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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The modified #Boeing 747-8i aircraft has been modified by #L3Harris Technologies after being gifted to President #Trump from the Qatari government. It features a new paint scheme chosen by President Trump. #airforceone #VC-25BBridge #VC-25B #USAF #ncpol #avgeek #news #presidenttrump #politics

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The #USAF #VC-25B #Bridge #VC-25BBridge has been spotted over Greensboro, N.C. on June 22, 2026 on one of if not the first in a series of initial commissioning flights for the Qatari-donated jet before joining the #presidential fleet. The aircraft was unveiled by President #Trump on June 19. #NCpol

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The first revenue #NorfolkSouthern freight #train since #Helene to traverse the famous #OldFortLoops from #OldFort over the #BlueRidge to #Ridgecrest is currently scheduled to run this Saturday, April 18, 2026. The Old Fort Depot is arranging an event. #WNC #ncpol #Hurricanehelene #ncwx

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

For the first time since September 2024 and since #Helene, an eastbound train crosses the #EasternContinentalDivide at the western portal of the Swannanoa Tunnel at #Ridgecrest on April 7, 2026. #hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina #Swannanoatunnel #Swannanoagap

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The #OldFortLoops is a portion of track that ascends the Blue Ridge via approximately 13 miles of track for a straight-line distance of three miles. This area of track suffered severe damage from #Helene with numerous washouts. #hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This run essentially certifies the line for revenue #trains following repair efforts conducted by #NorfolkSouthern and contractor #RJCorman. This also restores all rail links into #Asheville to the first time since #Helene. #hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#NorfolkSouthern Track Geometry Train 90G makes the first post-Hurricane #Helene train run up the #OldFortLoops on the AS-Line on its journey from #Salisbury to #Asheville, N.C. on April 7, 2026. #hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It’s not that simple, KC-135s haven’t had parachutes since the 70s-90s and the likelihood of being able to safely bail out is very low. This is just like the likelihood of bailing out of the space shuttle.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Contractor #RJCorman is working on most of the construction work between #OldFort and #Ridgecrest. Freight #rail traffic to #Asheville is only accessible via the #Tennessee side to the west via the #T-Line. All rail traffic between #Asheville and #OldFort has been cut off since #Helene in 2024. #wnc

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Per Bryan Marshall on FB: reconstruction efforts on the #NorfolkSouthern #AS-Line should be done by mid-April or early May, 2026. The #train line runs between #Asheville and #Salisbury. The section between #OldFort and #Ridgecrest was severely damaged by #Hurricane #Helene. #NC #ncpol #WNC

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Page’s lead has since grown from 2 votes to 23 #votes with #provisional #ballots added. This places one of North Carolina’s most powerful #politicians on the edge of loosing his seat. State Sen. Berger has represented his district since 2001 and has led the #NC Senate since 2011. #ncpol #ncsenate

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#SamPage campaign manager Doug Isley celebrates after Page declared victory on March 3. #ncpol

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Rockingham County Sheriff #SamPage speaks with the media after declaring victory in the #primary #election for N.C. Senate District 26 by initially two votes over #NorthCarolina state #Senate President Pro Tempore #PhilBerger in #Stokesdale, N.C. on March 3, 2026. #ncpol #ncsenate #news #photog

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Rockingham County Sheriff #SamPage watches as primary #election results come in across #NC Senate District 26 at Oak Level Baptist Church in #Stokesdale, N.C. on March 3, 2026. #ncpol #ncphotographer #ncsenate #philberger #ncga #rockinghamcounty #republican #gop #news #photog

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Oh I agree, likely won't happen.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I was one of the last people to depart the flight deck prior to pushback on #N782SP final flight in Dec. 2025. I need to post more images as I followed it's final year of flights.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I have a few videos. I have a backlog of images I need to post here on this platforms the #VMA-223 #Bulldogs still frequently visit my home airport in #greensboro. Although the frequency is slowing due to retirement this year.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Love this angle. I really like the NC Legislative Complex building design. But, I think a remodel with better lighting and some TLC would make it so much better. It badly needs a remodel.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As much as I hate meaning behind the early Civil War predecessor to the current NC state flag (for obvious reasons), I do like the color scheme and design on it from a purely aesthetic and artistic angle.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

It is unknown how long this paint scheme will last on this airframe after a #C-32A was spotted on Feb. 16 with the new red, white, gold and dark blue #VIP transport fleet paint scheme. This is likely inspired from Trump’s personal #Boeing757 and is a departure from the Kennedy-era paint scheme.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The crew of “VENUS02” conduct touch-and-goes onboard #VC-25A no. 29000 using Runway 23L at Piedmont Triad International Airport in #Greensboro, N.C. on Feb. 24, 2026. The crew were likely from the First Airlift Squadron, 89th Airlift Wing at #JointBaseAndrews in #Maryland. #avgeek #aviation #usaf

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#YadkinValleyRailroad #train MA-1 passes through #Pinnacle, N.C. on the CF-Line (milepost CF19.1) with engineer Roy Osborn at the controls and Doug Combs in the conductors seat on Feb. 11, 2026. Train MA-1 had two cars for industries in Mt. Airy. #yvrr #snow #ncwx #railroad #mountairy #nc

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This came days after a historic snowstorm on Jan. 31 blanketed all of North Carolina in snow, Greensboro received 10.4 inches of snow in total.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Looking more like #Canada or the #Midwest than the Southern U.S., #Norfolksouthern daily manifest #train 118-30 approaches the outskirts of #Greensboro, #NC on Feb. 2, 2026. The train had “foreign power” with #CPKC locomotives from predecessor lines #CanadianPacific and #KansasCitySouthern. #ncwx

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This aircraft primarily serves the #TACAMO mission by relaying instructions to #USNavy submarines. It also serves in the #lookingglass role as the Airborne Command Post in the event that land-based command centers for America’s #nucleartriad are unavalible or destroyed.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A #USNavy #E-6B #Mercury “doomsday plane” from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma conducts touch-and-goes on Runway 23L at Piedmont Triad International Airport in #Greensboro, N.C. on Feb. 21, 2026. #avgeek #aviation #tacamo #nuclear #GSO #KGSO #e6bmercury #nucleartriad #boeing #nc

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

There’s a lot of good spots around the airport

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The crew of VENUS61 conducts touch-and-goes in #USAF #C-32A no. 98-0001 at Piedmont Triad International Airport in #Greensboro, N.C. on Jan. 23, 2026. #avgeek #aviation

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Photos taken on assignment for the Triad Business Journal and published on Jan. 23, 2026. This feature story on Randy Lewis and his business was part of the TBJ’s “Triad Icons” series. #ranlewdairy #news #ncphotographer

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Fifth-generation dairy farmer Randy Lewis works around the farm at Ran-Lew Dairy on a chilly morning on Dec. 22, 2025. The farm is located in southeastern Alamance County near Eli Whitney and Snow Camp, N.C. #ranlewdairy #dairyfarm #triadbusinessjournal #alamancecounty #photojournalism #farm #rural

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Trump’s rally at the Rocky Mount Event Center coincided with the redacted release by the Department of Justice of the Epstein files the same day. The President later flew to his residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

President Donald Trump visits Rocky Mount, N.C. to speak about the economy on Dec. 19, 2025. The President also spoke about his endorsements of State Sen. Phil Berger and U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley. On assignment for SIPA USA #ncpol #trump #politics #photog

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

VENUS21 with a #C-40B makes a brief visit to #Greensboro on June 30. #USAF #avgeek #GSO

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Christian Currao, a tower operator at #Amtrak Thorn Tower poses for a photo on June 20 - the tower’s final day of control over #Thorn Interlocking before being cutover to modern systems the next day in #Thorndale, Pa. The 87-year old tower will continue to be staffed until the end of 2025.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#ReadingandNorthern T1 4-8-4 No. 2102 heads north from #Nesquehoning, Pa. into the #LehighRiver Gorge and the #PoconoMountains on the "The Road of Anthracite" towards #Tunkhannock on June 21. Two Reading and Northern diesels assisted the 2102 over the mountain between Mountain Top and Pittston.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Coal trains NS 768 NS 810 head down the Altavista District (ex-VGN) on June 14, featuring multiple N&W CPLs in their final days in Long Island, Va. and Aspen, Va.

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

President Donald J. Trump visits Pike Field to speak to troops, families and the public to celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S Army on June 10 in Fort Bragg, N.C. Trump watched a Special Forces Operations demonstration nearby prior to speaking. On assignment for SIPA USA

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#JetZero Co-founder and CEO Tom O' Leary presents a Z4 model to #NorthCarolina Gov. #JoshStein on June 12 after announcing #Greensboro as the site of their first #Z4 aircraft factory at Piedmont Triad International Airport. #ncpol #avgeek #aviation #news #photog

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

More frames from the 30th anniversary celebration of the joint #Amtrak and #NCDOT #Piedmont service at #Raleigh Union Station on May 30. On assignment for Trains Magazine news wire

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#NCDOT #Transportation Secretary Joey R. Hopkins presents the “City of Burlington,” painted in the original #Piedmont paint scheme to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the #Amtrak Piedmont service on May 30, at Raleigh Union Station in #Raleigh, N.C. On assignment for Trains Magazine news wire

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes to the stage at Pike Field in Fort Bragg, N.C. on June 10, 2025. The event commemorated the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S Army. For SIPA USA #fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog

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Joseph Navin @josephanavin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Firefighters from the Greensboro Fire Department respond to a second-alarm house fire on the 1700 block of Westridge Road on the evening of May 28 in Greensboro, N.C. #Greensborofiredepartment #fireinnc #Greensboro #news #local #firedepartment #guilfordcounty

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/05/2025

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3

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