[Billyv]

Eyes on. A follower just sent this to me... 12 ship C130’s West Bound. pic.twitter.com/SC7OubdX4g— 🐾MonkeyWerx US🐾 (@mil_ops) December 6, 2020@@@@@@@@@@@

When in formation the lead aircraft will “squawk” ID to air traffic control, everyone else will turn theirs off. The formation is handled as one aircraft by ATC and if all squawk at the same time it looks like mass traffic conflicts.
Normal ops.

Saturday ops are usually in support of Army deployments or exercises. This late in the year everyone is trying to get the last of their training requirements accomplished before the $$ run out!

Gov Shutdown could be very likely next week.

WWG1WGA!

[xone]

This late in the year everyone is trying to get the last of their training requirements accomplished before the $$ run out!

Money runs out federally on Sept 30. New FY 1 Oct.