During the buildup to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] made his first overseas trip in office. For the March 2002, 10-day, 12-country trip throughout the [[Middle East]], Cheney used the VC-25A, a modified [[Boeing 747]], that is typically reserved for the President. The aircraft used the call sign Air Force Two. Cheney's last time on the aircraft was over a decade before when he served as George H. W. Bush's Defense Secretary.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/03/10/cheney.htm USATODAY.com - Cheney heads overseas to talk terrorism<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/cheneytrip/notebook_311.htm usnews.com: Reporter's Notebook on Cheney's Mideast trip: Day 1: London (3/11/02)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | During the buildup to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] made his first overseas trip in office. For the March 2002, 10-day, 12-country trip throughout the [[Middle East]], Cheney used the VC-25A, a modified [[Boeing 747]], that is typically reserved for the President. The aircraft used the call sign Air Force Two. Cheney's last time on the aircraft was over a decade before when he served as George H. W. Bush's Defense Secretary.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/03/10/cheney.htm USATODAY.com - Cheney heads overseas to talk terrorism<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/cheneytrip/notebook_311.htm usnews.com: Reporter's Notebook on Cheney's Mideast trip: Day 1: London (3/11/02)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |