Air Force Two

For the film which is called Air Force Two in several countries, see In Her Line of Fire.
Air Force Two
The Boeing C-32, a variant of the 757, is the usual transportation for the Vice President of the United States

Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign used by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President, but not the President.[1][2] The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32, a modified 757 which is most commonly used as the Vice President's transport. The C-40 Clipper, a version of the Boeing 737, also serves in this role. The VC-25A, the aircraft most often used by the president as Air Force One, is occasionally used by the vice president for longer trips as Air Force Two.[3][4]

Although the U.S. Marine Corps carry the primary mission for helicopter support of both the president (Marine One) and vice president (Marine Two), UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters from the Air Force's 1st Helicopter Squadron are also used to support the Vice President in the Washington, D.C. area under the call sign Air Force Two.

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References

  1. ^ "Factsheets: C-32". Air Force Link. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080803093535/http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=90. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  2. ^ "Order 7110.65R (Air Traffic Control) §2-4-20 ¶7". Federal Aviation Administration. 2007-03-14. http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/ATC/atc0204.html. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
  3. ^ "Cheney heads overseas to talk terrorism". USA Today (Associated Press). 2002-03-10. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/03/10/cheney.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  4. ^ Whitelaw, Kevin (2002-03-11). "Reporter's Notebook on Cheney's Mideast trip: Day 1: London". US News. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/cheneytrip/notebook_311.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
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