“Unsure how your private security firm makes money as the U.S. war in Afghanistan winds down? One option: Go into the drug trade — more specifically, the lucrative business of fighting narcotics. The State Department needs a business partner to keep its fleet of drug-hunting helicopters and planes flying worldwide. You could make up to $10 billion-with-a-B.  Without much publicity, the State Department has built a bespoke air force since the mid-1980s, one that’s stacked with helicopters and heavily reliant on contractors.  From its headquarters at Florida’s Patrick Air Force Base, the State Department directs 51,000 annual hours worth of air operations.”

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/diplo-air-force/

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