Air Force One
![SAM 28000, one of the two VC-25s used as Air Force One, flying over Mount Rushmore in February 2001.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Air_Force_One_over_Mt._Rushmore0510.jpg")
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![The VC-118 Independence used primarily by President Truman](/Images/godic/202501/13/Independence_aircraft0510.png")
Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for the purpose of transporting the president. The presidential aircraft is a prominent symbol of the American presidency and its power.