Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[Mark]

Wilm Potus CAP up this morning by about 6am. TABOO-73 same McGuire tanker as yesterday 63-8003
with NOBLE 1,2. A/A 328.500
0850 NOBLE's tanking one last time as NOBLE-11 on their way in soon Huntress 260.900.
NOBLE-1 says he texted NOBLE-11 to enter at FL230... Short 3 hour shift by NOBLE 1,2..hmmm.
0908 local NOBLE-11 sounds A/A 373.825, NOBLE-1 getting flight plan back to Savannah ZDC 307.250
0914 NOBLE-1 flight on ZDC Brooke 285.450 direct Richmond. I haven't found today's Tanker Boom freq yet.
OK now on Boom freq 247.050 nose is cold NOBLE-12

 

[AirScan]

Any idea where SAM 288 is going and/or who is on it?

Maybe this ... Secretary Blinken.

 

[mdmonitor]

0910- Looks like Noble 01 is clearing out of CAP. Cleared to Richmond at FL240. Working ZDC Brooke (285.45) requesting direct Richmond. Also working ZDC Blackstone (235.625)

 

[Mark]

Getting constant carrier on 380.450 and slightly stronger 386.350. Could be local interference.
Maybe baby mic on somewhere near

 

[mdmonitor]

0940- Looks like tanker (# 58-0117) from Pittsburgh on way into relieve Taboo 73.

 

[brianmanig]

NOBLE11 just completed boom check with TABOO74. Advised they will be ready for first refuel in about 45 minutes.

 

[RaleighGuy]

58-0117 leaving CAP not seeing replacement at this time

58-0072 doing racetrack pattern west of Altoona PA unsure if related

 

[AirScan]

58-0072 doing racetrack pattern west of Altoona PA unsure if related

At the moment 58-0072 seems to be AR with a C-130 (99-1933).

 

[Mark]

58-0117 leaving CAP not seeing replacement at this time

Checking tape TABOO-74 declared a IFE due to Bleed Manifold failure so can't pressurize cabin correctly
so departing back to Pittsburgh.. Notice on rtb to Pittsburgh they are at lower altitude..
NOBLE-11 says we have enough for another hour then will have to divert around here somewhere and
you will lose us for tomorrow morning as well.
Lets see if McGuire can get the alert tanker up soon.. Maybe already have.. getting Boom coms on 247.050 Taboo-73 is back.
1140 NOBLE 11 says that should get us an extra 30 minutes till Alert tanker arrives. "Gonna be close on the timing"
NOBLE says if we get down to 2k we got to break off and divert.

1145 local here comes the Alert tanker KC-10 84-0189 off McGuire., Prob will be Taboo-99

 

[RaleighGuy]

84-0189 AE021C DC10 out of NJ looks like it is starting CAP duties

 

[Mark]

12:48 TABOO-11 warning off aircraft off Summit airport KEVY to turn South on 121.500.
No response and aircraft TOI seems to be circling.. NOBLE-12 did req altitude departure down to surface.
Not much heard after that..
13:07 NOBLE-21 coming into CAP but first hitting tanker as see you guys are busy.
13:40 NOBLE-11 flight departing to Savannah.
15:45 TABOO-75 63-8029 taking the CAP as TABOO-99 rtb McGuire.
1605 NOBLE-21 with Huntress 260.900 earlier say That is good news then says will hit tanker one more time
before RTB...
1610 NOBLE's chatting A/A 370.975 saying that previous TOI today should make the news if anyone saw it..

 

[ak3e]

Around 1300 saw a fighter close to my house near Rising Sun. It was dropping flares and herding a small plane to the south.
Could it have been TABOO-11? I was outside so didn't hear any comms. Also I'm not very good at identifying aircraft so not sure what kind
Of fighter jet it was.

 

[Hbright]

12:48 TABOO-11 warning off aircraft off Summit airport KEVY to turn South on 121.500.
No response and aircraft TOI seems to be circling.. NOBLE-12 did req altitude departure down to surface.
Not much heard after that..
13:07 NOBLE-21 coming into CAP but first hitting tanker as see you guys are busy.
13:40 NOBLE-11 flight departing to Savannah.
15:45 TABOO-75 63-8029 taking the CAP as TABOO-99 rtb McGuire.
1605 NOBLE-21 with Huntress 260.900 earlier say That is good news then says will hit tanker one more time
before RTB...
1610 NOBLE's chatting A/A 370.975 saying that previous TOI today should make the news if anyone saw it..

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intercept by F-16s over Chester County PA enforcing CAP

 

[AirScan]

13:40 NOBLE-11 flight departing to Savannah.

Checking the tape, when NOBLE 11-12 were leaving the CAP Huntress was asking them "how many Flares were expended for TOI-1" and "confirm how many headbutts" reply "four" and "how many headbutts with flares". Link - Headbutts.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Around 1300 saw a fighter close to my house near Rising Sun. It was dropping flares and herding a small plane to the south.
Could it have been TABOO-11? I was outside so didn't hear any comms. Also I'm not very good at identifying aircraft so not sure what kind
Of fighter jet it was.

Taboo was a tanker

 

[ak3e]

Ok Thanks rather new to the Mil-Air stuff.

 

[Mark]

1650 local NOBLE-21 flight departing the CAP heard shortly on ZDC 285.450 ZDC Brooke
NOBLE-31 in CAP seems new pilot.. Mentions he has traffic in his area at FL22k.
CAP is limited to FL 18K and below.. Some Pax planes at over 18k fly thru area mainly to Philly and beyond.
1930 local NOBLE-31 tally Tappy-75 tanker on 260.900.. Guess he doesn't like Taboo callsign.Superstitsous eh?
1939 NOBILE A/A 379.800 push Conr Satcom channel 42.. 297.525 comes active NORAD encrypted. Same as last time on CAP Satcoms.
UHF-MILSATCOM - The RadioReference Wiki
1948 ZNY Bigflat 270.300 active with mil type something -21

 

[jetcrafter]

1948 ZNY Bigflat 270.300 active with mil type something -21

I have MACE 21 here Mark.
Had him here since 0033z working ZBW on 269.3 then switching to Moncton Center on 368.5 (no joy multiple times) All check ins were at FL330 "non RVSM". Doesn't look like he's going to be using AR-20NE which is going hot at 0100z. Bummer. No idea who he is. Sounds like a single ship.

 

[RaleighGuy]

A look ahead for the week, two AF1 trips and a visitor coming into the area.

Monday, May 17, 2021
8:20 AM POTUS departs Wilmington, Delaware Delaware Air National Guard Base
9:15 AM POTUS arrives at the White House, landing on The Ellipse

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
POTUS will travel to Dearborn, Michigan to visit and deliver remarks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
POTUS will travel to New London, Connecticut, where he will deliver the keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy’s 140th Commencement Exercises.

Friday, May 21, 2021
H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, visits the White House. Look for the ROK version of AF1 to arrive Thursday or Friday.

 

[Mark]

I have MACE 21 here Mark.
Had him here since 0033z working ZBW on 269.3 then switching to Moncton Center on 368.5 (no joy multiple times) All check ins were at FL330 "non RVSM". Doesn't look like he's going to be using AR-20NE which is going hot at 0100z. Bummer. No idea who he is. Sounds like a single ship.

MACE is South Carolina ANG F-16 normally.. Maybe airspare for eventual travel perhaps.Nice catch..
I forgot about Wallops launch. They made it tonight on last chance.
So busy with CAP and dinner and other Ham stuff I forgot.. DOH!
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Warm temps expected here this week.. Time for our 17 year Cicadas to launch.. They were something else 17 years ago here in NE Maryland.
Mid to Late June they will be screaming loud Kind of cool. Sounds like Space aliens out in your backyard woods. I get tons of them.
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