Fw: [MilCom] DACTYL 80 brightens the Florid...

[Bill "Superspy" Boltinghouse]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill "Superspy" Boltinghouse" <elint_sigint_comint at cox.net>
To: <AllanStern at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] DACTYL 80 brightens the Florid...


> Numerous hits on Google for the USAF C-32B
>
> 07-Nov-02 C-32B Boeing 2 AF Mission support aircraft used to meet
> transportation requirements of government agencies.
>
> Civil 757-23A(ER), 1998, operated by US Foreign Emergency Support Team.
> New s/n: 98-6006, 99-6143, 00-9001, 02-5001.
>
> From the OSD Defense Emergency Response Fund Feb 2002
>
> FY2003 Budget Estimates
>
> Funds NAOC Ground Communications Network infrastructure solution and
> operations center function to enable the new Senior Level Communications
> System reach-back capability. Includes engineering, acquisition,
> implementation, and testing of all components necessary to link classified
> and unclassified networks being delivered on VC-25, C-32B, and C-40
aircraft
> using the Boeing "Connexions" system to primary and alternate government
> entry points with NIPRNet and SIPRNet. Will allow POTUS, NSC, SECSTATE,
> SECDEF, CJCS, CINCs and other passengers of VIP/SAM aircraft to stay in
> constant electronic communication with their home station networks for
> national security and overnance continuity. Also provides live TV and
secure
> VTC to the aircraft. Expected to evolve to include live TV broadcast
> capability for the aircraft.
>
> USAF has 1 C-32B funded for 2003 and 2 more for 2004 amd 2 more for 2005
>
> I find it interesting that people tend to make nasty statements instead of
> adding to the conversation!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <AllanStern at aol.com>
> To: <milcom at ovillatx.sytes.net>; <Milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] DACTYL 80 brightens the Florid...
>
>
> > milcom at ovillatx.sytes.net writes:
> > > As usual, Boltinghouse can't tell a DACTYL from a SAM.
> > > This is not an 89th VC-32A.
> >
> > And I did not help much; I could have more accurately stated it was a
> C-32B,
> > as the four Eglin-based versions are often IDd.  The six C-32As of the
> 89AW
> > may not be hush-hush, but there are a lot of us who have been trying to
> separate
> > myth from fact about the mysterious C-32Bs which USAF disavowed before
one
> > got some publicity via a hard landing a couple of years ago.  USAF will
> just say
> > they are test-bed acft; some think they have international nuclear
> monitoring
> > missions.
> >
> >
> > AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL
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