Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

Thanks for the heads up on the A-10s, otherwise I would have missed them.

Speaking of missing stuff. Saw this on Twitter, some sort of excercise over Kansas this morning.
10 KC-135s, callsigns GRIMM 51-56 and GRIMM 61-64, with B-2s, callsign DEATH 11-??.
The 10 KC-135s all landed at McConnell/KIAB around 0600Z-0645Z.

Would have shook some folks up if they were headed to North Dakota/Canada border instead
Course their ADSB would probably be turned off.
Sure is a lot of old school Cold war rhetoric these days.

Hawaii Navy watching a ship.. Nothing new but see a P-8A just arrived tonight from mainland (AE657D)
US military tracking mysterious Russian ship near Hawaii | American Military News

 

[jsoergel]

Incidentally checking the KFWA archives there were some mil flights out of there this morning, callsigns JOKER, HUNTER and NAIL. I assume these are A-10s as they all RTB back to KFWA. All 3 are new ones for Ron's callsign list.

Those weren’t on their approved list of callsigns until last spring or summer. Showed up out of nowhere along with others. I haven’t been able to hear much of them since I moved, but these are all the 122nd FW callsigns I’ve heard (their standard callsigns are in bold):


APEX, BOAR, BOILER, BRONCO, BUCK, BULLET, COLT, CUDA, DEEP, DOZER, HEAT, HUNTER, JACKAL, JOKER, KILLER, MACE, NAIL, NOMAD, PIG, RACER, RAMBO, RATTLER, ROOKIE, SALT, SANDY, SLAYER, SNAKE, SNIPER, SNOOPY, SPAD, SWINE

Unsure of these, only heard once:
DAGGER?
EVIL?
MOMMY?
PORK?

 

[nodak1crdet3]

Speaking of missing stuff. Saw this on Twitter, some sort of excercise over Kansas this morning.
10 KC-135s, callsigns GRIMM 51-56 and GRIMM 61-64, with B-2s, callsign DEATH 11-??.
The 10 KC-135s all landed at McConnell/KIAB around 0600Z-0645Z.

They departed Fairchild AFB before 8pm Eastern time. A friend texted me about them. I was watching them off & on during the night.



Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[16Falcon]

Got them dropping into Gander earlier, SPORT 11-13, 33flt x2, 21-25, type confirmed as A-10

Looks as if they all made it to CYQX

 

[Mark]

Guys,
Local 6 PM news had piece on the NOAA acft at Reagan. Definitely there for a show and tell. Trying to get more money from Congress?
Piece I saw had quick tours of the P-3 & B-350.

Calling it the Hurricane Awareness Tour.. Guess they start with the Money stop
National Hurricane Center (@NWSNHC) / Twitter

 

[mdmonitor]

Looks as if they all made it to CYQXView attachment 120767

Sooooo. guess that was why the two C-17s were at Martin State last week. Darn, I missed all the departures.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 3 May

SAM 901 (C-37 # 06-0500) ADW-Augusta GA-Nashville (Country music loving golfer?)
SAM 044 (C-32 # 98-0001) Grant County WA-Seattle-ADW

 

[16Falcon]

Sooooo. guess that was why the two C-17s were at Martin State last week. Darn, I missed all the departures.

One is still at KMTN 03-3123 Dep 10:55Z RCH290 to KDOV another shot hop

 

[AirScan]

Those weren’t on their approved list of callsigns until last spring or summer. Showed up out of nowhere along with others. I haven’t been able to hear much of them since I moved, but these are all the 122nd FW callsigns I’ve heard (their standard callsigns are in bold):

Thanks for that callsign list. How does one get a copy of a units approved callsign list ? Also do you know if these frequencies for the 122nd FW are accurate as listed here on Radio Reference ? I'm mostly just interested in their A-A frequencies.

 

[jsoergel]

Thanks for that callsign list. How does one get a copy of a units approved callsign list ? Also do you know if these frequencies for the 122nd FW are accurate as listed here on Radio Reference ? I'm mostly just interested in their A-A frequencies.

The approved callsign list was provided by an ATC friend who checked a copy of their LOA.

Current A/A freqs for them:
271.400 Common
226.025 Interflight 1
319.175 Interflight 2
317.375 Interflight 3
322.250 Interflight 4

 

[mdmonitor]

Thanks for that callsign list. How does one get a copy of a units approved callsign list ? Also do you know if these frequencies for the 122nd FW are accurate as listed here on Radio Reference ? I'm mostly just interested in their A-A frequencies.

Jared

Thanks from me as well. Added in the ones I didn't already have.

 

[mdmonitor]

1020- Angry 1 flt (2X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) working ZDC Hagerstown (227.125)>ZNY Big Flat (322.4). Advises they are heading for Bollen Range at Ft Indiantown Gap. A2A is 238.175. Angry 1 flt checks in w/Bushmaster (Range Control) on 233.45.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Sooooo. guess that was why the two C-17s were at Martin State last week. Darn, I missed all the departures.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1057078248541648

 

[wbagley]

The approved callsign list was provided by an ATC friend who checked a copy of their LOA.

Current A/A freqs for them:
271.400 Common
226.025 Interflight 1
319.175 Interflight 2
317.375 Interflight 3
322.250 Interflight 4

I can confirm FTW A-10s SALT 11 and 12 on the Jefferson Range in Indiana right now air to air on 322.25.

 

[RichardKramer]

MD A10's, Angry 1/2 still at the Bollen range with Bushmaster and now Balky on 233.45; a/a still 238.175@1115L.
Angry's leaving the range; ZNY 322.4 @1120L.

 

[bruinsaviator]

MAINE91/92 both inbound to BAF. Heard them on BDL Approach/ANG on LiveATC. Sounds like the Barnestormers might be on the move and this is their tanker support.

 

[mdmonitor]

MD A10's, Angry 1/2 still at the Bollen range with Bushmaster and now Balky on 233.45; a/a still 238.175@1115L.
Angry's leaving the range; ZNY 322.4 @1120L.

Rich
I'm sure you meant DC ANG F-16s

 

[yow777]

1338 - APHIS 24/25 (2 x KC-135's) departed Pease returning to McConnell. Up on Air/Air 225.500.
1343 - APHIS 26 also following but not showing on ADSBx. APHIS 21/22/23 are a bit ahead of them all. I wonder who they were supporting?

 

[mdmonitor]

1357- Scary flt ((4 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) off ADW(348.725). A2A is 238.175. Working ZDC Ship Bottom (121.025)>ZDC Sea Isle (285.4).

1400- Venus 01 (VC-25 # 82-8000) off ADW (118.4). Pattern work at ADW (125.65)

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

Starting to hear my reception to the northeast diminish. Neighbors have several very large oak trees about 75-100 yds in that direction from my house. As the leaves return the reception decreases, especially in UHF range when leaves are wet.