Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

Never thought about a C-17 doing a replenishment at sea for a Sub but whatever it takes..

US Strategic Command on Twitter: "ICYMI: C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members from the 7th Airlift Squadron and USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) sailors recently conducted a vertical replenishment in the Pacific. VERTREPs demonstrate our ability to resupply an underway #SSBN #AnytimeAnywhere. | @SUBGRU9 | https://t.co/9GqAKhIHdC" / Twitter

 

[ZNY3347]

Took an adventure down to NAS Patuxent River today… after that heading down to Webster Naval Landing Field (KNUI). Got a USNTPS X-26A being drug by a USNTPS DHC-2. Also as I drove by saw the MQ-8C Firescout doing some training around the airfield. Wonder if the Navy will start using it either this year or next

Didn’t realize they’re already in service… disregard!

 

[PenguinSix]

There was a flyby at Arlington today for Lt. Gen. Arnold Webb Braswell. He once served as ops director at Seymour Johnson so two F-15s came up from there for the flyby.

 

[PenguinSix]

Last night's Marine One arrival post-Boston trip.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Vice President Harris will travel to Richmond, Virginia

 

[RaleighGuy]

As of 1230 TFRs for Wilkes-Barre in Philadelphia have been pulled but the one in Wilmington is still up

This morning only Richmond VA for VP remains.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1000 - Was listening to KAVP LiveATC for SCORE 60 and heard an aircraft takeoff with the callsign ending in “12” and they just requested flight following to NYG which is Quantico MCAF. Might have been something from HMX-1.

 

[Tech792]

1012- Hearing the ACY boys on 298.6, strong signal must be close to me
Just had 3 blackhawks pass through my area, A/A on 40.10, it looked like their track came out of West Point or Stewart in NY. Just landed at Lakehurst NAS.
1020- Have 2 TIS-B targets circling over the Warren Grove range, tracks show out of Martin State (no comms noted yet)
1042- Weak chatter on 292.3

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1012- Hearing the ACY boys on 298.6, strong signal must be close to me
Just had 3 blackhawks pass through my area, A/A on 40.10, it looked like their track came out of West Point or Stewart in NY. Just landed at Lakehurst NAS.

I think I heard the ACY F-16s on ZBW 273.550, heading into the Viper airspace.

1019 - Doesn’t sound like DEVIL but they’re on 323.000.
1020 - MAMBA 01 flight of F-35s cleared into the Viper.
1025 - Sounds like I was wrong! DEMON 11 entering the Viper airspace on 226.300 from the West, must be Selfridge A-10s.
1025 - MURDER 1 flight of F-35s RTB Burlington.
1028 - Now I hear the ACY boys on 298.600.

 

[Mark]

I think I heard the ACY F-16s on ZBW 273.550, heading into the Viper airspace.

1025 - Sounds like I was wrong! DEMON 11 entering the Viper airspace on 226.300 from the West, must be Selfridge A-10s.
1025 - MURDER 1 flight of F-35s RTB Burlington.
1028 - Now I hear the ACY boys on 298.600.

0955 local here DEMON-11 with ZDC flight of 4 at 17k direct SWANN. A/C F-16's?
Odd routing from A/C coming all that way West into Maryland before turning North
unless these are Selfridge A-10's working out of Martin State but that route doesn't add up.
RAVEN-1 was flight of two out of Martin state enroute R-5002 A/C range.

 

[ra7850]

Just had 233.45 active in Northeastern PA, no callsigns heard. This is the range frequency for Indiantown Gap.

 

[RichardKramer]

Just had 233.45 active in Northeastern PA, no callsigns heard. This is the range frequency for Indiantown Gap.

There is an A10 on R5802 with 3 hex decimal a/c there also @1100L. They're all on adsb.
A10 78-0709 heading S from the range @1105L.

 

[Tech792]

1111- The TIS-B target (showing only 1 now) at the Warren Grove range now heading back SW, I'm guessing A-10's from Martin State

 

[GriffissSpotter]

0955 local here DEMON-11 with ZDC flight of 4 at 17k direct SWANN. A/C F-16's?
Odd routing from A/C coming all that way West into Maryland before turning North
unless these are Selfridge A-10's working out of Martin State but that route doesn't add up.
RAVEN-1 was flight of two out of Martin state enroute R-5002 A/C range.

Yeah, I just heard MOTOWN2 finish up AR with DEMON 11-14, now they’re doing intercept training on Viper common (226.300). Definitely not A-10s. But who could it be?

 

[mdmonitor]

Yeah, I just heard MOTOWN2 finish up AR with DEMON 11-14, now they’re doing intercept training on Viper common (226.300). Definitely not A-10s. But who could it be?

Griff

Here's what I have for DEMON

DEMON F-16CM 169th FW McEntire ANGB SC
DEMON F-15 19th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf AFB, AK
DEMON F-16C/D 107th FS, MI ANG at Selfridge ANGB MI
DEMON F-16C/D 52nd FW Spangdahlem AB GE
DEMON F-16C/D 56th FW Luke AFB AZ
DEMON P-3C VP-40,"Fighting Marlins" NAS Whidbey Is, WA
DEMON T-38 49th FW, Holloman AFB, NM
DEMON CP-140 CANFORCE 19TH WING CFB COMOX
DEMON F-15C/D 44th FS Kadena Japan
DEMON A-10C 107th FS MI ANG Selfridge ANGB MI
DEMON OPS CP 107th FS MI ANG Selfridge MI
DEMON, F-22, 149th FS VA ANG Joint Base Langley-Eustis VA
DEMON F-22, 43 FS Tyndall AFB FL
DEMON F-15 104th FG, MA ANG, Barnes ANGB MA

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Here's what I have for DEMON

I definitely heard them enter the airspace from the West on the Viper common freq, but like what was said before they were heard with ZDC. Maybe swamp foxes or Langley F-22s?

 

[mdmonitor]

1305- Eider 36 (C-17 # 04-4137 6th AS) working Quantico Ops (355.3)

 

[mdmonitor]

Russia uses Soviet-era air defense missiles to engage ground targets

British military intelligence says Russian troops using Soviet-era S-300 surface-to-air missiles to engage ground targets in Ukraine. "Russia has increased its use of air defense missiles in a secondary ground attack mode because of critical shortages of dedicated ground-attack missiles," the...

defence-blog.com

 

[mdmonitor]

1335- Marlins (T-38s 71st FS) working in W386 (255.65/350.05) w/Tbolts (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG).

 

[Mark]

I definitely heard them enter the airspace from the West on the Viper common freq, but like what was said before they were heard with ZDC. Maybe swamp foxes or Langley F-22s?

Yeah I just missed them in person returning down this way at 1345 local again Flt of 4 at FL210 so not sure of freqs except UHF.
SWANN waypoint is on Eastern Shore of Maryland near Rock Hall so seems like they are going to and from Pax River or Langley.
SWANN waypoint | OpenNav