At least 2 US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress are tracking southeast out of Minot AFB, ND possibly en route to the Caribbean for another show of force off of Venezuela. #AE587C/60-0023 as TIMEX11 #AE6CA6/60-0034 as TIMEX43

Coinciding with the reported arrival of Texas National Guard troops at the US Army Reserve training center in the Chicago suburb of Elwood was the issuance of a temporary flight restriction affecting UAS operators (mostly media) over the area in effect until 12/6.

US Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center #ADFEB5/74-0787 is up from Offutt for its second sortie of the day after making the trip from Wright Patterson AFB, OH. It was on the ground for a little under 3 hours.

Another day, another shipment of US weapons and munitions for Ukraine arrive in Poland. National Air Cargo's N952CA using US Transportation Command call sign CAMBER313 arrived in Lublin a short time ago direct from Dover AFB, DE.

The flow of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine continues with Atlas Air's N487MC operating under US Transportation Command using call sign CAMBER312 arrival into Lublin, Poland direct from Dover AFB, DE.

The flow of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine continues with Kalitta Air's N741CK as CAMBER304 is on descent into Lublin, Poland direct from Dover AFB, DE.

The second shipment of US munitions and supplies for Ukraine today is about to arrive at the forward staging base in Lublin, Poland direct from Dover AFB, DE. Kalitta Air's N766CK as CAMBER305 is eastbound over Poland now while N715CK as CAMBER303 landed about 3 hours ago.

US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus #AE63BC as TABOO11 is on station over NYC for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

A pair of US Air Force B-1 Lancers are playing over West Central Texas this morning. #AE6BD7 as 85-0073 #AE6BF9 as 86-0119

Another shipment of US arms and munitions for Ukraine has arrived at the forward reception point in Lublin, Poland. Kalitta Air's N702CK operating as US Transportation Command CAMBER490 landed a short time ago direct from Dover AFB, DE.

Another shipment of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine is about to land in Lublin, Poland. Atlas Air's N487MC operating under USTRANSCOM as CAMBER489 direct from Dover AFB, DE is descending over Poland now.

US Air Force C-40B #AE11F6 as RCH2042 is on the return to the US following a nearly 2 week trip taking US Central Commands commander Admiral Cooper on a tour of the area of operations. mofa.gov.qa/en/qatar/lat...

The US Dept. of State has issued a security alert for US Citizens in Jordan regarding a possible terrorist attack at the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge port of entry.

The flow of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine continues with Atlas Air's N446MC operating under US Transportation Command as CAMBER488 arrived in Lublin, Poland direct from Dover AFB, DE, yesterday.

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US Air Force C-32A #ADFEBA as AIR FORCE 2 is on the way westbound to Utah with the VEEP on board.

US Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center #ADFEB5 is preparing to hook up with USAF KC-135 #AE04C8/59-1500 on aerial refueling track 318 for some AR training.

US Marine Corps C-130J #AE6963 as BERT10 has departed Branson, MO for Portsmouth, NH with team members and supplies for the upcoming air show this weekend. BERT10 is also known as FAT ALBERT of the US Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angles.

US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III #AE2FA9 as RCH858 returned to Ramstein AB, Germany earlier following a delivery to Lublin, Poland from Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait. Lublin has been used as a reception point for US munitions and supplies flowing into Ukraine.

The most recent shipment of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine has arrived at the forward staging point in Poland. Kalitta Air's N715CK using USTRANSCOM call sign CAMBER467 flew direct from Dover AFB, DE to Lublin.

US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III #AE49C6 as RCH686 has lifted off from Alexandria, LA on an ICE deportation flight to El Salvador.

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Ukrainian military Airbus A-319 #50815F as UKN211 out of Geneva, Switzerland is en route to the US, likely NYC, ferrying a diplomatic contingent to meet with Special Envoy Witkoff. The talks are reported to happen "this week" per Bloomberg.

It's not often you see a US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey in Alaska, but the Marines are participating in exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2025. All US service branches across multiple domains are taking part. #AE6BA6 as RUDY23

The Egyptian C-130 rocket ship has returned to the US.+ For the uninitiated, the Egyptian C-130 routinely shows an incorrect altitude, like here showing at 124,000'+.

The latest shipment of US munitions for Ukraine arrived yesterday at the staging point in Lublin, Poland direct from Dover AFB, DE aboard the USTRANSCOM chartered aircraft N740CK of Kalitta Air Cargo.

Likely US Navy E-6B Mercury using tactical hex #AFB9DA has launched from Tinker AFB, OK during a SKYMASTER exercise that kicked off a little bit ago.

A rarity nowadays... US Navy E-6B Mercury 164408 using its assigned hex code of #AE041A as SCORE70 is up for a flight from Tinker AFB, OK. Since the fleet began using tactical hex codes earlier this year, seeing them use their usual hex code has become increasingly rare.

NAOC on the move from MacDill AFB, FL US Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center #ADFEB6/75-0125 has lifted off from MacDill and is turning North, possibly heading home to Offutt AFB, NE. It arrived at MacDill on Saturday from Fairchild AFB, WA.

Hmmm... US Navy E-6B Mercury using tactical hex code #AF83A7 as CHOIR07 is northbound over central Manitoba, Canada. I have not seen an E-6 take this route before.

US Air Force VC-25A #ADFDF9 as AIR FORCE 1 has lifted off from JB Andrews en route to Alaska for the meeting with Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. POTUS is expected to touch down at Elmendorf AFB, AK around 2pm EDT. USAF C-32A #AE4AE8 as SAM47 serves as the backup to AF1.

Earlier today, Atlas Air's N472MC as CAMBER448 arrived at the Polish reception point for US arms shipments into Ukraine in Lublin direct from Dover AFB, DE. CAMBER### call signs are given to private charter aircraft when on a US Transportation Command mission.

Large Force Exercise In Progress in the SEABREEZE Op Area Several aircraft are taking part in an LFE off the Panhandle of Florida in the Gulf including a US Air Force E-3 Sentry, KC-46A Pegasus and 2 KC-135 Stratotankers as well as a US Navy MQ-4C Triton. Not shown are the multitude of fighters.

US Coast Guard SAR in progress USCG MH-60 Jayhawk #AE6CEF as C6061 on its first operational mission out of CG Air Station Cape Cod, MA squawking 1277 (search & rescue) southwest of Cape Cod. h/t: @metro_notify

Theoretical line of sight distance for USAF RQ-4B Globalhawk #AE4512 as FORTE10 over the Black Sea this morning covering the Russian Naval bases at Sevastopol and Nnovorossiysk.

US Air Force NATO RQ-4 Globalhawk #AE5421 as FORTE10 is on a central Black Sea mission keeping an eye on the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Just another normal mission over the Black Sea.

☢️ 👀 ☢️ US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III #AE2FAC as RCH4267 is meeting East coast alert tankers USAF KC-46A Pegasus #AE63C7 as ADLAY21 and #AE5BBE as ADLAY22 on it's airlift mission out of Kirtland AFB, NM, home of B61-12 nuclear weapons. This is the same aircraft as last weeks' transfer to Europe

US Navy E-6B Mercury using tactical hex #AF080E as QUIT23 is up for a test flight from the Northrop Grumman facility in Lake Charles, LA.

NATO RQ-4D Phoenix#33FD69 as MAGMA10 is on descent for the US Air Force Plant at Palmdale, CA out of NAS Sigonella, Italy. This airframe is operated by the Italians.

I believe the first flight of B-61 nuclear weapons were delivered to the newly updated facility at RAF Lakenheath, UK yesterday by US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III #AE2FAC as RCH4574 following the pattern of similar nuclear swaps. 1/

The first USTRANSCOM flight of US munitions and weapons for Ukraine has landed in Lublin, Poland since the resumption of military aid to the country. The flight was completed by Atlas Air's N415MC as CMB415 who flew direct from Dover AFB, DE.

Very sneaky... Likely US Navy E-6B Mercury using tactical hex #AF20A2 as RUMPY15 didn't turn their transponder to public mode until it began its descent into Tinker AFB, OK for some pattern work.

Earlier today, United Kingdom Royal Air Force Rivet Joint #49C39D/ZZ666 as RRR7214 completed a sortie off the Kola Peninsula of Russia over the Barents Sea. Here is a theoretical line of sight range plot for this sortie.

Over the last 7 days 61 local, state and federal aircraft have been involved in the response to the July 4th flooding event in central Texas flying hundreds of sorties performing hundreds of rescues. Here's a 'heatmap' of their activity.

Theoretical line of sight range plot for US Navy MQ-4C Trition #AE7815 as BLKCAT6 over the Eastern Med. From it's perch at FL500, it was able to monitor Syria, Lebanon and much of Israel. Note: This does not account for terrain elevation. Note 2: This is a standard ISR mission.

US Navy MQ-4C Triton #AE7815 as BLKCAT6 out of NAS Sigonella, Italy has completed it's Eastern Mediterranean Sea sortie collecting intelligence on Syria and Lebanon and is RTB.

A trio of US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III's are on the march Westbound to PHNL from KCHS. #AE49C2 as RCH116 #AE49C4 as RCH117 #AE4D67 as RCH118

SAR in progress US Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry #AE223A as C2303 out of Air Station Miami is conducting a search off shore from Palm Coast, FL.

Theoretical line of sight range plot for BRIO68's sortie over the Black Sea. The ARTEMIS is a signals intelligence aircraft. From it's orbit locations, it can monitor the Russian naval bases at Sevastopol, Novorossiysk and Ochamchire.

A short while ago, US Army ARTEMIS aircraft N488CR as BRIO68 wrapped up a mission over the Black Sea.