WASHINGTON - The Air Force has selected the next bases to receive two of its newest F-35A fighters. Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., was selected as the preferred location to host the next F-35A Lightning II squadron, while Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans and Fresno (Calif.) Air National Guard Base will replace their F-15C/D Eagles with F-15EX Strike Eagles. The new squadrons will consist of 18 F-35As at Barnes; 18 F-15EXs each at both Fresno and New Orleans. The Department of the Air Force will conduct environmental impact analyses at each base, which are expected to be completed in spring 2024 before a final decision is made. (Air Force 904/18/23)
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