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Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign used by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President, but not the President.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=90 Factsheets : C-32 : C-32<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32, a modified 757 which is most commonly used as the [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]'s transport. The C-40 Clipper, a version of the [[Boeing 737]], also serves in this role.
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Although the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] carry the primary mission for [[helicopter]] support of both the [[President]], Marine One, and [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]], Marine Two, UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters from the Air Force's 1st Helicopter Squadron are also used to support the Vice President in the Washington, D.C. area under the call sign Air Force Two.
 
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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>
 
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==See Also==
 
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[[Air Force One]]
 
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== References ==
 
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[[Category:Aviation]]
 
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[[Category:United States Government]]
 

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