Around Reading, PA I have noticed a lot of military stuff passing by and around lately. I am not sure if we have a military base nearby, but almost daily I see a military marked SH-60 Blackhawk fly above the campus. From time to time I see a civilian model of the same helicopter. Yesterday was odd too: I saw two USMC (United States Marine Corps) A-10 Warthogs flying in a formation, passing right over the campus at around 2000-3000 feet. After 10 seconds or so they were out of sight.
And today was a beautiful sight. I noticed when walking out of a class of a C17-Globemaster passing over. C17's are military transports designed to hold tanks, vehicles, some helicopters, troops, supplies, etc. Roughly 2 minutes after that I noticed another aircraft heading into Reading Airport, and it wasn't a KC-135, or any commercial jet. It was the mighty B-52 Stratofortress, the mother of all bomber aircraft. I was stunned at the sight and it leads me to wonder: why are so many military aircraft flying around lately? I also notice Army personell on the ground sometimes, but I rarely see anything good on the ground, save one time I passed a howitzer up close. All I really see are transport trucks, and one time at a gas station these two HUGE transports (I am talking tires around 9 feet tall) pulled in to guzzle diesel.
Anybody know the reasons for recent activity around the Reading area? I doubt there was an airshow but you never know.
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