Boeing C - 32 The Boeing C - 32 is a military passenger transportation version of the Boeing 757 for the United States Air Force . The C - 32 provides transportation for United States leaders to locations around the world . The primary customers are the Vice President of the United States , using the distinctive call sign " Air Force Two " , the First Lady , and occasionally members of the U . S . Cabinet and U . S . Congress . Presidents Barack Obama , George W . Bush and Bill Clinton have at times flown on a C - 32 as Air Force One in place of the larger VC - 25A . Development and Operation . The C - 32 is a military version of the Boeing 757 - 200 extended range aircraft , selected along with the C - 37A to replace the aging fleet of VC - 137 aircraft . Active - duty aircrews from the 1st Airlift Squadron , 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base , Maryland , fly the aircraft . The contract was awarded for the C - 32 in August 1996 . By using commercial off - the - shelf acquisition practices , a new record has been set from contract award to aircraft delivery : less than two years . The C - 32 is the first military aircraft ever acquired in this manner . The 89th Airlift Wing acquired the first of four aircraft in late June 1998 . A further two were acquired in 2010 ( c / n 25044 & 28160 ) , with both having been used previously as commercial aircraft . The 227th Special Operations Flight at McGuire Air Force Base , N . J . , has 2 modified C - 32B aircraft supporting specialist worldwide airlift operations ( c / n 25493 & 25494 ) . These are the only U . S Air Force C - 32B in existence although both aircraft have been associated with a multiple of registrations . These 757s are fitted with a generic ( non - VIP ) interior and 48 comfortable seats . All luggage and cargo must be fitted into the rear of the main cabin ( except for a small lower cargo hold that contains spare tires / wheels along with oil and hydraulic servicing units ) , the forward and aft lower cargo areas housing extended range fuel cells giving her a 6 , 000 + NM range ( the longest range of any 757 in operation ) . They have frequently been associated with the Foreign Emergency Support Team of the U . S . State Department . Design . The C - 32 is a specially configured version of the Boeing 757 - 200 airliner . The C - 32 body is identical to that of the Boeing 757 - 200 , but has different interior furnishings and more sophisticated avionics . For the C - 32A , the passenger cabin is divided into four sections : The C - 32 is more fuel efficient and has improved capabilities over its VC - 137 predecessor . It can travel twice the distance on the same amount of fuel and operate on shorter runways down to 5 , 000 feet ( 1 , 500 m ) in length . Its 92 , 000 pound ( 41 , 700 kg ) fuel capacity allows the aircraft to travel 5 , 500 nautical miles ( 10 , 000 km ) unrefueled . In - flight refueling is via a receptacle on top of the forward fuselage , just aft of the cockpit . Heading the safety equipment list is the Traffic Collision Avoidance System and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System . Weather systems are enhanced with a Predictive Windshear Warning System . Other items include the future air navigation system with Global Positioning System , Flight Management System / Electronic Flight Instrument System , Controller Pilot Data Link Communications and Automatic Dependent Surveillance . Inside the C - 32 , communications are paramount . The Vice President , heads of state and other decision - makers can conduct business anywhere around the world using improved telephones , satellites , television monitors , facsimiles and copy machines . The C - 32 has state - of - the - art avionics equipment . The six C - 32A aircraft have blended winglets added by Goodrich Aviation Technical Services in Everett , Washington . The C - 32 has better short - field capacity than the VC - 25 , making it preferable when flying to locations without a runway long enough to accommodate the VC - 25 .