SF Chron: Air Force One data removed from Web

[Newsjock]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/11/MNGK3I7A641.DTL

Paul J. Caffera, Special to The Chronicle
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Air Force and Pentagon officials scrambled Monday to remove highly sensitive security details about the two Air Force One jetliners after The Chronicle reported that the information had been posted on a public Web site.

The security information -- contained in a "technical order" -- is used by rescue crews in the event of an emergency aboard various Air Force planes. But this order included details about Air Force One's anti-missile systems, the location of Secret Service personnel within the aircraft and information on other vulnerabilities that terrorists or a hostile military force could exploit to try to damage or destroy Air Force One, the president's air carrier.

... The Chronicle also took extensive steps to alert the government to the order's availability on the Internet. Immediately after discovering the document, The Chronicle notified military and federal authorities about its existence. Nonetheless, a week after they were initially notified, neither the Secret Service nor Air Force officials at Andrews Air Force Base, the home of Air Force One, had caused the document to be removed.

Before publishing Saturday's story, The Chronicle again contacted Andrews Air Force Base and provided officials with the Web address for the document. The Chronicle also offered to provide the address to the White House. White House press spokeswoman Jeanne Mamo, when notified on Friday, said she was satisfied that Andrews officials had already been told by The Chronicle of the site's existence.

The technical order remained on the Web until Monday afternoon.

more

[DUHandle]

1. It’s a good thing that the data was removed and

It is yet another example of the bungling and incompetence of Homeland Security.

[HuffleClaw]

2. well come on!

lets SEE it!

[GeorgeGist]

3. Are there only TWO Airforce Ones?

[shoelace414]

4. any plane "owned" by the Air force with the president on board

is Air Force One

[Cambist]

5. Yes

There actually are two 747SP jet liners used for this purpose.

[SIU_Blue]

11. actually, they are not 747-SPs

They are Boeing VC-25As (747-2G4B)

The SPs are the funny short ones that look like this:

747SP

[Simeon Salus]

6. Next big thing: reclassify all copies of the movie "Air Force One"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118571/

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

Air Force and Pentagon officials scrambled to reclassify all copies of the 1997 movie "Air Force One" starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, after movie reviewers noted highly classified security details of the president's air carrier. Movie reviewers' past and present review notes were also taken for further investigation.

The security details were included in a "two thumbs down" review about Air Force One's anti-missile systems, the location of Secret Service personnel within the aircraft, capacities for in-air refueling, multiple communication lines including separate fax capability, locations of key communication, entry and exit, dairy product storage, and information on other vulnerabilities that terrorists or a hostile military force could exploit to try to damage or destroy Air Force One.

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: ;) :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118571/

[lostexpectation]

7. of course its still online

http://cryptome.org/af1-rescue.htm

[QuettaKid]

8. PIC

[noonwitch]

9. Almost 5 years after 9-11, they consider it a good idea?!

I would have thought that they would have done this a long time ago. Like on 9-12.

[pinniped]

10. It is also possible they wanted the info out there to prove no one....

is safe were something to happen.

I wouldn't put anything past these goons.

It would totally propel their agenda even further.

Just looking at all angles here.