Throwback Thursday!
In 2018, the U.S. Air Force admitted to spending up to $1,280 per cup to keep coffee hot for their fighter pilots. It was the $1,300 hot-coffee cup scandal.
In 2016, Travis Air Force Base reported the 60th Aerial Port Squadron purchased ten hot cups for $6,930. By 2018, the price for each cup surged from $693 to $1,220 resulting in a total expenditure of $32,000 for 25 cups.
