Hawai'i a likely base for Raptor fighters
Published: Tue Aug 8th, 2006Source: www.honoluluadvertiser.com
The Air Force is planning to bring one of its most sophisticated weapons -- the F-22A Raptor fighter -- to Hawai'i by 2011, officials said yesterday.The Air Force next month will begin an environmental assessment process about basing 18 of the $135 million fighters at Hickam Air Force Base, said Capt. Allison Farabaugh, a spokeswoman for the Pacific Air Command.
"They are moving in the direction to bring the F-22s here. Everything supports that they will come here," Farabaugh said.
The environmental assessment process, expected to be completed in late 2007, is a crucial step in moving forward with the plans, she said.
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