Minicraft - 14696 - Aircraft, Jet, Boeing C-32 - United States Air Force

Specific Item Information: Based on the 757-200 passenger aircraft, the C-32B is operated by the United States Air Force as a discrete air transport that can slip into and out of most public or private air terminals without arousing attention. Markings on the C-32B are minimal and when necessary even these minimalist markings can be removed to further enhance the often clandestine missions on which they serve.Outwardly the C-32B appears to be a standard B-757 but internally the aircraft is equipped with the latest communications and avionics and mid-air refueling capability. This gives the C-32B practically unlimited range. Sometimes used as a passenger transport other times to carry cargo, the C-32B provides the U.S. government a unique tool for use in difficult or even hostile environments.

Prototype History: The Boeing C-32 is the United States Air Force designation for variants of the Boeing 757 in military service. Two variants exist, filling different parts of the military passenger transport role. The C-32A serves the Special Air Mission, providing executive transport and broad communications capabilities to senior political officials, while the C-32B Gatekeeper provides clandestine airlift to special operations and global emergency response efforts, a role known as "covered air."

The primary users of the C-32A are the vice president of the United States (using the call sign "Air Force Two" when aboard), the first lady, and the secretary of state. On occasion, other members of the president's Cabinet and members of Congress have flown aboard the C-32A for various missions. The aircraft also occasionally serves as Air Force One in place of the larger VC-25A when the president is traveling to domestic destinations that cannot accommodate the larger Boeing 747-derived presidential plane or if the latter is simply unavailable.

Little is known of the activities of the secretive C-32B, whose existence is not widely acknowledged by the Air Force.[5] Outfitted for utility rather than luxury, the heavily modified aircraft were acquired to support the U.S. State Department's Foreign Emergency Support Team, and have ties to special operations, and the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Road Name History: The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to be formed.

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