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@Ten_Tanker Congratulations guys. Can’t wait to see y’all back in the air

As we return to service, we want to thank our maintenance & materials teams, our contractors, Boeing, the FAA, Kalitta Maintenance of Oscoda, MI, and the U.S. Forest Service for their dedication, patience, and support throughout this process. UNGROUNDED. READY TO SERVE.

Really wicked Sukhoi style paint scheme on this Hawker Hunter I spotted at AFW ( N330AX )

@SR_Planespotter @wavy_zyro @thatcococat @BranomJaeden @avphotos05 @JamesLdashGR Great pics, SR! How are you adjusting to/liking the new camera?

A 160th MH-47G as "TRIX52" taking off after a quick stop. All of the other flights avoided me this trip, so thanks for stopping in on this beautiful Sunday!

@SR_Planespotter @SFJET147 Yeah simbrief + navigraph. I tried Volanta, but had all my flights on FShub already so I stayed there

@CIC_Spotter @SFJET147 Nice dude. You use sim brief and all that?

@SR_Planespotter @SFJET147 @xAviation It cracks me up how similar some of us are 😁 I thought maybe I was just really high on the tism scale

@SFJET147 @xAviation I fly out of Greenville or Waco and do mock test flights like a pro autist and stuff or low levels. Right now though I'm flying 235JF/19-2404 around the globe. KPOB - LPLA - LICZ - OBBS - FJDG - WIHH - RODN - PGUA - PWAK - PHNL - KRIV - KHMN - KADM - KPOB

@SR_Planespotter @xAviation I just cracked 1000 on 24 😅

@xAviation I'm almost at 900 now.

#TeamWhiteman partnered with Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) for an integrated maritime strike exercise recently. The #B2Spirit joined US Navy fighters from off the coast of California. This exercise enhanced the combat capabilities of both the US Air Force and the US Navy.

@iemats PILE24, due regard at this time

0207z 22 UTC 26: AFB721 has crossed the California coast. TACAMO PAC.

UTC 21 Feb 26 0005z: CONTENDER with communications test count. [USSTRATCOM CP] 0459z: SHEEPMAN (suspected pre0000z CLAYBIRD; unheard on California SDR; TACAMO PAC) worked MAINSAIL to exit the net. 0502z: SHEEPMAN exited the net. [weak/fair levels on Ohio Valley and east coast SDRs; unheard on California SDR; 11175. Although monitoring for h+20/h+30 restoral rebroadcasts of 37RYVG it was not heard by me on the SDRs in use. 2336z 22.7 KHz VLF broadcast had been detected pre0000z.] ======== 0612z: NO CHANCE (NCS); 37GLBR; P1. 37GLBRNCW6WQVDEQTTXTATU6XGEONP 0624z: NO CHANCE; 373XRK; P1. 373XRKHWPOJXHTCMY4CLG2BTSABND5 0630z: NO CHANCE; 373XRK; 37GLBK; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast window. 0637z: NO CHANCE Standing by for traffic. ======== 0647z: MAINSAIL with test count. 0657z: MAINSAIL with test count. Quiet. [2.5 hour message traffic window.] ======== 1431z: NO CHANCE; 3SCNGN; 48 characters; P4. ESCNGNQ3VKVL7RDKRPKQ4M53AK6YSOOOBQ4MUEAK6SSOTP2K Reformatted for structure (compare with 1605z): ESCNGN [Preamble; 6] Q3VKVL [6] 7RD [3] KRP [3] KQ4M53AK6YSOOO [14] BQ4MUEAK6SSOTP [14] K [1] 1521z: NO CHANCE; ESX2V3; 22 characters; P4. ESX2V3NXIMIEABZLR7EYXF 1523z: NO CHANCE; ESHAHB; 32 characters; P4. ESHAHBAKQCU4IAORWYGNPWWSBYWQSES4 [1534z+/-: AEECF1 E6B launched from TINKER and flew east, then south southwest to the Texas Gulf coast, then to west Texas 1547z: NO CHANCE; 37HFZN; P1. 37HFZNY3PBKGRKWV3DK6DSZKNIKVRP 1549z: NO CHANCE; disregard. 1550z: NO CHANCE; 37BAJH; P1. 37BAJHVGTUZISUVX6JV2CKZZZHIWSE 1556z: OXIDATION (presumed E6B; maybe AEECF1?) worked NO CHANCE to enter the net. 1558z: OXIDATION entered the net. 1600z: NO CHANCE; 37HFZN; 37BAJH; NCS restoral. [1602z+/-: AF7645 E6B launched from TINKER and flew east northeast for apparent pattern work at GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA and then south to MACDILL.] 1605z: NO CHANCE; ESHYRD; 45 characters; P4. ESHYRDTOYOJSKUSSH4GABLYWFAUUUHH4GWBLYWXAU3OU6 Reformatted for structure: ESHYRD [Preamble; 6] TOYOJSKUSS [10] H4GABLYWFAUUUH [14] H4GWBLYWXAU3OU [14] 6 [1] 1608z: NO CHANCE Standing by for traffic. ======== 2154z: MINNESOTA ONE (sounds like) worked MAINSAIL regarding a potential phonepatch. MAINSAIL offered to relay but MINNESOTA ONE was apparently conducting a connectivity check and required no further assistance. [2200z: AFB721 launched from TINKER and flew southwest and then west.] 2206z: SUBSONIC (presumed AFB721) called and raised MAINSAIL/NO CHANCE to enter the net. 2209z: SUBSONIC entered the net. 2300z: LANCELOT (presumed AF7645) called and eventually raised NO CHANCE to exit the net. 2304z: LANCELOT exited the net; approaching MACDILL from the north at the time of transmission.

@iemats 4:05 PDT it was heard, unsure about the other

@CIC_Spotter If they were after 0000z (4 pm PDT) and was/were at h20/h50, that's his restoral.

UTC 20 Feb 26 An "odd" traffic day. An E6B flew from TRAVIS and repositioned to HICKAM, HAWAII. 0004z: CAR NOTE (sounds like) with test count. [USSTRATCOM CP] 0034z: CLAYBIRD (presumed E6B; not seen on ADSB mapping sites) called and raised MAINSAIL to enter the net. 0036z: CLAYBIRD entered the net. 0054z: SANDBURG called and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net. 0057z: SANDBURG exited the net. [0316/17z message traffic window.] ======== 0316z: VOCATION (NCS); 375GQO; P1. 375GQOK47TQE3YWLPQEFFASWKJ4BGU [Fed to TACAMO PAC.] 0320z: CLAYBIRD; 375GQO; h+20/h+50 TACAMO PAC restoral rebroadcast window. Received on east coast SDR at fair/weak levels. [0326z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast.] 0350z: CLAYBIRD (presumed); 375GQO; PAC RESTORAL; extremely weak on all frequencies on 2 California SDRS. 0420z: Nothing heard. ******** 0433z: VOCATION; ESTKGK; 22 characters; P4. ESTKGKPKPUKF5Q74FOEXQG 0436z: VOCATION; ESM2WB; 31 characters; P4. ESM2WBUVJBCRXIGYT44IQ3AAKQO7Q73 ******** 0450z: CLAYBIRD; 375TQO; PAC restoral. ======== [One hour+/- heavy traffic window.] ======== 0543z: VOCATION; 37IDCV; P1. 37IDCVFMNV7LX3KTPTRZNXNXD6MKYS 0546z: VOCATION; 37LNEZ; P1. 37LNEZ7SCTGYC3U7P3BUHVOTJHOZRE 0549z: VOCATION: 37PUWR; P1. 37PUWRVR7EGNR2DIMZNHESRVEA6IYQ 0558z: VOCATION; 37PCUH; P1. 37PCUHNBRY7V2T6BNIIWJSYX7KFOXZ 0603z: VOCATION; 37PCUH; 37PUWR; 37LNEZ; h+00/h+30 NCS/ABNCP/Gulf restoral rebroadcast. 0612z: VOCATION Standing by for traffic. 0614z: CLAYBIRD (strong on California SDR) called VOCATION on 8992 and raised MAINSAIL to exit the net. MAINSAIL did not respond and the frequency went quiet. Not found elsewhere. 0630z: VOCATION; 37PCUH; 37PUWR; Disregard during reading; NCS restoral. 0635z: VOCATION: 37PUWR; NCS restoral but "out" (not finished) for higher priority traffic. 0637z: VOCATION; 37HREL; P1. 37HREL43HXRH77ZS7HOJJJZR2QSCN4 0640z: VOCATION; 37GRCZ; P1. 37GRCZDK6IRIJ7SD5CCAQ4A2BQU7HZ 0643z: VOCATION; 37B74S; P1. 37B74SC2KE7PEF3TCVZN2RARO3YQAJ 1456 0646z: VOCATION; 37INWZ; P1. 37INWZ2NQ7RTMLD4BAVPUJRPSRKVQ5 0649z: VOCATION; 37LNEZ; NCS restoral; final string in the 0630z restoral. 0651z: VOCATION; 373GOV; P1. 373GOVU7NLVNDQULBY4SUT6U3O4Q75 0654z: VOCATION Standing by for traffic. ======== Quiet. [1124z+/-: AF665A E6B launched from PAX RIVER, flew south to north of the NORFOLK, VA area for apparent pattern work, then landed at NORFOLK.] [1256z+/-: AF6063 E6B launched from TRAVIS, flew north to the CONUS northwest, then south to the California coast, crossed the coast outbound over the Pacific and flew to HICKAM, HAWAII.] 1425z: MAINSAIL with test count. 1456z: MAINSAIL with test count. 1529z: VOCATION with test count. [Three rare strings within a short window; unusual.] ======== 1725z: VOCATION; ESXTKA; 42 characters; P4; rare. ESXTKARRNKVHJMNWNEGSGMEJTGN2UMGN2BCGXK6YWF 1735z: VOCATION; 3SJJ3R; 55 characters; P4; rare. ESJJ3RRZILIQ2A3MADCVU7HQXVLIFVU74QS6JLVS3LBV6VLIV3NJLHT 1811z: VOCATION; ESLUSD; 55 characters; P4; rare; 3 rare strings in a row. ESLUSDAPPSTEE6UQ6R2E2IVWOB6SME2IJWQ7F6KQA6XKAB6SKZRF6ZS ======== [1923z+/-: AFFD5E E6B launched from SEYMOUR JOHNSON and flew to PAX RIVER.] ======== 2247z: VOCATION; FOR PAULI 16 (sounds like); I45JM3TH5IACF4478D46GRJWQXMGD26 I45JM3TH5IACF447D46GRJWQXMGD26 [30 minutes] 2316z: VOCATION; 37RYVG; P1. 37RYVGUBSHG6US767VX3QSEYDQNTIP [Fed to TACAMO PAC apparently.] 2328z: MAINSAIL worked CLAYBIRD (unheard on SDRs in use). 2331z: CLAYBIRD (unheard) entered the net. [CLAYBIRD: see 0320z+; TACAMO PAC at that time.] [2336z+/-: 22.7 KHz (PAC) VLF FSK MSK broadcast indicated on the W1VD Grabber website.] [That might imply CLAYBIRD was over his orbit area Due Regard (not showing on ADSB mapping sites) before he entered the net; or??] ======== 22.7 KHz (PAC) 0326z VLF FSK transcript caught in mid broadcast on a California SDR. 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙾 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚈𝙰𝙽𝙺𝙴𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝙿𝙰 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙵𝙰 𝚂𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙰 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼 𝙱𝚃 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻 𝚉𝚉 𝙱𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝙵𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙾𝚂𝙲𝙰𝚁 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙾 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚈𝙰𝙽𝙺𝙴𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝙿𝙰 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙵𝙰 𝚂𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙰 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼 𝙱𝚃 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻 𝚉𝚉 𝙱𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝙵𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙾𝚂𝙲𝙰𝚁 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙾 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚈𝙰𝙽𝙺𝙴𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝙿𝙰 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙵𝙰 𝚂𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙰 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼 𝙱𝚃 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝙺𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝙲𝚉𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻𝚇𝙻𝙻 𝚉𝚉 𝙱𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝙵𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙾𝚂𝙲𝙰𝚁 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝚂𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙾 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 𝚈𝙰𝙽𝙺𝙴𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝙼𝙰 𝙿𝙰𝙿𝙰 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙱𝙴𝙲 𝙴𝙲𝙷𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚇𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙵𝙰 𝚂𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙰 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚂𝙺𝙴𝚈 𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙾 𝙹𝚄𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙱𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙾 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙵 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼 𝙱𝚃 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙽𝙽𝙽𝙽 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙴𝙻 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙻𝚆𝚅𝚉𝚀$𝟼𝟸(𝟽𝙸𝚅𝚄𝙾𝚈𝚈𝙷𝙶𝙴𝙽𝙹𝙲𝚅:𝟿𝙷𝙶𝚇𝚃𝚃𝚂𝙷𝙽𝙲𝚃𝚄𝙲𝙲

@iemats Caught a "SHEEPMAN" broadcast today on 11175 during the spaces 37RYVG 37RYVG 37RYVG 37RYVGUBSHG6US767VX3QSEYDQNTIP 37RYVGUBSHG6US767VX3QSEYDQNTIP

@CIC_Spotter FWIW I never caught an HF restoral from him this evening even though I was parked on a California SDR.

@iemats Still actively working, leaving W-260 now

@CIC_Spotter Thanks. That explains my "PAULIE 16". POLLY 16.

@SFJET147 @aeroscouting I bout punched my monitor when it switched feeds right there, though! Show me the touchdown!

@aeroscouting This webcam is a blast

"FANG01" US Air Force F-22s over the strand, report the bridge, cleared for 18 landing.

@SR_Planespotter dang she’s beautiful

Wow

F-35 next generation Distributed Aperture System test equipment

@avphotos05 nice shots Kaden

Ascot

@toystark6886 Thank you Mrs Stark! They’ve been challenging me in the low light, but i’m slowly getting better!

@CIC_Spotter These are so badass! I'm sorry but I could not come up with another word that properly describes these photos. LOL

MH-47Gs from the 160th SOAR landing after a night flight. 'RITZ81','RITZ82','RITZ83'

As the rain was falling this morning, 1-229th AVN departed as 'R03319' and 'R20654'. Come again soon - but bring good weather with you next time!