Ron; I checked to see if anyone else posted; I see you edited about AF1 same time I posted.
I liked your post better with more detail than mine!!!