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Air Force Nixes Controversial Contract To Replace Air Force One Refrigerators

Air Force Nixes Controversial Contract To Replace Air Force One Refrigerators
Air Force One is currently a Boeing 747-200B. Photo: White House.

The U.S. Air Force, which faced congressional skepticism over a $24-million sole-source contract to replace the refrigerators on the Air Force One presidential jets, has decided to scrap the deal.Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) in a May 29 letter that the service and White House Military Office have agreed to nix the contract to Boeing [BA]. While the Air Force still believes the two aging Air Force One planes need new refrigerators, it has concluded…

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