3 Air Bases to Get More Cargo Planes
Three dozen Air Force cargo planes will be stationed at three California bases, providing hope that the installations will remain open in the event of future base closures.
Twelve C-17s will be stationed at Travis Air Force Base south of Fairfield, eight C-17s and eight KC-130Rs at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, and eight C-130Js at Channel Islands Air Force Base in Port Hueneme.
“This is great news for California, which has suffered perhaps more than any other state as a result of base closings,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said. There have been four rounds of closings since 1988, with California closing more bases than any other state.
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