Eielson chosen to base the F-35

Today, the decision on where to base the F-35 was made official.
An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo)Eielson Air Force Base has been picked for the Air Force’s first operational overseas F-35A Lightning IIs.
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The Air Force in an announcement says two F-35 squadrons are expected to be assigned to the base 26 miles south of Fairbanks.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James says in a statement that Alaska combines a strategically important location with a worl