AF narrows list of airfields

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Air Force has narrowed the primary airfields for the Joint Strike Fighter to Eglin Main and Duke Field. In a draft of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement released this week, the Air Force said the JSF will bed down, be maintained, launched and recovered at one of the two fields. A decision will be made after public hearings and release of the final EIS. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 09/23/10)