The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is accusing the Air Force of politicizing the announcement of the bases that will house new aircraft ahead of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia.
The Air Force on Tuesday named four preferred locations for its Air Force National Guard C-130J main operating bases, and the Savannah Air National Guard Base was on that list.
The Air Force previously said it would choose three preferred C-130 operating base locations but then added the Georgia location, according to the National Guard Association of the United States (NAGUS). “I am disappointed that the Air Force rushed today’s announcement, a decision that could mar the service’s historically repeatable, transparent and deliberate strategic.
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