Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[tazz]

In case you catch some SJ F-15E traffic starting Monday the 24th around here.

4th Fighter Wing kicks off RAZOR TALON 23-1

The 4th Fighter Wing will execute RAZOR TALON 23-1 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and various locations throughout the southeast region beginning July 24 for approximately five days.

www.dvidshub.net

Martin State A-10 showing westbound callsign ATTACK.. Prob two of them. Maybe enroute Dayton Ohio airshow this weekend.

2025 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show – June 21-22 2025

daytonairshow.com

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Martin State "ATTACK" A-10's westbound over Southern Ohio

They were talking air to air on 266.600 MHz

 

[Tank67]

I can’t find an official article, but 3 more F-35I arrived in Israel yesterday.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1620L, Red Dog 21 (probably USMC HMLA 773 helo) landed @KRDG tower 119.9 and taxied to Millenium FBO. I believe it was a single ship; usually use 264.2 for a/a.

 

[KO4RJX]

In case you catch some SJ F-15E traffic starting Monday the 24th around here.

4th Fighter Wing kicks off RAZOR TALON 23-1

The 4th Fighter Wing will execute RAZOR TALON 23-1 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and various locations throughout the southeast region beginning July 24 for approximately five days.

www.dvidshub.net

Wife and I will probably ride to the base Monday to see if we can catch anything interesting.

 

[Tech792]

@1620L, Red Dog 21 (probably USMC HMLA 773 helo) landed @KRDG tower 119.9 and taxied to Millenium FBO. I believe it was a single ship; usually use 264.2 for a/a.

Had Red Dogs past by me at 1532 local then up the Hudson. Was at least a flight of 2 with very active chatting on 264.2, actually sounded to me like a flight of 3. Most of the time showing 1 TIS-B icon.

 

[Bmacs]

CLEAN71 is a KC-10 Extender out of Travis AFB, looks like he may be heading into Dover at 2pm EDT. I thought we'd seen the last of the KC-10s in the eastern half of the country following the McGuire fleet retirements...

And 20 minutes later, here comes CLEAN81, another KC-10.

CLEAN tankers staging at Pease (KC-10) and Bangor (KC-135) for the night as well

 

[RaleighGuy]

No POTUS travel this weekend.

On Monday, July 24, the Vice President will travel to Chicago, IL

 

[Mark]

Wife and I will probably ride to the base Monday to see if we can catch anything interesting.

Monday may be little action.. Usually these exercises first involve ground meetings of all involved with
long Power point presentations on Goals,Rules,Safety,mission planning etc... Especially on Mondays.. More coffee please.
Heck even Tuesday could be hands on ground ordinance work and maybe some flying later.. Most of the action will be on the last
3 days

 

[Mark]

CLEAN tankers staging at Pease (KC-10) and Bangor (KC-135) for the night as well

See if they are in a hurry they push them out tomorrow. Normally there is mandatory USAF 14 hour ground
rest between stops. They got in this afternoon so possibly could get going again Saturday morning.. Daylight is longer too.
If not Sunday morning will do.

 

[Mark]

No POTUS travel this weekend.

On Monday, July 24, the Vice President will travel to Chicago, IL

Get nervous now when Potus stays at WH on a great upcoming beach weather weekend..
Hope nothing is going on..
Friday and again no McGuire KC-46 delivery from Boeing.. What is going on out there in Wash State?

 

[BM82557]

Get nervous now when Potus stays at WH on a great upcoming beach weather weekend..
Hope nothing is going on..
Friday and again no McGuire KC-46 delivery from Boeing.. What is going on out there in Wash State?

U.S. Air Force Expects KC-46 Deliveries To Resume Next Month | Aviation Week Network

The U.S. Air Force expects to resume accepting deliveries of KC-46s next month.

aviationweek.com

 

[Mark]

U.S. Air Force Expects KC-46 Deliveries To Resume Next Month | Aviation Week Network

The U.S. Air Force expects to resume accepting deliveries of KC-46s next month.

aviationweek.com

Thanks BM for that story link.. That Boeing Defense CEO Ted Colbert sure has some CYA gobbledegook explanation..
"But we believe the work we’re doing to mitigate that pressure right now hopefully will come home—and if it doesn’t, it’ll be for all the right reasons, which are safety and quality.”

Translation: We are not gonna make our USAF delivery contract this year... . Nice try Ted..

 

[jetcrafter]

Why is Brunswick so popular? Are they dropping in to get some fresh seafood to go, some lobsters maybe, from Moody's down the street or something?

I noticed there is a museum up there. Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum Though I thought I saw something about it been closed when I was there. I did check out the P-3 on display outside.

My guess would be a gas n go. (and Lobster of coarse!) They took off to the North and I'm ASSuming they went up to Bagotville to play with the CAF F-18s up there. Maine tankers have been going up there from time to time using the MOLSON 01 callsign.

 

[jetcrafter]

Lakenheath 21/07/2023 CE083/084 Eastbound (enroute)
RETRO 51-52 KBTV>EGUL CE083
---------- F-35A (493FS)/48FW/LN
---------- F-35A (493FS)/48FW/LN
RETRO53 KBAF>EGUL CE084
(91-0331) F-15E 492FS/48FW/LN
63-8008 KC-135R 351ARS/100ARW/D BLUE01 KBGR>EGUN
58-0095 KC-135T 351ARS/100ARW/D BLUE02 EGUN>EGUN

Thanks Dean,

Caught this all on recordings. Here's my logs:

1305z 338.200 RETRO 53 check in with ZBW, FL250 was told to try ZBW on 307.0 but no joy.
1308z 319.100 RETRO 53 check in with ZBW FL250 request direct Bangor.
1308z 297.900 RETRO 51, 52, 53 A-A on boom Secondary freq. Discussing distances from Bangor and coordinating their meet up with BLUE 01 at flight levels, speed, etc.
1313z 346.400 RETRO 51 check in with ZBW, FL250 flight of two non-standard formation. Looking to join with BLUE 01 and RETRO 53.
1315z 263.050 RETRO 53 check in with ZBW FL250, looking to meet up with BLUE 01 and the rest of the RETROs.
1319z 314.100 BLUE 01 and RETRO 51-53 on boom freq coordinating their meet up, who will get gas first. First AR started as they were fading out in my reception.

 

[Mark]

MC-130J (AE6D81) #19-5957? coming East from Peterson Colorado Space Force Base on ADSBX over Missouri
Fairly new tail as of Dec last year..

Not a great Mil lineup at Oshkosh Wisconsin EAA starting Monday.. No bombers etc..

Jets and Helicopters Highlight Modern Military at AirVenture 2023 | EAA AirVenture

www.eaa.org

You can watch show live anyhow soon as always fun to watch aircraft arrivals piling in there for Temporary World's busiest airport

 

[RaleighGuy]

Week Ahead 7/21

On Thursday, the President will welcome Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.

On Friday, the President will travel to Maine.
Friday evening, the President will depart Maine en route to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware where he will remain over the weekend.

 

[Chris52]

A first for me but maybe you guys have seen this before. Rawhd 7’s rolling together. I wonder what they are up too ?

 

[BM82557]

BLUE 41 off from Bangor at 08:40 local, currently heading NW on Adsb

 

[mdmonitor]

0930- EGY 1114 (Egyptian AF C-130 SU-BAF) off BWI heading east. Working Potomac (124.55)

 

[Mark]

BLUE 41 off from Bangor at 08:40 local, currently heading NW on Adsb

Prob just going home to the AZ ANG...
Don't see any tanker action related to the Hill F-35's so assume they are going out Sunday morning.

Article on another E-8C #00-2000 (AE1498) we won't be seeing unless in the Museum down in Georgia.

So Long, JSTARS: One of the Last E-8s Hits the Highway for its Final Destination

An E-8 JSTARS aircraft traveled down a public highway to a museum in Georgia recently, as the Air Force plans the divestment of the fleet.

www.airandspaceforces.com