Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

COLT-01 with Harrisburg apch 281.525. COLT-01 on Bollen range freq 233.450 Duke MOA shows busy today.
Also strong coms on 227.200 not sure who that is.
Tanker STEEL-73 req going to W-107 on GK 255.000
AXEMAN-1 flight A/A 271.400 and with ZDC 354.150 req going to W-107.
Getting weak coms A/A 226.800 which is Vermont F-35 freq.Everybody seems out today.

Hurricane Milton seems on path to Melbourne and Patrick AFB on the way across Florida tomorrow.
NASA may take a hit too.

 

[Mark]

Bunch of tankers out of Altus Oklahoma seem headed towards Barksdale now turning around at Shreveport
Couple THUG callsigns in there suggest USAF Weapons course. Couple Barksdale Buffs up as well.

 

[jsoergel]

At 2049z RED RIVER worked TURF 12 (unheard) and RED RIVER stated "confirm JU number" and perhaps "5065 BAD DELTA" (weak/broken; presumed satcom chatter).

Link-16, not satcom. JU = JTIDS Unit numbers.

 

[Dutchmil]

FInal F-15s arrived from Bangor this evening at RAF Lakenheath [EGUL].

 

[hrspotter]

Still plenty of 160th activity offshore Virginia Beach - range training visible from shore.

 

[Mark]

KING-70 NY ANG #17-5870 Gabreski flying into wx zone down in Florida.. Odd time to get in there.
Guess they figure the TEAL's can do it so can they.
I thought all the area airports were closed but now seems dropping into Jacksonville area.
Landing Cecil Airport KVQQ.

 

[FLboy850]

KING-70 NY ANG #17-5870 Gabreski flying into wx zone down in Florida.. Odd time to get in there.
Guess they figure the TEAL's can do it so can they.
I thought all the area airports were closed but now seems dropping into Jacksonville area.
Landing Cecil Airport KVQQ.
View attachment 170542

 

[mdmonitor]

COLT-01 with Harrisburg apch 281.525. COLT-01 on Bollen range freq 233.450 Duke MOA shows busy today.
Also strong coms on 227.200 not sure who that is.
Tanker STEEL-73 req going to W-107 on GK 255.000
AXEMAN-1 flight A/A 271.400 and with ZDC 354.150 req going to W-107.
Getting weak coms A/A 226.800 which is Vermont F-35 freq.Everybody seems out today.

Hurricane Milton seems on path to Melbourne and Patrick AFB on the way across Florida tomorrow.
NASA may take a hit too.

Mark

227.2 is 71st FS (old 43rd FS from Tyndal) F-22s at Langley. Other 71st FS freqs: 233.525/267.7, 274.2 & 298.87

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP heads to Greenville and Raleigh NC this weekend and there is a FAA Safety Team Notice for VIP travel to NYC on Sunday and Monday (no confirmation who yet)

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

Protective Nets To Shield F-22s Eyed For Airbase Swarmed By Mystery Drones

Langley Air Force Base experienced weeks of still-unexplained drone incursions in December 2023 highlighting a critical for new defenses.

www.twz.com

 

[mdmonitor]

0830- Langley T-38s (4 X Dagger) out in W386 w/VA ANG F-22s (2 X T-Bolt) & 27th FS F-22s (Baron). Freq: 236.55

0850- Akori 57 (E-6B # 162782) off PAX. Heading west--maybe back to Tinker?

 

[mdmonitor]

Mark

227.2 is 71st FS (old 43rd FS from Tyndal) F-22s at Langley. Other 71st FS freqs: 233.525/267.7, 274.2 & 298.87

Guys,

There's a typo. Freq shud be 298.8

 

[mdmonitor]

0910- Barve flt (2 X DC ANG F-16s) working ZDC Lexington (281.4) & Bay Watch (305.2). Looks like weekly Falcon Virgo exercise underway.

 

[RaleighGuy]

FInal F-15s arrived from Bangor this evening at RAF Lakenheath [EGUL].

View attachment 170509

Gold 21 also appears to have supported Coronet East 008

time: 2024-10-10T14:37:26

icao: AE5BC8

call: GOLD21

type: B762

rego: 16-46023

mc type: MDREQ

code: 8VZ 008E 11 284 (Oct 10)

map:tbg

skyv:skyvec

 

[mdmonitor]

1330- Hearing some short A2A comms on 249.65, which I have as an HX-21 freq. Might be Osprey 73 (MV-22 # 166494) working out of PAX today.

 

[mdmonitor]

1425- Heard some A2A on 266.6 (Colt flt) then also some on 233.45 so MD ANG A-10Cs are at the Kiowa Range.

 

[Mark]

Tanker FLAM-12 #18-46055 from Pittsburgh to Pease AFB.. Odd stop for SJ tanker.

Shaw F-16's made it to Kadena.. Still have some Langley F-22's hanging around there too.
Maybe with AK F-22's arriving they will cut the Langley guys loose.Been on the road a while.

Kadena Adds New F-16 and F-22 Fighters, Some F-15s Remain

Kadena Air Base, Japan, received F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and F-22 fighters from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1525- Score 90 (MQ-4 # 169661) has been operating over the PAX area and the Test Track all afternoon. Most of the time at FL510 and above. Telemetry signal strong on 225.1

1530- Dutch AF A-330 MMF80 looks to be inbound ADW.

 

[BM82557]

1525- Score 90 (MQ-4 # 169661) has been operating over the PAX area and the Test Track all afternoon. Most of the time at FL510 and above. Telemetry signal strong on 225.1

1530- Dutch AF A-330 MMF80 looks to be inbound ADW.

Strong signal at my location , 1848 local --

 

[Mark]

Not sure what was flying out of and around Dover Del Bay area earlier tonight at 1500 feet but sure was low and fast.

RW14 (RYL14) Royal Air Philippines Flight Tracking and History 10-Oct-2024 (KDOV - FlightAware

Track Royal Air Philippines (RW) #14 flight from Dover Air Force Base

www.flightaware.com

I don't think was Philippine either

Update: Ok was Dover Royal-14 C-17 #07-7173 doing some low level speedy laps over the Bay buzzing some boaters .. LOL