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Evergreen Intel

@vcdgf555.bsky.social

Bit late in the day for this SIGINT recon bird.

🇺🇸 JAKE17 is RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 #AE01C5

November 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM

AvScanNZ

@avscannz.bsky.social

USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint heading north from Chania over Romania

JAKE17
64-14843
AE01C5

November 26, 2024 at 5:47 AM

Evergreen Intel

@vcdgf555.bsky.social

For perspective, here is the flight track of (SVF680) 102B Korpen 102003 #4A81F8 and (JAKE17) RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 #AE01C5 at 1005Z today, as seen via ADSBx.

November 15, 2024 at 7:56 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar operating flights around kaliningrad oblast russia, back and forth passes to the north and east of poland, departure from mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 18, 2024 at 9:28 AM

Evergreen Intel

@vcdgf555.bsky.social

Today, two intelligence-gathering aircraft of the Swedish and US air forces passed to the south of Kaliningrad over northern Poland, side-by-side at a distance of 14 kilometers. Seen via Sentinel-2 L2A at 1005Z.

🇸🇪 SVF680 is 102B Korpen 102003 #4A81F8
🇺🇸 JAKE17 is RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 #AE01C5

November 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM

Johnny Gemini

@borrowed7time.bsky.social

Activity around Kaliningrad & the Belarus border today:

US Army/Lasai Aviation ARTEMIS Challenger N488CR #A60693 as BRIO68

USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 #AE01C5 as JAKE17

Swedish AF Gulfstream IV ISR 102003 #4A81F8 as SVF680

November 27, 2024 at 11:26 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#SAF #USAF RC-135V rivet joint / swedish gulfstream IV-SP (S102B korpen), ISR platforms seen on the flight radar operating close to kaliningarad oblast russia. #JAKE17 #AE01C5 #SVF680

#Russian an-148-100E also seen in the area having departed from kaliningrad and over the baltic sea. #14F121

November 15, 2024 at 11:45 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#SAF #USAF RC-135V rivet joint / swedish air force gulfstream IV-SP (S102B korpen) seen on the flight radar completing back and forths to the east of finland close to the border with russia, departures from tampere finland and mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5 #SVF680 #4A81F8

November 7, 2024 at 11:46 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USArmy #USAF CL650 ARTEMIS BRIO / RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar, the pair operating flights around kaliningrad oblast russia, ISR aircraft passing through the suwalki gap and over the baltic sea, departures from mildenhall and siauliai lithuania. #JAKE17 #AE01C5 #BRIO68 #A60693

November 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar, evening flight to the east of romania at the border with moldova, not far from ukraine and the black sea coastline, departure from mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 22, 2024 at 7:48 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar operating flights around kaliningrad oblast russia, back and forth passes to the north and east of poland, departure from mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 15, 2024 at 11:37 AM

Johnny Gemini

@borrowed7time.bsky.social

USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 #AE01C5 as JAKE17 out of RAF Mildenhall, evening operation along the Moldovan border.

November 22, 2024 at 6:15 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint tracked on the flight radar, completing back and forths to the north east of poland and passing through the suwalki gap, operating close to kaliningrad oblast russia. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar operating flights around kaliningrad oblast russia, back and forth passes over the baltic sea, then flights to the north east of poland passing through the suwalki gap, departure from mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 19, 2024 at 10:46 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar completing a lap around kaliningrad oblast, via the suwalki gap and over the baltic sea, departure and current RTB at mildenhall uk. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

December 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar with an evening flight to the east of romania at the border with moldova, now coming in for approach and landing at chania greece, departure from mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 22, 2024 at 9:40 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USArmy CL650 ARTEMIS BRIO seen on the flight radar, the flight having departed from romania, making its way north to the baltic states.

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint also seen in the area having crossed the baltic sea. #JAKE17 #AE01C5

November 7, 2024 at 1:47 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar completing a flight a long the east of the baltic states and finland, this a long borders with russia and via the suwalki gap, departure and current RTB at mildenhall. #JAKE17 #AE01C5