A four-ship of F-35A Lightning IIs returns to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, after a sortie February 1, 2013. Pilots with the 33rd Fighter Wing began flying the formation for the first time at Eglin AFB.
MADISON, Wis. – Madison’s Truax Field will house the next generation F-35 fighter jet, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, announced Thursday.
In a statement Baldwin congratulated the men and women of the 115th Fighter Wing for their selection to be a “preferred location for the F-35 squadron.”
Madison beat out other locations being considered by the Air Force and Department of Defense including Dannelly Field Air Guard Station in Montgomery, Alabama; Gowen Field AGS in Boise, Idaho; Jacksonville AGS in Florida, and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Detroit.
The second location was announced as Dannelly Field Air Guard Station in Montgomery.
Gov. Scott Walker said this is outstanding news for the State of Wisconsin. “I commend the Air Force’s decision to select Truax Air National Guard Station as the next home for the F-35A Lightning II and the vital mission that the USAF’s most advanced fighter aircraft will perform,” Walker said in the release. “The Air Force recognized Truax’s unrivaled capabilities, meeting or exceeding all the necessary requirements for the mission, and the broad community support for the Wisconsin Air National Guard from the State of Wisconsin, the City of Madison and Dane County in making their announcement.”
“I commend the Air Force’s decision to select Truax Air National Guard Station as the next home for the F-35A Lightning II and the vital mission that the USAF’s most advanced fighter aircraft will perform,” Walker said in the release. “The Air Force recognized Truax’s unrivaled capabilities, meeting or exceeding all the necessary requirements for the mission, and the broad community support for the Wisconsin Air National Guard from the State of Wisconsin, the City of Madison and Dane County in making their announcement.”
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