Every other Thursday, Air Force One flies low over the York River to nearby Langley Air Force Base for a touch-and-go landing as a drill, and then returns to Washington by a different route. I was explaining this to a couple out sailing the river when lo and behold Air Force One swooped in a northwest path across the river at a high altitude. This time it was escorted by four fighter jets in a diamond formation, suggesting the real thing. CNN reported later that President Obama was on his way to South Dakota to speak. It was his 50th state as President.
50th Surprise
July 18, 2026
A couple from Salisbury MD stayed at the Williamsburg Lodge 50 years after they honeymooned there. They took their grown children sailing on the York River and got the surprise of a lifetime. Submarine! Riverine sailors from Virginia Beach used two fast boats to clear the path for a US
