Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[frank3si]

Department of Interior helicopter headed south, and the Delaware Homeland Security helicopter orbited around for 20 minutes or so then flew away and has landed, so I guess for once the Bidens were ahead of schedule arriving tonight.

 

[AirScan]

How many KC-46A's now at KGSB?

Last time I stopped by the field they had roughly 6.

As far as I can tell 12 have been delivered. (delivery date and callsign).

15-46011 2020.06.12 BACKY 01
16-46014 2020.08.07 BACKY 02
17-46024 2020.09.12 BACKY 03
18-46052 2020.09.12 BACKY 04
18-46055 2021.04.30 BACKY 05
18-46056 2021.02.06 BACKY 06
19-46058 2021.06.16 BACKY 07
19-46062 2021.12.17 BACKY 08
19-46065 2021.12.17 BACKY 09
19-46066 2022.03.16 BACKY 10
15-46068 2022.06.03 BACKY 11
20-46077 2022.12.16 LUCKY 77

KGSB KC-46A Fleet.

All still flying out of KGSB over the last 6 months. Although I seem to recall what looked like some on TDY using KIAB and KLTS callsigns previous to that.

 

[Mark]

0845- Reach 84 & chicks have turned around and are heading south. I'm hearing them again on 373.55.

First Batch Of US-Based RNLAF F-16s Return To Europe - The Aviationist
Guess second batch will try again someday.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary (does not include POTUS, VPOTUS, FLOTUS travel)

DATE: 16 Dec

SAM 823 (C-37 # 99-0402) Offutt AFB-ADW
SAM 801 (C-32 # 98-0001) Ramstein GE-ADW
Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01) Borinquen PR-DCA


Foreign VIPs

Niger 01 (B-737 5U-GRN)
Gabon 01 (Glf-6 TR-KGM_
F001 (GLEX OK1-Botswana Defence Force)
NAM 001 (Falcon 700X V5-GON- Gov't of Namibia)
RAU 001 (GLF-5 5X-GUF- Gov't of Uganda)
EGY01 (A-340-200 SU-GGG- Gov't of Egypt)
Q7TVPG (GLF-5 7T-VPG- Gov't of Algeria)

 

[AirScan]

KGSB KC-46A Fleet.

A few mistakes in that list. Here's a more current one.

KGSB KC-46A Fleet

Looks like 12 is going to be their total.

 

[mdmonitor]

0945- Nice 11 (KC-46 # 18-46047 NH ANG) out of Pease and inbound for the CAP.

 

[blee1099]

0945- Nice 11 (KC-46 # 18-46047 NH ANG) out of Pease and inbound for the CAP.

Was tracking until they turned off their transponder.. ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- Evac 25756 (C-130L # 12-5756) off ADW. Second Evac flt off ADW this morning.

 

[john8436]

Was tracking until they turned off their transponder.. ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

They are still on tracking adsbexchange

 

[RichardKramer]

Department of Interior helicopter headed south, and the Delaware Homeland Security helicopter orbited around for 20 minutes or so then flew away and has landed, so I guess for once the Bidens were ahead of schedule arriving tonight.

Ice Cream parlor closes at 2130L - lol!!!

 

[ems55]

Success - only a few hundred feet overhead. Took me a bit by surprise because I was looking at ADSB to see if by chance they'd used another runway as it was about 13 minutes past scheduled time, when suddenly there it was, and really hauling. I had my 200-500 on the camera which was actually too much for how close it was. Enjoy!

View attachment 132812

Good job, cool pics !!!!

 

[mdmonitor]

Must be a Coast Guard training day. Seeing CG helos (MH-65Ds & MH-60s) & fixed wing ( HC-130J & HC-144) operating out of Elizabeth City NC, Atlantic City, CGAS Detroit & CGAS Mass.

 

[mdmonitor]

1153- Score 56 (KC-130 # 162309 VX-20) check in w/Echo Control (320.45) requesting permission to work in the Atlantic Test Track. Rare weekend PAX acty. Check in w/Giantkiller (118.125)

1207- Noble 01 working Potomac (270.275)--seems confused. Told to QSY to ZDC 363.0

1213- Hearing some chat on ZDC Snow Hill (236.825). Could be next flt of Nobles on way in to CAP.

 

[Mark]

SPAR-10 C-40C #05-0730 off Kirkenes Norway ENKR today.Originated at Andrews.
Kirkenes is up near Murmansk on Northern Norway/Russia border has old school intelligence history of govt agents getting together for meetings.
Saw twitter post about this location... Wouldn't want to spend the Winter up there.

SPAR10 Flight Tracking and History 17-Dec-2022 (KKN / ENKR-TRD / ENVA) - FlightAware

 

[mdmonitor]

SPAR-10 C-40C #05-0730 off Kirkenes Norway ENKR today.Originated at Andrews.
Kirkenes is up near Murmansk on Northern Norway/Russia border has old school intelligence history of govt agents getting together for meetings.
Saw twitter post about this location...

SPAR10 Flight Tracking and History 17-Dec-2022 (KKN / ENKR-TRD / ENVA) - FlightAware

Mark

Maybe on-going talks about release/swap of prisoners i.e. Paul Whelan

 

[mdmonitor]

1230- Nice 12 (KC-46 # 17-46036) heading east from McConnell to join CAP.

 

[RaleighGuy]

SPAR-10 C-40C #05-0730 off Kirkenes Norway ENKR today.Originated at Andrews.
Kirkenes is up near Murmansk on Northern Norway/Russia border has old school intelligence history of govt agents getting together for meetings.
Saw twitter post about this location... Wouldn't want to spend the Winter up there.

SPAR10 Flight Tracking and History 17-Dec-2022 (KKN / ENKR-TRD / ENVA) - FlightAware

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1604062084261715969

 

[Mark]

Mark
Maybe on-going talks about release/swap of prisoners i.e. Paul Whelan

The far North getting busier these days..
UK Defence Journal on Twitter: "The UK Defence Journal understands that Typhoon jets will be deploying to the Arctic next week for what is intended to be a secret escort mission involving a cargo aircraft. https://t.co/9rcPOOEnCW" / Twitter

India gets its oil from up that way as well..
More Russian Arctic oil via Murmansk redirects to India | The Independent Barents Observer (thebarentsobserver.com)

 

[frank3si]

NICE11 KC-46 just handed off refueling over southwestern NJ and northern Delaware to NICE12 KC-46. NICE11 headed home to New Hampshire, with NICE12 coming all the way from Kansas to join us Lots of clouds today - I only saw NICE11 once and it had no customers at the time.

 

[frank3si]

Looking between the right clouds for the right two seconds. Not particularly sharp but when I say two seconds that's a generous assessment. NICE12 taking care of business...