{"id":615299,"date":"2026-06-09T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=615299"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:30:00","slug":"interim-air-force-one-jet-gets-patriotic-paint-scheme-ahead-of-americas-250th-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=615299","title":{"rendered":"Interim Air Force One Jet Gets Patriotic Paint Scheme Ahead Of America&#8217;s 250th Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Interim Air Force One Jet Gets Patriotic Paint Scheme Ahead Of America&#8217;s 250th Party <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>One month after the U.S. Air Force confirmed that the Boeing 747 donated by Qatar, designated as the VC-25B Bridge and widely described as President Trump&#8217;s interim Air Force One aircraft, had entered flight testing in Texas and was being prepared for a new red, white, and blue color scheme, an OSINT account on X claims the aircraft has now been painted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ladies and gentlemen\u2026 your United States Air Force&#8217;s new VC-25B,&#8221; X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkunkChaser25\/status\/2063636748534510008?s=20\">TGhormley Photography<\/a> wrote Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>TGhormley Photography said the image was taken Saturday evening, though they did not disclose the location.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\" xml:lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LAk8IqnLlR\">pic.twitter.com\/LAk8IqnLlR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TGhormley Photography (@SkunkChaser25) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkunkChaser25\/status\/2063651930514006193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The VC-25B Bridge is a former Qatari head-of-state Boeing 747-8i that will serve as an interim presidential aircraft until Boeing&#8217;s delayed VC-25B replacements are ready, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/frustrated-boeing-trump-reportedly-l3harris-interim-air-force-one-jet\">now expected in 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the USAF said the VC-25B Bridge underwent flight testing in Texas and was being prepared for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/usaf-says-former-qatari-747-boeing-ready-usa-paint-scheme\">red, white, and blue paint schem<\/a>e.<\/p>\n<p>The military blog TWZ recently noted that there are still many &#8220;questions swirling about the legality and ethics of receiving the gifted plane.&#8221; Last May, the Pentagon took delivery of the aircraft and said it would rapidly undertake the required modifications.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0VC-25B Bridge appears to be ready ahead of the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4, less than one month away<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Mon, 06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 20:30<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interim Air Force One Jet Gets Patriotic Paint Scheme Ahead Of America&#8217;s 250th Party One month after the U.S. Air Force confirmed that the Boeing 747 donated by Qatar, designated as the VC-25B Bridge and widely described as President Trump&#8217;s interim Air Force One aircraft, had entered flight testing in Texas and was being prepared&hellip; 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