[MilCom] Air Force Announces F-35 Basing Proposal

[Rick Tharrington]

You  folks in Fla. get to listen to  F-35's work out all their new tactics
first!  I hope MCAS Cherry Point over next to me  ends up with some F-35's
also.

Rick Southeast NC.

 

 

 

 

No. 668-10 
July 28, 2010 

	

 


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Air Force Announces F-35 Basing Proposal 

 

           The Department of the Air Force announced today its proposal to
base 59 F-35 aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.  This proposal is
contingent upon the result of a draft supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS), which should be released in the early fall 2010, and
includes the preferred alternative (Alt. 1A) of basing the 59 F-35 aircraft
at Eglin Air Force Base main base.  Flight operations will also be conducted
at Duke and Choctaw Fields. 

            This decision, approved by the secretary and chief of staff of
the Air Force, supports the recommendation of the 2005 Base Realignment and
Closure Commission to establish the F-35 Initial Joint Training Center at
Eglin. 

             "The Air Force has completed its initial analysis of a full
range of alternatives and determined that basing 59 F-35s at Eglin main base
is the preferred alternative," said Kathleen Ferguson, Air Force deputy
assistant secretary for installations. 

             "This is not a final basing decision; it is the alternative we
believe will fulfill our mission responsibilities while considering
economic, environmental, and technical factors.  The community will be
invited to comment on the alternatives presented in the SEIS." 

             The record of decision is anticipated to be announced following
the completion of the final SEIS.  


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