The Air Force says that within a few weeks it will release a list of preferred bases for the next generation fighter aircraft, which is now being flight-tested. As many as 200 bases around the country are candidates for the F-35, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter.
But while many of the communities near those bases would welcome the economic benefits of the new mission, they would not be as welcoming to the noise the aircraft bring.
Air Force data suggest that, depending on altitude, the F-35 is three to 12 times louder than the A-10 attack aircraft. For some, it’s the sound of freedom.
"This is our nation’s defense," says Bruce Dusenberry, a member of the DM-50, a civic group that promotes the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. "This is the security of our freedoms. So that’s equally important that we support our military for those reasons."
The group says it supports any new mission the Air Force plans in Tucson because of the importance to the local economy.
But some residents hear a different tune.
Read more at NPR
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