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Inside Air Force One: Secrets to Presidential Travel
in an age when air travel is getting
increasingly uncomfortable shrinking
seats expanding fees we have an
exclusive inside look at an alternative
way to fly there's only one prerequisite
you have to be President of the United
States here's ABC's chief White House
correspondent Jonathan Karl this is on
the president's reading list that might
be on the first lady's day inside Air
Force One it seems a diverse reading
selection from life and style to the
latest Sports Illustrated and on board
some of the finest food you can get in
the air and check out those table
settings we've seen it in movies as a
giant moving target get off my plane
this look familiar
the flying oval office nearly identical
to the on set version in house of cards
so you want me to forgive you to say
that it was okay but tonight for the
first time under President Obama we're
taking you on an exclusive all-access
tour of Air Force One we are already on
a military base but we are about to go
to a base within a base one of the most
secure military facilities in the world
this is where Air Force One is housed
colonel dave ban Holzer is the Air Force
one commander if you wouldn't mind
handing your cell phone over to our
security guy here just because we're
going into a more secure I don't usually
surrender this thing anywhere so our
first stop the kitchens where military
chefs prepare some of the best meals in
the sky so how do you ensure the
security of this food once it leaves
here we're gonna back in seal we're
gonna make sure it's in our art
containers
in our area today's menu quinoa salad
hints at the healthy influence of
Michelle Obama was the main little
different one when the first lady's not
flying you know the president's just
down the hallway a stunning reveal
that's quite a sight welcome to Air
Force One massive and spotless every
inch polished by hand before every
flight on the main deck our tour guide
chief master sergeant Rob nation this is
the the president's office if you will
he can come in and do any of his
day-to-day business here he has the
capabilities the same as the White House
on every flight the president's personal
physician he can transform this cabin
into an airborne emergency room we have
defibrillators we have suction devices
we have IV pumps down the hall the
flying Situation Room where the
president can address the nation the
press cabin this is my usual seat on Air
Force One and finally yes sir you'd like
to see the business end of Air Force
yeah yeah yeah it's a tight fit please
have a seat
that's the copilot seat so you can be my
co-pilot today right what's the most
challenging place you've had the land
Afghanistan is the most you know hard
something until you get on the ground
there and and then you get out of there
safely yeah Air Force One most certainly
secure after all it flies America's
first family okay I gotta ask you you
have a lot of weapons on this plane the
president is very well protected one
Hollywood myth busted so I've ever seen
the movie Air Force one I have totally
realistic right absolutely not
now there is no escape pod on board the
airplane contrary to public miss our
tour complete we joined the crew and
President Obama for his 1070 ahthe
flight a trip to New York City quinoa
just enough time to order lunch hey mom
and for a quick call to mom on the
president's secure line and our journey
ends here on the tarmac at JFK Airport
in New York yet another on-time arrival
for Air Force One
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