I live near an air base and I was in the AF reserve until last week (Vax bs). Anyways, I used to fly missions pretty regularly and know what goes in and out of the air base near where I live. Today, I noticed at least 20 different formations of f-16s and f-35s, all of which are stationed at other bases near by. Never have I seen that many flying around a once. Some of the formations I saw I'm sure were repeats, but it was still bizarre. This evening I noticed 3 different formations of C-130s flying overhead. Definitely an oddity, as they aren't native to the base I was at. Anyone else noticing increased amounts of mil planes flying?
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I've been noticing a ton of military helicopters ever since 2020. Periods of little activity, and times of 5-10 passes per day. West Los Angeles. Quiet the last couple weeks, but a big uptick for a few weeks before then. No jets that I've noticed.
Same here. Ever since the summer of peaceful protests.
Lots of mid weeks flights from Buckley AF in Denver lately, this last weekend then again during the week, seems it always two jets flying low over the city. We have had a big two prop helicopters flying over as well I think that’s NG.
PROTECTIVE Air Cover...see something, say something, NEUTRALIZE SOMETHING!!!
Nothing to worry about. They are just using up the last reserves of fuel so we will be totally defenseless when we are attacked. /s
Air national Guard are running f16s out of Columbia, SC commercial airport...I think it has to do with occupation related to law of war manual.
We're close.
Yes Ellington AF SE Houston
I have been hearing a lot of jet traffic over us, we are kinda between NAS Jax, Moody, and Eglin. The last 7-10 days we have had a lot of traffic over us but too high to see. I look at ADS and will see the occasional C-130J (refueling??) but none of the jets show up. It was so much more traffic that I was actually considering purchasing a Skyglass subscription to see what was going on.
We do hear jets every once in a while (couple times a year), they will fly practice missions out in the gulf and fly over us. But it has been noticeably more the last week or so. We had 2 blackhawks fly right over our house a couple months ago... heading south in the morning and returning in the afternoon. They ran that route for 5 or six days in a row, flying pretty low. And we will see the occasional warthog pair flying out of Moody - My parents are closer to Moody and see warthogs all the time.