I flew Senators Hatch and Daschle and their staffs around Macedonia and Kosovo back in 1996 in my UH-60 Blackhawk. As I recall they were decent fellows despite politics.
Funny I was reprimanded by a LTC (I was a newly minted Captain at the time) who accused me and my copilot for flying “too fast and aggressively” with the senators on board. The LTC wasn’t an aviator, he was a protocol rear echelon doosh.
Both senators thanked me and all the crew for a great ride. I flew Madeline Albright a few weeks later, then Sheryl Crow and Sinbad. It was an interesting deployment.
Thank you for your service.