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1325- Hearing what sounds to me to be encrypted voice exchanges on 225.6 which is a 1st Helo Sqdn A2A freq.
Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023
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Checking morning tape NOBLE-11 preparing rtb Langley just after 10 am local
with ZDC 307.275. Either Langley F-22's or guest unit..
with ZDC 307.275. Either Langley F-22's or guest unit..
You know, I usually keep up with military stuff fairly well, but a C-5M being used as a "reverse re-fueler", is beyond bizarre, never heard or even thought about such a thing, and I have a fairly vivid imagination.
That's a slow offload.
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Has ANYONE seen any other references to this kind of thing?
OR was this thing a little bit of a joke?
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Joel
I'd be interested in "reverse refueling," too. The Boeing fact sheet on the tanker includes the blurb "Unlike many existing tankers, the KC-46A can also receive fuel, which significantly extends the range and flexibility of global mobility and power projection maneuvers."
I do know that there have been some trials of using C-17s with big bladders to fuel other aircraft, but that was done with both aircraft on the ground.
I do know that there have been some trials of using C-17s with big bladders to fuel other aircraft, but that was done with both aircraft on the ground.
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F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
A total of 36 F-15EX Eagle IIs could be poised to reinstate a permanent fighter force at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
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EXEC1F from KILG to Andrews GLF5 #20-1949.. Saving fuel?
The 3 refurbished Offutt nuke sniffers are complete now.. I imagine The Korea peninsula and Japan area prob will be regular haunt.
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The 3 refurbished Offutt nuke sniffers are complete now.. I imagine The Korea peninsula and Japan area prob will be regular haunt.
Offutt trio of Constant Phoenix 'Nuke Sniffers' is complete
Offutt trio of Constant Phoenix 'Nuke Sniffers' is complete On 4 December 2023, the third and final 'OF' coded Boeing WC-135R, with serial number 64-14829, arrived at Offutt AFB (N...
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Right.... They've done the ground refueling part for awhile, tired and true, called bladder birds. The most imaginative arrangement was in
Afghanistan where a CH-53 repeatedly would land to refuel ground forces, and going up to a KC-130 to refuel, I don't know if the KC-130 had to refuel from a KC-135.
I thought what they meant when they said "capable of receiving fuel" is that it has its own receiving receptacle, like certain KC-135s', not that it would stick it's refueling tongue down another aircrafts throat (so to speak)....
I admit it's imaginative, but there are probably 4 or more different, and better, ways to do what is wanted (for the stated purpose).
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Joel
A lot of these imaginative inter mil fueling operations though I think also speak of a larger problem
in the Military today.. Lack of new recruits are forcing these folks to come up with some of these new ideas.
Already we really have lots of tankers but not all the aircrews and ground crews to man them.. Even the USAF has signed on now
for private tankers to help out.
That is why I think tanker drones aka the US Navy will be the eventual future of a lot of military aviation.. Like it or not it is happening already.
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Does anyone know which units received the 108th WG/141st ARS NJ ANG KC-135's?
I know that 60-0366 is going to 101st ARW ME ANG. Also I see 63-8003 is flying from Scott AFB so I assume it is now assigned the AFRC unit at Scott.
Thanks for any info you might have!!
I know that 60-0366 is going to 101st ARW ME ANG. Also I see 63-8003 is flying from Scott AFB so I assume it is now assigned the AFRC unit at Scott.
Thanks for any info you might have!!
I agree to a point.... I think the military has become the big E (entitled) and they have to have the best people, equipment etc.... You have to be able to pass an enhanced (compared to the cold war) physical fitness test before even entering the military....
The Air Force used to have "Fat Boy" flights, where people in basic training that couldn't meet weight or fitness requirements were sent...
We're lacking a lot of things in the military, and civilian leadership, (and society in general), unfortunately not many people (if any, including myself) seem to be able to recognize what they are, and even fewer what to do about it, and there is no reasonable discussion to even talk about it...
I'd be pleasantry surprised at this point if the Air force went to an automated boom operation.
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Joel
POTUS travels to Milwaukee Wednesday...
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9:35 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
9:55 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Joint Base Andrews
CST
10:45 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Milwaukee, Wisconsin en route to Joint Base Andrews
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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5:40 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews
Joint Base Andrews
EST
9:35 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
9:55 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Joint Base Andrews
CST
10:45 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Milwaukee, Wisconsin en route to Joint Base Andrews
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
EST
5:40 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews
Joint Base Andrews
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0140- Navy PE 602 (MQ-4 # 169602) up from JAX working at FL215 off the VA coast in W386.
Well not military but in a remote area near Warren Grove and Joint Base McGuire
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A pilot and a photographer were in the helicopter when it went down in Washington Township, New Jersey just after 8 p.m. They were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore.
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I was reviewing the flight path and listening to the audio from LiveATC. They did not report any issues leaving the Atlantic City radar frequency.
However - they did approach reasonably close to a flight of 3 C130s from Wilmington that were busy at Warren Grove Range and were working with Atlantic City radar.
Just thinking out loud here but the below shows a very close approach vertically and laterally to the flight of C130s. Just wondering if the combined wake turbulence of 12 engines may have caused an issue. I am sure NTSB will investigate the cause but just seemed to close to me to not be suspect.
However - they did approach reasonably close to a flight of 3 C130s from Wilmington that were busy at Warren Grove Range and were working with Atlantic City radar.
Just thinking out loud here but the below shows a very close approach vertically and laterally to the flight of C130s. Just wondering if the combined wake turbulence of 12 engines may have caused an issue. I am sure NTSB will investigate the cause but just seemed to close to me to not be suspect.
Interesting theory on the wake turbulence. It does fall BELOW the aircraft that generated it and that's where the helo was.
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0859EST WOMBAT 1&2 according to Ron's list they out of Langley working GK236.5500 and GK238.100. switching to "TAC 70 X-ray".... any thought?
@1010L Rdg app/dep cllng G08716 (04-08716) CH-47 on 121.5/243.0 flying 12mi NW of Rdg @3K; no joy; told to contact Allentown app in the blind.
Could this mean A-A TACAN channel 70X?
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