Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2025

[Mark]

OT: AF-1 finally taxing at KLAX.. a bit behind.
The Marine MV-22's were spectacular on way in to LAX as they used boom lights under each wing pod
to light up the bright green prop reflectors. Light Insurance to be well seen. Didn't know they could do that
No matter who is Prez everyone likes to see AF-1.
EXEC-1F #99-0004 departed LAX soon after as well as noted by Raleigh here earlier.

 

[Mark]

0500 local VANDY-68 departing Dover T-1A Beech Jet #93-0646 from Oklahoma.
USAF retiring these trainers.
Maybe out here on retirement tour.

VANDY68 Flight Tracking and History 25-Jan-2025 (KDOV - FlightAware

Track VANDY68 flight from Dover Air Force Base

www.flightaware.com

https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1566259/93-0646-united-states-air-force-beechcraft-t-1a-jayhawk

 

[Mark]

Couple Andrews GLF-5's up headed for Atlantic City area A/A 319.400.
VENUS-63 20-1941
VENUS-72 09-0525

Those Venus GL5's seem to be doing Hudson River run.

Some of the Langley F-22's,T-38's are working down at Savannah along with new F-16 operators from Indiana.

Sentry Savannah 25-1 kicks off

U.S. Airmen with multiple fighter wings flying F-16C Fighting Falcons, F-35 Lightning IIs, and F-22 Raptor aircraft, and over 1,000 participants assigned to units across the Air National Guard (ANG) participate in Sentry Savannah 25-1, at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah Air National Guard...

www.dvidshub.net

 

[mdmonitor]

Couple Andrews GLF-5's up headed for Atlantic City area A/A 319.400.
VENUS-63 20-1941
VENUS-72 09-0525

Those Venus GL5's seem to be doing Hudson River run.

Some of the Langley F-22's,T-38's are working down at Savannah along with new F-16 operators from Indiana.

Sentry Savannah 25-1 kicks off

U.S. Airmen with multiple fighter wings flying F-16C Fighting Falcons, F-35 Lightning IIs, and F-22 Raptor aircraft, and over 1,000 participants assigned to units across the Air National Guard (ANG) participate in Sentry Savannah 25-1, at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah Air National Guard...

www.dvidshub.net

Mark

Couple more Venus' off ADW (Venus 62 & 73). Maybe same route as the other two this morning?

 

[Mark]

Mark

Couple more Venus' off ADW (Venus 62 & 73). Maybe same route as the other two this morning?

Rgr Ron just heard them A/A 319.400 talking about being permitted to stay low.
Maybe new crew seat swap this time? Flying so low hard to copy.

Navy Lakehurst doing some ground breaking on new MQ-25 drone testing for landings.

NAWCAD Lakehurst hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new test site capability | NAVAIR

On a day when the ground at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst was so cold it made digging into the dirt a challenge, a groundbreaking ceremony for an upgrade of the Runway Arrested Landing Site testing facility welcomed the start of a new chapter in the installation’s testing...

www.navair.navy.mil

 

[apex31]

Some of the Langley F-22's,T-38's are working down at Savannah along with new F-16 operators from Indiana.

Sentry Savannah 25-1 kicks off

U.S. Airmen with multiple fighter wings flying F-16C Fighting Falcons, F-35 Lightning IIs, and F-22 Raptor aircraft, and over 1,000 participants assigned to units across the Air National Guard (ANG) participate in Sentry Savannah 25-1, at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah Air National Guard...

www.dvidshub.net

DVIDS has nice photos of the Vipers and some WI F-35s that fell victim to last weeks snow storm. DVIDS - Tags - SentrySav25 - Page 1

 

[Mark]

See Potus #92-9000 coming SE from Las Vegas assume enroute Florida.
E-4B #75-0125 DANIC-66 shadowing along as well. Backup 09-0018 headed East also from Travis to KADW.

 

[Mark]

Very rare visitor French C-130 inbound Dover tonight.. Thick accent on apch 132.425.
CTM-1434 CTM1434 Air Support and Projection Brigade Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

 

[TerryPavlick]

09:40 EST AXLE21 GLF5

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Just thought it was a regular business jet until I looked up the company and saw what they do.....

x.com

x.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- I notice a Rawhide C-2 out of Norfolk out over the open ocean. Is there a carrier out there?

 

[TerryPavlick]

1015- I notice a Rawhide C-2 out of Norfolk out over the open ocean. Is there a carrier out there?

Ron

Maybe in this area (far right)

 

[mdmonitor]

1045- Strip 52 (E-6B # 163920) off PAX heading southwest.

 

[frank3si]

09:40 EST AXLE21 GLF5

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Just thought it was a regular business jet until I looked up the company and saw what they do.....

x.com

x.com

That HADES program is certainly a tangled web. A Google search brings up quite a few developments in recent days...

 

[RaleighGuy]

That HADES program is certainly a tangled web. A Google search brings up quite a few developments in recent days...

Army restarts work on new HADES spy plane program - Breaking Defense

The GAO has now released details about its decision to deny L3 Harris’s protest, including that the Army rated SNC's bid as cheaper and more technically sound.

breakingdefense.com

 

[RaleighGuy]

A few VP trips, day trip to Damascus VA, Doral FL, and back home Jan 31-Feb 3

5/6826 NOTAM Details

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[Mark]

Army restarts work on new HADES spy plane program - Breaking Defense

The GAO has now released details about its decision to deny L3 Harris’s protest, including that the Army rated SNC's bid as cheaper and more technically sound.

breakingdefense.com

OT: L-3 and SNC (Sierra Nevada) really banging heads on contracts..Always good to have competition

VP Vance gets to try out his own AF-2 tomorrow.. 5/6826 NOTAM Details
I think he visited as candidate that Hurricane damaged area of Western Va back in the Fall.

 

[RaleighGuy]

OT: Interesting set back for Trump's deportation flights last night. Two C17s scheduled to SKBO to drop deported Colombian nationals, but flights cancelled and Reuters (and others) reporting Columbia President refused to accept them with Petro saying Colombia would welcome home deported migrants on civilian planes, saying they should be treated with dignity and respect. Colombia's decision follows one by Mexico, which also refused a request last week to let a U.S. military aircraft land with migrants.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-petro-will-not-allow-us-planes-return-migrants-2025-01-26/

RCH539 06-6161 AE145F and RCH538 06-6163 AE1461 both were scheduled to fly to SKBO last night, but had the flights cancelled, and never flew to Columbia.

ACARS:
msg: AES:AE1461 GES: 0 2 .66163A - #MDINI/ID66163A,RCH538,PMRJ103RP026/MR0,0/AFKIAH, SKBO/TD,1150CA24
msg: AES:AE145F GES: 02 2 .66161A - #MDINI/ID66161A,RCH539,PMRJ102RP026/MR0,0/AFKNKX, SKBO/TD260900,0900B5B9

 

[RaleighGuy]

Belgium military flight headed for ADW from JFK

icao: 44F688

rego: CT-08

type: A400

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[Mark]

Philly Eagles game flyover at 3pm local had 4 F-16's.. Jersey Devils?

 

[TerryPavlick]

Philly Eagles game flyover at 3pm local had 4 F-16's.. Jersey Devils?

Correct ..... Air Air was 298.600 and Air Grd coordination on 294.725