Air Force plans F-35 environmental study at Selfridge

The military is moving ahead with an environmental study of the potential impact of locating a squadron of F-35A fighter aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, even though the U.S. Air Force didn’t pick the base to host one of the next two F-35 squadrons.

The Pentagon announced this week it will prepare an environmental analysis of all five bases that competed to be the second and third Air National Guard locations for storing, maintaining and training on the F-35A, which is made by Lockheed Martin Corp.

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Ken Notes: They WILL be flying these somewhere so why not in Wisconsin... I think ot could bring revenue to the state for other projects... I know a few great businesses that are in Wisconsin because a tourist liked the area... Lands End comes to mind...