Andrews AFB on 1/21

Mr H · Jan 22, 2015

Was in that area yesterday and a couple things...

Some of the planes coming in there are hucking FUGE!!

The other thing I thought I saw (but it was cloudy/foggy at the time) were fighters (F-18??) coming in fully loaded.

Is that normal, is there something going on we need to know about, or might it just be training/inert ordnance mounted?

5.56blaster · Jan 22, 2015

AAFB does have an alert fighter mission. F-16s.

Skins_Brew · Jan 22, 2015

Thanks, Mr.H. Heading into my bunker now. If the landscape has not been slicked when I emerge in 72 hours, I will post to let you guys know I am OK.

KL1 · Jan 22, 2015

I remember hearing something on the radio the other day about NORAD training exercises in the DC area this week.

JDove · Jan 22, 2015

There is an ongoing NORAD exercise this week. The DC Air Guard F-16's have been on continuous alert for intercepts since 9/11.

http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/PressReleases/tabid/3993/Article/12927/norad-exercise-planned-for-washington-dc.aspx

Mr H · Jan 22, 2015

JDove said:
There is an ongoing NORAD exercise this week. The DC Air Guard F-16's have been on continuous alert for intercepts since 9/11.

http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/PressReleases/tabid/3993/Article/12927/norad-exercise-planned-for-washington-dc.aspx

Thanks.

Just curious as to what I was seeing.

pbharvey · Jan 22, 2015

I would hope that AAFB would be 100% locked and loaded 24/365.

rpker · Jan 22, 2015

The Huge planes coming out of there are usually C-17 and KC-135's. The C-17 is a beauty of a plane IMHO that can haul the M1 Abrahms

SummitCnty · Jan 22, 2015

I saw a couple of C 5 land at Dover along time ago when we were there with Boy Scouts. Those things are wild to see land, they look like they are floating out of the sky into the runway.

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JDove · Jan 22, 2015

pbharvey said:
I would hope that AAFB would be 100% locked and loaded 24/365.

They are now, that may not have always been the case prior to 9/11 or likely they did, but were just not a part of the NORAD mission. The closest at that time with a NORAD mission were F-16s stationed at Langely, which is why they were the first over DC.

BlackBart · Jan 22, 2015

Fully loaded......... how? Air to air possibly/probably and many confuse external drop tanks for bombs which they weren't.

Neot · Jan 22, 2015

SummitCnty said:
I saw a couple of C 5 land at Dover along time ago when we were there with Boy Scouts. Those things are wild to see land, they look like they are floating out of the sky into the runway.

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We would fly out on those and C-17's all the time. As soon as we knew we were going to be on a C5 we would know to tack on a few extra hours. They seem to always break down.

5.56blaster · Jan 22, 2015

Skins_Brew said:
Thanks, Mr.H. Heading into my bunker now. If the landscape has not been slicked when I emerge in 72 hours, I will post to let you guys know I am OK.

I will have my extra tin foil helmet ready and waiting for you!

Mr H · Jan 22, 2015

BlackBart said:
Fully loaded......... how? Air to air possibly/probably and many confuse external drop tanks for bombs which they weren't.

def. Missiles at the very least

Brooklyn · Jan 22, 2015

Mr H said:
Was in that area yesterday and a couple things...

Some of the planes coming in there are hucking FUGE!!

The other thing I thought I saw (but it was cloudy/foggy at the time) were fighters (F-18??) coming in fully loaded.

Is that normal, is there something going on we need to know about, or might it just be training/inert ordnance mounted?

Air to Air ? Cool.

Air to sea? Curious.

Ground attack?? Worried.

Bombs? Terrified.

I hope Air to Air.

trickg · Jan 22, 2015

I find this thread interesting. I work on Andrews AFB, probably about a mile or so from the flight line, and I don't notice hardly any of that stuff. We're constantly getting choppers, (to include Marine 1) passenger jets (to include AF1) C-17s, KC-135s, F16s, etc. I don't often see F-18s - usually only when the Blue Angels are coming in for something or other, but I haven't seen them in a while.

I mean, Andrews is a pretty busy air base - unless you see scads of fighters flying in and out, I'd assume it was business as usual.

Stoveman · Jan 22, 2015

I put the kitchen in the Air Force One hangar many years ago and we used to go out at lunch time and watch the various aircraft take off and land. Maybe it's the 14 year old in me but I have always found it fascinating.

A painter died on that project. It was about 10:30 in the morning and all the trades start rushing outside the kitchen area into the hangar and there he was laid out on the floor. Fell from a lift about 35' up....

BlackBart · Jan 22, 2015

Mr H said:
def. Missiles at the very least

Believable. :thumbsup:

outrider58 · Jan 22, 2015

Bibi Netanyahu's advance teams/transport?

Bolts Rock · Jan 22, 2015

Mr H said:
Is that normal, is there something going on we need to know about, or might it just be training/inert ordnance mounted?

It it's blue it's inert, if not then live.

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