In January 1998, five twin-engine Cessna Citation V jets owned by the Defense Department arrived at Alabama's Maxwell Air Force Base. Their landing was heralded by the local Montgomery Advertiser, which noted in a short but enthusiastic piece that the aircraft were part of a $10 million [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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