Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2023

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1313- Drago 51 flt (unid) working ZDC Lexington (281.4) & Potomac (269.625/270.725).

1320- 3 unid acft (no calls noted) working 143.825 FM. At 1327 Marine 1 working Potomac (119.7). At 1331 Marine 1 working Docker (prob Baltimore helo landing control at Pier 7 helipad) reports 5 mins out.
Marine One touched down at 1337 at Fort McHenry.

Also, Drago51 was a flt of 4x F-18s.
 

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Let me know if the coverage on my link is better with the reduced frquencies including removal of ATC I may add the Washington Center frequencies back in since there is only the mil side.

Sounded good to me, better without the approach frequencies in there for sure. I think it would be fine with the ZDC UHF frequencies.
 

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1334- Marine 1 off Ft McHenry working Potomac (119.7) & 143.825. Potomac slowing down BWI arrivals due to VIP movement. At 1542 Marine 1 working Wash Helo (134.35)

1535- Foxtrot 2 (Balto PD helo) working Potomac (119.7) advises they have DEA agent on board and need to return to the Ft McHenry landing area.
 
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Sounded good to me, better without the approach frequencies in there for sure. I think it would be fine with the ZDC UHF frequencies.

Okay thanks - will take if off line soon to make more adjustments. I am going to remove the SATCOM as well since I am picking up a pirate on one channel and since secure is used not much detail to be gathered.

So if you are monitoring - I will take it down at 17:30 EST / 22:30 UTC
 

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Tuesday POTUS travel, hope our New York friends get good comms and/or sightings

10:05 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews, South Lawn
10:25 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Queens, New York
11:20 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Queens, New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York
11:30 AM THE PRESIDENT departs en route New York, New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York
11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New York, New York, Wall Street Landing Zone, New York, New York
12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT gives speech at West Side Rail Yard, New York, New York
3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a reception for the Democratic National Committee
4:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs en route John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York, Wall Street Landing Zone, New York, New York
5:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs en route Joint Base Andrews, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York
6:15 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route the White House
6:25 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House, South Lawn
 

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306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing


I wonder how large the base will get and if the number of aircraft will grow.
 

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306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing

I wonder how large the base will get and if the number of aircraft will grow.
They are not gonna grow that much if at all... Andrews 113Wg F-16's has same deal though new squadron number escapes me.
This is in response to how much the USAF depends on Reserve ANG pilots and crews these days.
Its like across the Country Volunteer Fire companies are adding paid medic and fire personnel to keep going.
This way the local ANG Reserve Wings have some paid full time enlisted folks to keep the fire's burning and wheels turning :)
 

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OKay my PA site feed is back after changes have been made.

Currently (19:54 EST) I am locked on Huntress 228.900 as the USCG helos from Atlantic City are doing intercept practice down here around Sea Isle VOR. You will hear Huntress with calls but the helos are low altitude and only make the antenna in PA once in awhile.
 

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Just looking over my logs for the VP visit today and noticed an interesting hit that I wanted to ask you all about. AF2 99-0003 departed at about 1543, within about 15-20 minutes prior to departure I had three hits on 361.600, these were at 1523, 1526 and 1535 and sounded like short data bursts. Obviously the VP doesn't have CAP and M2 wasn't used, the times correspond with motorcade arrival at airport.

I have this freq listed as AF1/HMX-1 but have never heard it before. Any thoughts?

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Just looking over my logs for the VP visit today and noticed an interesting hit that I wanted to ask you all about. AF2 99-0003 departed at about 1543, within about 15-20 minutes prior to departure I had three hits on 361.600, these were at 1523, 1526 and 1535 and sounded like short data bursts. Obviously the VP doesn't have CAP and M2 wasn't used, the the times correspond with motorcade arrival to airport.

I have this freq listed as AF1/HMX-1 but have never heard it before. Any thoughts?

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Although you would think they would use the VHF freqs to contact the aircraft with updates. Anything is possible. If it is not already in my feed I will add it. Sometimes you never know where they will show up. It may just not be used for POTUS anymore so it use gets shifted to other missions. I always go with the old Candid Camera saying....... "Don't be surprised if sometime, somewhere, someplace, when you least expect it, someone steps up to you and says - hey today we are using 361.600"!!
 
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