First a word of Thanks to DUers
Double T and their post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3103145&mesg_id=3103190and
maxrandb and their post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=165355&mesg_id=165355:)
This is about upgrading the old fleet of C20B
1988s and C20H
1992 to the newer C-37s or C-40 with BEDS.
On the C-37
http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c37.asp we have this statement
Currently, there are three C-37s stationed at MacDill AFB, FL, two at Andrews AFB, MD, and one at Chievres, Belgium. and from the post on the C-40( think 737)
one of the most luxurious planes in the Air Force's fleet -- the C-40 -- which boasts a private bed, an entertainment center, and a crew of 16."Pentagon generals are just trying to use the Speaker of the House NEEDS for something they WANT...