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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

United States Air Force Boeing E-4B 73-1676

United States Air Force Boeing 747-200/E-4B 73-1676, callsign JADE99, touched down at Auckland early on the afternoon of 05 August 2019 after a quick trip from Sydney carrying recently appointed United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and entourage to New Zealand. 
It departed mid morning 06 August 2019 for Yokota. 


The Secretary arrived at Sydney 03 August 2019 from Honolulu/Hickam in company with Boeing C17 Globemaster III 07-7186 with the transporter also planned to Auckland but unfortunately it became unservicable and did not make the Tasman crossing. 

The last visit to NZ by an E4 took place in September 2012 when then US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited our shores. 


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