A unit of the MYSTIC STAR communications system installed on presidential and VIP aircraft for global communications

This device below is shown in a White House photo of Marine One uploaded to Flickr on January 31, 2012. It appears to be embedded in a side table and rotated open from a closed position. Note angled position for easy access from the president's seat.

President Barack Obama and Brooke Anderson, NSS Chief of Staff, look at the Washington Monument while aboard Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/6797286201/in/photostream

The unit appears to be similar to this Esterline Palomar airborne communications system for VIP aircraft: VH-3 and VH-60 are the two Marine One ships. VH-71A is the planned replacement of the older ships. http://www.esterline.com/communicationsystems/AvionicsSecureComm/AirborneComm/PalomarPrograms.aspx http://www.esterline.com/communicationsystems/AvionicsSecureComm/AirborneComm/PalomarAirborne/CCS2100Units.aspx These Palomar TEMPEST qualified secure ICS units are flying on P-3s, C-130s, VIP helicopters, Airborne Laser, WASP and other military airborne platforms. Click URL below for interactive explanation for each button. http://www.esterline.com/Portals/21/Interactive/lccdu/lccdu.htm