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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 to an announcement by the U.S. Air Force that unveiled basing criteria for the planned KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft. Of the 54 Air Force installations being considered, Altus Air Force Base in Altus, Oklahoma is a potential candidate for selection.
The Air Force published basing criteria and a weighted scale that takes into account many different factors such as missions, capacity, and cost. The location must support receiver training with KC-135, tanker training with heavy aircraft, a runway that supports max gross-weight takeoffs, 2 hangar...
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