Sticky Thread For MilAir V (2010)

[Mark]

(AE120F) was showing callsign 022008 FL31k-FL51k before disappearing.
Scramble has that tail 02-2008 as RQ-4A-10 Edwards April 07.
News said Beale was sending Global Hawk to work Haiti recon.
http://www.beale.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123185596
Could this be it? Just a WAG on my part here.
Sure isn't Army C-12 going to FL 51k.
Pic of Beale RQ-4A-block 10 tail 022010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RQ-4_Global_Hawk.jpg

Mark

 

[Tech792]

2057 hr: 274.4-Opec 48 calling Steel 66

Had OPEC 48 landing McGuire runway 24 last night at 2306 on 118.65

 

[jsoergel]

REACH 2098 (C-17A, 02-1098) arrived at Patterson earlier. Called inbound with 7 crew, 3 "radents?" (couldn't understand what he said) and 6 pax. Parking I2 for cargo upload (I think). Dispatch advised them to expect 150 personnel, but 2098 said their max upload was 122 - maybe they're sending people to Haiti. The crew also requested a case of MREs that they couldn't get before leaving KCHS.

Also had NAVY RS ??? (C-9B, unid) depart after an RON; not sure where to. JOSA 246 (C-21A, unid) also RON and departed for KIAD before noon. Full logs later tonight.

Update: NAVY RS 089 did not depart (I thought it had), just recieved clearance to KxxW (probably KADW, if anyone can confirm later).

 

[mdmonitor]

(AE120F) was showing callsign 022008 FL31k-FL51k before disappearing.
Scramble has that tail 02-2008 as RQ-4A-10 Edwards April 07.
News said Beale was sending Global Hawk to work Haiti recon.
Beale sends Global Hawk to aid in Haiti earthquake relief efforts
Could this be it? Just a WAG on my part here.
Sure isn't Army C-12 going to FL 51k.
Pic of Beale RQ-4A-block 10 tail 022010 File:RQ-4 Global Hawk.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mark

Mark,

A drone-----Nice catch

 

[freqhopping]

I logged that possible Global Hawk from 0840 at 12,400 to 0938 at 52,100.

1550- Just logged 3B7B86 F-ZBMC Dash8 of the French Securite Civile Fireguard. Going to Haiti I would think.

1724- AE1FFF anyone? Just came into range 41k. Squawking 3203.

1740- AN-124 preparing to depart Dulles I think, got a quick hit on it at 430ft. Nothing in Flightaware yet.

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 15 Jan

ACY-Atlantic City NJ
ADW- Andrews AFB MD
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC
DOV- Dover AFB DE
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Langley AFB VA
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore
NXX- Willow Grove JRB PA
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-McGuire AFB NJ
ZBW-Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

0932- Score 11 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-check in w/GK (118.125) advising they have coordinated their acty w/ZNY.
0933- T-bolt 51 flt (F-22s, 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-on W386 common (312.3) in ACM training. Also on discrete (269.9)
0934- Score 20 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
0938- N164W (BAC-1-11, NGTF)-check in w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55)--working w/N160W (Sabreliner, NGTF).
0952- Convoy 9961 (USN C-9)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55)
0957- Citation 2 (Citation 560XL November 2, FAA HQs DCA)-check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1326- Pacer 78 (C-21A, 457th AS ADW)-patterns at PAX (120.05 & 135.025)
1434- PAT 493- w/ZDC Cape Charles (133.9)




Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045
Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75
45-ft PAR EF-SWL

 

[dwlyons]

Based on information developed, the AF is going to be using MRB (167th AW) as the supply distribution hub for the east coast, headed to Haiti.

They are reportedly receiving heavy tractor-trailer traffic delivering supplies, which are being palletized for shipment via military aircraft. They have also recalled their TDY'd aircraft and personnel for the mission(s).

Based on another source, I was told to start expecting heavy military air traffic in an out of the base starting immediately.

You may want to listen to Pikeside Control on 297.00 MHz for inbounds.

Based on visual observations this afternoon, they have started palletizing the supplies they have currently received and it spreads across the width of a C-5 hanger.

 

[TinEar]

1724- AE1FFF anyone? Just came into range 41k. Squawking 3203.

Travis, I have that as a 493rd Fighter Squadron F-15C from Lakenheath but no tail number for it.

Funny thing about the RQ-4 Global Hawk that came through this morning. Looking at the SBS database, it seemed to be traveling from the south toward the northeast based on the order of the stations that logged it. And it only seemed to be logged in this area. I wonder if it was one of the Pax birds?

I didn't see this logged anywhere but might have missed it...
ATIS freq for Patuxent has been changed from 276.2 to 322.425. That was effective this past 17 December.

Also at Pax...
Clearance Delivery freq changed from 384.4 to 316.125 on the same date - although most of us can't hear this one.

Also just noted that Patuxent posted a NOTAM for a Global Hawk flight today and tomorrow - from 1700Z today until 1500Z tomorrow. However, that doesn't cover the period we all logged one this morning. They usually do post a NOTAM when the Global Hawk flies.

 

[Mark]

Funny thing about the RQ-4 Global Hawk that came through this morning. Looking at the SBS database, it seemed to be traveling from the south toward the northeast based on the order of the stations that logged it. And it only seemed to be logged in this area. I wonder if it was one of the Pax birds?

Also just noted that Patuxent posted a NOTAM for a Global Hawk flight today and tomorrow - from 1700Z today until 1500Z tomorrow. However, that doesn't cover the period we all logged one this morning. They usually do post a NOTAM when the Global Hawk flies.

My guess is that Pax is TDY homebase for this Beale Global Hawk while
it is working Haiti.Pax has experience and is equipped to service them.
Nice to know that in this busy air corridor on non-combat missions that we
can log it.
Wonder if you can hear it check in with ZDC high perhaps or is that done
differently?

Mark

 

[bmlure]

Jan 15 2010

(HF)
2154 utc: 11175.0 usb-Reach 1030
0126 utc: 5696.0 usb-C/G 2121(HU-25A ATC Mobile)

UHF)
1155 hr: 311.0-Steel 71
1156 hr: 274.45-Steel 64
1205 hr: 378.1-JOSA 461
1352 hr: 349.4-Reach 0460
1705 hr: 378.1-SAM 6482
1748 hr: 378.1-Torch 02
1844 hr: 378.1-Reach 443T
1819 hr: 349.4-Reach 514
2127 hr: 378.1-Reach 4445?

 

[Mark]

Jan 15 2010

1705 hr: 378.1-SAM 6482
1748 hr: 378.1-Torch 02
1844 hr: 378.1-Reach 443T

Busy weekend shaping up as Hillary going to Haiti Saturday and Sunday
Potus to Mass to campaign.
RCH 443T C-17 #03-3126 from McGuire.Prob for last minute Mass trip.
Saw reporter on ground in Haiti complaining today that big part of
airport snafus down there was due to various Diplomat/private jets
coming in for pax holding up the Mil rescue flights.
Course Hillary has to get her picture taken down there..ugh! politicians!!

Mark

 

[Mark]

0730 local this morning our Global Hawk 022008 first showed up at level 50k
then up to 51.6k then down to 39k and now steady at 45k 0750 local.
0820 Hawk was down to 19.1k then lost him here.
Prob landing Pax.

Mark

 

[TinEar]

0730 local this morning our Global Hawk 022008 first showed up at level 50k
then up to 51.6k then down to 39k and now steady at 45k 0750 local.
0820 Hawk was down to 19.1k then lost him here.
Prob landing Pax.

Mark

Mark, I'm beginning to wonder if we only see these Global Hawks when they get low enough to enter the normal ATC system. For instance, this 02-2008 we've been seeing, only seems to appear in this area when departing or returning to Patuxent. It's supposedly working the Haiti mission but no one logs it while it's down that way. And we lose it here once it gets up to working altitude. There's just something strange about the communications from those things that I haven't been able to figure out yet. I guess it's just because I haven't paid much attention to them in the past and spent the time to research it more.

1239: Have a Canadian CC-130, flight CFC3905 (130324, 8 Wing) flying through the area - perhaps heading south for Haitian relief work.

For the Sunday visit of AF1 to Massachusetts, there are apparently three C-17s set to haul the "stuff" required...
REACH 443T = C-17A, 03-3126, 6th AS McGuire
REACH 445T = C-17A, 08-8190, 437th AW Charleston
REACH 471T = C-17A, 03-3125, 6th AS McGuire
And a C-20 or two for support. And a very large security detail. And a large contingent of communications specialists. And a slew of government workers with notepads and clipboards. And lots of Air Force personnel to make it all work.
Of course, since this is a campaign trip, the taxpayers will be reimbursed the price of a first class airline ticket for all of this - perhaps as much as a thousand bucks. All is well in la-la land.
There was also a REACH 448T (C-17A, 96-0006, 437th AW Charleston) but I believe that one is supporting AF2 and the visit to Florida.

There's also an E-4B flying in the early 1300 hour off to our west about 300 miles displaying IMLAC55 as a callsign. (74-0787). I don't know direction of flight yet.

 

[jmhayes]

(AE120F) was showing callsign 022008 FL31k-FL51k before disappearing.
Scramble has that tail 02-2008 as RQ-4A-10 Edwards April 07.

Yeah, that one got transferred to Beale a while back.

RQ-4A 02-2008 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[dwlyons]

1315 hrs. Rch 310 (07-0716) on the grnd @ MRB.

 

[TinEar]

1315 hrs. Rch 310 (07-0716) on the grnd @ MRB.

That tail number doesn't compute. I had 07-7176, a C-17A up about that time but it wasn't on the ground and was showing as REACH 286. I can't figure out who REACH 310 is.

The latest MC-12W (AE2F59) that we logged through this area is just about to touch down at RAF Mildenhall early in the 1400 hour. I'm waiting for one of the spotters there to grab and confirm the tail number.

 

[jsoergel]

Patterson looks like they finally got the airlift support for the task force that was assembled here and waiting for several days. Two 452nd AMW C-17s in today (05-5139 and 05-5140):

1/15 (cont'd from yesterday's post):
REACH 2098 (C-17A, 02-1098) - departed sometime yesterday evening? (never heard it, but did not see it parked on base today)
SUMMIT 22 (C-130H, 96-7322) - parking H1, RON
VADER 23 (C-130H, 92-3023) - parking H2, RON, requesting transportation

1/16:
REACH 589 (C-17A, 05-5139) - parking I1, cargo upload
VADER 21 (C-130H, 92-3021) - 49 pax with bags (JROTC), 8 crew, requesting 4K fuel, transportation for pax and crew, parking H3
VADER 23 (C-130H, 92-3023) - aeromed training
REACH 413 (C-17A, 05-5140) - parking I2, cargo upload, departed as REACH 5140
REACH 589 (C-17A, 05-5139) - 51 pax (FEMA); to KLFI
REACH 5140 (C-17A, 05-5140) - arrived as REACH 413; to KLFI

I also did look on the 445th AW ramp - four Patterson C-5s parked there, and I finally confirmed "a/c 025" that I first logged 1/4 with radio checks. As I suspected, it is C-5A 69-0025...can't confirm if it has been transferred, but it is still wearing the Memphis tail flash.

Non-Patterson hits:
CODY 02 (unid) calling Andrews CP - no contact
STEEL 81 (KC-135T, unid) calling Steel Control - reports 20 min out, A2, 11 pax and 10 crew, landing with 20K fuel, parking spot 4

 

[Mark]

1445 local The Atlantic City 177th FW made it back home from Arizona? today.
Getting Desert training.
DEVIL 11 flight of 3 and DEVIL 21 flight of 4 accompanied by
COPPER 2 KC-135 59-1450 197thARS/161stARW AZ-ANG
with 39 crew pax all on Devil Ops 261.000.
COPPER 3 KC-135 #64-14831 197thARS/161stARW AZ-ANG

Mark

 

[bmlure]

Jan 16 2010

(UHF)
1312 hr: 378.1-Reach 286
1419 hr: 378.1-Cody 02
1453 hr: 378.1-JOSA 51
1700 hr: 349.4(Dover)-Reach 276
1738 hr: 378.1-Spar 15

 

[Mark]

0950z overnight REACH 965 into McGuire C-17 #03-3119 Haiti evac flight with 98 pax,
3 Ravens and 3 media pax.req customs/ag.

0910 local HOIST 91 KC-10 #85-0033 climbing up from McGuire southbound
ZDC 120.975,showing TEAM 56 on box

Mark