The military airplane taking Joe Biden and his family to a respite in California started taxiing just before 2 p.m. Monday for takeoff from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The flight is known as “Special Air Mission 46” because Biden is once again a private citizen. The plane used the call sign of “Air Force One” when he was president and was aboard.

Biden leaves Washington aboard Special Air Mission 46

The military airplane taking Joe Biden and his family to a respite in California started taxiing just before 2 p.m. Monday for takeoff from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The flight is known as “Special Air Mission 46” because Biden is once again a private citizen. The plane used the call sign of “Air Force One” when he was president and was aboard.