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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Joseph Navin
@josephanavin.bsky.social
· May 10
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds preform on May 3 in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C. for the Wings over Wayne 2025 airshow.
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
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.
On assignment for SIPA USA
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.
On assignment for SIPA USA
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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On assignment for Trains Magazine news wire
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.
For SIPA USA
#fortbragg #fortliberty #petehegseth #ncpol #secdef #news #photog
For SIPA USA
#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.
For SIPA USA
#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
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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
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets perform a live fire demo during the Wings over Wayne 2025 airshow on May 3 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in #Goldsboro, N.C.
#USAF #F-15E #Seymourjohnsonafb #airshow #avgeek
#USAF #F-15E #Seymourjohnsonafb #airshow #avgeek
May 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets perform a live fire demo during the Wings over Wayne 2025 airshow on May 3 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in #Goldsboro, N.C.
#USAF #F-15E #Seymourjohnsonafb #airshow #avgeek
#USAF #F-15E #Seymourjohnsonafb #airshow #avgeek
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds preform on May 3 in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C. for the Wings over Wayne 2025 airshow.
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
May 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds preform on May 3 in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C. for the Wings over Wayne 2025 airshow.
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
#USAF #Thunderbirds #WOW25 #SeymorJohnsonAFB #goldsboronc #avgeek #airshow
U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh “Shadow” Burress of Greensboro (Left) prepares to start up his #F-16C #FightingFalcon jet, Thunderbird Two, during the 2025 Wings Over Wayne airshow on May 3 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in #Goldsboro, N.C. #wingsoverwayne2025 #wow25 #seymourjohnsonafb #thunderbirds
May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh “Shadow” Burress of Greensboro (Left) prepares to start up his #F-16C #FightingFalcon jet, Thunderbird Two, during the 2025 Wings Over Wayne airshow on May 3 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in #Goldsboro, N.C. #wingsoverwayne2025 #wow25 #seymourjohnsonafb #thunderbirds
#CSX northbound #train #L607 clears the newly-activated signals at CP North Smithfield (A-164.4) and the now-inactive #AtlanticCoastLine Railroad signal gantry near sunset on May 3 in #Smithfield, N.C.
May 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#CSX northbound #train #L607 clears the newly-activated signals at CP North Smithfield (A-164.4) and the now-inactive #AtlanticCoastLine Railroad signal gantry near sunset on May 3 in #Smithfield, N.C.
Protesters march by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, the site of the 1960 #Greensboro sit-ins by the at the then F. W. #Woolworth Co. department store during the #50501protests against the #Trump administration on April 19 in Greensboro, N.C. #protests #A&Tfour #ncpol
April 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Protesters march by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, the site of the 1960 #Greensboro sit-ins by the at the then F. W. #Woolworth Co. department store during the #50501protests against the #Trump administration on April 19 in Greensboro, N.C. #protests #A&Tfour #ncpol
#CSX local #train L606 heads south with #CSXT1186 (fmr. SCL 4216) a MP15AC in the lead on home rails south from #Henderson along the ex-Seaboard #S-Line on April 18 through #Franklinton, #Youngsville, across the Edgeton Interlocking, and past the now-vacant #Seaboard Station in #Raleigh.
April 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
#CSX local #train L606 heads south with #CSXT1186 (fmr. SCL 4216) a MP15AC in the lead on home rails south from #Henderson along the ex-Seaboard #S-Line on April 18 through #Franklinton, #Youngsville, across the Edgeton Interlocking, and past the now-vacant #Seaboard Station in #Raleigh.
#Norfolksouthern #train 955-13, the Masters Office Car Special makes the long trek northwards through North Carolina on April 15 back to Altoona, Pa. after the historic conclusion of the 89th #MastersTournament in Augusta, Ga. The #SouthernRailway retro unit led the way in #NC on home rails.
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
#Norfolksouthern #train 955-13, the Masters Office Car Special makes the long trek northwards through North Carolina on April 15 back to Altoona, Pa. after the historic conclusion of the 89th #MastersTournament in Augusta, Ga. The #SouthernRailway retro unit led the way in #NC on home rails.
The Samaritan's Purse Douglas DC-8-72 Combi (N782SP) approaches Runway 23L at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C. on April 14 on the return trip from Bangkok, Thailand via Anchorage, Ak. after delivering earthquake relief to Myanmar.
#avgeek #DC8 #Greensboro #aviation #n782sp
#avgeek #DC8 #Greensboro #aviation #n782sp
April 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Samaritan's Purse Douglas DC-8-72 Combi (N782SP) approaches Runway 23L at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C. on April 14 on the return trip from Bangkok, Thailand via Anchorage, Ak. after delivering earthquake relief to Myanmar.
#avgeek #DC8 #Greensboro #aviation #n782sp
#avgeek #DC8 #Greensboro #aviation #n782sp
Today is April 14. Exactly 113 years ago tonight, the White Star Line's RMS #Titanic would strike an iceberg and sink, claiming the lives of roughy 1,500 people.
April 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today is April 14. Exactly 113 years ago tonight, the White Star Line's RMS #Titanic would strike an iceberg and sink, claiming the lives of roughy 1,500 people.
The #NorfolkSouthern #Masters OCS, NS 955-31 passes under the #SouthernRailway signal gantries at CP Adams on April 1 in Concord, N.C. ahead of the 89th playing of the Masters Tournament at #Augusta National Golf Club, where #RoryMcIlroy would take the green jacket and complete the grand slam.
April 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The #NorfolkSouthern #Masters OCS, NS 955-31 passes under the #SouthernRailway signal gantries at CP Adams on April 1 in Concord, N.C. ahead of the 89th playing of the Masters Tournament at #Augusta National Golf Club, where #RoryMcIlroy would take the green jacket and complete the grand slam.
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NEW: In split decision, NC Court of Appeals rules in Republican Jefferson Griffin's favor in his challenge of 65,000 votes.
However, they order a 15-day cure period, rather than immediately throwing out all ballots #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
However, they order a 15-day cure period, rather than immediately throwing out all ballots #ncpol
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NC Court of Appeals gives 65,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: In split decision, NC Court of Appeals rules in Republican Jefferson Griffin's favor in his challenge of 65,000 votes.
However, they order a 15-day cure period, rather than immediately throwing out all ballots #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
However, they order a 15-day cure period, rather than immediately throwing out all ballots #ncpol
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The Samaritan's Purse #Douglas #DC-8 Combi departed #Greensboro, N.C. this morning, March 31 bound for #Myanmar via #Calgary, Canada to deliver aid after the 7.7 magnitude #earthquake on March 28. While departing, the jet (due to be retired at the end of 2025) blasted pollen off the runway. #ncwx
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Samaritan's Purse #Douglas #DC-8 Combi departed #Greensboro, N.C. this morning, March 31 bound for #Myanmar via #Calgary, Canada to deliver aid after the 7.7 magnitude #earthquake on March 28. While departing, the jet (due to be retired at the end of 2025) blasted pollen off the runway. #ncwx
Two former Kansas City Southern locomotives lead #NorfolkSouthern loaded ethanol train 6W4 southward through Ruffin, N.C. on March 26.
#fallenflag #KCS #CPKC #NS
#fallenflag #KCS #CPKC #NS
March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Two former Kansas City Southern locomotives lead #NorfolkSouthern loaded ethanol train 6W4 southward through Ruffin, N.C. on March 26.
#fallenflag #KCS #CPKC #NS
#fallenflag #KCS #CPKC #NS