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Alaska's congressional delegation wants the Air Force to base F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at Eielson Air Force Base. (Courtesy Lockheed Martin/KTUU-DT)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Alaska's position at the top of the globe is a strategic asset for aircraft. (Shawn Wilson/KTUU-DT)by Christine Kim
Friday, October 23, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, along with Sen. Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young, have sent a letter asking Air Force Secretary Michael Donley to station the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Alaska's Eielson Air Force Base.
Although Eielson is competing with many other U.S. bases, Murkowski says the state's geographic location is strategically important.
"We're sitting here as close as anyone could be to the hot spots in Asia, right at the top of the globe," Murkowski said. "We literally can go anywhere else in the country more rapidly and more responsive than most parts of the United States."
Contact Christine Kim at ckim@ktuu.com
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