The USAF is proposing to base the F-35A aircraft at an installation with an established Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit.
This base will be the first AFRC led F-35A base in the continental United States.
A single squadron of 24 Primary Aerospace Vehicles Authorized (PAA) F-35A aircraft with 2 Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) will be based at the installation.
This AFRC squadron will require infrastructure,
facilities, airfield operations, personnel, and airspace to support the fighter mission. The USAF used the Strategic Basing Process
outlined in AFI 10-503 to identify the following candidate bases: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base (ARB), Florida; Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
|
|