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Take a look inside Air Force Two, the 155-foot jet plane vice presidents use to travel the world

Talia LakritzJun 23, 2022, 20:23 IST

Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks Air Force Two.Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

  • Vice presidents started traveling by plane via Air Force Two in 1959.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris flies in a C-32, a custom military version of a commercial jetliner.
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Any plane carrying the US vice president is called "Air Force Two."

Air Force Two in 2019.BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images

The vice president is generally prohibited from flying on "Air Force One," a plane carrying the president.

Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks Air Force Two.Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
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It's customary for presidents and vice presidents to salute service members as they board and disembark presidential planes.

Vice President Kamala Harris salutes as she disembarks Air Force Two in 2021.Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

Richard Nixon was the first vice president to travel internationally via jet on official business, visiting what was then the USSR in 1959.

Vice President Richard Nixon flies to the USSR in 1959.Thomas J O'Halloran/US News & World Report Collection/PhotoQuest/Getty Images
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Beginning with the Ford administration in 1975, this DC-9 jet flew as Air Force Two until 2005.

A retired DC-9 that was part of the presidential fleet.Matt York/AP

It featured a VIP cabin with 10 seats and a main cabin with 32 first-class seats.

The VIP cabin in a retired DC-9 that served as Air Force Two.Matt York/AP
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Vice President Al Gore decorated the VIP cabin with family photos.

Vice President Al Gore on Air Force Two in 2000.LUKE FRAZZA/AFP via Getty Images

The cabin also featured a clock with different time zone displays.

A clock inside Air Force Two.Matt York/AP
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Vice President Joe Biden hung a map of the world in his Air Force Two work area.

Vice President Joe Biden works with senior staff on Air Force Two in 2009.Charles Ommanney/Edit by Getty Images

Vice President Mike Pence's staff decorated Air Force Two for his birthday in 2017.

Mike Pence celebrates his birthday on Air Force Two in 2017.@VP45/Twitter
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Vice President Kamala Harris also celebrated birthdays on the plane.

Vice President Kamala Harris joins staff in celebrating a staff member's birthday in 2021.Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff travels aboard Air Force Two, as well.

Second Gentleman aboard Air Force Two.Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
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The back of Air Force Two contains 32 business-class seats for members of the press.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks to address the news media on board Air Force Two.RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images

The press area features TV screens that can play cable news.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks away after speaking to the press aboard Air Force Two.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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