Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[Mark]

Big event going on at Reagan library the annual RNDF Dec 3-4 starts tonight.
Sec of Defense there and maybe why all those Boxer flights to California earlier today.
First time in person since 2019 so seems all the big Dod Brass are going there.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) / Twitter

Got the attention of WZ.. A lot more than I thought
A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California (thedrive.com)

0600 local A CFC 4379 A310 tanker circling over Scotland awaiting some CFC Hornets.

 

[Mark]

So this is where some Hueys go after US is done with them..
Seems the AN-124 picked them up at Huntsville then on to Sarajevo.
Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) / Twitter

UR-82072 Flight Tracking and History 03-Dec-2021 (KHSV-SJJ / LQSA) - FlightAware

 

[morfis]

0600 local A CFC 4379 A310 tanker circling over Scotland awaiting some CFC Hornets.

Probably just wasteing fuel then drop back into Prestwick as the two fighters have cancelled.
Not sure what this will do to Modays movement of the others as the same tanker was due to return to the UK to pick them up then.

 

[morfis]

Probably just wasteing fuel then drop back into Prestwick as the two fighters have cancelled (might retry this afternoon).
Not sure what this will do to Modays movement of the others as the same tanker was due to return to the UK to pick them up then.

 

[BM82557]

BANKER 03, NOBLE 01 & 02 -- 260.9/263.2, boom freq most likely will be 247.05 (HUNTRESS said 240.05)

 

[RichardKramer]

Yesterday @1330L Mystic 23 (UH60) flew over my suv while at the Reading hospital lot. Not showing on adsb, Reading app 125.15/tower 119.9; on to Harrisburg app 124.1; then Muir tower 126.2.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Air,

Thanks for the confirmation. I don't think it is a temp sub, 254.3 hasn't been heard for quite awhile & 307.275 has been heard for some time now.

Thanks FAA for publishing change

Nice work guys - was tied up with floor installation at the house today - not much monitoring accomplished.

 

[mdmonitor]

0855- Angry flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) off ADW heading for PAX areas. Working ZDC Patuxent (281.4) & discrete (285.225). They are closely followed by Wild 1 flt (2 XC F-16s) & Scary flt (2 X F-16s). Wilds on discrete (235.175). All working w/Bay Watch (305.2) in R-6609 exclusive. Scary on discrete (319.175). Wilds mention trying to use tacan chnl 70 as point of reference.

0925- SAM 833 (C-37 # 99-0402) transiting area at FL400 heading southwest. Departed from NYC.

 

[Mark]

A couple of THUGS working way West to Nellis?
THUG-93 C-17 00-0175 out of McGuire
THUG-81 C-17 04-4130 THUG-82 07-7189 out of Pope AAF
THUG-21 C-17 09-9207 followed by THUG-22 C-17 97-0041 out of Charleston.
Could be one of those Vegas MAFEX exercises.
THUG-81,82 out of Pope flying low at FL 240.Must be really loaded up with drop gear,paratroopers?
No C-130 Hercs either. Must be a C-17 only show for now.
THUG-52 C-17 99-0058 and THUG-41 C-17 88-0265 showing on ground at McChord.

 

[Mark]

0945 TEAM-61 flight of 3 KC-10's off McGuire starting off heading Southwest.
0955 TEAM-61 flight on ZDC 121.025 req block 250-290 A/A 268.025
0957 TEAM-61 does radio check on 121.025.. L+C.
0958 TEAM-61 push ZDC Snow Hill 132.550
1000 TEAMS on A/A talk about sw Tacans for the fighters. Maybe headed for Cape Charles to meet some Navy types?
1007 TEAM-61 looking for ORF direct before we turn out to AR-636. TEAM-63 will separate for now.132.550
1008 "Tally Ho fighters low at our 11 oclock" 268.025
1010 a BASH flight of 4 on GK climbing up. Airport Detail: NTU | LiveATC.net
1014 BLUE freq will be 233.525 and RED 257.075?

 

[mdmonitor]

0957- Team 61 flt working down the coast. Working on discrete (268.025)

Oops!! sorry, didn't see Mark's post

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1000 - Picking up Barnes F-15s on 264.850 sounds like they’re coming to Viper.

 

[Mark]

1020 Here comes OPEC-64 KC-46 #19-46060 down the Coast from McGuire. Thought I heard someone going to W-386
to work.
1025 OPEC-64 on ZDC 132.550 maintain present heading. Maybe coming down to join up with TEAMS?
1027 OPEC-64 direct Norfolk on 132.550.Sure a mess of Civ jets up and down the same corridor..ATC giving them hard time on any changes.
1031 TEAM gets OPEC-61 on A/A 268.025. Think he meant OPEC-64.
1040 OPEC-64 on GK feed FL 210 will be tanking with TEAM-63 in AR-636
1048 SLAM-1 flight of 4 will rtb Langley on GK after they tanked.
I guess SLAM and BASH callsigns all Langley VA ANG F-22's.
So far seems McGuire keeping old callsigns with the new KC-46's TEAM and OPEC

 

[Tech792]

1030- Hearing A/A 140.10.......maybe from one of the warning areas. Heard someone check in on 255.0 but couldn't make out callsign.
1040- HOSER 11 (KC-135R) out of KWRI checking in with GK 255.0

 

[mdmonitor]

Looks like busy ANG drill weekend for the local guys. MD ANG A-10s also up working Kiowa Range (233.45) & on CAS discrete (228.1).

 

[Mark]

1050 CPS-62 KC-135 N573MA headed offshore today a bit more South from yesterday maybe
working Truman aircraft as she heads South?
Nice the Navy now has its own dedicated tanker along the Southeast Coast. Can stop pestering the USAF

Four C-130J's off Nellis callsigns OUTLAWs .popular MAFEX callsign for C-130 types.
McGuire Res showed flight today direct Tonapah. Possible all the C-17 THUGS going there first maybe AR-625H?
They seem to be headed that way rather than Nellis.

11:18 Locally heard some A/A 262.025 say push it up and now Pa range 233.450 is hot with COLT-21 talking
about GBU's and tree lines.

Sure a mess of OUTLAW C-130's out of New Mexico westbound.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Listener in KY posted:

11707.0 C-17 THUG 31 & HOT ROD 10 in USB comms at 1600 UTC.

 

[freqhopping]

I noticed some semi-identified Army aircraft on ADSBx today. AE35CC R01903 and AE35CD R01970. Low and slow into KMCH from Wichita. Seemed a bit to fast for helos and listening to KMCH tower they were using the taxiways so they seem to be fixed wing. Some new Cessna/Textron single-engine? For USMA? Wait and see for now.

These guys are passing Harrisburg right now.

 

[mdmonitor]

1150- NH ANG KC-46 # 18-46020 (Banker 04) entering the CAP.

 

[freqhopping]

ARMY1903 and 1970 with NY App 132.75.

1216- Landing at Stewart. Getting gas at Signature then going to the Army hangar.
Does seem to be new planes for the flying club, but what exactly?