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Official Aircraft on Tarmac

Images of official aircraft parked on tarmacs, featuring blue and white designs. Captured moments with personnel and boarding processes.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Brussels, Belgium on September 2, 2019.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Brussels, Belgium on September 2, 2019.
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German Air Force VIP shuttle A319 taking off from Laage, Germany.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 16, 2021.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-116 Commander Mark Polansky is in the pilot's seat of the shuttle training aircraft (STA), getting ready to practice landing the orbiter. The mission crew is at KSC for the terminal countdown demonstration test, which are prelaunch preparations that include a simulated launch countdown. STA practice is part of the TCDT. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time.
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President Barack Obama arrives at General Mitchell International Airport for departure from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2010.
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B-52G Stratofortress aircraft are serviced on the flight line prior to a mission during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)
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A right front view of a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft used in support of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team on display at the Department of Defense open house air show. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. BERLIN - JUNE 05, 2024: NATO emblem on an aircraft engine cover. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21834024
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SOFIA visit to Ames overheads of event of SOFIA (fStratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) on Moffett Federal Airfield tarmac with the KAO (Kaiper Airborne Obervatory) parked behind for comparison during the tour event for Ames & NASA Research Park staff.
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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) returns to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 on Aug. 11 after a productive month of science flights out of Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand.
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Mexico City, Mexico on July 13, 2018.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Members of the STS-127 crew are greeted by STS-127 Launch Director Pete Nickolenko, at right, as they disembark from a Shuttle Training Aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From right to left are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf. Polansky will be making his third shuttle flight. Hurley, Cassidy, and Marshburn will be making their first shuttle flights; Wolf, his fourth, and Payette, her second. The crew arrived aboard the aircraft from Houston to prepare for launch on space shuttle Endeavour on June 13. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logist
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President of the United States Joseph R. Biden arrives at Yokota Air Base, Japan, onboard Air Force One, May 22, 2022. President Biden arrived during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022.
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EDWARDS, Calif. - At Edwards Air Force Base in California, photographers and journalists circle STS-126 crew members before their departure for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew took time to talk to the media before they left. The decision to land space shuttle Endeavour at Edwards was made due to weather concerns at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the 52nd landing at Edwards, Endeavour touched down at 4:25 p.m. EST on Nov. 30 to end the STS-126 mission, completing its 16-day journey of over 6.6 million miles in space. The STS-126 mission was the 27th flight to the International Space Station, carrying equipment and supplies in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The mission featured four spacewalks and work to prepare the space station to house six crew members for long-duration missions.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's plane stops to refuel in Pago Pago, American Samoa, on February 8, 2022.
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Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Dali. Passengers board Yunnan Airlines plane at Dali airport (Editorial Usage Only)
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An air-to-air side view of a 438th Airlift Wing, C-141 Starlifter, flying over the Statue of Liberty with New York harbor and New Jersey coastline in background. The C-141, tail #70166, with a white painted fuselage is used to transport senior civilian and military officials. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Bogota, Colombia on October 21, 2021.
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Air Force One approaches at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2022, during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022. President Joe Biden arrived on the aircraft as part of a scheduled three-day visit to Japan.
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Aerial view, airport Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany, Europe
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Passengers with luggage and backpacks boarding small plane
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to depart London, United Kingdom, en route to Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 5, 2021.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021.
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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Meridian, Miss. , Aug. 30, 2012 Mobile Communications Office Vehicles (MCOVs), are at the Incident Support Base located on Naval Air Station Meridian. Mobile Communications Office Vehicles are multi-purpose central office facilities that are activated to support FEMA response and recovery disaster missions. . Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Quito, Ecuador, en route to Bogota, Colombia, on October 20, 2021.
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Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita of Japan, his wife and entourage disembark from their plane upon arrival for a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Middle Eastern businessman boarding private jet
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Doha, Qatar, on September 8, 2021.
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Flying Observatory SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, joint project of the US space agency NASA and the German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart Airport, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Prague, Czech Republic, on August 13, 2020.
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Views of Department's fleet of official vehicles outside Main State for use on transportation Web page