Guam to be hub for spy planes

Posted on: Dec. 2nd, 2005 || Source: aimpoints.hq.af.mil | E-mail Article | Print Article

Military surveillance aircraft will make Guam home in a few years, and the Air Force also is considering the island as the hub for 12 aircraft tankers within the next decade.

Gen. Paul V. Hester, commander of the Pacific Air Forces, talked yesterday about the plans for stationing up to six Global Hawk surveillance aircraft and the possible permanent deployment of aircraft fuel tankers on Guam. He just visited South Korea and will be heading to Thailand, Malaysia and Japan in the coming days.

An interview with Hawaii-based Hester at Andersen Air Force Base became a chance for local media to confirm some aspects of military buildup plans for Guam

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