Vice Presidential Pool Reports of September 4-5, 2023

VP travel 1 - JBA check in

Good morning from JBA,

I am doubling up as your radio and print pooler for VP's trip to my hometown Jakarta, Indonesia where she is scheduled to participate in the U.S. - ASEAN and East Asia Summits.

Apologies if you are receiving my emails twice since I am sending to 2 different distribution lists.

Pool has been swabbed and swept and is awaiting her arrival. Her schedule for your convenience:

At 8:00 AM EDT, the Vice President will depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This departure will be pooled press.

At 12:15 PM AKDT, the Vice President will arrive at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska for a re-fueling stop. This arrival will be closed press.

At 2:15 PM AKDT, the Vice President will depart Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska en route to Yokota Air Base, Japan. This departure will be closed press.

VP travel 2 - JBA greeters and departure

Marine 2 touched down JBA at 7.51 am.

VP stepped out at 7.53 am in dark navy blazer and black pants, white shirts.

She waved to press but did not speak to us. Embarked at 7.54 am.

From OVP:

On Background from a White House Official:
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the U.S.-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit and engage with leaders from the Indo-Pacific. Upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, the Vice President was greeted by Major Nicholas Konishi, Director of Flight Line Protocol.

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We are flying on the small plane so if I don't have connection inside please consider this a wheels up soon. Next stop Alaska!

VP travel 4 - Alaska refuel stop

AF2 wheels down at Elmendorf base in Alaska at 11.40 local. Uneventful flight. CNN on the press cabin screens, focusing largely on Trump and the Georgia case.

VP came to the press cabin for an off the record chat a few minutes prior to taking off at JBA.

Alaska is closed press so I don't expect to be able to share anything during this approximately 2 hours refuel stop. Will send a note when we're about to wheels up for Japan for a second refuel.

VP travel 5 - Alaska wheels up

AF2 taxing from Elmendorf base Alaska at 1.58 pm local time and we should be wheels up shortly for Japan. We are told it's 7 hours 15 minutes flight time.

Pool was able to stretch our legs a bit to the tarmac and passenger terminal but we did not have eyes on VP.

VP travel 6 - Japan wheels down

AF2 wheels down at Yokota Air Base Japan at 2.53 pm local time after an uneventful flight that was rather bumpy on the second half.

We are here for another refuel stop before heading to our last leg to Jakarta.

VP travel 7 - Japan wheels up

AF2 taxiing at 4.45 pm local and should be wheels up shortly.

Pool was able to deplane while refueling but we did not have eyes on VP.

Next stop Jakarta!

VP travel 8 - Jakarta wheels down

After 27 hours uneventful flight, 2 refuel stops, 4 meals and countless snacks, please allow your haggard pooler her proud immigrant moment to say: AF2 wheels down in my hometown Jakarta at the 10.04 pm Western Indonesia Time.