Coast Guard One is the

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of any

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aircraft carrying the

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. Similarly, any Coast Guard aircraft carrying the

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is designated Coast Guard Two. , there has never been a Coast Guard One flight. Coast Guard Two was activated on September 25, 2009, when then-Vice President

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took a flight on CG 6019, an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, over the recently flooded Atlanta area.

Other executive travel

The Commandant of the Coast Guard often travels aboard a Gulfstream C-37 aircraft whose standard callsign is "Coast Guard Zero One". The aircraft is stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Washington at

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References

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Other executive travel

See also

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