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Florida Air National Guard Disappointed With F-35 Decision
http://news.wjct.org/post/florida-air-national-guard-disappointed-f-35-decisionFlorida Air National Guard Disappointed With F-35 Decision
By Patrick Donges
Mon December 9, 2013
Despite public support, the latest and greatest fighter jets in the nation's air arsenal will not be stationed in Jacksonville.
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Burlington Air Guard Station in Vermont as the first Air National Guard base to receive new state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets. Utah's Hill Air Force Base will also receive the planes.
The Florida Air National Guard base at Jacksonville International Airport had also been in the running.
"We're disappointed that the decision was not to base the F-35's in Jacksonville," said Lt. Col. James Evan, director of communications for the Florida National Guard.