Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Hbright]

Departure delayed for the beach...

8:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

9:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

POTUS will take M1 from WH-ADW, then 09-0017 from ADW-DOV.

 

[Mark]

POTUS will take M1 from WH-ADW, then 09-0017 from ADW-DOV.

Pretty rough wx at beach now.. May delay this trip till tomorrow?
Pushed back some more tonight anyway..
2/3385 NOTAM Details (faa.gov)

Looks like GOLD-31 #16-46018 dragged Navy Growlers? to Lajes today.
Maybe doing Southern route home.Maybe Oceana tomorrow.

 

[Mark]

2115 local AF-1 #09-0017 landing Dover on apch 132.425..

 

[freqhopping]

MUSSELL flight eastbound past me even lower than usual, getting away from the WX. 127.325

 

[Hbright]

2115 local AF-1 #09-0017 landing Dover on apch 132.425..

2145E: SAM97 on DOV Delivery Clearance cleared to Andrews

 

[Mark]

Travis Space A shows two KC-10's to McConnell KIAB sometime this morning..

Seems Travis tankers scratched and rescheduled for this morning.. I notice the last few years or so that USAF overseas Altravs are
getting much more difficult to put together.It seems shortage of tankers and available crews.You notice now they almost always have to
wait for weekends to use Reserve tanker crews.I think I saw recent stat that USAF is now almost 60% Reserve operated.
Gone are the days I remember when 8 KC-10's would depart McGuire at same time on a weekday and drag 8 B-1's across.
I don't think they could even attempt moves like that anymore.Altravs seem to be low on USAF priority list anymore.
Makes it tough on fighter pilots keeping fingers crossed that their tanker doesn't scratch leaving them stranded elsewhere for long periods.
Maybe they should privatize more routine Altrav tanker operations to say Atlas Air

 

[Tech792]

0515- Hearing a CAP set up somewhere 260.9/247.05, nothing showing on ADSB. Weak at my location.
0522- IGOR tanker now showing by DE

 

[mdmonitor]

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[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 2 Jun

SAM 246 (C-37 # 18-1942) ADW-MacDill AFB
SAM 173 (C-37 # 21-1949) Las Vegas-ADW

 

[mdmonitor]

The NFDD for release today, effective June 3, has just been re-released after the version from earlier today was corrupted.

239.025 and 126.825...Potomac TRACON for Hagerstown, MD...Gettysburg, PA...and Berkeley Springs, WV areas are DELETED effective at publication. There's no mention of replacements.

Jet,

126.825 still being used as of 0815 3 Jun.

 

[mdmonitor]

0853- Cabal 01 (KC-10 # 84-0186) inbound from the west calling Brickyard CP (134.1).

0900- W386 busy w/Migs (T-38s), Tbolts (F-22s VA ANG), Bash (F-22s VA ANG). Freqs (238.1/238.825/262.025/292.3/350.05)

 

[mdmonitor]

0940- AF2 (C-32 # 98-0001) off ADW. It just hit me---OMG POTUS & VPOTUS out of town, so that leaves Nancy in charge

0950- Bully flt (F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) working ZDC Linden (322.55) cleared to destination. Evers MOA?

 

[mdmonitor]

1045- Noble 01 clearing out of Dogfish CAP working ZDC Kenton (354.15)>ZDC Cape Charles (293.225). Cleared to Langley.

1100- FAC 0001 (Colombian AF B-737) off ADW.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

DECEE 51 in AR-609, anyone know who they’re with?

 

[yow777]

DECEE 51 in AR-609, anyone know who they’re with?

1110 - DEVIL 11 (3 x F-16's 119FS NJ ANG) just completed AR with DECEE 51 in AR609. Now working in Viper airspace for the next 45 mins. Air/Air 298.600

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1110 - DEVIL 11 (3 x F-16's 121st FS DC ANG) just completed AR with DECEE 51 in AR609. Now working in Viper airspace for the next 45 mins. Air/Air 298.600

Roger, thanks! Very unusual visitors up here!

 

[yow777]

Roger, thanks! Very unusual visitors up here!

Actually I made a mistake, they are actually 119FS NJ ANG oops! Still unusual though!

 

[jsoergel]

CVW-8 heading to Fallon today for workups. Not sure of fighter callsigns or numbers but got some of the freqs. Callsigns are presumed.

RAGIN 275.550 Tac 1
RAGIN 243.600 Tac 2?
FELIX 246.650 Tac 1
FELIX 271.400 Tac 2
PARTY 311.950 Tac 1
PARTY 341.900 Tac 2
LION 342.950 Tac 1?
LION 379.700 Tac 2

CONVOY 4511
CONVOY 4517
CONVOY 4526
CONVOY 4561

 

[Mark]

1400 local MAZDA-81 flight of 5 on ZDC UHF FL280. Nothing else heard after that.
I see GOLD-31 was inbound just before this time so maybe the five EA/18G Growlers inbound from Lajes.
GOLD-31 KC-46 went back North up the Coast to home base Pease.
MAZDA-81's prob went to NAS Oceana.Maybe later on this weekend work their way back to NAS Whidbey Island.
Been stationed since end of March in Germany.Supposed to be 6 of them..
US Navy deploys electronic attack jets to Europe | American Military News

GOLD-41 KC-46 #15-46009 just picked up someone in Germany and is enroute Lajes.Maybe the 6th EA/18G.
Should be in tomorrow about same time.

 

[mdmonitor]

1400 local MAZDA-81 flight of 5 on ZDC UHF FL280. Nothing else heard after that.
I see GOLD-31 was inbound just before this time so maybe the five E/18G Growlers inbound from Lajes.
GOLD-31 KC-46 went back North up the Coast to home base Pease.
MAZDA-81's prob went to NAS Oceana.Maybe later on this weekend work their way back to NAS Whidbey Island.

Mark

About an hour ago I saw a KC-135R (Eddie61) drop into Langley. Wonder if he's related to the Mazda's?