Once again we were visited by a top government official by the name of Joe Biden our Vice-President. He had come to Bozeman to visit Yellowstone Park and observe the projects funded by the stimulus plan. A second plane flew in because of a mechanical and after talking to security I was able to take Kadence on board and snap a couple pictures. It is not everyday your 3 year old gets to visit a presidential plane !
I found the following explanation of "Airforce Two" and thought it would be interesting to my vast reader audience:
In aviation any aircraft that the president boards instantly assumes the call-sign Air Force or Marine or Navy or Coast Guard or Army One depending on which branch of the military owns the aircraft he is on. When George Bush landed on the aircraft carrier and declared "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, the plane he was on carried the designation "Navy One" because it was a Navy jet he was riding in. This carries over to the vice-president as well where the call-sign becomes "Air Force or Marine or Navy or Coast Guard or Army Two.
This is done to eliminate any confusion with air traffic control as to the importance of the flight, Airforce one and two are automatically given priority over all other flights except in cases of emergency and usually all air traffic is temporarily restricted in any area where airforce one or two are operating. -Wikipedia
Check out this clip from his visit to the park:
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Biden-Visits-Yellowstone-99301979.html
1 comment:
Glad you were able to do this...a neat thing for Kadence to remember too. Is good to see some new pic's :)...love you guys!
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