The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it executed a planned recapitalization of its long-range command and control aircraft Oct. 17. Long-range command and control aircraft are used for official travel by top Homeland Security and Coast Guard officials as required by Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget policy.

Although the service’s own statement did not offer many specific details of the recapitalization, the New York Times and others reported the Coast Guard now has a new contract for two Gulfstream G700 jets valued at around $172 million. The reports note that U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem frequently uses Coast Guard command aircraft and would likely utilize these new jets.

The service has been replacing some of its aging command and con

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