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New York College Receives 'Air Force One' for Training

Dutchess County Community College has acquired and restored the former USAF Gulfstream

Falcon One at Hudson Valley Regional Airport — A former USAF Gulfstream III (C-20) that once transported presidents and generals, was obtained as surplus by the Dutchess County (New York) Community College's rapidly expanding aviation school. Now restored inside and out, the vintage twinjet is now the centerpiece of the school's aviation maintenance program. (Photo: Dutchess County Community College)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

October 18, 2023

Dutchess County in upstate New York has been working to develop its aviation industry. Centered around Hudson Valley Regional Airport (KPOU) with its 5,000-foot main runway, recent improvements include the opening of the Dutchess County Community College’s (DCCC) new $16 million, 31,000-sq-ft aviation education center on the field. The school’s aviation management program is the first of its kind to receive FAA certification in the past 50 years.

Earlier this year, at a nominal cost, DCCC obtained “Falcon One,” a former U.S. Air Force Gulfstream III that had carried Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, as well as served as the transport for Army General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War.

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