Tag: 140th Wing
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Requirement that could protect jets at Buckley makes must-pass defense bill
A requirement to replace Air National Guard fighter planes is headed to the president and could protect the future of aging F-16s at Aurora’s Buckley Space Force Base. The National Defense Authorization Act would require the secretary of the Air Force to work with the National Guard on a plan to replace guard planes at…
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Bipartisan amendment may keep planes at Buckley Space Force Base
Buckley Space Force Base could get reassurance in next year’s defense budget that its fleet of F-16s will be replaced. The base has some of the oldest F-16s in the Air Force at a time when the service is looking to eliminate older, maintenance hungry planes to modernize. However, this summer a bipartisan slate of…