Presidential Air Travel

Images of Air Force One and Air Force Two during presidential visits, capturing the importance of military aircraft in government operations.

Marc Knapper, U.S. Embassy Seoul Charg� d�Affaires ad interim; Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces Korea commander; and South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for North American Affairs Lee Choong-myon await the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at Osan Air Base outside of Seoul, South Korea, on March 17, 2017.

011121-A-2511W-037. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040602-F-1621B-004. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 13, 2021.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff are greeted by U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force leadership upon their arrival at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 18, 2022.

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-26. Air Force One with stairs lowered for POTUS arrival. Hurricane Katrina

Marc Knapper, U.S. Embassy Seoul Charg� d�Affaires ad interim; Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces Korea commander; and South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for North American Affairs Lee Choong-myon await the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at Osan Air Base outside of Seoul, South Korea, on March 17, 2017.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, the commanding general of 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas M. Bedell, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, shakes hands with President Joseph R. Biden Jr. before he departs Southern California aboard Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Nov. 4, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney greets former prisoners of war upon their return to the United States. The POWs were held captive by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

040609-N-6811L-131. Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Two lands with Vice President Mike Pence along with Congressman Robert Aderholt at the Redstone Army Airfield in Huntsville, Alabama, on Monday, Sept. 25. The Vice President is visiting NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center, located on Redstone Arsenal, to meet with employees, view test hardware for NASAs Space Launch System — Americas new deep-space rocket, and tour the Payload Operations Integration Center, “science central” for the International Space Station.

Director of Protocol Krzystof Krajewski and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, right, wave to President Barack Obama as boards Air Force One before departing Warsaw, Poland, May 28, 2011.

050203-F-0681L-074. Base: Hector Iap State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Base leaders salute Defense Secretary Ash Carters aircraft at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 26, 2016. Carter spoke with Airmen from the 5th Bomb and 91st Missile Wings and toured several facilities to include a missile alert facility and a B-52H Stratofortress static display.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Pakistani Air Force Base Nur Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Lewis Wiley Shattuck (Captured 11 Jul 66) salutes the American Flag upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. In the background MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James await the next returnee to deplane. LCOL Shattuck was in the first group of POWs released on 12 Feb 73 by the North Vietnamese government in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks departs for Oslo, Norway, from Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 22, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Irven Cheney, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron journeyman, places wheel chocks under Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported President Bidens visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards an Air Force jet on May 21, 2014, for a flight to Mexico City and a day of meetings with Mexican government and business leaders.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from Keflavik Air Base, in Reykjavik, Iceland, en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on May 20, 2021.

030717-F-0194C-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves to the crowd as he steps out on the stairway from the aircraft that has brought him to Port au Prince International Airport on 15 Oct 94. He is today being returned to power as President of Haiti. U.S. military troops are in the country to promote peace and restore democracy during Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

030717-F-0171B-008. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Osan Air Base and is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Harry Harris and Commander of United States Forces Korea, General Vincent K. Brooks, on October 7, 2018 .

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

Inaugural. Mr. and Mrs. George Bush arrive at Andrews AFB, MD for their departure to Houston, Texas. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Secret Service Agent provides security as the President of the United States, Joe Biden, not shown, prepares to depart New York City, New York, Sept. 22, 2022, on Marine One.

The Honorable Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, disembarks from his aircraft on Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., April 4, 2022. As the SECAF, Kendall is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the U.S. Air and Space Forces.

020304-F-3188G-005. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 18, 2022.

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrive to participate in the Strategic Air command's 14th Annual Olympic Arena Exercise. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Carl E. Mundy Jr., commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the crowd assembled at memorial services for COL William R. Higgins. COL Higgins was killed by terrorists after being taken hostage while serving with the United Nations Truce and Observer Force in Beirut, Lebanon. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken takes a photo with the local police tactical team before departing Brussels, Belgium en route to Joint Base Andrews on March 25, 2021.

050816-F-6911G-012. Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Defense Security Cooperation Director, Mr. James Hursch, and his contingent with Lt. Nick Arnold, Lt. Brian Kraus, and Petty Officer 1st Class Gary Wheaton

030123-M-9259G-017. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MARFORPAC

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. Arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore (partially hidden); and Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Standing in group to the right of Ambassador Ormsby-Gore (front to back): Secretary of the PM's Cabinet, Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler (hidden); Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood); Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr. (mostly hidden); unidentified; and private secretary to PM Macmillan, Philip de Zulueta (partially hidden). Military Aide to the President, G

DF-ST-87-06671. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Landing signal officers (LSOs) direct aircraft landing approaches from the LSO platform aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bids farewell to a member of the Diplomatic Security Service during the final moment of his service on his protective detail as the Secretary prepares to takeoff from Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2015, to resume negotiations in Switzerland with Iranian officials about the future of their nuclear program.

Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman, deputy commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division, speaks after being promoted from the rank of colonel on Jan. 26, 2024, on Fort Drum, New York. General Officers are afforded the unique opportunity to serve ones country at the highest level, serve and develop Soldiers under them, and shape the future and climate of todays Army, a sign of both their honor and profound responsibility.

041018-F-1616C-001. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Defense News reporter Steve Losey, left, interviews Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. while flying from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 18. 2022. Kendall and Brown attended a ceremony in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., commemorating the Doolittle Raiders. The Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942 was the first American air raid on the Japanese home islands during WWII.

040922-F-1987C-001. Subject Operation/Series: PRES. BUSH TOUCHES DOWN IN WILLOW GROVE Base: Nas Jrb Willow Grove State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Greece on September 27, 2020.

President Barack Obama arrives in Baton Rouge, La on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Hubarak disembarks from a Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1) VH-3D Sea King helicopter after arriving at the base to begin his journey back to Egypt following a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russell Rumbaugh, wearing a grey suit, was one of several distinguised guests who comprised the official party onstage at the commissioning ceremony of USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) on April 1, 2023 at NBVC Port Hueneme.

US President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley attend the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama is briefed by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, as Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner listens aboard Marine One en route to tour the effects of the oil spill at Fourchon Beach, Port Fourchon, Louisiana, May 28, 2010

040601-F-2760K-006. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama walks from the Blue Room of the White House to address the nation and lay out his plan for implementing the draw down of American troops from Afghanistan, June 22, 2011.

Marine One approaches the South Lawn of the White House, July 25, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Matera, Italy on June 28, 2021.

040609-F-3715H-004. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030124-M-4815H-021. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

WILMINGTON, Del. (April 2, 2022) - President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, Jr., First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-Del.) attend USS Delaware (SSN 791) commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware, April 2, 2022. The submarine participated in a week-long commemoration of events in honor of the boats commissioning ceremony that took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time. Delaware, the seventh U.S Navy ship and first submarine named after the first U.S. state of Delaware, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, delivery of special operations forces, strike warfare, irregular warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and mine warfare.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan inspecting troops during arrival ceremony at Upland Canadian Forces Base, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, April 5, 1987

Tom Cruise visits with Airmen during the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, July 16, 2022. RIAT allowed the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate its strong forward presence in Europe as well as reinforce NATO and other European ally partnerships. The event, which showcased aircraft from across the globe celebrated aviations past and present while inspiring the next generation.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

President Barack Obama walks from Marine One to the waiting motorcade after arriving at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center landing zone in Bethesda, Md., March 5, 2013. The President met with service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, awarding two Purple Hearts and taking part in one promotion ceremony during his visit.

Airbase General Khalid Al-Rodan greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at King Salman Airbase in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after he arrived on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

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Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

010914-F-0352L-009. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(Left to Right) Staff Sgt. Grace Seddon, Col. Steve Gwinn, Maj. Gen. Francis Evon and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes observe Air Force Twos doors opening while waiting to greet Vice President Kamala Harris at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, CT on October 5, 2022.

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