Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[nodak1crdet3]

03-26-24
Caught this on my BC780 using ProScan.

Something 01? Sounded like DARKO? 01
317.625 Indy.C. 07:04pm.
348.675 Cleve.C. 07:11pm.
379.950 Cleve.C. flight level 210, 07:12pm. Flight level 310, 07:20pm. Slight British accent.

FEAR 21 flight (MT B-52's)
323.050 Chi.C. 07:10pm.
281.475 Cleve.C. 07:11pm.
348.675 Cleve.C. 07:21pm. 21 flight request, 07:29pm. Request Gulf Echo Echo flight plan route, (Geneseo VOR / DME, Geneseo NY) 07:29pm.
369.150 A/A, 07:30pm.

That's what I get for abandoning my post! 😃

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[mdmonitor]

From our West Coast HF friend

There is a notice for the west coast 12:01 PM to 9:01 PM EDT.

But the east coast doesn't match. It's only 7.5 hours: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT. 7.5 hours is normally too short.

Also, there is a series of east coast notices of 7.5 hours, also 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT on Wed, Thur, and Fri, so this may be something else.

Passing it along just in case.

 

[Napalm]

What are POLY 35 and 36 (KC-46) doing at 11,000ft in the danger area near Goldsboro, NC.

Time is 0017 EDT

 

[Mark]

T-Bird-7 into Tampa for Airfest 2024 there last airshow for a few years as base adds new hangars
for eventual 24 new KC-46 tankers..
Cause of the Easter Holiday airshow is only Friday and Saturday.
Thunderbird #7 arrives for Tampa Bay AirFest - B-Roll

Guess the other 6 T-Birds will arrive later today..

 

[Mark]

What are POLY 35 and 36 (KC-46) doing at 11,000ft in the danger area near Goldsboro, NC.

Time is 0017 EDT

See Monday night posts from DMI and KO4RJX refueling A-10's..

All apart of Agile Rage 2024 hosted by the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, GA.

 

[apex31]

T-Bird-7 into Tampa for Airfest 2024 there last airshow for a few years as base adds new hangars
for eventual 24 new KC-46 tankers..
Cause of the Easter Holiday airshow is only Friday and Saturday.
Thunderbird #7 arrives for Tampa Bay AirFest - B-Roll

Guess the other 6 T-Birds will arrive later today..

I’m spending the week in Orlando on vacation, so I’m going to be at Tampa Airfest on Friday. Looks like I’ll be able to see the A-10 Demo before it goes away.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Thursday, March 28, the President will travel to New York, New York. AF1 arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York will be about 12:30pm.

 

[Madfox]

Thanks Ed.. so noted and changed.. We still got some local F-35B's VMFA-542 over there so maybe headed home soon as well.
Maybe why they sent KC-10's over there again..
U.S. Marine Corps aircraft arrive in Norway for Exercise Nordic Response 24

F35s still sat on Kef ready to hop back, no movement today so looks like a scrub, try again tomorrow.

 

[AirScan]

Around 1050Lish; 349.700, unid chatting; ??? off of our time is awesome, we're gonna look for more as we get involved here, they had us going towards PA, estimating 1430L arrival.

349.7 is an old 'Bradley Ops' channel when they had A-10s. Not sure who is using it these days. Maybe another unit based at Bradley?

349.700 is also a VT ANG F-35 A-A frequency (AUX 19). 1000 EDT today VT ANG F-35s, CHEDDAR 11, STRIKE 21, SHINER 31, THUMPER 41 working with BISON 31 in Viper Airspace 276.500. Also active 226.300, 314.400, 226.800, 234.800. Calling out ground targets on 226.800. STRIKE is a new VT callsign for me.

 

[Hbright]

Some rare good news from Boeing out of Philly with new Block 2 CH-47F type.
Seems a darker Army paint job at first glance like a special ops type minus the nose fuel boom.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1219690849007003

I think the only Block IIs purchased so far are for SOCOM.

 

[mdmonitor]

1120- DC ANG F-16s (Wild) out in W107 (255.0/288.0/339.725)

1135- McGuire KC-46s (Hobey 51 & 52) out in AR636 (118.125/319.7)

 

[mdmonitor]

Used to be able to hop in car, do easy 20 min run over Key Bridge and check on Martin State if something was going on. NOT ANYMORE.

 

[mdmonitor]

I've noticed lately that McGuire KC-46s are doing more mixed callsign formations for training/routine missions. Two KC-46s with same callsign and a third with a totally different callsign, but usually that different callsign's number prefix fits that overall formation sequence. Like today, Hobey 51 & 52 and Agaze 53.

 

[Mark]

F35s still sat on Kef ready to hop back, no movement today so looks like a scrub, try again tomorrow.

One of their deployment helper tankers from VMGR-252 inbound US from Rey Iceland OTIS-81 #170279

 

[AirScan]

Possible A-A between WING 75-82 ?

 

[dmi]

Possible A-A between WING 75-82 ?

I've always wondered if they used A-A frequency and what that would be. They are based at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like Raleigh CAP had a busy day yesterday, with multiple violators, one found it was N440WB.

Planes intercepted by military jets during Biden, Harris visit to Raleigh

Multiple planes were escorted out of restricted airspace on Tuesday during President Joe Biden's visit to Raleigh, NORAD confirms.

www.wral.com

 

[Mark]

In case anyone down Southeast has visiting KC-46 from 22 ARW McConnell doing
multi Navy/Marine Corp refueling it could be a WARP equipped KC-46.

22ARW TEST NEW WARPs CAPABILITIES

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – The 22nd Air Refueling Wing received its first sets of KC-46A Wing Air Refueling Pods (WARP), which will undergo extensive Initial Operational Testing and Evaluation (IOT&E), as well as increase the aircraft’s air refueling capabilities for probe and drogue -...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[jsoergel]

I've always wondered if they used A-A frequency and what that would be. They are based at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst

I have caught pax C-12s using common freqs like 123.450 on many occasions. They usually keep a radio tuned to base ops but would not typically use that for A/A. They don’t seem to communicate with each other much - just not much of a need unless they are coordinating something important.

 

[Dutchmil]

Twelve 199th FS F-22s should be at Kadena AFB, Japan for the next 5 months,
replacing the ANG F-15s that are there for a while now ....

First cell arrived this morning as PINE 81-86, second cell should be departing
tonight from Andersen AFB to Kadena AFB as PINE 91 flight.