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Baron Coleman:

But the telephonic ATC call sign on the flight plans and on radar scopes is filed as SAM number, number, number. We’ll talk about that in a second. When the vice president is on board, the aircraft becomes Air Force Two, but again, the filed call sign is normally SAM number, number, number. The same SAM call sign series is used for other cabinet members, like Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the First Lady when they travel on jets. And sometimes you’ll see a rare call sign, very rare call sign. It’s SAM000.

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  • United States Air Force (ORG)

    “…n board, the aircraft becomes Air Force Two, but again, the filed call sign is normally S…”