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NEWS ABOUT: Air Force One

Air Force One stories: 16 news summaries

Obama to Honor Veterans During Alaska Visit

First visit to chilly 49th state a refueling stop en route to Asia

Nov 6, 09 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama will visit Alaska next week for the first time, stopping at Elmendorf Air Force Base to observe Veterans Day with base personnel while Air Force One refuels. Like most recent presidents, Obama will visit Alaska en route to Asia, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The president would like... More »

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Alaska • President • Veterans Day • Obama administration • Air Force One • President Obama • Elmendorf AFB

 Obama Lashed 
 McChrystal in 
 Tense Faceoff 

Prez reads commander riot act over his 'Chaos-istan' dig

Oct 5, 09 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's talk last week aboard Air Force One with Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal wasn't merely a meeting, as was widely reported in the press, but a dressing down over the general's "shocking" recent comments calling for more troops, says the Telegraph. McChrystal was called on the... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Biden • military • Copenhagen • Air Force One • President Obama • Stanley McChrystal

(Newser) - The Pentagon has released 145 new photos of the Air Force One flyover that rattled New Yorkers in April, CNN reports. The flight was for a White House photo shoot, but city officials and the public were not informed. The photos show the Boeing plane, the military version of the... More »

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Pentagon • New York City • US military • classified information • Air Force One • flyover

(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new $80 million official jet Carla One in honor of his third wife, reports the Telegraph.  "She's a beautiful plane and, of course, officially named after the president's wife," said a source. Carla One has been hand-painted along the side... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Carla Bruni • Air Force One

NYC Gives Jumpy Citizens Heads-Up on Emergency Drill 

'Lots of sirens' Sunday in Lower Manhattan

May 15, 09 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mindful of the panic caused by the Air Force One flyover, New York is giving its residents fair warning of a massive emergency drill scheduled for Sunday, Reuters reports. The heads-up is “not necessarily” because of the scare, a spokesman said. But “people will see and hear lots... More »

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New York City • Ground Zero • Lower Manhattan • emergency responders • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One • drill • flyover • train tunnel

(Newser) - The release of an “Air Farce One” image is a calculated move by a White House that hopes to brainwash citizens with “the Messianic omnipotence of the Obama presidency,” Victor J. Massad writes on American Thinker. With the Statue of Liberty confined to the lower background, “... More »

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New York City • photography • Obama administration • Air Force One • President Obama • photo op • flyover • symbolism

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration scrapped a Navy flight today that would have brought an anti-sub patrol plane into New York’s airspace, Bloomberg reports. The announcement came 30 minutes after a city email said the aircraft would be flying up and down the Hudson River. “I don’t know... More »

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New York City • FAA • Maine • US Navy • Air Force One • Federal Aviation Administration • flyover • Brunswick Naval Air Station • training flight

(Newser) - Robert Gates has apologized for the Air Force One photo op debacle over New York last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We deeply regret the anxiety and alarm that resulted from this mission,” the defense secretary wrote in a letter posted on the website of John McCain,... More »

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John McCain • New York City • Robert Gates • Department of Defense • defense secretary • Obama administration • Air Force One • President Obama • photo op • flyover

White House Changes Tune on Flyover Photo Release

Photos, official report on 'Scare Force One' low flight over NY may be released soon

May 7, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House has switched gears and decided to release a report on, and photos from, the Air Force One low-altitude flyby that spooked New Yorkers, CNN reports. A spokesman said that, contrary to earlier reports, images would be probably be released later this week—along with the findings of... More »

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New York City • New York • White House • classified information • Air Force One • photo op

(Newser) - The White House won’t release pictures from Air Force One’s much-criticized Manhattan flyover, reports the New York Post. “The photos are classified—that’s ridiculous,” said one city council member. But a White House aide says the fruits of the $328,835 photo-op aren’t classified,... More »

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New York • Manhattan • White House • classified information • Air Force One • photo op • flyover

OPINION

Flyover 'Red Flags' Get
News Orgs Poking Around


Apr 29, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least one news organization may file a Freedom of Information Act request, demanding the manifest for Monday’s Air Force One flight over New York, according to the American Spectator’s anonymous “Prowler”—who relays suspicions that civilians or a high-level administration official was on board. “... More »

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New York City • Freedom of Information Act • rumor • Boeing 747 • speculation • Obama administration • Air Force One • President Obama • Louis Caldera • campaign donors

Obama: NYC Flyover 'Was
a Mistake'

Low flight that sparked alarm 'will not happen again,' says prez

Apr 28, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a mistake for one of his official airplanes to be sent zooming through the New York City skyline for a publicity photo shoot. "It was a mistake, as was stated," he said. "It will not happen again." Early yesterday, one... More »

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New York City • photograph • airplane • Air Force One • President Obama

 White House Sorry for Fly-By 


Apr 28, 09 12:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House has apologized for allowing a low-flying Boeing 747 to buzz New York City, a move that traumatized many residents by sparking memories of 9/11, CNN reports. "Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," said White House Military... More »

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New York City • White House • apology • Boeing 747 • panic attack • Air Force One

 Bloomberg Blasts 
 'Photo Op' Flyover  

Chain of communication broke down on DoD photo op

Apr 27, 09 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is livid over a Department of Defense photo op that sent two planes buzzing over lower Manhattan today, ABC News reports. Bloomberg called the flyover “ill-conceived” and expressed ire over the DoD's failure to notify him. "Poor judgment would be a nice... More »

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New York City • New York • photography • Michael Bloomberg • panic • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One

 Pentagon 'Photo Op' 
 Flyover Rattles NYC 

Air Force One backup planes flies low around Statue of Liberty

Apr 27, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A photo op by the Defense Department caused buildings in lower Manhattan and New Jersey to be evacuated this morning, the New York Times reports. A backup for Air Force One flew low over Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty accompanied by two fighter jets. The deployment was coordinated with... More »

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terrorism • evacuation • photograph • fear • airplane • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One

 New-Look 'Obama One' 
 Has Dem Flying High 

Hammered earlier for trying to look too presidential, candidate aims for balance

Jul 21, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The jet bearing Barack Obama on his trip abroad is sporting a new look, the Los Angeles Times reports. The plane is emblazoned with Obama’s “Change You Can Believe In” slogan, and sports the candidate’s rising-sun logo on its tail. Obama is using the jet for campaign-financed... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • plane • Air Force One

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