have the usaf been told of or something cus there starting to turn transponders on morn recently

**Welcome to the subreddit!** What is ADS-B? [Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Automatic_Dependent_Surveillance%E2%80%93Broadcast) tl;dr it's how you get airplane tracking, like on FlightRadar24 or FlightAware.