Navy Plans Jets for Cherry Point
CRAVEN COUNTY -- The Navy plans to send up to 128 new, Joint Strike Fighter jets to Cherry Point beginning in 2012.
Documents released Thursday by Senator Lindsey Graham's office say the F-35B Lightning II jets will arrive in phases.
The military plans to send 88 of the jets and a training unit to Beaufort, S.C., 96 jets to Miramar, California, and 88 to Yuma, Arizona.
The stealthy, futuristic jet has vertical and traditional landing capabilities. It is scheduled to replace the Marine Corps' aging fleet of F/A-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers, and E/A-6 Prowlers. Full Article...
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