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Another ominous military plane was spotted in California on Tuesday (March 10), the California Post reports.
The Navy's Boeing P-8 Poseidon "submarine hunter" was spotted over Fresno, the same city where the "Doomsday" Boeing E-B6 Mercury seen this past weekend after being initially spotted over Los Angeles International two months prior. The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is described as a “multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft excelling at anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness and search and rescue,” according to Boeing.
The Poseidon was reported to have flown over Fresno for an estimated 30 minutes before traveling back north, with several residents confirming they saw the plane before hearing it to KMPH.
The Boeing E-6B Mercury serves as the president's emergency operations hub in the case of a nuclear war. Airport bosses said the plane was conducting approaches at the site and underwent mock landings for two hours in Fresno this past weekend.
The plane can control bombers, missiles and ballistic missile submarines and remain airborne for up to 12 hours without needing to refuel, making it capable of extended nuclear control missions. The aircraft is built to maintain global communications and remain in operation even if ground command centers become disabled, serving as a mobile airborne version of the Pentagon.
“They can control the bombers, if the bombers are on alert, they can control the missiles, because the missiles are always on alert, and obviously they can control our ballistic missile submarines,” Major General William F. Garrison told FOX 26. “It’s all combined into one.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed panic when the plane was previously spotted at Los Angeles International Airport, claiming it was used for his "arsenal of freedom tour" at the time.