Air Force One Maintenance Crew

professional security-conscious methodical

The Air Force One Maintenance Crew manages daily inspections and disassembly of the presidential aircraft, nicknamed Angel. Every 154 days, they take the plane fully apart and reassemble it to ensure operational integrity. Access demands a two-year background check followed by 12 months of training, underscoring their role in shielding the plane from sabotage amid protocols like armed guards and fuel analysis. They sustain the high-security environment essential to White House aviation operations.

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Also known as: maintenance crew

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Chesapeake Bill Dies — A Moderate's Quiet Farewell

Implied secure and methodical; their procedural presence is used to argue against conspiracy.

Invoked by Donna's technical rundown as the specialized maintenance crew that disassembles Angel every 154 days and whose access requirements make sabotage unlikely.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Donna Rules Out Sabotage — Angel's Light Likely Failed

Invoked as institutional reliability; not emotionally active in scene.

Referenced as the maintenance crew that disassembles Angel every 154 days and whose membership requires long vetting—used in Donna's argument to explain why sabotage is unlikely without insider access.

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