Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS travel for Thursday...

4:05 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
4:20 PM THE PRESIDENT greets troops stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
5:05 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni en route to Hiroshima, Japan
5:05 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Hiroshima Heliport Landing Zone, Hiroshima, Japan en route to Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like 82-8000 and 92-9000 were chatting on ACARS, wonder who they hope is sleeping

 

[Mark]

VMBA10 Fat Albert off Pensacola likely headed to SJ for upcoming Airshow down there..

 

[mdmonitor]

Heads up Tank & Frank (sounds like a law firm )

0845- Acopa 04 (E-6 # 162782) off PAX heading northeast.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 17 May

SAM 875 (C-37 # 99-0402) ADW-Anchorage
Coast Guard 102 (C-37 # 02) Miami-DCA-New London-DCA
Marine 101 (C-37 # 166378) Hickam-ADW
SAM 864 (C-37 # 97-0400) ADW-Savannah-Montgomery AL
SAM 007 (C-37 # 20-1941) ADW-Valdosta GA-ADW
SAM 868 (C-32 # 98-0002) ADW-Anchorage ??

 

[RaleighGuy]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 17 May

SAM 868 (C-32 # 98-0002) ADW-Anchorage ??

This flight was FLOTUS, it went on to Japan after Bethel, Alaska, visit.

 

[Tech792]

Heads up Tank & Frank (sounds like a law firm )

0845- Acopa 04 (E-6 # 162782) off PAX heading northeast.

Got an eyeball on him as he went over my work at 0920.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Video of AF1 92-9000 arrival in Japan in the rain.

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Arrives in Japan for G7 Summit in Hiroshima 2023

President Joseph R. Biden arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 18, 2023. Biden is scheduled to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima alongside world leaders from Japan, Italy, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union. Biden conducted a troop talk with U.S...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[JetWash]

Frequency changes for WRI McGuire in the NFDD posted today and effective tomorrow:

139.3 ARMY OPS and 265.6 ARMY OPS are DELETED.
41.35 [FM] ARMY OPS is REPLACED by 36.3 [FM].
41.35 [FM] has also been FT. DIX RANGE CONTROL which is REPLACED by 34.3 [FM].

 

[mdmonitor]

1230- Score 46 (MQ-4 # 168457 VX-20) off PAX and heading for Atlantic Test Track.


1315- GAF 873 (German AF A-319 15+02) off DOV heading east.

1318- Several MD ANG A-10Cs working on discrete. Sounds like they are doing AAR. Topcat 4 (KC-135# 68-8040 108th AW NJ ANG) working over the Chesapeake and using 271.4 as A2A & boom freq.

 

[frank3si]

Heads up Tank & Frank (sounds like a law firm )

0845- Acopa 04 (E-6 # 162782) off PAX heading northeast.

Thanks for the tip - unfortunately I have family visiting so I wasn't "on duty" in time Alas!

 

[mdmonitor]

For anyone using Copter Spotter

CopterSpotter 2023 Update

 

[mdmonitor]

New Air Force F-16 Aggressor Squadron Stands Up

The 706th Aggressor Squadron reflects a still-growing demand for more advanced red air adversaries and greater numbers of them.

www.thedrive.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1330- Otis 51 (KC-130J # 170274) & Otis 52 (KC-130J # 166762) working low level acty at Ft Indiantown Gap range.

 

[Mark]

10:02 local WARDOG-81 req direct Harrisburg then Syracuse going to "Ft Drum Adirondack MOAs"
Assume MD ANG A-10 types.

From tape this morning 10:06 local MUSKET-11 flight of 4 with GK entering W-386.
Then MUSKET requests AR-636 in W-387. Vermont F-35's down to work?

1321 local 30 min out TOPCAT-4 KC-135 #63-8040 inbound McGuire req Lav service and multiple pax vomited as well.
Must have been a rough incentive flight

1503 RAVAGE-31 flight returning Andrews from up North ZNY 306.200>322.400>ZNY 335.600 A/A 319.175.

1513 local someone A/A on 384.550 talking about being a static demo.. Have this freq as old F-15 demo A/A.

C-47A or DC-3 N47TB from Bama to New Jersey. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N47TB

 

[Frequency1]

From tape this morning 10:06 local MUSKET-11 flight of 4 with GK entering W-386.
Then MUSKET requests AR-636 in W-387. Vermont F-35's down to work?

Yep, this morning...
VT's 226.8/293.7/314.4 and the usual AR636 & W386/387 frequencies.....were all very active.

 

[Mark]

1605 local RCH-158 KC-135 #58-0120 186ARW from Miss. calling Baton Ops assume inbound.
1810 local XTENDER-95 KC-10 #85-0033 from Travis inbound McGuire.alpha 2 with 3 writeups.
1820 local ROMA-22 KC-10 #86-0037 inbound Dover from Spain req only parking.. No Customs request.
Maybe since no pax or cargo pre cleared in Spain or just forgot to ask? Parking spot G.

BOBO-91 arriving McGuire nothing heard here on UHF.. Assume Sheppard AFB Texas T-38.

BOBO91 Flight Tracking and History 18-May-2023 (KILM-KWRI) - FlightAware

Track BOBO91 flight from Wilmington Intl to Mc Guire Fld (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst)

flightaware.com

2105 local fighters A/A 342.300 headed south,seems ROMA-32,33 Pease KC-46's cut them loose off Long Island from Spain.
Asking about wx and talks about rain and 700 foot low vis for runway 4.. Returning Shaw F-16s? Shaw KSSC has a runway 4.
I had that 342.300 freq plugged in as A/A 62AW A/A freq

 

[Tank67]

1605 local RCH-158 KC-135 #58-0120 186ARW from Miss. calling Baton Ops assume inbound.
1810 local XTENDER-95 KC-10 #85-0033 from Travis inbound McGuire.alpha 2 with 3 writeups.
1820 local ROMA-22 KC-10 #86-0037 inbound Dover from Spain req only parking.. No Customs request.
Maybe since no pax or cargo pre cleared in Spain or just forgot to ask? Parking spot G.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1659331509197721603

 

[Justmescanneruser]

Anyone picking up anything on 273.850? Barely broke squelch, but there was some definite chatter.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Friday POTUS travel...
5:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Hiroshima Heliport Landing Zone, en route to Miyajima Island, Japan
6:20 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Miyajima Island Landing Zone en route to Itsukushima Shrine
9:40 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Miyajima Island Landing Zone, Japan en route to Hiroshima, Japan
10:00 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Hiroshima Heliport Landing Zone in Hiroshima, Japan

TFR issued for return from Alaska Sunday, looks like about 2pm AKDT departs for ADW

Effective Date(s): From May 21, 2023 at 1900 UTC (May 21, 2023 at 1100 AKDT)
To May 21, 2023 at 2215 UTC (May 21, 2023 at 1415 AKDT)

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