All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show in western Idaho, officials said.
Six U.S. service members have been killed when their refueling aircraft "went down" in friendly airspace in western Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command.
The fighter pilot deployed flares, forcing the small craft to divert to Harnett Regional Jetport.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified "a minor electrical issue."
A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to an ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.