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SAM-000 Flight

SAM-000 is one of the Special Air Mission (SAM) callsigns reported in the investigation notes for the US government VIP flight tied to tail number 99-0404 — the aircraft associated with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth around the September 8–9, 2025 Fort Huachuca window. The source material lists this flight as "SAM-702 (or SAM-000 or SAM-112)", so SAM-000 is a reported-but-uncertain callsign reading for the same airframe covered on the SAM 99-0404 Flight page. This page tracks the SAM-000 callsign thread on its own so the identifier is searchable and the open questions about it are recorded. Nothing here alleges wrongdoing by any person.

Why this callsign is interesting​

Aircraft tracking around the case turned up a single government VIP jet that investigators could only pin to one of three possible SAM callsigns — SAM-702, SAM-000, or SAM-112 — over tail 99-0404. That ambiguity is itself the point: a Special Air Mission flight that cannot be cleanly resolved to a single callsign in public data is exactly the kind of record that a formal disclosure process could settle. Until the official flight log is produced, SAM-000 remains an open identifier that researchers want matched to a confirmed callsign, route, and manifest.

Aircraft identification​

  • Callsign (as reported): SAM-000 — one of three callsigns (SAM-702 / SAM-000 / SAM-112) listed in the source for this flight
  • Tail number: 99-0404
  • Type: Possibly a US Air Force C-37A (the Gulfstream V VIP transport used for Special Air Mission flights)
  • Associated official: Reported as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's flight
  • Window: Around September 8–9, 2025 (the Fort Huachuca timeframe)

Note: tail 99-0404 also appears under the primary callsign SAM702 on the SAM 99-0404 Flight page. SAM-000 and SAM-112 are the two alternate callsigns reported for the same flight. They are documented separately here at the request of the investigation, but readers should treat all three as candidate identifiers for one government VIP aircraft until the official record resolves which is correct.

The AES Tennessee flyover claim​

The same notes report that this flight's altitude was reduced — flying low and slow — as it passed over the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) plant in Tennessee. According to Stew Peters, who presents this as his own allegation, Defense Secretary Hegseth's plane (tail 99-0404, which he cites under callsign SAM702) flew over the AES facility that later detonated (Building 602, reportedly ~24,000 lbs of explosives) on October 10, 2025 — a claim he ties to the "exploding-mic" theory and a reported ~$440k Department of Defense order to AES. These are presented as reported allegations for verification, not established facts. See Stew Peters Broke the AES / Mic Connection for the fuller account.

Open questions​

  1. Was the flight's actual callsign SAM-702, SAM-000, or SAM-112?
  2. Who was aboard tail 99-0404 during the September 8–9 window?
  3. Did the aircraft in fact reduce altitude over the AES Tennessee plant, and if so, why?
  4. What was the flight's full route and purpose?

Sources​

  • Charlie Kirk investigation notes listing the flight as "SAM-702 (or SAM-000 or SAM-112), 99-0404, possibly USAF C-37A."
  • Stew Peters' public claim tying tail 99-0404 to the AES plant flyover (presented as his allegation).
  • Public ADS-B tracking for tail 99-0404.

Laws (Charlie Kirk)​

  • The confirmed callsign, manifest, and route of the 99-0404 Special Air Mission flight are the kind of records that the Charlie Kirk Investigation Laws may result in powerful truths coming out that aren't out yet.

Track This Aircraft​

This callsign is reported over tail 99-0404. Research that aircraft's flight history yourself on both major flight-tracking sites. They differ in one important way:

  • FlightRadar24 — 99-0404 — large commercial tracker that honors the FAA's LADD block list, so flights an owner or the government has asked to hide can be missing.
  • ADS-B Exchange — 99-0404 — volunteer-fed, unfiltered tracker that does not honor LADD, so it often shows blocked aircraft and tracks the filtered sites leave out.

Track This Aircraft​

SAM-000 is one reported callsign for tail 99-0404 (USAF C-37A). Research the airframe on both major flight-tracking sites — they differ in one important way, and for a military jet the unfiltered site and the ICAO hex matter most:

Tip: "SAM-000" is a placeholder-looking callsign and may reflect a masked or unresolved transmission; the durable way to find this airframe is the hex AE04F9, not any callsign. See also SAM 99-0404 Flight and SAM702 Flight.