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Airman, another glass of sherry…: Flying Congress Air

I have flown on some of the swankiest jets the US Air Force flies. Gulfstreams, Boeing jets, I’ve even been on Air Force One once. It is truly amazing the air fleet the US Air force has for official travel. So I’m not surprised that Congress has been using this fleet of fully decked out aircraft, most of which leave and depart from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

When I was a political appointee, I routinely flew with members of Congress to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I made routine trips to GTMO out of Andrews;  Gulfstream V type aircraft (military designator is a C-37), nice little “United States of America” on the side, with the traditional blue and white striping, and flights were complete with nice gourmet meals, movies, newspapers, air to air and air to ground communications, and personal stewards. All the trappings one would expect to see on “The Apprentice” can be found on US military VIP aircraft. One would hardly be surprised to see “Gordon Gecko” emerge from the tail of the aircraft.  In short, they’re quite nice.

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Airman, another glass of sherry…: Flying Congress Air

July 2, 2009

Airman, another glass of sherry…: Flying Congress Air

I have flown on some of the swankiest jets the US Air Force flies. Gulfstreams, Boeing jets, I’ve even been on Air Force One once. It is truly amazing the air fleet the US Air force has for official travel. So I’m not surprised that Congress has been using this fleet of fully decked out aircraft, most of which leave and depart from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

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