Hawai'i a likely base for Raptor fighters

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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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