Finalists Named As Potential F-35 Bases

The U.S. Air Force has put 11 Air Force and Air National Guard bases on the short list for locations for F-35 fighters, the Air Force Times reports.

Those bases are slated to lose F-16s and F-15s as 250 of the fighters are being retired next year.

Installations that may operate F-35s include: Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.; and Jacksonville International Airport Air Guard...