Eielson Air Force Base Report

The proposed plan to move Alaska's F-16 squadron is nearly a go

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Story Created: May 31, 2012 at 3:41 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jun 1, 2012 at 10:25 AM AKDT

ANCHORAGE - According to a report released Thursday, the proposed plan to move Alaska's F-16 Aggressor squadron from Eielson Air Force Base to Anchorage is nearly a go.

The plan to move the jets to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson was ranked in ten areas of feasibility, from medical and financial to logistical. While the Air Force report gave the plan the green light in seven of those areas, the overall assesment was less positive: yellow.

The report says the plan is still contingent upon the results of an environmental assessment, and could lead to less efficient flight operations command and control.

To read the full report, click here.

 

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Robo said on Saturday, Jun 2 at 9:35 AM

Hey Sen. Begich, how about shrinking the footprint overseas -- Alaska is a "strategic" location for force(s) projection -- then move those forces home and station them in Alaska. We need to save money in the defense budget without "hollowing" out our forces. If the move saves money...then so be it. But lets have our allies start spending for their own defense and save our dollars for our needs.

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Mike J. said on Thursday, May 31 at 4:57 PM

Nobody cares. It's always the $$$ until something eventually goes wrong.

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