EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks with Air Force Col. Matthew Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks with Air Force Col. Matthew Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks with Air Force Col. Matthew Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks with Air Force Col. Matthew Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks with Air Force Col. Matthew Husemann, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing, as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden walks with Col. William McDonald, left, the vice commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, en route to Wilmington, Del., May 29, 2023. (Yuri Gripas/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden walks with Col. Matthew Jones, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 28, 2023. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden walks with Col. Matthew Jones, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 28, 2023. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden walks with Air Force Col. Matthew Jones, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Al Drago/The New York Times)
EditorialAir Movements Operator Leading Aircraftman on ground handling personnel unload humanitarian assistance, Fua'amotu International Airport, Tonga - 15 January 2022
EditorialAir Movements Operator Leading Aircraftman on ground handling personnel unload humanitarian assistance, Fua'amotu International Airport, Tonga - 15 January 2022
EditorialPeople wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport as a military transport plane takes off behind them in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)