Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[Mark]

Pentagon says no to my recent theory of possible shipped based drones..
My guess now is that current Fed govt powers will kick this can down the road anyway since they are soon to be out of power.
See nothing,say nothing and let the next admin handle it

No Iranian drone 'mothership' off the United States, Pentagon says

'There is no Iranian ship … launching drones towards the United States,' Pentagon spokesperson says

www.voanews.com

Rep. Smith: 50 drones came in from ocean; At least a dozen trailed Coast Guard ship

The mystery of the unidentified drones deepened Tuesday, as federal officials admitted that they don’t know the source or origin of the drones.

news.yahoo.com

2055 local McGuire KC-46's A/A TULIP's 56,57,58 on 378.550 making grouping intercept plans.

 

[Mark]

NSC Jake Sullivan departs Washington DC for Israel tomorrow. Watch for a SAM flight departing.

Looks like SAM-670 #99-0004 just behind SAM-648 01-0040 maybe related inbound Europe tonight.
Prob crew rest/swap and fuel stop. Both planes not exactly long distance types.

Correction on my above post TULIPS A/A 378.850 not 550.

 

[wx9svr]

Saudi Ministry of Finance ("SVA7304", 737-700, HZ-MF2, $7101E3) with the pre-dawn KBGR-KFLL run today. Landed just after 6am EST.

 

[Justmescanneruser]

05:39 local, heard a brief, clear unid transmission on 142.3 AM. Locked scanner on it and haven't heard anything else. Caught my interest because I don't often catch any activity on the VHF MIL portions of the band below and above the 2-Meter ham band. Looking, I see it used by F-15s and F-16s at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida and PTD at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina, and some years old mentions of it being used by MD ANG A-10s, but nothing recent and close to me.

 

[mdmonitor]

0800- Anvis 21 (Dash-6 # 76-22565) working Potomac (124.55). departed from Davison AAF. Belongs to C5ISR Research and Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate at Davison. Also working DOV approach (132.425) as he heads northeast. Looks like he's heading towards McGuire/Lakehurst area.

0805-Scan 05 (CRJ-7 N805X NGTF) working Giantkiller (118.125) for entry into W386.

0820- Range Hawk 01 (unid) working Giantkiller (118.125) advising they are in W386 at FL310 & requesting block FL510-600. Nothing showing on ADS-B.

 

[N4TX]

05:39 local, heard a brief, clear unid transmission on 142.3 AM. Locked scanner on it and haven't heard anything else. Caught my interest because I don't often catch any activity on the VHF MIL portions of the band below and above the 2-Meter ham band. Looking, I see it used by F-15s and F-16s at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida and PTD at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina, and some years old mentions of it being used by MD ANG A-10s, but nothing recent and close to me.

Closer to you in Tidewater...there are several FM freqs below the 2m band in use by the helos operating around Washington, including the USMC helos supporting the president and top execs. You'd hear them shuttling between their base at Marine Quantico and Washington, and occasionally coming up near me to FEMA's Mt. Weather. Much of this, I suspect, may be out of range for you because their natural habitat is low altitude, but it's worth a try. Search here for "HMX" for freqs.

 

[mdmonitor]

Closer to you in Tidewater...there are several FM freqs below the 2m band in use by the helos operating around Washington, including the USMC helos supporting the president and top execs. You'd hear them shuttling between their base at Marine Quantico and Washington, and occasionally coming up near me to FEMA's Mt. Weather. Much of this, I suspect, may be out of range for you because their natural habitat is low altitude, but it's worth a try. Search here for "HMX" for freqs.

Another slim possibility would be Langley F-22s. 27th FS F-22s have 141.65 & 143.75 listed as some of their freqs. Not too far from your reported freq.

 

[Tech792]

0800- Anvis 21 (Dash-6 # 76-22565) working Potomac (124.55). departed from Davison AAF. Belongs to C5ISR Research and Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate at Davison. Also working DOV approach (132.425) as he heads northeast. Looks like he's heading towards McGuire/Lakehurst area.

1000L- ANVIS currently flying patterns around Lakehurst.
Also have an Osprey that came up from down south, just landed at Morristown AP.

 

[mdmonitor]

1010- Nighthawk 7 (HMX-1) working ADW tower (118.4) w/request for local pattern work.

1020- Colombian AF B-737 (FAC 0001) off Georgetown DE. Probably finished up some rehab/repair work at the Boeing facility there.

 

[Hbright]

Looks like SAM-670 #99-0004 just behind SAM-648 01-0040 maybe related inbound Europe tonight.
Prob crew rest/swap and fuel stop. Both planes not exactly long distance types.

Looks like 01-0040 is Sullivan, 99-0004 is Blinken, headed to Jordan and Turkey.

 

[RaleighGuy]

05:39 local, heard a brief, clear unid transmission on 142.3 AM. Locked scanner on it and haven't heard anything else. Caught my interest because I don't often catch any activity on the VHF MIL portions of the band below and above the 2-Meter ham band. Looking, I see it used by F-15s and F-16s at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida and PTD at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina, and some years old mentions of it being used by MD ANG A-10s, but nothing recent and close to me.

Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

Camp David changed/updated now ending at 6pm local Date NOTAM Facility State...

forums.radioreference.com

 

[mdmonitor]

F-35s at Cherry Point

MSN

 

[mdmonitor]

Dressing For Success At 70,000-Feet Aboard The U-2 Dragon Lady

 

[mdmonitor]

1245- Score 61 (KC-130 # 165352 VX-20) working w/unid acft on PAX AR discrete (267.0).

1255- Brazilian AF A-330 FAB 2902 off ADW.

 

[mdmonitor]

1400- Order 66 (E-4B # 73-1677) off ADW heading west.

1415- Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172s (CAP 2582 N382CV) & (CAP 2505 N505CP) working Bay Watch (119.,275).

 

[TerryPavlick]

0800- Anvis 21 (Dash-6 # 76-22565) working Potomac (124.55). departed from Davison AAF. Belongs to C5ISR Research and Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate at Davison. Also working DOV approach (132.425) as he heads northeast. Looks like he's heading towards McGuire/Lakehurst area.

0805-Scan 05 (CRJ-7 N805X NGTF) working Giantkiller (118.125) for entry into W386.

0820- Range Hawk 01 (unid) working Giantkiller (118.125) advising they are in W386 at FL310 & requesting block FL510-600. Nothing showing on ADS-B.

Range Hawk has been busy - I believe it is a UAV (MQ4 RQ4 variety)

 

[N4TX]

Regarding the Jersey Drones, Adm. Kirby of the NSC says there ain't nothing to it. Here's an unfirewalled link:

White House security official dismisses NJ drone sightings — here’s what he claims they really are

The Biden administration suggested that there may be no drones over New Jersey at all — as it sought to tamp down growing frustration over a lack of answers from the feds over sightings. “We have n…

nypost.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1525- A2A chat on 236.55 (7th FTS freq). ADS-B showing Raster 2, 3 & 4 at FL170 returning to Langley after work at Evers MOA.

 

[mdmonitor]

Range Hawk has been busy - I believe it is a UAV (MQ4 RQ4 variety)

Terry,

First time I've heard that callsign. Was hearing him on 118.125 then heard (on LivATC) Giantkiller say, " frequency change approved" and I lost him.

 

[john8436]

1610 Local: 2 C-130-30's 07-46312 CHEAT50 & 07-4637 Little Rock AFB landing at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Picking up new graywolfs?