Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Interesting article about the NATO C-17s (the BARTOK we heard yesterday). The one through here yesterday was # 02. There are three C-17s in the Strategic Airlift Consortium SAC # 01, SAC # 02 & SAC # 03.

Team Airlift - Air Force Magazine

Eleven European air forces will pool their talents with the US to make the most of three C-17 transpor

www.airforcemag.com

Another interesting article about the Boeing operation in San Antonio TX (where BARTOK 99 departed yesterday). Side note: when I was in USAF, I spent 18 months at the old Kelly AFB.

Boeing Spending Millions on Upgrades, Doubling Workforce at Port San Antonio

This summer, Boeing will begin modernizing the Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets as part of its growing scope of work at Port San Antonio.

sanantonioreport.org

As Paul Harvey used to say " Now you know the rest of the story"

 

[mdmonitor]

0742- Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01 CGAS Wash) off DCA working Potomac (119.7) & DOV approach (134.425) on way to Wildwood NJ.

0810- Reach 886 (C-17 # 00-0181 AE0817) land at Martinsburg. Departed from Pope AFB NC.

 

[mdmonitor]

0855- Score 54 (KC-130J # 166511 AE1255 VX-20) working low level acty at Wilmington DE. Rare acty from PAX on a weekend.

0919- Score 54 looks to be on approach for Stewart ANGB NY (Newburgh). The VMGR guys at Stewart also fly KC-130Js so may their swapping war stories. Interesting that the whole flt up there has been at 6,000 ft or less.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Have been tracking SAM flts since first of the year. I notice that to date there have been several (5) flts from ADW to Colorado Springs & return on the same day. Just wondering if it might be something to do with USAF high-ranking personnel going out to the USAF Academy for speeches, working groups, seminars/war games.

 

[TerryPavlick]

0742- Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01 CGAS Wash) off DCA working Potomac (119.7) & DOV approach (134.425) on way to Wildwood NJ.

0810- Reach 886 (C-17 # 00-0181 AE0817) land at Martinsburg. Departed from Pope AFB NC.

Ron

Look what I found sitting at Cape May Wildwood Airport (KWWD)...thanks for the heads up.

Terry

 

[mdmonitor]

0922- SAM 777 (C-37 # 11-0550 AE4DDD) off ADW heading northeast.

0929- SAM 840 (C-37 # 18-1942 AE6961) off ADW heading southwest.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Guys,

Interesting article about the NATO C-17s (the BARTOK we heard yesterday). The one through here yesterday was # 02. There are three C-17s in the Strategic Airlift Consortium SAC # 01, SAC # 02 & SAC # 03.

Team Airlift - Air Force Magazine

Eleven European air forces will pool their talents with the US to make the most of three C-17 transpor

www.airforcemag.com

Another interesting article about the Boeing operation in San Antonio TX (where BARTOK 99 departed yesterday). Side note: when I was in USAF, I spent 18 months at the old Kelly AFB.

Boeing Spending Millions on Upgrades, Doubling Workforce at Port San Antonio

This summer, Boeing will begin modernizing the Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets as part of its growing scope of work at Port San Antonio.

sanantonioreport.org

As Paul Harvey used to say " Now you know the rest of the story"

Ah yes Paul Harvey and Alistair Cooke - two great American story tellers.

 

[mdmonitor]

Score 54 is still flying around. Right now (1035) he's flying around northern PA after doing some patterns at Newburgh.

 

[Mark]

Fat Albert off Oceana NAS assume going back to El Centro.. Gonna take him much longer westbound than East
like yesterday..
VMBA10 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

I like the A-10 demo Vietnam paint scheme this year.. No A-10 demo shows around us this year
A-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan Camouflage | The Drive

 

[mdmonitor]

Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives at NS Norfolk

The Italian navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 13 for a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian

www.dcmilitary.com

 

[BM82557]

AF-1 NE bound from Texas 82-8000 with 09-0016 in the lead.

Fat Albert C-130J VMBA10 #170000 finishing cross country trip into Norfolk it seems from El Centro California.
Good long range on that bird. Tailwind doing 500-525mph Thats ground speed but still impressive.
VMBA10 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Understand next group of 6 SJ F-15E's made Spain yesterday Tankers BLUE 75 etc.
May see them this weekend headed home.

BLUE 75 and BLUE 76 currently off of Long Island --

 

[Tech792]

From 03/26/21

Top US Air Force general isn’t ready to buy E-7 Wedgetail just yet

“It would be premature for me to commit to the Wedgetail right now, or a timeline," says Gen. CQ Brown.

www.defensenews.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1257- Coast Guard 101 is back in the barn at DCA.

1326- Antep 58 (E-6B # 163920 AE0412 VQ-4 Det) off McGuire heading east out over Atlantic.

 

[BM82557]

BLUE 75 KC-10 84-0189 AE021C into McGuire, BLUE 76 KC-10 83-0080 AE0217 westbound over New York state.

 

[jaymatt1978]

Nice catch with the handoff

0742- Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01 CGAS Wash) off DCA working Potomac (119.7) & DOV approach (134.425) on way to Wildwood NJ.

 

[BM82557]

Someone's on 293.3 but weak and scratchy

 

[Mark]

1425 local TEFLON 33 on Huntress 260.900 says receivers will be NOBLE 1 and 2.
Not seeing any tanker mode s yet.
1427 NOBLE 21 checks in on Huntress 260.900 says AR track will be Compton sounds like.
1436 NOBLEs check in on ZDC Dupont 307.250. Says on boom 247.500 CAP will start at 2000z
TEFLON says in the clouds at 250 so req lower A/R to 230-240. TEFLON showing as KC-135 #58-0045 Pittsburgh

A Canforce C-17 CFC3655 coming Southeast from CFB Trenton look like maybe Bermuda bound.

 

[mdmonitor]

Someone's on 293.3 but weak and scratchy

Maybe the Savannah guys on way up to CAP

 

[mdmonitor]

1435- Noble 1 & 2 working ZDC Swann (360.7) & ZDC Dupont (307.25).

1438- Navy 101 (C-37 # 166377 AE157A VR-1) inbound to ADW. Departed from San Diego CA. When callsign VV101 used it usually signifies that US Navy CNO is aboard.

 

[TerryPavlick]

1425 local TEFLON 33 on Huntress 260.900 says receivers will be NOBLE 1 and 2.
Not seeing any tanker mode s yet.
1427 NOBLE 21 checks in on Huntress 260.900 says AR track will be Compton sounds like.
1436 NOBLEs check in on ZDC Dupont 307.250. Says on boom 247.500 CAP will start at 2000z
TEFLON says in the clouds at 250 so req lower A/R to 230-240.

A Canforce C-17 CFC3655 coming Southeast from CFB Trenton look like maybe Bermuda bound.

Boom was supposed to be on 247.050 per Huntress but the tanker said 247.500 - so that is the new refueling frequency.

Check out my Huntress CAP feed (experimental on 76.124.165.101:5050 ) a delay of 17 seconds (lower right hand corner matches the visual to the audio portion). Still playing with the setting and programming frequencies as I hear them get added via radio or here.