Joseph Navin
@josephanavin.bsky.social
Elon '24 Alum | Greensboro-based freelance reporter and photojournalist | #avgeek and #railfan #ncpol #ncwx watcher | Formerly: Elon News Network, NASASpaceflight | SIPA USA Contributor
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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
June 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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
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
#WNC #ncpol #Hurricanehelene #ncwx
April 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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
#WNC #ncpol #Hurricanehelene #ncwx
#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
#hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina
April 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
#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
#hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina
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
March 12, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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
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
#ncpol #ncphotographer #ncsenate #philberger #ncga #rockinghamcounty #republican #gop #news #photog
March 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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
#ncpol #ncphotographer #ncsenate #philberger #ncga #rockinghamcounty #republican #gop #news #photog
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
#avgeek #aviation #usaf
March 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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
#avgeek #aviation #usaf
#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
#yvrr #snow #ncwx #railroad #mountairy #nc
March 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
#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
#yvrr #snow #ncwx #railroad #mountairy #nc
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
March 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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
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
#avgeek #aviation #tacamo #nuclear #GSO #KGSO #e6bmercury #nucleartriad #boeing #nc
March 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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
#avgeek #aviation #tacamo #nuclear #GSO #KGSO #e6bmercury #nucleartriad #boeing #nc
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
March 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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
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
#ranlewdairy #dairyfarm #triadbusinessjournal #alamancecounty #photojournalism #farm #rural
March 6, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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
#ranlewdairy #dairyfarm #triadbusinessjournal #alamancecounty #photojournalism #farm #rural
I need to post here more often
March 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I need to post here more often
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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.
#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.
July 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
#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.
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.
July 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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.
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.
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On assignment for SIPA USA
June 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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.
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On assignment for SIPA USA
#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
#ncpol #avgeek #aviation #news #photog
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#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
#ncpol #avgeek #aviation #news #photog
June 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#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.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#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.
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On assignment for Trains Magazine news wire
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.
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#fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog
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#fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog
June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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.
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#fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog
For SIPA USA
#fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog
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
#Greensborofiredepartment #fireinnc #Greensboro #news #local #firedepartment #guilfordcounty
May 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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
#Greensborofiredepartment #fireinnc #Greensboro #news #local #firedepartment #guilfordcounty
Reposted by Joseph Navin
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
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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
Reposted by Joseph Navin
On Wednesday, the GOP's streak of 17 consecutive statewide judicial victories will end, as Riggs will have her state Supreme Court win certified. Since GOP lawmakers made such judicial contests partisan, Republicans have gone 22-5. #ncpol
May 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On Wednesday, the GOP's streak of 17 consecutive statewide judicial victories will end, as Riggs will have her state Supreme Court win certified. Since GOP lawmakers made such judicial contests partisan, Republicans have gone 22-5. #ncpol