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Related: About this forumI just saw a B-2 fly over.
I'm in Alexandria.
It's not for Trump. He's out of town.
It's not shown here:
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It's partly sunny. The plane was above the clouds, headed due west from JB Andrews. It must be for a funeral at Arlington.
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I just saw a B-2 fly over. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2020
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IronLionZion
(45,433 posts)1. Stealth bomber?
I didn't know any of them were stationed out here
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,429 posts)2. Yes, one of those.
They don't show up here other than for flyovers. It has to be for a funeral at Arlington.
They're stealthy only if you're deaf.
3Hotdogs
(12,374 posts)3. Bullshit. Ya couldn'ta seen it. Its stealth.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,429 posts)4. I figured it out. Here's why there was a flyover:
Military
Gen. Charles Q. Brown takes over Air Force, makes history as first Black service branch chief
By Dan Lamothe
August 6, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. EDT
Gen. Charles CQ Brown Jr. became the new chief of staff of the Air Force on Thursday, making history as the first Black chief of a military service and acknowledging the significance to himself and others.
This is a very historic day for our nation, and I do not take this moment lightly, Brown said, speaking in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews. Today is possible due to the perseverance of those who went before me, serving as an inspiration to me and so many others.
Brown cited as examples the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black unit of fighter pilots in World War II; Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who commanded them and went on to become a general; Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen; and Gen. Daniel Chappie James Jr., the first Black four-star general in U.S. military history.
{snip}
Thursdays ceremony had a smaller crowd than customary as a new service chief takes over because of the coronavirus pandemic, but still included scores of guests and dignitaries. President Trump did not attend, but he and Vice President Pence swore Brown in separately in an Oval Office event Tuesday, during which the president called him a great gentlemen and a great man.
{snip}
Dan Lamothe
Dan Lamothe joined The Washington Post in 2014 to cover the U.S. military and the Pentagon. He has written about the Armed Forces for more than a decade, traveling extensively, embedding with each service and covering combat in Afghanistan numerous times. Follow https://twitter.com/@danlamothe
Gen. Charles Q. Brown takes over Air Force, makes history as first Black service branch chief
By Dan Lamothe
August 6, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. EDT
Gen. Charles CQ Brown Jr. became the new chief of staff of the Air Force on Thursday, making history as the first Black chief of a military service and acknowledging the significance to himself and others.
This is a very historic day for our nation, and I do not take this moment lightly, Brown said, speaking in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews. Today is possible due to the perseverance of those who went before me, serving as an inspiration to me and so many others.
Brown cited as examples the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black unit of fighter pilots in World War II; Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who commanded them and went on to become a general; Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen; and Gen. Daniel Chappie James Jr., the first Black four-star general in U.S. military history.
{snip}
Thursdays ceremony had a smaller crowd than customary as a new service chief takes over because of the coronavirus pandemic, but still included scores of guests and dignitaries. President Trump did not attend, but he and Vice President Pence swore Brown in separately in an Oval Office event Tuesday, during which the president called him a great gentlemen and a great man.
{snip}
Dan Lamothe
Dan Lamothe joined The Washington Post in 2014 to cover the U.S. military and the Pentagon. He has written about the Armed Forces for more than a decade, traveling extensively, embedding with each service and covering combat in Afghanistan numerous times. Follow https://twitter.com/@danlamothe