2020年3月8日 · The US military operates a fleet of VIP civilian aircraft converted to military use in addition to its warfighting, troop transport, and cargo planes.

The Special Air Mission was created to ensure military airplanes were available to transport government employees between military bases. SAM Aircraft also had priority to land at civilian airfields, although this practice became less common as years went on.

Meet the Beasts on air, land and sea used for President Trump’s transportation. The beast among the planes, the Air Force One. Considered as a flying fortress, it is an Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for purpose of transporting the U.S. President.

Because of the president's role as commander-in-chief, military transports are exclusively used for international travel; however, the civilian Secret Service operates the president's motorcade. Since 1953 whenever the president is on board a military flight its call sign is the name of the armed service followed by the word "One".

2023年12月29日 · In this article, we will explore five notable aircraft operated by the US Air Force that are dedicated to transporting high-level government and military officials. To start this list, we have the modified Boeing 747s that typically serve as …

The Boeing C-32 is the United States Air Force designation for variants of the Boeing 757 in military service. Two variants exist, filling different parts of the military passenger transport role.

The 89th Airlift Wing, based at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, is responsible for running the military's largest executive flight department. The fleet carries out more than 6,500 missions and logs nearly 12,000 flight hours each year.

Executive fleet vehicles are vehicles used primarily to transport Senior Executives (Heads of Agencies, Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, and General Officers).

The Air Force selected the C-40B, a military version of the Boeing 737-700 business jet, to replace the aging fleet of C-137 aircraft for U.S. combatant commanders. The Air Force awarded the medium lift contract in August 2000.

2020年1月20日 · The Air Force, which is known for flying the president on Air Force One, also flies elected officials, cabinet secretaries, and even top generals on a fleet of aircraft configured for VIPs.