Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

0933- Wild flt (F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) working discrete (143.6) & ZDC Sea Isle (281.45). Check into W107/108 (255.0) & advises Giantkiller that they will be MARSA w/Colts (A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG), Satan (F-16s 119th FS NJ ANG) & Steel (KC-135Rs 171st ARS PA ANG). Wild advises Giantkiller to let Steel know they can use the entire W107 airspace above FL250.

0935- Lots of acty out in W386. Freqs: 238.1/238.825/257.075/292.3/350.05. Callsigns: Migs ( 4 X T-38s), Hypo (4 X F-22s), Grim (4 X F-22s)

0948- Euro 31 (T-38 468th FTS Sheppard AFB TX) off ACY working ZDC Casino (285.4) & ZDC Salisbury (257.7). Euro11 left a little earlier and is working way down the coastline.

0955- Macho 80 (T-38C 469th FTS Sheppard Air Force Base, TX) off ACY working ZDC Casino (285.4) & ZDC Swann (360.7). Macho 80 is heading west, different from the Euros. Working ZDC Pinion (307.025)

 

[mdmonitor]

1012- Macho 80 now turning south working ZDC Gordonsville (351.9)

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1035 - WEASEL 11 (x2 VTANG F-35s) checking in on Viper Common (226.300)
A-A on 226.800, 314.400, and 234.800

1046 - Huntress on 260.900, unreadable comms.

 

[mdmonitor]

1045- Steel 62 (KC-135R # 58-0054 171st ARS PA ANG) working Steel Control (311.0) w/inbound msg & write ups. Had been out in W107.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

KINGFISH and possibly another flight with WEASEL.

1120 - (226.300) WEASEL asking KINGFISH if anyone is in the Lowville or Tupper South MOAs, WEASEL flight heading there for a 1v1.

 

[BM82557]

Someone out of Quantico all over the area, including Mount Weather --

 

[Chris52]

PAT10 calling Guardian Alpha multiple times on 241.0000. Finally answered and now talking about Quantico and being 1500ft and just south of Mannassas

 

[mdmonitor]

1135- Prettyboy (E-6B TACAMO) working Snowcone (GEP) advising take off time 1512Z.

 

[Chris52]

RIDER75, DECEE41, and Hex:AE69DA all close together heading toward Richmond. I’m still new here and was wondering if there was a rhyme or reason for this ? Thank you

 

[Hbright]

Someone out of Quantico all over the area, including Mount Weather --



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1140- Nighthawk 11 on 134.350 approaching mixing bowl (I-495 & I-95) requesting freq switch to KDAA

 

[mdmonitor]

RIDER75, DECEE41, and Hex:AE69DA all close together heading toward Richmond. I’m still new here and was wondering if there was a rhyme or reason for this ? Thank you

Chris,

DeeCee 41 was probably working AAR training w/Rider 75.

 

[Hbright]

Wilmington TFR issued starting tomorrow, nothing official from WH.

Effective Date(s):
		From August 19, 2021 at 1800 UTC (August 19, 2021 at 1400 EDT)
		To August 23, 2021 at 0130 UTC (August 22, 2021 at 2130 EDT)

1/0454 NOTAM Details

1/0453 NOTAM Details

TFR now cancelled.

 

[Chris52]

Chris,

DeeCee 41 was probably working AAR training w/Rider 75.

DeeCee41flew smack dab over my house ! Amazing ! I’m glad I caught that. That made my day

 

[GriffissSpotter]

TIGER 11 (x2) (B-2s out of Whiteman) with BARKEATER on 244.500 looking to drop 11 Mark 84s in total at the Fort Drum ranges.

Also I have SPADE 41 flight possibly heading South from Griffiss, not sure if they’re heading back home or not.

 

[mdmonitor]

1337- Just heard Spade 41 flt (self id as 2) working ZNY Milton (269.1) Must be heading home. Then working ZNY Harrisburg (270.3). Chat w/ATC controller who evidently used to work on Harriers. Next is ZNY Westminster (323.3)> ZDC Hagerstown (227.125)> ZDC Swann (360.7)

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1337- Just heard Spades working ZNY Milton (269.1) Must be heading home.

Did they give a number of how many?

I’ve got SPADE 31 flight headed down there too.

 

[bpittman]

Getting for the first time signals on 138.075 but only a heavy "white noise" type audio. This freq has been in the scanner for several years with no joy. Now it's busy. MDANG maybe?

 

[mdmonitor]

1402- Hearing some weak trfc on ZNY Elmira (298.9). No calls heard. Same voices now on ZNY Phillipsburg (306.2) Maybe the B-2s heading home? Hearing Tigers chatting on A-A (319.5).

 

[mdmonitor]

Did they give a number of how many?

I’ve got SPADE 31 flight headed down there too.

Spade 41 id'ed as flt of 2.

 

[mdmonitor]

1415- Spade 31 (id as 2) working ZNY Harrisburg (270.3).