Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[RaleighGuy]

FAA Safety Team Notice issued for next week, looks like POTUS taking a mid-week break from DC...

VIP Movement Notification – Wilmington, DE
Notice Number: NOTC4198
17-19 DEC 2024
Wilmington, DE
28/12 NMR – 17,999 ALTITUDE MSL

 

[Mark]

Speaking of UFO's Wallops has launch scheduled for this evening of another Rocket Lab Hypersonic test vehicle.
They launched one a few weeks ago as well.. Maybe lucky Friday the 13th launch
Wallops Island Launch Schedule

"Navy 4 Echo" with KILG tower moving to the Southwest.. New chopper?
(AE7424) VV4E737 out of Northeast Philly airport.
Moving thru Aberdeen restricted area self ID as Navy Training Helicopter on 126.350.
Must be new Leonardo TH-73 type. TH-73A | NAVAIR

Golden Knights para plane off Andrews assume for practice run for tomorrow.

 

[N4TX]

Yea, fun days when FBI, DEA, Secret Service & Customs guys were not encrypted.

Even AF1 wasn't totally encrypted. We can now still hear its ATC comms, but in the deep days of the past, there were only a few encrypted channels available on board. I never heard the prime passenger, but I did often hear less-senior officers and aides in the clear. Perhaps they were the ones who had never had the Comsec 101 class.

 

[mdmonitor]

Even AF1 wasn't totally encrypted. We can now still hear its ATC comms, but in the deep days of the past, there were only a few encrypted channels available on board. I never heard the prime passenger, but I did often hear less-senior officers and aides in the clear. Perhaps they were the ones who had never had the Comsec 101 class.

I remember a local listener using id "Oilcan" used to post stuff he got off the WBFM system aboard AF1 & others. I live about 30 miles from ADW and used to listen to the Secret Service guys chatting while AF1 & POTUS were arriving and leaving ADW. Even heard a couple of the POTUS & family coverwords over the air. Ahhh, the good old days.

 

[freqhopping]

Speaking of drones, a local newspaper published a story today on Facebook of two large drones flying low over York Road in Dillsburg Pa on November 21st around 5:30pm. Remember that night? We found out they were C-130s of the 193rd SOW doing night ops 😆. The comments however could be a bit concerning people saying they'll shoot at them next time.

This? https://www.abc27.com/local-news/vi...facebook.com&_QotQ_aem_WxNeyT8u_FX3EPVO80KuxA

SMH

 

[MMID303]

This? https://www.abc27.com/local-news/vi...facebook.com&_QotQ_aem_WxNeyT8u_FX3EPVO80KuxA

SMH

Yes that's the one!

 

[mdmonitor]

1325- Flt of 4 DC ANG F-16s (no calls noted) on 238.175.

1335- Langley T-38s (Marlin) in W386 w/71st FS F-22s (Atlas). Freqs: 236.55/238.1/267.7

 

[Justmescanneruser]

SCORE90 up, intermittent data bursts on 225.1, so probably an MQ-4. Heard some data bursts shortly after it launched, but nothing since.

 

[CYUL]

RCH434 C30J 17-5865 Passing through a few mins ago:

 

[Mark]

Neat pic and story on new flagship VMFA-251 F-35C which recently went to Arizona for training.
Callsign was T-BOLT-21 so not to be confused with Langley F-22 T-BOLTs.

New VMFA-251 Thunderbolts F-35C CAG-Bird Breaks Cover

Take a look at the specially painted aircraft of VMFA-251, the first East Coast operational unit of the U.S. Marine Corps to receive the F-35C. On Sept.

theaviationist.com

I see NZ Kiwi C-130J NZ7015 second of 5 new delivery flight westbound today.
KIW797 Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

 

[spacellamaman]

SCORE90 up, intermittent data bursts on 225.1, so probably an MQ-4. Heard some data bursts shortly after it launched, but nothing since.

Any other freqs that ya'll have heard data bursts on that are associated with the SCORE flights?

 

[Justmescanneruser]

Chatter on 319.5, possible SPADE, previously noted as being used by them for A/A.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Tuesday, December 17, VP will travel to Prince George’s County, MD

 

[spacellamaman]

Chatter on 319.5, possible SPADE, previously noted as being used by them for A/A.

cool deal, thanks, I'll keep an ear out then.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Any other freqs that ya'll have heard data bursts on that are associated with the SCORE flights?

There are several you'll need to search through this thread for them

 

[spacellamaman]

There are several you'll need to search through this thread for them

That would be easy to take if this was January. Thanks for the heads up tho.

 

[mdmonitor]

B-52 bombers complete Euro-Atlantic mission

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) have departed RAF Fairford, England, after successfully completing Bomber Task Force (BTF) 25-1. The squadron returned to its home station at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, following a...

defence-blog.com

US military reveals B-52 role in Syrian operations

The U.S. military conducted a series of airstrikes last week against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria, deploying a range of assets, including the B-52H Stratofortress bombers, in response to the evolving situation following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. For the...

defence-blog.com

 

[Justmescanneruser]

Chatter on 299.5 Ambush Tac 2 and heard an ATC call just after that also identified as Ambush.

 

[FLboy850]

Chatter on 299.5 Ambush Tac 2 and heard an ATC call just after that also identified as Ambush.

VFC-12 callsign, NAS Oceana F-18 aggressors.

 

[RaleighGuy]

VFC-12 callsign, NAS Oceana.

For type?