Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

Didn't have much time for monitoring today, but did get a couple of good hits

Frequencies (other than local Balto/Wash area ATC) w/milair heard from my QTH (Glen Burnie MD (390747N 763711W)

Date: 28 April 2021


VHF:

120.05 PAX A/D/Pioneer 11
118.4 ADW tower/Marine 374
123.7 PAX tower
127.95 PAX A/D
118125 Giantkiller
132.425 DOV A/D/Reach 221
126.35 DOV tower/Reach 221
124.1 Harrisburg A/D/Baton 51
126.2 Weide AAF/Guard 913
135.525 ZDC Guard Dog discrete

UHF

283.1 Warren Grove MOA
310.15 Shado Maintenance/Town 64
266.6 MD ANG A-10s
275.7 MD ANG A-10s/ Raven Ops
354.15 ZDC Kenton
271.4 MD ANG A-10s
238.825 149th FS VA ANG/Slam flt
262.025 149th FS VA ANG
350.05 Giantkiller W386 common
270.8 Bay Watch/Tester
395.1 193rd SOS PA ANG CP/Baton 51
269.625 Potomac/Score 12
313.7 PAX test discrete/Score 12, Steeljaw 63
281.4 ZDC Patuxent/Score 12
345.1 PAX VX-20 test discrete/Score 12
350.25 ZDC Guard Dog discrete
247.05 Guard Dog CAP boom freq
236.525 ZDC Blackstone/Salty Dog 05.
370.975 Noble CAP ftr A-A

 

[mdmonitor]

2249- Nobles heading to Savannah. Working ZDC Montebello (284.7). Zombie 28 heading out as well. Working ZNY Middleton (322.4) & cleared direct to McGuire.

 

[mdmonitor]

Spike in Russian aircraft intercepts straining Air Force crews in Alaska, three-star says

Intercepting record numbers of Russian aircraft off of North America’s west coast has strained Air Force units in Alaska.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[morfis]

CLEAN61 which dragged the equally ugly but slightly less guzzly pair of VT F35As yesterday is also being prepped for it's homeward journey at this time

...24 hours and several rolls of gaffer tape later it has managed to leave the ground this morning, 85-0031 now oceanic


85-0031

 

[mdmonitor]

0735- SAM 274 (C-40 # 01-0015 AE115D) off ADW heading west.

0743- CAP 742 (Cessna 172 N742CP DOV) advises they are inbound to R4006 to work with "the fighters" then they will RTB to DOV. At 0758 CAP 799 (Cessna-172 N399CV) also entering R4006 " for the exercise".

0800- SAM 328 (C-37 # 97-0400 AE010D) inbound to ADW. Departed from Geilenkirchen GE.

 

[mdmonitor]

0815- Brave flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) heading to PAX area to work with CAP acft. Brave flt using new (for me) discrete freq 237.25.

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP travel to Baltimore this afternoon.

At 1:15PM EDT, the Vice President will travel to Baltimore, Maryland.

At 2:20PM EDT, the Vice President will tour a COVID vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium.

At 4:10PM EDT, the Vice President will depart Baltimore en route Washington, DC.

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- ADS-B showing E-4B # 74-0787 ADFEB5 (Night 76) over Lynchburg VA heading north.

 

[mdmonitor]

0945- 756th ARS KC-135R # 61-0307 (Drago 51) active over the DC area.

0950- SAM 265 (C-40 # 01-0041 AE11F6) off ADW heading west.

0953- CG 6553 (MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City NJ) advising Potomac they have finished in the AI (airborne intercept) area and are heading to Atlantic City.

0955- Axeman flt (4 X A10Cs 104th FS MD ANG) working Bay Watch for entry into R4006 South & R6609. Requests to use chaff & flares in the restricted area. Axeman advises they will be tanking w/Topcat 4.

 

[mdmonitor]

1040- Abnet 34 (C-17 # 07-7171 6th AS) & KC-10 # 84-0192 working AAR training at FL260 over Martinsburg WVA.

 

[BM82557]

ADSB Exchange showed KC-135 DRAGO 51 61-0307 AE049A over Arlington National Cemetery at 11:02 local

 

[mdmonitor]

1112- Axeman flt refueling w/Topcat 4 on 295.4--new AAR freq for me

 

[AirScan]

Looks kinda like GOLD 71 might be meeing up with with CLEAN 61 around Montreal ?

 

[RaleighGuy]

There’s been a delay with the scheduled 10:10am M1 departure as POTUS taped an interview with NBC just before. Pool has been standing in position at the Ellipse for over an hour

M1 and a second chopper were wheels up at 11:23am

 

[mdmonitor]

1135- Topcat 4 (KC-135R # 62-3508 AE05A5 if finished refueling Axemans and would like to do some ILS approaches at PAX.

 

[mdmonitor]

There’s been a delay with the scheduled 10:10am M1 departure as POTUS taped an interview with NBC just before. Pool has been standing in position at the Ellipse for over an hour

M1 and a second chopper were wheels up at 11:23am

1148- VC-25 # 82-8000 off ADW heading for Atlanta. AF1 back-up (C-32 # 09-0016) off ADW at 1200.

1205- Topcat 4 now doing approaches at DOV.

1205- ADS-B showing Jena 2 (B-757 N119NA A04ECF Dep't of Justice) transiting area heading northeast.

1210- Key 81 (KC-135R #57-1486153RD ARS MS ANG Meridian MS) off ADW heading home to Miss.

 

[AirScan]

Looks kinda like GOLD 71 might be meeing up with with CLEAN 61 around Montreal ?

I guess not. They were both low so though they might be dragging but I guess they were down there because of the turbulence reported at the higher altitudes ? I guess they are both just RTB empty after their Coronet missions ?

 

[mdmonitor]

1325- Two HMX-1 acft (Nighthawk 2 & 8) working discrete (143.825 FM) then QSY BWI tower. VPOTUS visit to Baltimore.

1358- Axeman flt of 2 back in PAX areas for afternoon work.

 

[mdmonitor]

1358- Axeman 1 flt (2X A10cs) & Axeman 3 flt (2 X A-10Cs) back in PAX areas R-4006 South for afternoon work.

1415- After Drago 51 finished his flyover of Arlington he headed south and worked in AR228 (near Johnson City TN) & is now heading back home. ADS-B still showing Drago 51 ident & using voice call Drago 51 upon landing.

 

[Mark]

1236 local SPUR-96 inbound McGuire with 45k on fuel need to go to 130k total.
Req Trans for 5 people aircraft is code 1.

I see RCH-398 C-5M 86-0024 went East thru the Med today.. Surprised they didn't do westbound from Travis.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Twitter: "Right now, a @usairforce C-5M Super Galaxy and a C-17 Globemaster III are en route to India from @Travis60AMW. They’re carrying oxygen cylinders/regulators, rapid diagnostic kits, N95 masks, and pulse oximeters. Thanks to @USAID for the supplies & to all involved in the effort. https://t.co/awtUFrT30D" / Twitter