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==== Appearance upgrades ==== [[File:Secretary Blinken Prepares to Depart Joint Base Andrews on his First Trip as Secretary of State (51038279141).jpg|thumb|Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] aboard an upgraded C-32A in 2021]] Throughout the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama]], [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump]], and [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden]] administrations, the interiors of the C-32As were slowly refitted with more luxurious accommodations, at a cost of $16 million per aircraft.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Rogoway|first=Tyler|date=August 23, 2018|title=USAF Upgrading Another C-32 'Air Force 2' Interior For $16M, Here's What The First Looks Like|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23087/usaf-upgrading-another-c-32-air-force-2-interior-for-16m-heres-what-the-first-looks-like |access-date=2021-06-05|website=The Drive|language=en}}</ref> Officially, the work was requested by the Air Force, and is being completed by a division of Boeing at Air Force facilities in Oklahoma. The retrofit includes upgraded and refurbished interior elements throughout, new carpets, lighting, leather seats and wood tables in place of cloth and [[Formica (plastic)|formica]], a complete painting and cleaning, and the replacement of the double-seat configuration with a triple-seat configuration, [[aft]] of Door 3.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Weissgerber|first=Marcus|date=August 16, 2018|title=Pentagon Spending $34M to Make Presidential Jets More Posh|url=https://www.defenseone.com/business/2018/08/pentagon-spending-34m-make-presidential-jets-more-posh/150616/ |access-date=2021-08-07|website=Defense One|language=en}}</ref> The refit is controversial, with critics describing the spending as "posh" and "wasteful" and an effort to create "flying palaces", noting that the aircraft are well into the back half of their service lives.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> ''The War Zone'' observed that the spending appears to have little to do with the ability of the aircraft to accomplish its mission, noting that the C-32As have been continuously upgraded with improved communications, avionics, and [[countermeasure]]s throughout their service lives without criticism.<ref name=":4" />
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