Object
Portable Airstair to Air Force One
; ground-based mobile boarding equipment positioned at Andrews AFB tarmac, distinct from the aircraft it serves
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Purpose
To provide a portable boarding and disembarkation ramp that allows passengers and staff to enter and exit the aircraft safely on the tarmac.
Significance
The airstair operates as a physical threshold and emotional pivot: it stages Bartlet's terse farewell, frames the transfer from immediate crisis to isolating travel, and literalizes the shift from collective counsel to solitary duty.
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