What is that crazy jet sound right now??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friend said she just saw four in missing man formation over DC. But she had heard others earlier, too.

Saw it from work. Looked like missing-man formation. Looks like one of our brave pilots has passed, sadly.

nonsense made up in your head

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friend said she just saw four in missing man formation over DC. But she had heard others earlier, too.

Saw it from work. Looked like missing-man formation. Looks like one of our brave pilots has passed, sadly.

It was very clearly NOT missing man formation. It was six aircraft flying in a tight v formation and then a photography plane flying near then at close distance. I think some people mistook the photography plane for a plane breaking away as can happen for missing man, but if you watched the full flyover you could see that this was not the case.

No one died, at least no one that the Navy is honoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

They are making assets to put on social media when they want to claim that DC is under attack, so the upcoming war will be justified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

They are making assets to put on social media when they want to claim that DC is under attack, so the upcoming war will be justified.

Nah, this is just for propaganda. When they want to start the war, they'll use AI.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

great info thx. the first flyover was very low/loud compared to the later ones and it sounded like it was just one airplane (didn't see it). any idea why if that's the case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone just sent me this.

10/28/2025 9:14 AM [AlertDC] NCR Flyover: National Mall (October 28)
[AlertDC] The U.S. military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over the National Mall on Monday, October 28, at approximately 11:15AM to 11:30AM.\\

https://hsema.dc.gov/alerts

Who is writing the alerts? A drunkard? Monday was 27th, not 28th! So when was it for? Probably today since everyone heard it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

great info thx. the first flyover was very low/loud compared to the later ones and it sounded like it was just one airplane (didn't see it). any idea why if that's the case?

No idea, I only saw the later ones and then saw a bunch of pictures of the various flyovers of different spots. That many passes is really excessive and I can't think of any reason why they'd need to send one plane out first. If it was the photography plane, it makes no sense that you'd use a jet like this to take regular aerial photos of the monuments because there are much cheaper ways to do that. And no reason to do some kind of retcon -- this is protected airspace that is tightly controlled and monitored.

The whole operation smacks of the administration forcing waste and excess just to flex their muscles and thumb their noses at people. I'm sure the pilots enjoyed it because that's a fun flyover in an area you rarely get to fly, with cool views. But what a waste of money at this particular point in time -- if they wanted photos they could have arranged to have them during a planned flyover for Memorial Day or a similar occasion.

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I'm glad I missed it since those constant military plans after 9/11 freaked me out and every time I hear them now I have a momentary worry something has happened.

At least we're not getting live ammunition testing over the Beltway, like in California. Or not yet anyway.

[Anonymous]

It was the sound of freedom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friend said she just saw four in missing man formation over DC. But she had heard others earlier, too.

Saw it from work. Looked like missing-man formation. Looks like one of our brave pilots has passed, sadly.

Huh? They do flyovers for services at Arlington Cemetery (for pilots, etc.) all of the time. This was different.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

Cost concern troll is very concerned about the cost

Uh, those are demonstration pilots and they HAVE to fly (more often than most other pilots) in order to maintain skill proficiency. Blue Angels or Thunderbird pilots can’t sit at a desk 20 days a month and go fly every week or two for a few hours like other military pilots often do - they have to fly much more frequently to practice their routines.

So whether they’re flying to do photos over DC, or flying to an air show appearance somewhere, or flying in practice, they’re still going to be flying somewhere. So that money was already being spent, whether they’re flying flew over DC, or over Pensacola Florida.


Did you have the same fiscal concerns and make a fuss about USAID spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on drag shows in Ecuador and Peru?…. Or was that different?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

Fascinating what counts as essential/excepted activities ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

Cost concern troll is very concerned about the cost

Uh, those are demonstration pilots and they HAVE to fly (more often than most other pilots) in order to maintain skill proficiency. Blue Angels or Thunderbird pilots can’t sit at a desk 20 days a month and go fly every week or two for a few hours like other military pilots often do - they have to fly much more frequently to practice their routines.

So whether they’re flying to do photos over DC, or flying to an air show appearance somewhere, or flying in practice, they’re still going to be flying somewhere. So that money was already being spent, whether they’re flying flew over DC, or over Pensacola Florida.


Did you have the same fiscal concerns and make a fuss about USAID spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on drag shows in Ecuador and Peru?…. Or was that different?

Not PP, but yes it is different. Not that the law actually matters anymore, but the federal government is not funded. You are only supposed to be working on essential government functions. So not only is this expensive, it's illegal.

Also, two things can be true. To the extent USAID was funding drag shows in Peru and Ecuador, yes, I have a problem with that.

So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully the aliens are coming to take the leader

If they don't take him I hope they can take us with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes it was the Blue Angels but the purpose was a photo shoot. That's why there were 6 jets flying in formation and then a 7th over to the side -- the 7th jet was a photography unit. They did flyovers of the Washington Monument and the White House for sure, likely to get photos of the gets aligned with those landmarks. I would bet they also did photos with the Capitol and other parts of the National Mall as well, given the number of flyovers.

It cannot be stated enough how expensive that was.

I would also assume some of the motivation has to do with the current rebrand of the DoD as "Department of War" and a desire to show off some of our most expensive weapons of war in a way they can associate with this administration. The photography plane also indicates they were taking relative close ups of the planes, potentially with pilots visible in the photos. I am wondering if Hegseth or other VIPs were in the planes.

The entire thing was a very, very expensive branding exercise. Paid for with tax payer dollars while vital federal services are either paused or being performed by unpaid workers at the moment.

Cost concern troll is very concerned about the cost

Uh, those are demonstration pilots and they HAVE to fly (more often than most other pilots) in order to maintain skill proficiency. Blue Angels or Thunderbird pilots can’t sit at a desk 20 days a month and go fly every week or two for a few hours like other military pilots often do - they have to fly much more frequently to practice their routines.

So whether they’re flying to do photos over DC, or flying to an air show appearance somewhere, or flying in practice, they’re still going to be flying somewhere. So that money was already being spent, whether they’re flying flew over DC, or over Pensacola Florida.


Did you have the same fiscal concerns and make a fuss about USAID spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on drag shows in Ecuador and Peru?…. Or was that different?

But for all that money wasted on gas for these war machines, just think how many meals for unhoused people we could have provided?!?