Negative. There is a specific team for carrying the Pres. They are transported inside c-5's if not short distance hops. Plus, the crews go for maintenance and all get as per diem allowance and get to be away from home alot!
“They are transported inside c-5’s if not short distance hops.”
They’ve got multiple sets of crews with sets of helicopters, presidential limos and support vehicles.
They just leap-frog each other accross the US to wherever the President is going next.
The equipment they used in San Francisco yesterday is probably now headed to Obama’s next stop...
The C-5s are no longer used for the presidential detail, they opted for the C-17s. Saw it on a show about Air Force One yesterday.
Wow, I guess that makes sense as to security arrangements.
It seems a terrible waste to transport the special copters for a campaign run. (In fairness, I bet that GOP presidents have done the same.)