Facilities In Vermont, Utah, Florida, Idaho, And South Carolina Under Consideration
The Air Force has filed a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed operational basing of the F-35 Lightning II within the continental United States. The current active Air Force and Air National Guard alternatives under consideration are: Burlington Air Guard Station, VT, Hill Air Force Base, UT, Jacksonville Air Guard Station, FL, Mountain Home AFB, ID, and Shaw AFB/McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC.
Quick Reaction Alert Force Responded To Helicopter Transmitting Emergency Signal
Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via radio. The RAF jets are part of the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) force which has Typhoon fighter aircraft and crews held at continuous ground-readiness at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and at RAF Leuchars in Fife.
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