Eielson leading candidate to host F-35 squadrons

Published August 7, 2014 8:48pm ET



FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Air Force’s next generation fighter aircraft could be calling Alaska home, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Thursday.

Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks is the leading candidate to be home to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported (http://is.gd/35vw1P).

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