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WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today reacted with strong disappointment in the Air Force announcement that Beale Air Force Base in California is the preferred alternative basing option for the MC-12W. Altus AFB was one of six candidate bases under consideration.
“I am surprised and extremely disappointed in the Air Force’s decision on this,” Inhofe said. “I visit Altus on a regular basis, and it is a national treasure that is the perfect location to base the MC-12W. With three runways, ramp space, training airspace and ranges, and available operations, simulator, and ma...
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