Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

[KC4PSR]

He was scheduled to depart at 7pm, but AF1 was wheels up from Norfolk Naval Station at 5:36 pm and landed at Joint Base Andrews at 6:05. POTUS and FLOTUS descended the steps at 6:15. The president saluted and he and the First Lady walked to Marine One and stepped onboard at 6:17.

M1 lifted off heading to the WH at 6:23.

Thanks, missed it. Wow, 45 minutes doesn't seem like much time to " participate in a Friendsgiving dinner with servicemembers and military families from the USSS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USSS Gerald R. Ford, as part of the White House’s Joining Forces Initiative". But who am I to judge. Hope he got to see the advance screening of “Wonka”.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Thanks, missed it. Wow, 45 minutes doesn't seem like much time to " participate in a Friendsgiving dinner with servicemembers and military families from the USSS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USSS Gerald R. Ford, as part of the White House’s Joining Forces Initiative". But who am I to judge. Hope he got to see the advance screening of “Wonka”.

 

[KC4PSR]

And thanks again for update!

 

[TerryPavlick]

Anybody hear who this is? Came from Greensboro.

Well this is the only target that matches. Somehow Republic flight 3572 (RPA3572) had 3 TIS-B targets with it.

YX3572 (RPA3572) Republic Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Republic (YX) #3572 flight from Piedmont Triad Intl to Newark Liberty Intl

www.flightaware.com

The other two targets plus the actual aircraft disappear when U button (military only) is selected.

 

[mdmonitor]

0945- Couple of McGuire KC-46s (Tuned 33 & 34) traveling down the coast. Working AR 636 prime (238.9) & Giantkiller (118.125)

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- Venus 02 (VC-25 # 92-9000) doing patterns at Harrisburg.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to Ukraine today

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Visits Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian leaders and reinforce the staunch support of the United States for Ukraine's fight for freedom.

www.defense.gov

 

[RichardKramer]

@1040L PSP Trooper 4 (2014 Bell 407) cllng Muir twr 126.2 transiting D airspace enroute to Capital City, 9mi NE @2700'.

 

[RichardKramer]

@1100L Colts MD A10s a/a 271.4; Kiowa R5802 range 233.450.

 

[frank3si]

WARLOK6 P-3 Orion flying over Philadelphia right now at 11:30am EDT - hoping it heads down my way...

 

[mdmonitor]

1150- Advice 21 (KC-46 # 15-46068) working ZDC Snow Hill (120.975) as the travels down the coast. Departed from Pease ANGB.

1200- ?County?-28 (P-8 NAS JAX) working ZDC Atlantic City (133.125) as he travels up the coast at FL350.

 

[mdmonitor]

Got another Langley T-28 call off LiveATC today. GU= Ginzu.

 

[TerryPavlick]

WARLOK6 P-3 Orion flying over Philadelphia right now at 11:30am EDT - hoping it heads down my way...

Heading southbound now

 

[krokus]

OT they tested a new drone off Norfolk area on the HMS Prince of Wales. The "Mojave".
Knockoff of the Reaper but handles shorter runways but short range loaded up with Hellfires.
HMS Prince of Wales returns UK next Month. Next year we get the JS Izumo to the East Coast.

U.K. Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Launches, Recovers Mojave Drone - USNI News

 

[krokus]

Does anyone know the purpose of this protrusion on the MH-60S? I have only seen it on a few aircraft. The ones that don’t have it instead have this frame bolted to the side, and some don’t even have that.View attachment 151543View attachment 151544

Chaff/flare dispenser mounting points.

 

[MUTNAV]

Chaff/flare dispenser mounting points.

I would have thought so also, but it kind of looks angled in the picture. and this attachment shows it not angled. (#82 is the right side countermeasures dispenser.)

Although it would make sense.

I noticed on the lego model and actual toy model documentation they have the protrusion also.. Angled downward going forward

Of course the only official looking document shows a dispenser that is parallel with the ground (which wouldn't make sense for a dispenser),, Lego and the model company seem to have gotten the look right.



I spent WAY too much time on this.

Thanks

Joel

 

[MUTNAV]

Sorry, everything was oversized.

Thanks
Joel

 

[Mark]

ROMA 61 (16-46021) and ROMA 71 (16-46020) both airborne from MacDill AFB, heading North-east.

1250 local BENGAL-41 "flight of two F/18's" FL-260 with ZNY 323.300 No joy sw back
to 290.200.. Airspares headed home perhaps? Wasn't sure if North or Southbound.

 

[mdmonitor]

1444- Got another T-38 callsign. BG=Bug

 

[john8436]

MSN

Replacing C-32A's