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Air Force wants to put F-35s at hurricane-ravaged Florida base

By Travis J. Tritten
Published December 7, 2018 3:30pm ET
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Air Force wants to put F-35s at hurricane-ravaged Florida base
The Pentagon has lifted a hold on deliveries of the F-35 fighter jet, built by Lockheed Martin.   | (AP)

The Air Force said Friday it is asking Congress for new funding to rebuild Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida and put advanced F-35 joint strike fighters there.

The service is already reaching out to lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the plan, which is said could lead to the fifth-generation fighters arriving on the Florida Panhandle in about four to five years.

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