Homeland Security Seeking New Jet for Noem

Department will spend around $50 million for a Gulfstream V.

Zach Vasile

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

A Coast Guard VC-37A en route over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. [U.S. Coast Guard]

Key Takeaways:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to acquire a new $50 million Gulfstream V jet, primarily for Secretary Kristi Noem, using funds intended for the U.S. Coast Guard.
This proposed acquisition has drawn criticism from lawmakers, who question the use of Coast Guard funds and highlight that Noem already has access to a Gulfstream jet.
DHS and Coast Guard officials defend the purchase, asserting that current departmental aircraft are aging, "approaching obsolescence," and are "well beyond their service life and safe operational usage."

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The Department of Homeland Security is in the market for a new Gulfstream V, and its primary user will be Secretary Kristi Noem.

The department’s plans spilled into public view this week after Representative Lauren Underwood of Illinois emerged from a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard and revealed on social media that DHS wants to use $50 million in Coast Guard funding to buy the aircraft. Underwood said the main user will be Noem.