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A.G. GancarskiDecember 22, 2017

A big setback manifested for Jacksonville Friday, as the U.S. Air Force passed up a chance to station F-35’s in the military-friendly city. The Air Force instead went with Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin and Dannelly Field in Alabama as the bases for the next-generation aircraft. Florida politicians tried to win this […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined a chorus of state and national politicians calling for the selection of Jacksonville as the best location for the next Air National Guard F-35 Base. Jacksonville is among five finalists for the base; Gov. Scott, well-connected in the White House, made his case Friday in a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis. “There […]

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Air Force rebuffs Jacksonville, sends F-35s to Alabama, Wisconsin

Rick Scott wants F-35s in Jacksonville