Biden lands at Hagerstown Regional Airport on Air Force One

President Joe Biden flew into Hagerstown Regional Airport Friday ahead of his visit to the Volvo Group Trucks powertrain factory north of the city.

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Air Force One landed just after 12:10 p.m. at the airport on Showalter Road north of Hagerstown.

About 30 aides and others departed the plane first, from its rear door.

Biden appeared at the plane's front door a few moments later. Hagerstown Mayor Emily Keller was there to greet the president once he descended the stairs. After speaking for a few minutes, Biden got into the presidential vehicle and was not seen again before the motorcade left the airport.

Keller initially was led away, but returned less than a minute later and got in the vehicle with the president.

Security was tight at the airport. No one generally was allowed to enter the property after mid-morning.

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Members of the public were not invited to see Air Force One land. A few members of the media joined a dozen or so airport, security and other officials along the airport's tarmac.

It took about 13 minutes from the time Air Force One landed to the time the motorcade left the airport to travel the short distance to Volvo on Maugans Avenue.

Once at Volvo, Biden was scheduled to talk about "building the economy from the bottom up and middle out."

More to come

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