Guam loses bid for Air Force 'Raptor' squadron

Published: Tue Mar 7th, 2006
Source: aimpoints.hq.af.mil



SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, March 6) - Although Guam is still in the running to homeport an aircraft carrier group, the island has apparently lost out to Hawaii in hosting additional submarines and the Air Force's new futuristic F-22A Raptor fighter jet.

Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley announced last week that the preferred alternatives for the third and fourth F-22 bases are Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, and Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.

When the new US$130 million F-22A Raptor fighter jet officially joined the U.S. combat fleet last December, the Air Force was considering basing a squadron on Guam to be within striking distance of China, North Korea and other hotspots in the region.
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