Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[N4TX]

I plan to be at KMRB to see the exercises (see my post from yesterday), probably on Friday but maybe over the weekend, too. This is one of the fields where it is easy to watch MilAir, provided you're really into C-17s. Eight of them are based there and they occasionally do some wild maneuvers over the field, especially at night and unlighted with the field dark. No night flying likely at these exercises, but the ANG press release promises a variety of aircraft, something ordinarily lacking.

If you go, it's best to park next to the little terminal just across the field from the ANG operation. That puts you close to to the runway, next door to a very nice little restaurant and the rest rooms. Freqs are in AirNav. Local ANG aircraft stay on VHF with the tower and use UHF only with their CP. Some of the visitors may use UHF with the tower, I suspect, just out of habit. My wife and I will be in a red Grand Cherokee with N4TX plates.

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- AF2 (C-32 # 99-0003) off ADW heading northeast.

 

[BM82557]

I plan to be at KMRB to see the exercises (see my post from yesterday), probably on Friday but maybe over the weekend, too. This is one of the fields where it is easy to watch MilAir, provided you're really into C-17s. Eight of them are based there and they occasionally do some wild maneuvers over the field, especially at night and unlighted with the field dark. No night flying likely at these exercises, but the ANG press release promises a variety of aircraft, something ordinarily lacking.

If you go, it's best to park next to the little terminal just across the field from the ANG operation. That puts you close to to the runway, next door to a very nice little restaurant and the rest rooms. Freqs are in AirNav. Local ANG aircraft stay on VHF with the tower and use UHF only with their CP. Some of the visitors may use UHF with the tower, I suspect, just out of habit. My wife and I will be in a red Grand Cherokee with N4TX plates.

The 167th also uses P25 talkgroups on the West Virginia SIRN system starting with 9511, Martinsburg site 1.7 --

P25, BEE00.170, 9511, 50, Normal, 0, 2023/07/12 15:16, "WV ANG Security Force Squadron"
P25, BEE00.170, 9512, 50, Normal, 13, 2023/04/10 9:34, "WV ANG Fire Rescue"
P25, BEE00.170, 9513, 50, Normal, 1, 2023/04/25 8:41, "WV ANG Command Post"
P25, BEE00.170, 9514, 50, Normal, 0, 0000/00/00 0:00, "WV ANG"
P25, BEE00.170, 9515, 50, Normal, 0, 2022/06/09 14:57, "WV ANG Communications"
P25, BEE00.170, 9516, 50, Normal, 0, 2022/12/10 6:05, "WV ANG Special"
P25, BEE00.170, 9520, 45, Normal, 4183, 2023/08/06 8:18, "WV ANG 167th AW - Shepherd Field"
P25, BEE00.170, 9521, 41, Normal, 21, 2023/08/05 15:03, "WV ANG Tac Ch 1"
P25, BEE00.170, 9522, 41, Normal, 23019, 2023/08/07 8:22, "WV ANG Tac Ch 2"
P25, BEE00.170, 9523, 41, Normal, 2581, 2023/08/07 8:22, "WV ANG Tac Ch 3"
P25, BEE00.170, 9524, 45, Normal, 68, 2023/07/12 15:18, "WV ANG CP/OPS"
P25, BEE00.170, 9525, 45, Normal, 60, 2023/07/12 15:18, "WV ANG Tac EMA"
P25, BEE00.170, 9526, 45, Normal, 153, 2023/08/01 23:37, "WV ANG Event 1"
P25, BEE00.170, 9527, 50, Normal, 2, 2023/06/14 0:30, "WV ANG Event 2"
P25, BEE00.170, 9528, 50, Normal, 0, 2023/07/12 15:16, "WV ANG Security Tac Ch 1"
P25, BEE00.170, 9529, 50, Normal, 9, 2023/04/26 2:43, "WV ANG Security Tac Ch 2"
P25, BEE00.170, 9530, 45, Normal, 40, 2023/04/11 7:25, "WV ANG Security Tac Ch 3"
P25, BEE00.170, 9531, 50, Normal, 1, 2022/09/16 10:29, "WV ANG Security Tac Ch 4"
P25, BEE00.170, 9532, 45, Normal, 46, 2023/08/03 10:31, "WV ANG Security Tac Ch 5"

 

[frank3si]

C-5M ABOMA01 has just reached the Buffalo area out of KDOV and looks to be heading back south now at 11:15 am EDT. Here he was traversing leftover clouds from last night's massive storm front that hammered the eastern half of the country.

 

[N4TX]

The 167th also uses P25 talkgroups on the West Virginia SIRN system starting with 9511, Martinsburg site 1.7 --

That's an impressive list. I have my SIRN talk groups on a different scanner and should take that with me when we go to KMRB. Thanks.

 

[frank3si]

ROYAL02 and ROYAL03 are C-17 Globemasters out of KDOV, now heading west over PA at 6000 feet. This image is ROYAL02's pass by me.

 

[Tank67]

Saudi A330 RSF1591 coming in. About to be over eastern Long Island

 

[Mark]

Saudi A330 RSF1591 coming in. About to be over eastern Long Island

Yeah prob into Dover.. They seem to like it there.

 

[Mark]

Off topic but may interest a few folks here. A new Coast Guard Cutter to be commissioned in Portland Maine Thursday
named after a Civil War era guy from New Jersey.
Notice Boston area has lots of CG Cutters but seems they mostly deploy for several months on rotations to the
Carribean areas. . Guess that is where all the action is.

Fourth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in Portland - Seapower

 

[frank3si]

One more C-17 for today, DEED154 out of PHL, cleaning up after VP Harris visit to Philadelphia today. I saw AF2 go by earlier but it was only visible for literally two seconds due to clouds - in fact, I only got off a single shot and half the aircraft is in the clouds. This C-17 was more cooperative

 

[Mark]

Odd midnight local joint Navy.USAF exercise again off San Diego overnight with McGuire KC-46;s Silver,42,43
Grayhawk 22 E-2D,Warlok-2 P-3 from Pax River,E-3,RC-135 and several KC-135's and prob fighters as well.
I think the carrier USS Carl Vinson is also offshore there.

Airscan and myself noticed last week or so all the action offshore San Diego and seems USAF combined the Red Flag 23-3 at Nellis with a Navy COMPUTEX offshore Southern California.for joint exercises.. Good idea!

Red Flag Expands Out Into The Pacific With An Eye On China

 

[RaleighGuy]

Wednesday POTUS travel

MDT

2:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Albuquerque, New Mexico en route to Salt Lake City, Utah
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico

4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah
Roland R. Wright International Guard Base, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

[Frequency1]

2050L- NJ ANG doing air intercept training in W107.
140.7/252.8/255.0/298.6/339.725

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys

Will be away for a couple of Days. Will catch up with you next week.

 

[Tech792]

1125- Just has an Osprey go over my work going north towards NYC/Hudson River. He showing on ADBS as an Osprey. By the time I heard the rumble and ran to my bay door, he already passed.

 

[frank3si]

V22 Osprey showing on ADS-B right now just about to approach Manhattan from the south... 11:30 am EDT.

Tech792, we were apparently both typing at the same time

 

[Tech792]

1151- 10-4 Frank, he now heading back down the NJ coast after a quick trip up the Hudson.

 

[Tech792]

Forgot to mention, the Osprey originated out of PAX.

 

[N4TX]

DECOY-11, an ANG C-17 94-0069, is off KMRB and heading ENE over the bay. Don't know if he's involved in the readiness exercise at KMRB which starts today, but it's likely.

ANG Lakota helo 01172290 departing KMRB at 1321local for VFR local.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Tuesday, August 15, Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Seattle, WA, arrival will at King County International Airport.