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To: LindyBill who wrote (304358)	5/8/2009 5:37:55 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	Read Replies (2) of 793931

Here is the $320,000 photo of Air Force One of NYC Obama Aide Resigns Over New York City Flyover Departure Comes as White House Releases Review and Photo. By CHRISTOPHER CONKEY The White House The photo released by the White House from the New York City flyover. WASHINGTON - The White House official responsible for the April 27 Air Force One flight over New York City resigned Friday, and an internal review of the incident identified numerous miscues inside the White House surrounding the incident. In a resignation letter submitted to President Barack Obama on Friday, White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera said the controversy over the photo op "has made it impossible for me to effectively lead" and "has become a distraction to the important work you are doing as president." White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs issued a statement saying Mr. Obama had "accepted the resignation of Louis Caldera" and asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina to review the military office "and the reporting relationship of its components...to ensure that such an incident never occurs again." The intended purpose of the mid-morning operation on April 27 was to get a photo of the plane flying by the Statue of Liberty. But the sight of the huge plane flying low near Manhattan's skyscrapers - and being trailed by an F-16 fighter jet - terrified many New Yorkers and led to evacuations of some buildings. Some feared a replay of the 9/11 attacks, in which hijacked jetliners smashed into the World Trade Center towers. Mr. Caldera's office approved the photo-op, which the Air Force estimated cost taxpayers $328,835. White House officials said the flight was designed to update the official photo of the plane, known as Air Force One when the president is aboard. Friday, the White House released a photo of the blue-and-white plane high above the Statue of Liberty, with New Jersey in the background. The White House released the internal review late Friday afternoon via email, with a short written statement from White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. There was no statement about the matter from Mr. Obama, who last month declared the embarrassment a "mistake" and vowed it would not be repeated.

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