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President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s ...
The U.S. Air Force estimates it will cost less than $400 million to modify a luxury aircraft gifted by the Qatari government ...
(Evan Vucci/AP) Making a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 secure enough to serve as a presidential aircraft will require “significant modifications,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office since 2020. Unlike Trump's other service ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Troy Meink as the secretary of the Air Force, putting a former KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and space expert in charge of the service.