The War Zone has an interesting article about a 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) apparently being used by the Department of Homeland Security for VIP transportation. Normally this task has been done by smaller Coast Guard Command and Control aircraft. Additionally this aircraft appears to have been accompanied by a Coast Guard aircraft on a recent trip to Crete, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The U.S. Coast Guard’s lone C-37B, a version of the Gulfstream G550 business jet, also departed from National Airport in D.C. on December 14 and arrived in Amman yesterday after stopping in Chania. That aircraft had arrived in both locations just ahead of N471US, lending credence to a direct connection between the two flights, and underscoring the 737 BBJ’s links to DHS.
This seems to raise a question about the future of Coast Guard owned and operated command and control aircraft.
DHS is also buying a fleet of six 737s for ICE deportation flights.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
Valkyrie Aviation Group Holdings owns the Boeing 737-8 aircraft! Aircraft is supposed to look innocuous to the general public, like a passenger airliner, but functions as a troop/transport (i.e. “Combi”)…
Chuck,
Wondering if you have any opinion on using the NSC as a basis for the USN frigate
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/navy-wants-new-frigate-in-2028-says-services-acquisition-head/
Chers,
Andrew
Woops- I typed “Hi CHuck”, but the “Hi” seems to have disappeared…didn’t intended to be brusque
Andrew
No, Chuck is perfectly polite.
The NSC with Towed Array, ASW Helicopter, and improved (but not outstanding) AAW can do what we need from a second line ASW escort.
But if the past is any indication, the Navy will not be satisfied with cheap and cheerful, good enough.