Any aircraft of the U.S. Air Force that is carrying the president of the United States is referred to as ‘Air Force One’, although that hasn’t always been the case.

An Air Force F-22 takes off from its home base at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Tuesday, May 2, 2017 during the Northern Edge training exercise. On the tarmac are F-16s and F-15s. (Loren Holmes ...

The United States has officially accepted a controversial luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One, according to the Pentagon, despite concerns from lawmakers and MAGA allies about the ...

Meink, an Air Force Veteran himself, was commissioned in 1988 as a KC-135 Tanker Navigator and Instructor, where he would go on to perform over 100 combat and humanitarian support missions before ...

Work will start this summer on a Pentagon “mega-project” in Alaska intended to boost the Air Force’s training capability to defend North America, the 150,000-square-foot Joint Integrated ...

“They’re giving the United States Air Force a jet, and it’s a great thing,” Trump said. Article I of the Constitution specifically bans U.S. government officials from accepting titles or ...

2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash. Simon Mortimer/Wikimedia Commons. The 2020 E-11 crash is a solemn reminder that tragedy can strike anyone, anywhere, at anytime.

A United States Air Force veteran detained for several months in Venezuela was released Tuesday, according to a family statement.. Joseph St. Clair, who the U.S. government has said was wrongfully ...

The first White Houses in the sky. I’m an aviation historian who once worked in the United States Air Force’s history program for three years, so I’m well acquainted with the history of ...

Fitch downgraded the United States in 2023, citing fiscal concerns, and Standard & Poor’s downgraded the country in 2011. May 16, 2025, 4:35 p.m. ET Abbie VanSickle ...

I’m an aviation historian who once worked in the United States Air Force’s history program for three years, so I’m well-acquainted with the history of presidential aircraft.

Now, as the U.S. government weighs whether to use a Qatari plane as Trump’s Air Force One until shortly before the end of his second term, Boeing’s delays are back in the spotlight. Here’s ...