Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Alternative field for F-35 discussed


NAVARRE, Fla. – Eglin Air Force Base officials hosted a meeting Tuesday to discuss an alternative that would use Eglin's Choctaw Field in south Santa Rosa County for the Joint Strike Fighter training mission. The meeting introduced three alternatives being considered in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the bed-down of the F-35 Joint Strike Training Center. The Air Force is looking at alternative runways because of noise complaints from residents of the city of Valparaiso. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 08/25/09)