Federal government plane spotted Monday at Portland Jetport

A large U.S. Air Force aircraft, identified as an Air Force C-32A (the military version of the Boeing 757), was spotted on Monday at the Portland International Jetport in Maine, prompting visible activity from the airport’s response teams. Video posted by the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) division of the Portland Fire Department showed the plane conducting touch-and-landings. Sean Donahue, a spokesperson for Portland Fire, said the department kept its usual three-firefighter unit on standby and that no additional information was provided to observers. The Air Force has four C-32A aircraft, used to transport senior government officials, including the vice president. No one was believed to be onboard, and vice president JD Vance was attending policy meetings at the White House that day. The aircraft originated from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, and an Air Force spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about why it was in Maine.