VC-25A serial number 92-9000, better known as SAM 29000, has completed its final regular presidential mission, bringing the President of the United States back to Joint Base Andrews (ADW) from France following the G7 Summit.

On the evening of Monday, June 16, 2025, observers across Europe and the North Atlantic witnessed an unprecedented movement of aerial refueling tankers operated by the United States Air Force and around 30 aircraft—comprising Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-46A Pegasus—departed from U.S. air bases in the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, and Italy, flying in formation across the Atlantic.

The U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 (VX-30), known as the “Bloodhounds,” is equipping its C-130T Hercules tanker/transport aircraft with Starlink satellite connectivity to enhance its role in long-range missile and weapons testing in the Pacific. The addition of SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service underscores the increasing importance of commercial space technologies—like Starlink and its government-oriented variant, Starshield—to U.S. military operations.

Close Call at Washington (DCA): Delta Airbus A319 and USAF T-38 Jet in Near Miss

Three different Air Force Global Strike Command bombers will conduct a first-of-its-kind trifecta flyover during the National Anthem performance at the 55th Super Bowl.