Tim Miller and Sam Stein talk about the Defense Department’s shady behavior, the absurd lack of transparency, and what it means when even top-line budgets are kept secret. Leave a comment As always: ...

The team, made up of expert detailers from across the country, helps restore the Boeing VC-137B SAM 970—the first jet designated to serve as Air Force One, used by four U.S. presidents.

Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: June 19, 2025 Retired Air Force Col. Mary Kay “MK” Higgins made history as one of the first six women trained as Air Force navigators.

A sister aircraft, with tail number 27000, was added to the Air Force One ‘fleet’. Both planes went through several refittings before being replaced for duty as Air Force One in 1990–91 by ...

In 1972, Richard Nixon was the first president to use the Boeing 707 plane with tail number 27000 as Air Force One. President Richard Nixon aboard Air Force One.

05-19-2025 DESIGN Trump wants Air Force One to be a ‘palace in the sky,’ but it represents much more than that Air Force One has long served as a symbol of the power and prestige of the ...

But it landed as SAM 27000, the plane’s call sign used when the president wasn’t on board. Trump has been compared to Nixon in more ways than one. And Trump’s complaint that Arab leaders have bigger ...

S ince President Donald Trump excitedly announced that he would be accepting a US$400 million plane from the Qatari government to serve as the next Air Force One, even members of his own party ...

It became an indelible part of U.S. history in November 1963, when Johnson took his oath of office from Air Force One’s cabin while Kennedy’s body lay in rest in the back of the aircraft.

It became an indelible part of U.S. history in November 1963, when Johnson took his oath of office from Air Force One’s cabin while Kennedy’s body lay in rest in the back of the aircraft.