Air Force Two is the air traffic control call sign used by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President, but not the President. The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32, a modified 757 which is most commonly used as the Vice President's transport. The Boeing C-40 Clipper, a version of the Boeing 737, also serves in this role. The VC-25A, the aircraft most often used by the president as Air Force One, is occasionally used by the vice president for longer trips as Air Force Two.
Although the U.S. Marine Corps carry the primary mission for helicopter support of both the president (Marine One) and vice president (Marine Two), UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters from the Air Force's 1st Helicopter Squadron are also used to support the Vice President in the Washington, D.C. area under the call sign Air Force Two.
On October 25, 2012, President Obama flew into Cleveland, Ohio in a Boeing 757 that normally serves as Air Force Two to do a campaign speech, before returning to Washington, DC.
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