As a result, the U.S. Air Force is expected to announce a security review at all Air Force bases, a defense official told CNN.
The 316th Wing Public Affairs said in a statement that the man “obtained unauthorized access to the flight line and boarded a C-40 aircraft designated for the 89th Airlift Wing. Andrews Joint Base Security Forces responded, detained and interviewed the individual US Air Force The Office of Special Investigations helped with the interview. “
The 89th Airlift employs the planes normally used by the President such as Air Force One and others that are used to transport the Vice President and Cabinet members.
The plane on which the man boarded is not part of the presidential fleet, according to a Defense Department official.
The announcement was made hours before President Joe Biden traveled from Andrews Joint Base to Delaware over the weekend. It is not publicly known which plane Biden will use. Any aircraft with the President is designated as Air Force One.
The man was fined, received a federal subpoena for trespassing and was handed over to local authorities, the statement said. The man had two pending warrants and there was no indication that the individual had any ties to extremist groups, according to the statement.
“The security of our facility is paramount,” Col. Roy Oberhaus, deputy commander of Wing 316 at Andrews Joint Base, said in a statement. “This was a serious security breach and Andrews Joint Base is investigating the incident to determine how it happened so that it doesn’t happen again.”
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