A few minutes after take-off from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (DC), this Huey (former BuNo 158562) was in a north-bound hurry over the Potomac into the direction of the Thomas-Jefferson memorial. After its career with the US Marine Corps, the Huey arrived at AMARG on 26 Jan'11 with inventory code 7H0057. After some 7 months of storage, the USAF selected the Bell for conversion. It was taken from AMARG on 18 Aug'11 and was moved to Fleet Readiness Center East Cherry Point (NC) for depot-level maintenance overhaul. During '14 it was taken on strength of the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Andrews.

168280 from FY2011 is the first presidential Osprey (LRIP Lot 15). It flew first on 23 Jan'13 and was delivered to Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) ONE 'the Nighthawks' on 3 May'13. The Marine One Osprey's replaced a small number of CH-46 and CH-53s within HMX-1 and are used as support aircraft. They lack the white paint at the top of the fuselage (thus the nickname "white tops") that the VIP transport helicopters have. On 11 Aug'13 two MV-22Bs made their presidential debut ferrying Secret Service agents, White House staff, and members of the media from CGAS Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard (MA).

Wow, this Black Hawk could be just a US Army one, but when going into detail, the word Army on the tail section is removed, the marking on the engine housing is not US Army, and the crew clearly show a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) patch. And indeed, this UH-60M belongs to the FBI. The fiscal year of the serial is not 100% confirmed

The construction number of this Osprey is unconfirmed. The tilt-rotor is coming from the Lor Rate Initial Production Lot 115 series and was part of the US Navy FY2011 budget. As they are support aircraft, the are named "Green Tops", the other assetts of HMX-1 are named "White Tops" and these transport the VIPs. HMX-1 operates a dozen MV-22Bs.

The construction number of this Osprey is not known. The Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) ONE MV-22Bs are identical to those used by the USMC in the fleet, they only differ from their paint job.

This is VH-92A System Demonstration Test Article 2, the fourth Patriot built. It is former Sikorsky test registration N313SX and was first noted in mid-2019. 169180 is one of 23 VH-92As that the US Navy budget procured, of which 21 will be operational aircraft and two will remain test aircraft. The 21 aircraft are operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) OBNE, based at Quantico (VA). The squadron runs a detachment at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (MD). The VH-92As replace the venerable VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N of HMX-1.

This FY2019 Patriot carries a plate with a six on the "clip", I don't know what that means. Normally such clips are used for plates with two, three or four star marks. This 169187 is former Sikorsky test registration N335SX.

Low over the Potomac River, this UH-1N of the 1st Helicopter Squadron 'First and Foremost' on its way from the Pentagon back to homebase Joint Base Andrews (MD).

Passing The Washington Monument, how classic can it be?

Possibly one of the last operational Sea Kings of Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) ONE. The type will see its sundown in 2025.

The red plate on the nose section reveals that this Patriot is carrying a four star general. The helicopter took-off from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (DC), just on the other side of Ronald Reagan International Airport, both adjacent to the Potomac river, just south of the capital. This fiscal year 2021 VH-92A is former Sikorsky N344MW.

Assigned to the 233 Combat Search & Rescue Squadron, part of the 6 Search & Rescue Group at Cheongju.

Assigned to the 235 Search & Rescue Squadron part of the 6 Search & Rescue Group at Cheongju. This Ka-32 was delivered to South Korea in March 2005.

This KT-100 basic trainer was added to the RoKAF in 2016, it is assigned to the Air Force Academy at Seongmu, which commands the 212 Flight Training Squadron. Double-o-Seven is seen here during its approach to runway 34 of its homebase.

This KT-100 basic trainer was added to the RoKAF in 2016, it is assigned to the Air Force Academy at Seongmu, which commands the 212 Flight Training Squadron. It is here seen playing the circuit of its homebase.

FMS serial 22-5761, first flight 31 August 2023 and delivered from the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility Cameri (Italy) to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 28 September 2023. The Lightning II received a 313sq badge on the tail accompanied by ACC titels, the Air Combat Command of the KLu.

This KT-100 basic trainer was added to the RoKAF in 2016, it is assigned to the Air Force Academy at Seongmu, which commands the 212 Flight Training Squadron. The KT-100 was executing countless times, with three other KT-100s, approaches to the well-hidden base.