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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents his coin to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Burke, a 99th Airlift Squadron communications system operator, at the conclusion of an aircraft delivery ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Nov. 3, 2021. Burke and an aircrew of 99th Airlift Squadron airmen assisted Brown with flying a new C-37B Gulfstream 550 aircraft, tail #1941, that was dedicated to the founding of the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presents his coin to Master Sgt. Justin Burke, a 99th Airlift Squadron communications system operator, at the conclusion of an aircraft delivery ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 3, 2021. Burke and a 99th Airlift Squadron aircrew assisted Brown with flying a new C-37B Gulfstream 550 aircraft, tail number 1941, that was dedicated to the founding of the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
                
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CSAF delivers new C-37B to JB AndrewsPublished Nov. 4, 2021
                    
                    By Brian Brackens
                    
                    
                    Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) --**The Air Force’s top military leader flew the first of two new **C-37B** aircraft from **Maxwell Air Force Base**, Alabama, delivering it to **Joint Base Andrews**, Nov. 3.
The new C-37B’s tail number is 1941, in honor of the year the Tuskegee Airmen were founded.
“I’m humbled to not only be asked to deliver this aircraft, but to be a red jacket wearer and now to be a red tail flyer,” said Air Force Chief of Staff **Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.**, who is also **an honorary Tuskegee Airman**. “Honestly, I kind of pinched myself that I got this opportunity and a great connection. I’m humbled to also have the opportunity to leave a legacy for future generations.”
A derivative of the Gulfstream G550, C-37Bs are designed to transport the vice president and cabinet-level officials, and are equipped with commercial and military communications systems to provide secure and non-secure voice and data capabilities while in-flight. The aircraft are capable of high-altitude, intercontinental flight, with cruise operations ranging from 41,000 to 51,000 feet.
The Air Force acquired the two aircraft through an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with Gulfstream and then brought them up to the C-37B baseline with communications upgrades through L3 Harris, for a total of $159 million.
With the new aircraft, the Air Force will now have 16 C-37s – both A and B variants – operating around the world.
“We are very excited about the delivery of these aircraft,” said **Brig. Gen. Jason Lindsey**, program executive officer and director of the **Air Force Life Cycle Management Center**’s Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, which is responsible for the acquisition, modernization and sustainment of presidential and executive aircraft. “Our teams in the Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division and 645th Aeronautical Systems Group worked diligently with stakeholders, including the 89th Airlift Wing, **Air Mobility Command**, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, and L3 Harris, to ensure the aircraft not only had the right capabilities and met requirements, but were also built and fielded quickly.”
Some of the new features of the aircraft include an updated defensive system, as well as a new onboard senior leader communications system.
Due to the demand for executive transport, the aircraft are expected to make an immediate difference.
“This is a big deal and very important to the Air Force,” said Randal Mitchell, program manager with the Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division, speaking about the delivery to JB Andrews. “Our VIP fleet – comprised of **C-21**s, **C-32**s, C-37s, and **C-40**s – has a lot of demand on it. It’s a small fleet, so every aircraft has a huge impact in getting our senior leaders to the places they need to be, when they need to be there, and in constant communication throughout the trip. Currently, we are building out the C-37 fleet to improve aircraft availability and allow for additional support to each of our customers throughout the year.”LR 



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