And not just any beast. The beast I am talking about is the U.S. presidential state car built by Cadillac.
The beast
With the NATO summit in The Hague only a few days away the U.S. presidential motorcade is being airlifted in. Three C-17A Globemaster IIIs brought in 'the beast' and several other cars to Schiphol for use by the president of the United States.
The US presidential state car, also known as 'the beast' or 'Cadillac One', is never alone. They always drive in pairs, with the car carrying the US president called 'stagecoach' and the other 'spare'. They carry identical license plates.
They are accompanied by several other vehicles, mostly Chevrolet Suburbans or similar SUVs, each with their own task. These appear to be owned by the Department of Defense.
Operation Orange Shield
As part of the overall security during the summit the Dutch armed forces are executing operation Orange Shield. As part of the operation two NH-90NFH helicopters visited Schiphol.
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Very appropriate title, though also ‘Cars & Planes’ comes to mind after our recent discussion. As always the photographs are impeccable and I love the information that you provide. Let’s hope you are able to photograph (watch me avoid the usual word for pointing your camera at something and pressing the shutter) some cool activity today as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joeri! I caught some interesting photographs today, not a lot but a few I'm quite happy with!
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