Flight Operation
Every Air Force One flight is sort out as a military operation , and it is handled as such . Air Force crews at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland carefully inspect the sheet , and the runway , before every flight .
When it ’s time to head off , the Marine Onehelicopterbrings the president from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base . team all over the base keep an eye out for any unauthorized craft in the area and are authorized to shoot on sight .
In advance of every Air Force One flight , the Air Force bunch sends C141 Starlifter cargo carrier planes , summate the president ’s motorcade , to the finish . This collection of bulletproof limo and vans , load with weaponry , hold launch the Chief Executive safe on the footing .
The president always go far at the base with " the football , " the briefcase that holds the codes for atomic deployment . An Air Force police officer hold the football game for the intact flying , before passing it off to an Army policeman on the ground .
Just like a normal jetliner , Air Force One has a crowd to fly the plane and a steward crew to prepare and swear out meal and to clean house the aircraft . These crew members are carefully screen military personnel , with exemplary service history . Even the bunch members who prepare meal must run with a mellow level of security . For instance , when buyingfood , they must pip the stores undercover , and they must select markets at random , for protect the President of the United States from a poison attempt . Onboard the plane , the crew provides 24 - hour first stratum table service .
These crowd fellow member enjoy a very rarefied privilege – they get to work alongside the president when he is at his most relaxed . Every chairwoman since Harry Truman has formed near connections with his flight of steps crew , and the final Air Force One flight is always an emotional trip-up .
