Yes. Great catch. This is 100% shot from a refuelling plane. It's doubtful Scavino himself would ever even fly on one of these in any official capacity, hence it's doubtful that it's his video. This video is shot from the very last back rows of the A330 refuelling variant aircraft.

Hmm, let's break this down.

The bird shown flying escort to the refueller is a Boeing EA-18G Growler (based on its close cousin, the Super Hornet platform). The giveaway is those wingtip pods – ALQ-218s, part of its electronic warfare suite. The Growler's job is to throw a wrench in the enemy's radar and comms, hence, we definitely could be looking at an escort mission. Likely on the flip side of the refuelling aircraft is a bird with a dedicated air-to-air load-out. That means AIM-120 AMRAAMs for and the AIM-9X Sidewinder for anyone or anything gets lucky enough to get through the outer bubble (you like, like rogue Chinese spy balloons).

If this is a true VIP mission that air attack bird will have an AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR pod tucked under the fuselage for target identification and laser designation (even though its primary role is for ground targeting). By enabling scanning and target identification out to the horizon, it adds another layer of situational awareness, and another argument for VIP protection, here, but...

Problem. That red dragon is a dead ringer for the Vikings of VAQ-129, the electronic attack squadron that trains Navy and Marine Corps aviators on the Growler. VAQ-129 is based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington, meaning that this is likely a west coast support mission, nothing to do with Trump, who has been transiting the east coast non-stop since 'losing' 2020. The Marine Corps' VMFA-251 squadron, based at MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina, flies the Super Hornet, and would be more likely to be on wing here if this was one of our VIPs.

Yes. Great catch. This is 100% shot from a refuelling plane. It's doubtful Scavino himself would ever even fly on one of these in any official capacity, hence it's doubtful that it's his video. This video is shot from the very last back rows of the A330 refuelling variant aircraft.

Hmm, let's break this down.

The bird is a Boeing EA-18G Growler (based on its close cousin, the Super Hornet platform). The giveaway is those wingtip pods – ALQ-218s, part of its electronic warfare suite. The Growler's job is to throw a wrench in the enemy's radar and comms, hence, we definitely could be looking at an escort mission. Likely on the flip side of the refuelling aircraft is a bird with a dedicated air-to-air load-out. That means AIM-120 AMRAAMs for and the AIM-9X Sidewinder for anyone or anything gets lucky enough to get through the outer bubble (you like, like rogue Chinese spy balloons).

If this is a true VIP mission that air attack bird will have an AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR pod tucked under the fuselage for target identification and laser designation (even though its primary role is for ground targeting). By enabling scanning and target identification out to the horizon, it adds another layer of situational awareness, and another argument for VIP protection, here, but...

Problem. That red dragon is a dead ringer for the Vikings of VAQ-129, the electronic attack squadron that trains Navy and Marine Corps aviators on the Growler. VAQ-129 is based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington, meaning that this is likely a west coast support mission, nothing to do with Trump, who has been transiting the east coast non-stop since 'losing' 2020. The Marine Corps' VMFA-251 squadron, based at MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina, flies the Super Hornet, and would be more likely to be on wing here if this was one of our VIPs.