Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[Mark]

Earlier this evening AZ ANG K35R TEDDY 11 departed KBGR to AR with 3 B-1s, callsign sounded like THICK (?) 11-12-13. All 3 B-1s ended up turning around and RTB to Ellsworth.

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There is another AZ ANG K35R TEDDY 12 also staged in KBGR. So maybe another B-1 mission coming up, or they try this one again ?

Nice catch! Thought that AR-20NE Res I posted was odd.Seems was a Reykjavik and later rtb mission.
AR-20SW Res 1800z-2100z up now showing same altitudes FL-150-FL280.Not sure if this was for the
original mission and they left it up or somebody else coming back West this afternoon.

 

[mdmonitor]

0845- Looks like CG 6533 is off DCA making his way back to Atlantic City. Working Potomac (124.55) using callsign Blackjack 3. Also working DOV approach (132.425).

 

[mdmonitor]

0945- Two McGuire KC-46s, Emote 83 & 84 working way down the coast. Working on 378.85.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Kansas City, Missouri.

At 2:45 PM, the First Lady will arrive at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

[Hbright]

VA ArNG helos. I think that ROGUE are H60's, possibly 2/224th Avn. Pretty sure that LEGEND is medevac...maybe H72's.

73/Alllen (N4JRI)

Thanks.

Check out this STARS TG (this recording unfortunately only scans the NoVa sites). Seems like a state-wide channel for tracking of DMA/VANG aviation resources. Appears that the RRDB label is inaccurate, if anyone has info on the correct AlphaTag/name for this channel, that’d be much appreciated.

OpenMHz

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[N4TX]

DECOY-14, a C-17 #94-0070, left KMRB for points west this morning and is now over Illinois at 34,000 feet.

 

[Mark]

Zoom in on Texas on ADSBX shows PIONEER-10 P-8 #170013 from Pax River NAS departing KCLL airport College Station Tx.
Maybe they are doing flyover for Texas A+M home football game. Their game starts at 11:00 AM Central time.

I guess the Navy store is open for P-8A game flyovers...
U.S Navy P-8A Poseidon Conducts Flyover for the Green Bay Packers

 

[freqhopping]

This morning the special C-40 flew from Pope to Portland, ME as FATTY30.

 

[hrspotter]

A few days ago:

VRC-30 Flies its Last C-2A Greyhound to Norfolk

As taps played in the distant background the last C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 arrived at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Sept. 20, after flying its final

www.airlant.usff.navy.mil

No more C-2s on the West Coast. At the bottom of the article it notes that the Greyhound will be used a few more years on the East Coast. However, I talked to the pilots at the VAW-120 tent at the Oceana Airshow, and they did say that the preparations for the CMV-22B are almost complete, though it doesn’t seem like the apron heat treat or taxiway expansion outlined in the proposed action has been started yet.

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[frank3si]

A few days ago:

VRC-30 Flies its Last C-2A Greyhound to Norfolk

As taps played in the distant background the last C-2A Greyhound aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 arrived at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Sept. 20, after flying its final

www.airlant.usff.navy.mil

No more C-2s on the West Coast. At the bottom of the article it notes that the Greyhound will be used a few more years on the East Coast. However, I talked to the pilots at the VAW-120 tent at the Oceana Airshow, and they did say that the preparations for the CMV-22B are almost complete, though it doesn’t seem like the apron heat treat or taxiway expansion outlined in the proposed action has been started yet.

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Sad to see this. I was thrilled to have a chance to photograph a Greyhound along with a few Hawkeyes when I was at NASA Wallops Flight Facility earlier this year. They were doing repeated touch-and-gos for hours...

 

[Mark]

NASA used a C-17 to fly that comet sample from Utah to Ellington Field Texas this morning.
RCH-347 #99-0166. They put probe in Nitrogen flow container for decontaminant purposes.
Signature Flight Service for C-17 refuel.. Lot of Pax and luggage

 

[hrspotter]

Tried out my scanner again today - listening to FCLP. Squelch was all the way down at 2 and I was close enough to see the pilots' helmets, but all the transmissions sounded clipped. "Roger, ball -- manual", "--'re on glideslope", etc. Still using the rubber duck and the scanner was upright on the ground and not moving. Is that just a product of the helmet mics or is there an issue with my equipment? Any help would be appreciated.

I did get a picture of a Hornet with all its drop tanks, despite my camera refusing to focus in such low light.

 

[RaleighGuy]

DAILY GUIDANCE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

9:55 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
10:15 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Wayne County, Michigan
11:35 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan
2:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Wayne County, Michigan en route to San Francisco, California

PDT

3:55 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Santa Clara County, California Moffett Federal Field, Mountain View, California
7:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Santa Clara County, California en route to San Francisco, California SLAC Landing Zone, Santa Clara County, California
7:55 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in San Francisco, California Crissy Airfield, San Francisco, California



DAILY GUIDANCE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

At 10:05 am ET, the Vice President will depart from Washington, DC en route to Atlanta, GA.
At 11:45 am ET, the Vice President will arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

At 4:55 pm ET, the Vice President will depart from Atlanta, GA en route to Washington, DC. This departure will be from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.


On Thursday, September 28, Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Miami, FL

 

[jsoergel]

Tried out my scanner again today - listening to FCLP. Squelch was all the way down at 2 and I was close enough to see the pilots' helmets, but all the transmissions sounded clipped. "Roger, ball -- manual", "--'re on glideslope", etc. Still using the rubber duck and the scanner was upright on the ground and not moving. Is that just a product of the helmet mics or is there an issue with my equipment? Any help would be appreciated.

I did get a picture of a Hornet with all its drop tanks, despite my camera refusing to focus in such low light.

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Clipped transmissions at the beginning of a transmission are usually going to be a function of either the scan or the squelch not opening quickly enough. For the former, you can park it on the primary FCLP frequency. For both, there should be settings you can adjust to help the sensitivity (depending on your scanner model).

I will say that a rubber duck antenna will never perform as well as a mobile or base antenna. That is likely the main source of losing bits and pieces of the conversation.

 

[Hbright]

1313E: Foreigners landing at ADW? Two thick accents now on 118.4. C/s is [Unintelligible] 0601.
1316E: Now two TIS-Bs. The other c/s is [Unintelligible] 0603.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=~27a622,~27a9b3

Update: apparently It's the Italians. ADSB briefly showed a IAM0602, so I assume it's a flight of three (at least).

The 3x Tornados came back east yesterday, stopping in Pease for fuel.

https://x.com/daveotgphotog/status/1706475487155892560?s=46&t=P6qfu7V9AfxNTmI-xsiETA

 

[N4TX]

DECOY-14, a C-17 #94-0070, left KMRB for points west this morning and is now over Illinois at 34,000 feet.

And this (Tuesday) morning, he's still on the ground at Peterson Space Force Base at Colorado Springs.

 

[Mark]

Couple flights of MD ANG A-10's went South for range work down Pax River way
both last heard push 269.625. I rarely hear that freq used by them but is Potomac Tracon in Pax River area.

NIGHTHAWK-31 13:25 local inbound Dover AFB for landing with tower UHF 279.625.

 

[AirScan]

Earlier today there was an UT K35R ALICE 51 into Andrews. Different callsign for them.

 

[N4TX]

Indian AF C-17 #CB-8010 off Charleston, SC, and headed NE. Shows as IFC0643.

 

[john8436]

Good morning all!! Looking to tap the expertise of the forum.

I am looking to add a HF receiver to my monitoring. I do have an AIR SPY mini w/spyverter but looking to see if there are better units out there.

Thanks for your input!

John