Thursday, May 11, 2023
Defense Secretary to Boozman: Pilot Training Mission in Arkansas ''Critical'' to National Security
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called the F-35 future pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith “critical” to national security during a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Thursday. U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded the recent Air Force decision to make Ebbing Airfield the future home for the F-35 U.S. and allied pilot training and raised the importance of the mission for national security to the secretary. “Secretary Austin, you mentioned in
