Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2024

[RaleighGuy]

VP to NYC Wednesday according to FAA Safety Team Notice

FAASTeam Notice
Notice Number: NOTC3451
VIP Movement Notification - New York, NY
February 28, 2024
3 NMR centered over New York, NY

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[Mark]

RCH-554 KC-46 #19-46007 inbound McGuire from Hawaii.
I notice East Coast tanker units have work often in the Pacific.
Andrews seems to have one out there often.. Saw one going into Guam yesterday.
MacDill also sends them out there and of course McGuire too.

ROMA-81 KC-10 inbound Mildenhall. Was first one out this morning around 2am.

 

[mdmonitor]

1000- Reach 554 (KC-46 # 19-46007) working Brickyard CP (237.15) w/inbound msg.

1005- Some A2A on 284.1. Makos? Yep, Mako 11 flt just checked in w/Bay Watch (305.2) for one hour's work in R-4005/4006. Hearing chat on 298.6, so maybe the NJ ANG guys are working today as well.

 

[jetcrafter]

Early start.. From tape 0310 local ZDC UHF TREND-21 with KC-10 #84-0191 ROMA-71 FL-250 headed towards Cape Cod area.
ROMA-71 shows enroute Mildenhall.
0357 local ROMA-71 told to push ZNY Oceanic 125.925.

Thanks Mark. Just checked my recordings. Unfortunately, nothing recorded here from this flight. Bummer. Appreciate your logs though!

 

[Mark]

Thanks Mark. Just checked my recordings. Unfortunately, nothing recorded here from this flight. Bummer. Appreciate your logs though!

CAFE-61 KC-135 has entered Maine at FL-250.. Not sure who they dragged West today.
ROMA-61 KC-10 still at McGuire so maybe they will go early tomorrow as well.

 

[jetcrafter]

CAFE-61 KC-135 has entered Maine at FL-250.. Not sure who they dragged West today.

Thanks Mark! Just had them pop up on 242.300 Boom freq. One of them mentioned contacting HUNTRESS. Just mentioned something about 1330 Local time. Possibly ETA at destination?

Will monitor and update any more info.

1716z Update -
MARSA terminated. Flight now breaking up. Sounds like a single fighter, callsign HURON11 destination KDLH (Duluth). CAFE 61 is headed to McGuire direct MANTA.
1718z 282.200 HURON 11 now at FL260 checking in with ZBW.
1722z 282.200 HURON 11 climbing to FL320.
1725z 260.900 HURON 11 calling HUNTRESS for radio check.

 

[mdmonitor]

1210- Linda 40 (E-6B #163918) off PAX. Went right by Wilmington and now headed towards NYC.

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[Madfox]

Thanks Mark! Just had them pop up on 242.300 Boom freq. One of them mentioned contacting HUNTRESS. Just mentioned something about 1330 Local time. Possibly ETA at destination?

Will monitor and update any more info.

Mark/Ed, bringing MN F16 91-0388 from Spang, positioned from EBCI>ETAD last week after overhaul at SABCA, calling for weather at KDLH 18.37z

 

[jetcrafter]

Mark/Ed, bringing MN F16 91-0388 from Spang, positioned from EBCI>ETAD last week after overhaul at SABCA, calling for weather at KDLH 18.37z

Thanks Dean! Filled in the blanks! Much appreciated.

 

[jetcrafter]

1727z 11175 USB MAINSAIL calling REACH 462. Tells 462 to switch to 11059 kHz.
1728z 11059 USB REACH 462 contacting MAINSAIL to receive a message.
1735z 11059 USB MAINSAIL working REACH 462 delivers an 11 number message.

They continue to pass numbered messages.

REACH 462 is a C-130J tail number 17-5867 currently over Arizona heading West at FL200. Plotting on ADSBx.

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[Tech792]

1345L- Hearing quick chats on 143.825 HMX-1
ADSB showing 3 CH53's that just lifted off from JFK and landed at an East River heliport. Now heading back to JFK. Most likely a practice run for future trip. One callsign showing as VVTB05.
1409L- They just ID'ed on JFK tower as NIGHTHAWK flight of 3, landing at Quebec.

 

[RaleighGuy]

1345L- Hearing quick chats on 143.825 HMX-1
ADSB showing 3 CH53's that just lifted off from JFK and landed at an East River heliport. Now heading back to JFK. Most likely a practice run for future trip. One callsign showing as VVTB05.
1409L- They just ID'ed on JFK tower as NIGHTHAWK flight of 3, landing at Quebec.

Mon POTUS, Wed VP take your pick

 

[Mark]

Couple of ROMA KC-135 tankers coming East towards Bangor,Pease for assume staging.
ROMA-43 #59-1450 AZ ANG
ROMA-33 #63-8026 Utah ANG.

 

[RaleighGuy]

1345L- Hearing quick chats on 143.825 HMX-1
ADSB showing 3 CH53's that just lifted off from JFK and landed at an East River heliport. Now heading back to JFK. Most likely a practice run for future trip. One callsign showing as VVTB05.
1409L- They just ID'ed on JFK tower as NIGHTHAWK flight of 3, landing at Quebec.

On Monday, February 26, the President will travel to New York, New York, with arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York, about 1:40pm.

 

[Mark]

Couple of ROMA KC-135 tankers coming East towards Bangor,Pease for assume staging.
ROMA-43 #59-1450 AZ ANG
ROMA-33 #63-8026 Utah ANG.

Notice when you have Western based Altrav tankers staging out East here that sometimes means
someone deployed from out West is returning home soon..
Any Hill AFB F-35's deployed in Eastern Euro theatre?

 

[RaleighGuy]

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[Arson11]

Notice when you have Western based Altrav tankers staging out East here that sometimes means
someone deployed from out West is returning home soon..
Any Hill AFB F-35's deployed in Eastern Euro theatre?

Maybe have something to do with this?

 

[Mark]

Maybe have something to do with this?

Thanks.. Seems the 492nd FS is off on a road trip. I think there is another Red Flag Nellis course
coming up in March and they hit the Utah ranges and Eglin as well according to that patch.
They also use the callsign "BOLAR" on training missions.
ROMA-61 KC-10 #86-0031 took off for Mildenhall from McGuire overnight flying solo with no chicks.

These are some just cool photos posted from Friday of VX-9 jets into Colorado.That shiny black FA/18F was just
done last year as part of some 30th anniversary deal... Sharp as they come.
Haven't heard the VX-9 "Vampire" callsign around here in a long time. They don't get out here to Pax River often.
The black Hornet supposedly uses callsign "VANDY-1". Hopefully making their way East

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1az49zv

 

[Mark]

These are some just cool photos posted from Friday of VX-9 jets into Colorado.That shiny black FA/18F was just
done last year as part of some 30th anniversary deal... Sharp as they come.
Haven't heard the VX-9 "Vampire" callsign around here in a long time. They don't get out here to Pax River often.
The black Hornet supposedly uses callsign "VANDY-1". Hopefully making their way East

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1az49zv

The USS George Washington carrier CVN-73 is at Norfolk getting her sea trials again before it gets
sent back to Japan. Maybe they want to test out some F-35C's on her deck catapults?
Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Redelivers to Navy After 2,120-Day Overhaul - USNI News

 

[paradiver]

Thanks.. Seems the 492nd FS is off on a road trip. I think there is another Red Flag Nellis course
coming up in March and they hit the Utah ranges and Eglin as well according to that patch.
They also use the callsign "BOLAR" on training missions.
ROMA-61 KC-10 #86-0031 took off for Mildenhall from McGuire overnight flying solo with no chicks.

These are some just cool photos posted from Friday of VX-9 jets into Colorado.That shiny black FA/18F was just
done last year as part of some 30th anniversary deal... Sharp as they come.
Haven't heard the VX-9 "Vampire" callsign around here in a long time. They don't get out here to Pax River often.
The black Hornet supposedly uses callsign "VANDY-1". Hopefully making their way East

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1az49zv

Dreamland has Red Flag 24-2 taking place 3/11-3/22

Red Flag and other Air Exercises in the NTTR

Not much posted yet and there is nothing posted on the Nellis site.

Past and Upcoming Red Flag Units