My understanding is that when the Military orders something... ANYTHING... it is ordered in bulk, it is the cheapest item that will perform the essential functions of the job, and it is purchased at the best price they can get.
That being said the odds that a $3000 typewriter is going to be purchased for common use at a National Guard Reserve base in Houston Texas is beyond unbelievable.
These typewriters were designed to make documents look "professional." Since when did the military ever concern itself about the asthetic value of anything, much less a "memo to file."
I say the burden is on CBS to produce other military documents from Col. Killian's office that were produced on this same machine.
I won't hold my breath.
What base was this in Texas? My husband was discharged (regular AF) in Texas at the same time and I still have all his official correspondence. It isn't the same type that CBS shows.