Air Force Two

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Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign used by any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government call sign
air traffic control call sign
appliesTo any U.S. Air Force aircraft with the Vice President on board
appliesWhen Vice President
surface form: Vice President is aboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft
associatedWithOffice Vice President of the United States
basedAt Joint Base Andrews
callSignType radio call sign
tactical call sign
category United States Air Force special air mission call signs
United States vice-presidential transport
communicationMedium airband radio frequencies
country United States of America
distinguishedFrom Air Force One
doesNotApplyWhen Mr. Vice President
surface form: Vice President is not aboard the aircraft
followsNamingConvention "Air Force" + numerical designator
governedBy Federal Aviation Administration procedures
U.S. military aviation regulations
governingBody Department of the Air Force
surface form: United States Department of the Air Force
hasRole identifying Vice Presidential flights to air traffic control
language English
namingAuthority United States Air Force
notableFeature call sign changes with aircraft, not tied to a specific airframe
operatedBy 89th Airlift Wing
partOf call sign system for U.S. executive aircraft
relatedCallSign Army Two
Coast Guard Two
Executive Two
Marine Two
Navy Two
relatedTo Air Force One
requires presence of U.S. Air Force flight crew
securitySignificance indicates presence of a high-value U.S. government official
serviceBranch United States Air Force
status active
typicalAircraftType Boeing C-32
Boeing C-40
surface form: Boeing C-40 Clipper

Boeing VC-25 (when used by Vice President instead of President)
usedBy United States Air Force
air traffic controllers
civilian air traffic control facilities
military flight crews
usedByPositionHolder sitting Vice President of the United States
usedFor aircraft carrying the Vice President of the United States
domestic travel by the Vice President
international travel by the Vice President
usedInContext air traffic control communications
flight operations involving the Vice President
usedSince 20th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marine Two relatedCallSign Air Force Two
Marine Two distinguishedFrom Air Force Two
Executive One differentFrom Air Force Two
Executive Two relatedTo Air Force Two
presidential airlift group usesCallsign Air Force Two
subject surface form: Presidential Airlift Group
this entity surface form: Air Force Two (when the Vice President is aboard a USAF aircraft)
Navy Two relatedCallSign Air Force Two