The city of El Mirage in Arizona has released a noise study it commissioned that states the introduction of the new F-35 strike fighter at Luke Air Force Base might cause property values to drop, reports The Arizona Republic. Although El Mirage officials maintain that they support Luke, they’ve continued to stir fears that the F-35’s presumed greater noise level would pose an environmental and economic concern. Meanwhile state elected officials and those of other communities near Luke have continued to urge USAF to consider Luke a prime candidate for the new fighter. The base recently won a reprieve from housing encroachment, as the state and Maricopa County reached an agreement that would halt construction of new single-family homes near the base.
INDOPACOM Boss: China ‘Soon to Be World’s Largest Air Force’
March 28, 2024
INDOPACOM head Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino said China is soon to have world's largest Air Force as well as Navy at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 21.