Looks like they are using the trainers(T38 and T6A) for something other than pilot training..
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What the hell in in Central Oklahoma?
Yesterday a few rare Communication and AWACS birds were in that same area.
Last week the 'sniffer' helo.
Not uncommon for AWACs to land at Tinker AFB in OKC
One of 3 Undergraduate Pilot Training bases is at Vance AFB, OK. 4 if you count the NATO school.
Edit: well 5 I guess if you count the helo guys haha sorry helo bros
That could be it and I know they have trainers in the area all the time but some of the newer planes that have been lurking in the central states over the last two or three weeks are out of the ordinary for sure.
Most the AWACS are based at Tinker AFB is Oklahoma... I wouldn’t read too much into them flying in the area.
Hubs use to train pilots in Navy, he says they sometimes use T-6 for other than training, this is normal.
T-3’s are used for hot shot TDY missions on occasion as well
AF student pilot working on instrument holding procedures prob
Wasn't sure before but there was something off about the numbers of trainers and some of the flight patterns(circling and running what appears to be area searches), but now one of them has joined the circling E3's over Oklahoma...
The thing about trainers is that they are ALL capable of counter insurgency, surveillance and a few other things other than serving as trainers and are often sold equipped for these other roles to other nations.
Given what is going on these other capabilities are certainly applicable and they are a lot less 'visible' than other planes that would normally be used for these jobs and there are a lot of them(often they are also quite long-legged as well)....
edit: and even when they are around/near an air-base they don't normally fly over urban and highly populated areas when used as trainers, simply because it is training and shit happens on occasion...
edit2: wtf, now there are 2 more E3's heading for the Oklahoma roundabout.....(much greater altitude as the roundabout is at only 3.000 feet while the 2 additional ones are at 20.000, but they are descending as they approach...)
edit3: well fuck me, now there is an executive military craft south of Oklahoma circling and its callsign is JUDGE34....... (for anyone not aware of the judges) https://mobile.twitter.com/THEREALTRDJ