Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[morfis]

Asa a follow on as possibly of interest even though no longer USA -
BLUE41 just made 30 mikes out call to BANTER at Mildenhall. 10 souls on board, landing with 65K, no cargo, no pax.
RETRO91-93 up on quarters for their a/a

 

[TerryPavlick]

RRR2135 (ZZ343 Hex 43C700) passing over our way headed NE bound...

RRR2135 UK Royal Air Force Transport Flight Tracking and History 08-Mar-2021 - FlightAware

Track UK Royal Air Force Transport #2135 flight from Harry Reid Intl to RAF Brize Norton

flightaware.com

 

[AirScan]

Couple of Minot BUFFs heading your way. I'm guessing they will turn well before that but you never know ?

 

[mdmonitor]

1235- Executive 1 Foxtrot (C-32 # 98-0002 ADFEB8) off ADW heading northwest

 

[mdmonitor]

1330- Pixie 49 (E-6B # 162920 AE0412 VQ-4 Det) off McGuire heading south.

1353- Scan 05 (CRJ-7 N805X NGTF) working discrete (123.225) running orbits over Delaware & MD Eastern Shore, anchor point is Georgetown DE.

 

[mdmonitor]

1553- SAM 750 (C-40 # 01-0015 AE115D) off ADW heading southwest.

1614- IAM 0114 (Italian AF KC-46 MM62227) off ADW heading west.

 

[Tech792]

1816 local- Noticed a B-52 over Nebraska heading south. Track originated out of Barksdale. Looks like he went up to Minot.

 

[BM82557]

More fallout on the F-35 --

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

The large-scale modernization promised under the upcoming defense review is likely to be tempered by some severe force reductions

www.thedrive.com

 

[Mark]

More fallout on the F-35 --

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

The large-scale modernization promised under the upcoming defense review is likely to be tempered by some severe force reductions

www.thedrive.com

Saw article of Wash State Pol bashing the F-35 but that is Boeing Country so kind of read between the lines.
The new Boeing F-15Ex is about same price now course it makes a better bomber.. Follow the money then the comments

 

[Yocuz]

1700- From my log Greenhawk08?? 285.4 (ZDC Sea Isle) heading to NAS Oceana flight level 16.5

Did anyone catch it in VA or south of NJ? Was that a good callsign?

 

[Tech792]

1700- From my log Greenhawk08?? 285.4 (ZDC Sea Isle) heading to NAS Oceana flight level 16.5

Did anyone catch it in VA or south of NJ? Was that a good callsign?

You were close. GREYHAWK. Either a E2 or C2 out of Oceana or Norfolk (Chambers Field)

 

[mdmonitor]

0808- SAM 800 (C-37 # 18-1942 AE6961) off ADW heading west.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry is on travel to London, Brussels, and Paris from March 8-10, 2021

 

[AirScan]

MDUSA 95 off WRI westbound. Requested a hold for some reason before continuing (couldn't hear reason). One of the aircraft that did that high Arctic flight. Don't seem to be heading back to McConnell so wondering if they are on some sort of tour/test flight mission ?

10:45 EST- checked on with ZMP (LiveATC) inbound to AR607 to AR with "WOLF Flight". Explains the hold for timing I guess.

 

[mdmonitor]

1120- Two unid acft (no calls noted) chatting on DHS discrete (136.375). One acft mentions going to Tipton Airfield on Ft Meade

1125- Topcat 4 (KC-135R # 62-3508 AE05A5 108th ARW) & Epic 31 (C-17 # 93-0602 AE07DC 156th AS NC-ANG Charlotte NC) working AAR in W386/AR636.

1128- Marlin flt (3 X T-38s 71st FS) working in W386 w/several flts of F-22s (233.525/285.15/315.85)

1130- Gecko 07 (C-27J # 10-27030 AE4CFE USASOC Ft. Bragg NC) working Phillips AAF (126.15) reporting 13 jumpers away.

1135- KC-135R # 59-1467 AE0385 171st ARW PA ANG Pittsburgh) setting up for Decoy 99 (C-17 # 00-0181 AE0817 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg) and AR training in AR218. Some weak chat on AR 218 primary (274.45).

1143- Mussel 50 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn) working Mussel Control (293.6) w/ops normal report.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Found interesting list of routes for DC Gov't fleet of helos.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1369337872151678982

 

[mdmonitor]

1215- SAM 756 (C-37 # 07-0401 AE010E) off ADW heading southwest.

1300- SAM 875 (C-37 # 97-0400 AE010D) off ADW heading west

 

[robert16627]

You were close. GREYHAWK. Either a E2 or C2 out of Oceana or Norfolk (Chambers Field)

I thought NAS Norfolk was shut down for 6(?) months due to runway construction.

 

[mdmonitor]

1309- Bengal 45 (unid) working ZDC Casino (285.4) to check in at FL27 and 19 miles south of Salisbury MD. I have several choices for Bengal;
BENGAL F-18D VMFA(AW)-224 MCAS BEAUFORT SC
BENGAL F-16C/J 79th FS Shaw AFB SC
BENGAL P-3C NAS JACKSONVILLE FL

 

[jackeg]

I thought NAS Norfolk was shut down for 6(?) months due to runway construction.

All fixed wing aircraft based out of NAS Chambers were moved to NAS Oceana and are operating out of there.