The White House has released a photo taken during the controversial flyover of New York City last week.
(CNN) - Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office who authorized the controversial Air Force One photo-op over New York City last week has resigned, the White House announced Thursday.
The White House has also released a photograph taken during the unannounced flyover that caused a brief panic in the city.
Full White House statement after the jump
Statement from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs:The President has accepted the resignation of Louis Caldera as Director of the White House Military Office. Attached is Mr. Caldera's resignation letter. Also attached is a report sought by the President and conducted by Jim Messina, deputy chief of staff, and a photo.
The President has asked his Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina and Defense Secretary Gates or his designee to jointly review the organizational structure of the White House Military Office and the reporting relationship of its components to the White House and the Air Force, and to make recommendations to him to ensure that such an incident never occurs again.
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So long, Louie! You're an idiot!
July 4th the crown of the Statue of Liberty will be open.The democrats say this is a gift to the American people from nitwit obama.
Anyone who thinks obama didn't know about this fly over for pictures with the statue in the background is really,really stupid and in denial.
But then,any body that voted for obama is a very stupid person.
When is Obama going to resign?
good! They should have known better. Have they heard of Photoshop?
Good now judge bybee should be next, then condesleazza, and
yoooooooooooo
Too bad all of the other idiots in the Obama administration do not resign.
Well, that's the first incompetent boob who resigned. I wonder how many more will.
Poor Louis gets to be Obuttheads fall guy.
Good. Accountability is refreshing. At least Obama didn't say "You're doin' a heck of a job Louie!"
Well, if he had a problem with paying his taxes, we probably could have overlooked this little boo boo.
This is stupid. People in the Bush White House waged war without reason, ran up the deficit and condoned torture and he is resigning over this??
This is a nice picture and he should not have had to resign. This was not the White Houses fault. It was a mistake....The President should not hold people accountable for these simple mistakes. But I love this picture
Wow, what a change from the Bush years - if you're incompetent in the Obama admin, you do the proper thing and resign; if you're incompetent in the Bush admin, you get nothing but praise.
Heckofa job, Brownie, er, Gibby!
Shame on you and good riddance!
1 down, about 600 to go.
That is actually a pretty good picture though!!
Taking a bullet for our incompetent President who supposedly didn't know that his plane was in the air flying around NY City. Get real people, our President is as crokked as they come.
I knew there'd be some job openungs coming up in DC......
They could have at least taken the photo on a nice sunny day...
For all of the brouhaha this caused ... it IS a pretty nice picture.
What took him so long?
Obama should have fired him the day it happened.
The picture isn't even that good. We spent $300k for that? thanks, Obama.
nice picture
Sometimes I think we as the public are just not happy unless someone looses their job. We all have made mistakes at some point in our life, and while people were frightened by the plane fly over – and rightfully so, nothing ever happened. Because people still have the fear of 911 in their minds does not warrent someone loosing their job because it's not going to take the memory away... it will still be there!