President Barack Obama boards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Marine_One" class="extiw" title="w:en:Marine One">Marine One</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:South_Lawn_(White_House)" class="extiw" title="w:en:South Lawn (White House)">South Lawn</a> on the White House en route to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Washington_Dulles_International_Airport" class="extiw" title="w:en:Washington Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a>, outside Washington, D.C., where he will board <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Air_Force_One" class="extiw" title="w:en:Air Force One">Air Force One</a> for the flight to the Middle East and Europe, June 2, 2009. Air Force One departed from Dulles instead of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Andrews_Air_Force_Base" class="extiw" title="w:en:Andrews Air Force Base">Andrews Air Force Base</a> as it needed a longer runway because of the fuel load required to make the trip non-stop to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
White House (Samantha Appleton)
Taken on 2 June 2009
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