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Owned by Northrop Grumman. Was spotted 4 months ago as well.
https://www.reddit.com/r/area51/comments/1slqwlc/scan5_and_scan4_doing_maneuvers_over_the_real/
Related to the forest fires in the NTTR I would assume.
Another reminder that it's worth keeping an eye on the Tonopah Test Range, as well as Groom Lake.
They must still have some left in the X box.
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"WILD44" = YFQ-44? Normally you never see the Reapers or RQ-170's with ADSB turned on out of Creech.
Per article linked below, YFQ-44 Fury(s) arrived at Creech AFB on the 20th.
"Both of the USAF's CCAs, the YFQ-44 Fury and YFQ-42 Dark Merlin, are to be put through their paces at Creech AFB in Southern Nevada."
https://www.twz.com/air/fury-loyal-wingman-arrives-at-creech-afb-for-agile-combat-deployment-trials
Looks like Creech is another spot to site new aircraft being tested.
Number of flights diverting through the normally avoided MOA's, rather unusual for not being a weekend. Usually they will fly north of the NTTR through the Reveille North MOA. For reference, SWA4244, SKW4443, etc. Large thunderstorm maybe??
Wanna see who's blowing who up with what? Here you go.
https://osmp.ngo/
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I cannot remember if 60-0336 is the tanker known for tanking "unusual" aircraft. Flight originated from Seattle.
Took me a minute to figure out what all the flights were, I mostly keep my eyes open for military/etc. flights. Forest fire south of Caliente, Air Tractors flying in and out from Mesquite doing fire suppression.
U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff Simmons, is the new Nevada Test and Training Range commander.
"B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at California’s Edwards Air Force Base, military says"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/us/b-52-crash-edwards-california
Scary, considering what these big boys sometimes have in their bomb bay.
The original "Temporary Land Closure" document
https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2026-03/Closure%20Notification%20%281%29.pdf
refers to "43 U.S. Code § 1733 - Enforcement authority"
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/1733
From what I read in this, "local law enforcement" i.e. LCSD can enforce the closure. So if they see anyone on their Tikaboo "weather camera", or maybe something they have on Badger, they can just call LCSD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwWFGElHF-M&list=PLYEH1FgVK_xoRy6mbldq-HDVzV4Wjfn7H
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