"We must ... be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds," the Air Force said in a statement.
The Air Force has launched an international investigation into how it chooses layovers near an air base in Scotland in the wake of revelations that crew members stayed at President Donald Trump’s luxury Turnberry golf resort.
“Even when USAF aircrews follow all directives and guidance, we must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds that might be created through the appearance of aircrew staying at such locations,” the statement said. Total payments for refueling by the Department of Defense to the commercial airport owned by the Scottish government could total as much $21 million by the time the contract ends, The Scotsman reported. The Pentagon provides Prestwick’s biggest revenue stream, though the fuel could have been obtained at an American — or allied — military base. Both Prestwick and Trump’s Turnberry have struggled financially.
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