Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[frank3si]

For about an hour beginning shortly before 4pm EST KILG was hosting VENUS61, C-40B/01-0015 from the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, doing many touch and go's. It was a nice photo op, able to hit a few locations. Nice late afternoon light, as well.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Exec1F headed back east after FLOTUS visit to Wisconsin, 09-0015 just departed ADW possibly SAM46 today, awaiting AF1 departure from Pittsburgh, seems to be running ahead of schedule as he was headed to PIT at 6:03pm.



Next week POTUS heads west, from Tuesday, February 20th to Thursday, February 22nd, the President will travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Los Altos Hills, California.

 

[Mark]

A buddy of mine just told me VFA-87 was headed north. Anyone catch them? So they might be the flyover guys. Would be a little odd to stage at PHL for this.....

1512 local PARTY-41 on ZDC 363.000 fl-20k 6 miles South of Dupont then few minutes later pushes over to Philly apch 319.150 at 1518 local dropping down. Like earlier no count offs of other aircraft.Both sounded like singles.
I was not in front of my radios both times today and didn't have 319.150 in my tape rotation to zero in more..
Used to hear that freq years ago with the Willow Grove A-10's etc and set up for Philly city flyovers

VFA-87 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[blee1099]

Not sure if anyone caught it but 02-0201 went to Munich a few nights ago after AF2 & Sec Blinken went over

 

[Mark]

JAVA-96 C-17 #02-1111 62AW inbound East Coast from Hawaii calling Casino Royale on 252.100 aka Pittsburgh Ops.
Must be darn near empty coming non stop from Hawaii or tanked some fuel out that way.
Maybe snow in Pittsburgh causing divert?

 

[mdmonitor]

JAVA-96 C-17 #02-1111 62AW inbound East Coast from Hawaii calling Casino Royale on 252.100 aka Pittsburgh Ops.
Must be darn near empty coming non stop from Hawaii or tanked some fuel out that way.
Maybe snow in Pittsburgh causing divert?

Mark

I thought that Casino Royale was the CP at Westover. I've only heard Pitt Ops on 251.2.

 

[Mark]

Mark

I thought that Casino Royale was the CP at Westover. I've only heard Pitt Ops on 251.2.

Thanks Ron. Seems they landed at Westover.
Weak EAM coms from E-6B TIMON-91 on 311.000.. Guess they scrapped the old Tacamo 323.800 simulcast freq now inbound Pax river.

Funny just saw this old clip from 1983 movie of WW3. They used lots of Tacamo training films and old Nevada tests and liquid filled ICBM's.
Very interesting DOD training film clips..
Hollywood in 1983 hated Pres Ron Reagan so that is why they made this movie and silly Wargames just like the ones in 1964 Dr Strangelove and FailSafe movies cause of Barry Goldwater running for President. Very effective propaganda.
Have a strange feeling this is gonna start up again

Ready for some snow here tomorrow

 

[Mark]

Rare vid sighting of DHS MQ-9 DHS landing in Peurto Rico...
Guess like driverless cars will see more of these.

 

[MUTNAV]

Thanks Ron. Seems they landed at Westover.
Weak EAM coms from E-6B TIMON-91 on 311.000.. Guess they scrapped the old Tacamo 323.800 simulcast freq now inbound Pax river.

Funny just saw this old clip from 1983 movie of WW3. They used lots of Tacamo training films and old Nevada tests and liquid filled ICBM's.
Very interesting DOD training film clips..
Hollywood in 1983 hated Pres Ron Reagan so that is why they made this movie and silly Wargames just like the ones in 1964 Dr Strangelove and FailSafe movies cause of Barry Goldwater running for President. Very effective propaganda.
Have a strange feeling this is gonna start up again

Ready for some snow here tomorrow

I don't think it's ever stopped.

Duck and Cover

The more recent was the talk of the development of the B-61-12 , the headlines were that it was a gravity bomb that was ---whatever--- more powerful than the bombs dropped on Japan.

US nukes to be stationed in UK are gravity bombs 3 times stronger than Hiroshima

The nuclear weapons the US could send to the UK are believed to be B61-12 gravity bombs - they can be deployed from fighter jets and are said to be stronger than the Hiroshima bomb

www.irishmirror.ie

Experts worry nuclear arms race as US reportedly to station weapons in UK - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

Of course it's less powerful than the B-53 gravity bomb, (9 megatons), but that doesn't matter if a person or group is trying to obtain an objective and the end justifies the means to them.

Thanks
Joel

 

[BM82557]

...
Ready for some snow here tomorrow

Sorry for digressing from the topic --

Sunrise today in WV --

 

[mdmonitor]

Thanks Ron. Seems they landed at Westover.
Weak EAM coms from E-6B TIMON-91 on 311.000.. Guess they scrapped the old Tacamo 323.800 simulcast freq now inbound Pax river.

Funny just saw this old clip from 1983 movie of WW3. They used lots of Tacamo training films and old Nevada tests and liquid filled ICBM's.
Very interesting DOD training film clips..
Hollywood in 1983 hated Pres Ron Reagan so that is why they made this movie and silly Wargames just like the ones in 1964 Dr Strangelove and FailSafe movies cause of Barry Goldwater running for President. Very effective propaganda.
Have a strange feeling this is gonna start up again

Ready for some snow here tomorrow

Mark

AHHH !!! Dr Strangelove (how I learned to Love the Bomb). One of my very favorite movies

 

[Mark]

CAP fighters A/A 260.900 seeing multiple balloons in the Dogfish space at around 17k-18k,reports there are lots of them.
"This is getting dangerous". "They need to find the source of these things" So far 2-3 small balloons spotted.
Heard Tanker on boom 234.175 I think ZOMBIE-11

 

[BM82557]

Sorry for digressing from the topic --

Sunrise today in WV --

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Some folks have inquired about the barn and silo in the picture I posted. The land our development is located on what was a working farm until about 1910. The stone barn and farmhouse (not visible in the photo) were built in the early 1800's. The barn was restored about the time our development was built and is used by a government contractor. The silo is not original but was added during the restoration. It was used for a microwave link. Visible just above the road are 2 concrete pads for satellite dishes that have since been removed.

I see the DEL CAP is active, anybody have the address for the feed? I have lost it somehow.

 

[Mark]

Tanker complaining about balloons and moderate turbulence as well..

Vid of some of the VMFA-452 guys landing in Norway.

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jets with VMFA-542 arrive in Norway for Exercise Nordic Response 24 (B-Roll)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, land in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Norway, Feb. 16, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[RaleighGuy]

Seems there is a lot of C-17s doing VIP equipment movement today;

07-7188 & 02-1106 taking helos west for POTUS CA visit starting Tuesday, 98-0054 picking up a POTUS helo from Ohio visit yesterday, and 06-6161 & 06-6166 bringing back VP equipment from Germany.

SAM873 99-0003 being used by Sec'y of State on way back from Germany as well.

At 10:45am 98-0002 AF2 just departed Munich, 98-0001 Staff/Press should be following soon.

 

[jaymatt1978]

1043 ZOMBIE 11 on DC CAP (260.9000) doing the parteol for Biden in DE. I'm, also

 

[frank3si]

Interesting there are four A400s in our vicinity this morning - one each from UK, Belgium, and Germany, with a second UK heading southwest about to reach Maine.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Some folks have inquired about the barn and silo in the picture I posted. The land our development is located on what was a working farm until about 1910. The stone barn and farmhouse (not visible in the photo) were built in the early 1800's. The barn was restored about the time our development was built and is used by a government contractor. The silo is not original but was added during the restoration. It was used for a microwave link. Visible just above the road are 2 concrete pads for satellite dishes that have since been removed.

I see the DEL CAP is active, anybody have the address for the feed? I have lost it somehow.

My NJ feed from Villas is on

73.196.59.184:5000

My PA feed from Wallingford is on

174.173.199.163:5050

Terry

 

[john8436]

1307 hrs Local: Noble22 is going to declare an emergency. Fuel leak on the left wing.


1315 hrs local: Noble 22 has ATC clearance to RTB. They have a TUG waiting for his arrival.

1331 Hrs. Local: Noble 22 back at ACY yet to land burning as much fuel as possible. Noble 22 wants to get down to 5k of fuel.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1307 hrs Local: Noble22 is going to declare an emergency. Fuel leak on the left wing.


1315 hrs local: Noble 22 has ATC clearance to RTB. They have a TUG waiting for his arrival.

1331 Hrs. Local: Noble 22 back at ACY yet to land burning as much fuel as possible. Noble 22 wants to get down to 5k of fuel.

NOBLE 22 landed safely and was towed from the taxiway.

NOBLE 31 flt now entering CAP

New refueling frequency of 234.175 (loaded into the NJ feed rotation now)