Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[RaleighGuy]

Are there any specific freqs that will be interesting to listen to for the 20th? obviously 121.5 lol

I'd start your search on the 18th

 

[mdmonitor]

I'd start your search on the 18th

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Here's my list from the 2016 Inauguration. Some of it changes and some deleted but still a good place to start.

The Coast Guard is tasked with airborne homeland security patrols and intercepting unauthorized aircraft entering restricted airspace over D.C. These helicopters use scrolling banner signs that tell pilots to contact them on 121.5 (122.75 has been used for training exercises), where they are given further instructions. Coast Guard helos assigned to D.C. are known as “Blackjack” because they originate from Air Station Atlantic City. They operate locally from Hangar #7 at National Airport.

Coast Guard
156.8000 s Marine Ch. 16 (Hailing, Distress)
156.8500 s Marine Ch. 17 (D.C. harbor patrol coord.)
157.0500 s Marine Ch. 21 (CG, Blackjack helos)
157.1500 s Marine Ch. 23 (CG Sta. Washington)
162.0500 s [ $293] CG-108
165.3125 s [ $293] CG-121 (CG Sta. Washington)
412.9750 s [ $293] CG-409 (CG aircraft and cutters)
345.0000 s Coast Guard Aircraft (primary)
237.9000 s Coast Guard Aircraft (secondary)
326.1500 s Coast Guard Aircraft (working primary)
379.0500 s Coast Guard Aircraft (working secondary)

The USCG has more than 40 non-marine channels available for use. On the water, the agency will establish this security zone on the Potomac and Anacostia during the inaugural period.




Joint Base Andrews (KADW) Aviation Freqs

ANDREWS TOWER: 118.4 349.0
ANDREWS GROUND: 121.8 275.8
POTOMAC APPROACH: 128.0 269.0
POTOMAC APPROACH: 118.675 323.175
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 118.95(WEST) 125.65(EAST) 257.2(WEST) 348.725(EAST)
POTOMAC APPROACH/DEPARTURE 323.175
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.55 285.475
AFRC 756th ARS OPS: 351.2
DC ANG 201st AS Ops/CP 314.25
US Navy VR-53 Ops/CP 328.4
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PMSV METRO: 344.6
ANDREWS COMMAND POST (c/ss Griffin): 378.1/141.55 (AM)
RDR: 128.35 257.2 286.6 301.5 316.7
PTD: 139.3 (AM) 372.2
SPISY STAR: 133.75 254.35
GCA: 125.35 335.5 360.8 379.2
TIKEE STAR: 120.45 306.925
VUDOO STAR: 126.4 282.375
DC ANG 121st FS Supervisor of Flying (SOF) 139.9 (AM) 234.8
Air Force 1/SAM A-A 292.8
1st Helo Squad, 89th A/W, (c/ss "Musel") 141.700 (AM) / 292.200
DC ANG 121st FS A-A discretes (all AM) 138.025/139.15/139.45/143.15/143.6/143.85


Fort Belvoir/Davison Army Airfield (KDAA)

Davison Army Airfield provides "shuttle" services around the Military District of Washington for military VIPs.


118.850 Davison AAF GCA/P
119.950 Davison AAF RADAR
121.900 Ground Control
126.300 Tower
139.400 Davison AAF Metro “Davey Ops”
229.400 Tower
241.000 US Army common
245.200 Clearance Delivery/Ground Control
246.800 Army National Guard, Air to Air
255.700 Army National Guard, Air to Air

Pentagon Heliport (KJPN)
143.100 Tower
231.300 Tower
268.000 Wheelhouse Pentagon switchboard
287.600 Foghorn Control

The Marine Corps presidential and vice presidential executive flight squadron is known to the military as HMX-1, to the Secret Service as Nighthawk, and to the public as Marine 1 or 2. HMX-1 helos & V-22 Ospreys are based at MCAF Quantico VA, but often stage at the old Naval Air Station in Anacostia.

USMC Executive Flight Squadron (HMX-1), MCAF Quantico VA (KNYG)

Quantico ATIS 263.150
Quantico BASE OPS 355.3
Quantico GND 340.200
Quantico APP 127.05/290.375
Quantico TWR 118.600/360.2
Quantico Common 265.8
Quantico Helipad 375.0
HMX-1 CONTROL 277.175
HMX-1 discrete 273.950
HMX-1 discrete 143.825 (AM)
HMX-1 discrete (c/ss NIGHTHAWK) 142.75 (AM)
HMX-1 Ops 276.4
HMX-1 Base 318.9
HMX-1 Maintenance 320.4


Combat Air Patrols


139.700 (AM) Huntress, Coast Guard Helos
260.900 Huntress, CAPs
228.900 Huntress
135.525 Guard Dog CAP Ctrl
350.250 Guard Dog


Here are other important aviation frequencies including 134.35 which is especially useful to identify what helicopters are flying over D.C.

National Airport (Mount Vernon Sector)
118.300 / 306.300 Final East DCAFE
118.950 / 257.200 Departure West (loiterers over D.C.)
119.100 / 257.600 Reagan Tower
119.300 / 335.500 Approach ADWAR
119.850 / 322.300 Approach West QJAAY
134.350 / 257.600 Wash Helo Control
121.050 / 343.700 West 10,000' up to FL 230 FLUKY
121.500 / 243.000 Aircraft Emergency
124.000 / 279.575 Andrews for Arl Flyovers, ADWFR
124.200 / 269.000 Approach East ENSUE
124.700 / 338.200 Final West DCAFW
125.650 / 348.725 East 9500' & below KRANT
126.550 / 269.500 East 10,000' up to FL 190 DAILY
126.550 / 269.500 Dep. East 10K ft up to FL 190 DAILY
128.350 / 270.275 App. SE 19K ft down to 3K ft DEALE

Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

Don’t confuse Combat Air Patrols with the Civil Air Patrol, both CAP! The Civil Air Patrol radio nets are typically activated to support the inauguration. See Radio Reference for other simplex channels that could also be used.

143.900 Maryland Civil Air Patrol (FM Mode)
148.1250 r/s [varies] (143.55 in)
148.1500 r/s [136.5] (143.7 in)
148.1375 r/s [varies] (143.625 in)
150.5625 s [151.4] Falcon Virgo intercept exercises


Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aviation assests

DHS discrete 136.275 (AM) (FBI)
DHS discrete 136.375 (AM) (Customs)
DHS discrete 136.475 (AM)

 

[jpeterson24]

The Coast Guard is tasked with airborne homeland security patrols and intercepting unauthorized aircraft entering restricted airspace over D.C.

To clarify, NORAD has responsibility for surveillance and intercept of airborne threats. They just happen to use USCG (and other DHS & DOD) planes to do the intercept if the situation provides for it (e.g., a slow-moving aircraft).

 

[Bjc123]

Wow thanks for the great list!

 

[Mark]

1710 local "Victor Victor Alpha Xray 441" Navy C-130T calling McGuire CP on 237.150 no joy so far..

1605 local Looks like VVAX-441 inbound Jacksonville NAS... Returning her? Weekend Reserve duty done. They kept busy.

 

[Mark]

I'd start your search on the 18th

Amtrak Road/Dispatch channel 160.920

 

[ka3jjz]

Didn't I read somewhere that 121.5 has been all but abandoned due to the number of false hits - hard landings sometimes tripping the emergency frequency? Mike

[edit] US Park Police have left their old frequencies and gone encrypted...

 

[Mark]

Didn't I read somewhere that 121.5 has been all but abandoned due to the number of false hits - hard landings sometimes tripping the emergency frequency? Mike

I still get occasional lost Airliner on 121.500 looking for next ZDC Wash Ctr freq. Possible emergency beacons are on different freq now?
Always fun once in a while when pilot gives landing message to passengers on 121.500 and not cabin Mike.
Boy do other pilots let you know

 

[Bjc123]

121.5 is very much still active the FAR-AIM encourages pilots to monitor it when flying. And interception calls are made on 121.5.

 

[autovon]

The only thing that changed for 121.5 is the SAR satellites no longer monitor it for ELTs.

 

[mdmonitor]

0515- SAM 453 (C-40 # 02-0042 AE11F8) off ADW heading northwest.

 

[Chris52]

Interesting flight path

 

[Mark]

Interesting flight path

The one amazing thing you can count on from Navy-E-6B's Always unpredictable.
They wouldn't want it any other way
Unless routine swap between Offutt and Pax River forget trying to figure them out LOL

 

[mdmonitor]

Biden to use Gordons Pond parking lot for Marine One - Cape Gazette

Biden to use Gordons Pond parking lot for Marine One

 

[mdmonitor]

0840- 71st FS T-38s Vodka 1 & 2 out in W386 w/F-22s. Freqs in use 228.45/233.625/233.65/257.075/305.6 (Langley SOF). F-22s also working ZDC Snow Hill (236.825)

 

[mdmonitor]

0910- Sam 434 (C-32 #$ 98-0001 ADFEB7) off ADW heading west. Turned back towards ADW then worked tower (118.4) to clear up some routing issue then back on route.

0915- Zella 61 (E-6B # 173920 AE-412 VQ-4 Det) off PAX heading east out over Atlantic.

0920- Couple of 1st Helo Sqdn UH-1s working on discrete (225.6) & w/ADW tower (118.4)

0930- Tester 14 (T-38C # 674943 AE138E NTPS) working NTPS Ops (123.2 & 264.15) w/local wx PIREP.

0935- Milo, Diddy, Fire & Cowboy flts (F-22s) working in W386 (238.1). Milo flt working on discrete (358.85)

 

[mdmonitor]

1009- Marlin flt (T-38s 71st FS) working Giantkiller (238.1) requesting RTB Langley via Snow Hill. Iceman flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS) working discrete (350.05).

1017- Blackjack 1 (MH-65D CGAS Wash) working Potomac (125.65) coordinating intercept training.

1035- Evac 15748 (C-130J # 11-5748 AE4E14) off ADW (118.4 & 125.65).

 

[BM82557]

Venus 93 C-32 99-0003 ADFEB9 has been in the pattern for a while at MRB

 

[mdmonitor]

1245- SAM 488 (C-37 # 06-0500 AE206D) on approach to ADW. Departed from Brussels. Left ADW on 3 Jan as SAM 486.

1308- ???-41 advising ADW tower (118.4) they are inbound for DV pickup and fuel. ADS-B showing UC-35 # 165741 DDF1589 AE04AF. Database shows acft subordinate to MAW-4. Did anyone else hear the callsign?

1315- W386 busy again. 71st FS T-38 (Marlin) with couple of flts of F-22s. Freqs: 233.525/238.825/350.05

 

[mdmonitor]

1330- DeeCee 11 (KC-135R # 57-1749 AE0210 756th ARS) started out by doing several approaches at ADW and is now heading west at FL280.

1345- Italian AF KC-46 (IAM1438 MM62227) working way south through the area at FL280.. Departed from Military Airport Mario de Bernadi, just south of Rome.