Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[jetcrafter]

Saw him out of Pittsburgh circling up there figured was spare for SPICY flights.. GASMAN is also a Norad callsign.

I thought so too Mark. I was also hearing SLAM telling Huntress he had good two way with GASMAN on CONAR 2 (?) Said he was switching to 234.7 Haven't heard anything since.

 

[Tank67]

KECK203 is taking off from JFK. Probably carrying equipment for the visit on the 29th. Harris is in town right now as well.

 

[scouseian]

GASMAN01 calling SIDECAR, currently 15mins out and will await AR to be done, and SLAM1 cleared intercept.

All players cleared to join, VIMY and SLAM flts, love to see this photo in a few days time

 

[frank3si]

My PAO contact at McGuire was kind enough to pass this along - eyes on the sky tomorrow!


The flyover will begin with one KC-135, 8 KC-46s, and 6 C-17s departing from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The route of flight will be visible from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Landmarks. There will be two formations flying the route, approximately 20 minutes apart, and approximate local times are:

New York:

1:30 p.m. Albany, NY

1:50 p.m. Syracuse, NY

2:05 p.m. Rochester, NY

2:25 p.m. Niagara and Buffalo area, NY

2:40 p.m. Jamestown, NY

3:05 p.m. Ithica, NY

New Jersey:

1:03 p.m. Asbury Park, NJ

1:10 p.m. Barnegat Light, NJ

1:17 p.m. Atlantic City NJ

1:25 p.m. Cape May, NJ

1:42 p.m. Philadelphia Airport

The full story is here:

Celebrating a century of game-changers: U.S. Air Force honors 100 years of aerial refueli

 

[jetcrafter]

2120z
FLAMs, GASMAN, MOLSON, SLAMs, SPICYs, and VIMMYs all inbound now.

Freqs:
260.900 Huntress
241.100 SLAM and GASMAN (photos directions mention GoPro)
341.750 SPICYs
290.500 SPICY 11 wkg ZBW
235.850 FLAMs

2130z Photoshoot from GASMAN 58-0060 to bombers and fighters happening now. Coordination on 241.1 heading direct Portsmouth, NH at this time.
2137z GASMAN wkg HUNTRESS on 260.9 ID as a flight of five. Looking to go direct ACY, direct DYS.

 

[frank3si]

 

[frank3si]

 

[mdhallan]

Does anyone know what centennial contact is looking like for MD/VA?

 

[freqhopping]

Does anyone know what centennial contact is looking like for MD/VA?

No flyover.

 

[Tech792]

KECK203 is taking off from JFK. Probably carrying equipment for the visit on the 29th. Harris is in town right now as well.

1805- 143.825 just came alive. Very strong signal here. Nothing showing on the screen. Prob a dry run for the trip on the 29th.
1819- Odd sounding audio on ZDC 281.45 kept missing ID......Something 11 non standard, BISON 11? Very tinny audio.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1805- 143.825 just came alive. Very strong signal here. Nothing showing on the screen. Prob a dry run for the trip on the 29th.
1819- Odd sounding audio on ZDC 281.45 kept missing ID......Something 11 non standard, BISON 11?

SPICY 11 from Jetcrafters post.....try 341.750 as well

Now on 236.825 with Washington Center

 

[Mark]

SPICY-11 on ZDC 281.450 and A/A 341.750 talking about waypoint MRPIT. MRPIT waypoint | OpenNav
1825 SPICY-11 now on ZDC 236.825. Guess more than two as heard one calling "21 on 341.750" and also heard female as well.

Ed posted
2137z GASMAN wkg HUNTRESS on 260.9 ID as a flight of five. Looking to go direct ACY, direct DYS.

Guess there is a flight of 4 or 5 .. Maybe a couple fighters tagging along?

 

[BM82557]

Anyone know where C-17 #03-3123 is based? He's on the ground at KMRB this morning but with no callsign on ABSB Exchange.

While I'm at it, does anyone know the meaning of a symbol on ADSB Exchange showing what could be a transmitting vertical antenna that has been over Paris at least for a couple of weeks and is now duplicated over southern North Carolina? I haven't found a legend.

03-3123 had been away for quite a while as Mark mentioned,

As for a list of tails , they haven't changed --

WV ANG 167th Airlift Wing - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[Mark]

Does anyone know what centennial contact is looking like for MD/VA?

I'm sure the NJ guys will slip into Delaware on the way from Cape May to Philly airport area.
They promised all 50 States

Seems Idaho will be replacing their A-10's with F-16's..

Gowen Field ANGB to transition to F-16 mission

The decision to host the F-16 mission at Gowen Field ANGB came after assessing the area’s ability to facilitate the mission and infrastructure capacity, while accounting for community support,

www.af.mil

Moody gets F-35A's come 2027 to replace their A-10's.. Nothing for Maryland yet..

Moody AFB selected to host next F-35A mission

The Department of the Air Force selected Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, as the preferred location to receive the next active-duty F-35A Lightning II mission.

www.af.mil

 

[jetcrafter]

SPICY-11 on ZDC 281.450 and A/A 341.750 talking about waypoint MRPIT. MRPIT waypoint | OpenNav
1825 SPICY-11 now on ZDC 236.825. Guess more than two as heard one calling "21 on 341.750" and also heard female as well.

Ed posted
2137z GASMAN wkg HUNTRESS on 260.9 ID as a flight of five. Looking to go direct ACY, direct DYS.

Guess there is a flight of 4 or 5 .. Maybe a couple fighters tagging along?

Sorry guys, the flight of five was:
GASMAN
SPICY 11, 21
SLAM 01, 02

Last I heard before turning off the radios was that SLAM flight requested to work in W-105 for about an hour while the SPICY flight headed home to Dyess. I didn't stick around to see where GASMAN went. I can confirm SPICY A-A was indeed 341.75

Hope this helps.

 

[Mark]

Sorry guys, the flight of five was:
GASMAN
SPICY 11, 21
SLAM 01, 02

Last I heard before turning off the radios was that SLAM flight requested to work in W-105 for about an hour while the SPICY flight headed home to Dyess. I didn't stick around to see where GASMAN went. I can confirm SPICY A-A was indeed 341.75

Hope this helps.

Thanks.. Was thinking I was just hearing all the 4 pilots in the B-1's.. you got 2 per plane.
"21" may be crew lingo A/A to talk to the co-pilot on same freq since I think they were working navigation..
Just another theory..
Maybe get to do this all over again tomorrow with two more

In regards to my above post seems Indiana is getting their F-16's back after A-10's depart.
Seems only Michigan and Maryland A-10's are outside looking in for now..
Forgot Davis Monthan AZ A-10's.. They are getting new SOW Wing and other stuff.

New ‘Power Projection Wing’ to Replace A-10s at Davis-Monthan

Air Force leaders recently briefed Arizona lawmakers about plans to replace the A-10s at Davis-Monthan with a new flying mission under AFSOC.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[Mark]

Maybe Maryland ANG can get the Madison Wisc F-35's since many locals there detest them.
This was funniest article I read today.. Seems a First grader up there says F-35's are twice as loud as F-16's.
I wish adults wouldn't use kids as pawns for their opinions.. Really?

How loud are those F-35s really? We're starting to get some numbers

Hawthorne Elementary School teacher Melina Lozano doesn't need data to know the F-35 jets at Truax Field are a lot louder than the F-16s they

americanmilitarynews.com

 

[mdhallan]

I know a guy who is in the guard with MD ANG who said they’re talking about f16s or 5th gen replacements, apparently nothing on it becoming a drone base

 

[Tank67]

My PAO contact at McGuire was kind enough to pass this along - eyes on the sky tomorrow!


The flyover will begin with one KC-135, 8 KC-46s, and 6 C-17s departing from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The route of flight will be visible from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Landmarks. There will be two formations flying the route, approximately 20 minutes apart, and approximate local times are:

New York:

1:30 p.m. Albany, NY

1:50 p.m. Syracuse, NY

2:05 p.m. Rochester, NY

2:25 p.m. Niagara and Buffalo area, NY

2:40 p.m. Jamestown, NY

3:05 p.m. Ithica, NY

New Jersey:

1:03 p.m. Asbury Park, NJ

1:10 p.m. Barnegat Light, NJ

1:17 p.m. Atlantic City NJ

1:25 p.m. Cape May, NJ

1:42 p.m. Philadelphia Airport

The full story is here:

Celebrating a century of game-changers: U.S. Air Force honors 100 years of aerial refueli

Annnnd nothing here

 

[N4TX]

REACH-578, a C-17, left KMRB on Friday for Europe. Left Germany this morning our time, stopped in Bangor and landed at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans this evening. ADS-B coverage got fuzzy at the low altitudes, but that’s where I think he ended up.

The other KMRB C-17, REACH-532, left Germany a bit later, stopped at Barnes ANG Base and US now coming down the coast at Long Island.