Air Force gave US men's hockey team a ride to White House visit
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The Air Force gave the U.S. men's hockey team a ride from Miami to Joint Base Andrews before they visited the White House.
The Air Force gave the U.S. men's hockey team a ride to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before they visited the White House and posed for a photo op with President Donald Trump ahead of his Feb. 24 State of the Union address.
The visit followed a call from Trump after the team's Sunday night gold medal win over Canada in the 2026 Winter Olympics, inviting them to attend the speech.
"At the request of the President," the athletes caught an Air Force C-32 aircraft assigned to the 89th Airlift Wing from Miami to the Maryland base on Feb. 24, the Air Force told USA TODAY in a statement.
"Supporting a mission like this requires detailed planning, coordination and a highly trained team of professionals who are prepared to operate anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. Our crews remain ready to execute any mission they are tasked with in support of national priorities," the statement read.
Social media videos posted by administration officials showed the team on a White House tour and posing in a lineup for a photo in the Oval Office. The team departed Milan after the Olympics wrapped up on Feb. 22.
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