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Unconfirmed: US Air Force C-17 Reportedly Lands in Moscow

By the BreakFirst Newsroom

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Unconfirmed reports circulating online claim a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport after a flight originating in Riga, Latvia. According to these reports, flight-tracking history shows the aircraft had previously been stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the base that supports presidential and senior U.S. government air travel. No official source has confirmed the report, and the purpose of any such visit to Moscow remains unexplained. The Pentagon and other U.S. government agencies have not issued any statement addressing the claim. BreakFirst has not independently verified the flight-tracking data or the aircraft's origin, and readers should treat the claim as unconfirmed until an official source weighs in.

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