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WHITE HOUSE APOLOGIZES FOR AIR FORCE ONE PHOTO-OP

A White House official is taking responsibility for a Boeing 747’s flying photo op over New York City that sent some workers in lower Manhattan into a panic. The plane is a version of the 747 that’s called Air Force One when the president is aboard.

White House military office director Louis Caldera says federal officials notified local and state authorities in New York and New Jersey, but he also apologized in a statement on Monday for the confusion and disruption.

Caldera’s office provides military support for White House functions, including food service, presidential transportation and medical services. The office oversees all military operations aboard Air Force One on presidential trips.