Editing Boeing C-40 Clipper (section)

===C-40B===
[[File:Boeing C-40 Clipper 89aw.jpg|thumb|right|C-40B of the [[89th Airlift Wing]]]]

The [[United States Air Force]] selected the '''C-40B''', a military version of the [[Boeing 737#737-700|737-700]] [[Boeing Business Jet]], to replace the aging fleet of [[Boeing C-137 Stratoliner|C-137]] aircraft used to transport U.S. combatant commanders. The Air Force awarded the medium lift contract in August 2000. The [[89th Airlift Wing]] acquired its first C-40B aircraft in December 2002. Both units are based at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. The [[15th Airlift Wing]], [[Hickam AFB]], [[Hawaii]], acquired its C-40B for [[U.S. Pacific Command]] in February 2003. The [[86th Airlift Wing]], [[Ramstein Air Base|Ramstein AB]], [[Germany]], acquired its C-40B for [[U.S. Air Forces in Europe]] in December 2004.<ref name="US Air Force">{{cite web |date=4 June 2003 |title=C-40B/C > U.S. Air Force > Fact Sheet Display |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104521/c-40bc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917215548/http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104521/c-40bc.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2013 |access-date=4 June 2003 |website=U.S. Air Force |publisher=}}</ref>

The cabin area is equipped with a crew rest area, distinguished visitor compartment with sleep accommodations, two galleys and business class seating with worktables.<ref name="US Air Force"/>

The C-40B is designed to be an "office in the sky" for senior military and government leaders. The aircraft features two-way [[broadband]] data communications, including secure voice and data communication; elements include internet and network access, telephones, satellites, facsimile and copy machines. The C-40B also has a computer-based passenger data system.<ref name="US Air Force"/>