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Article: Hill AFB is finalist to land new F-35s

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The Air Force on Thursday declared Utah's Hill Air Force Base as one of three finalists to house its next-generation F-35 fighter- bomber.

"This, I believe, secures the future of Hill Air Force Base into as far as any of us can see," said Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah.

Technically, the Air Force said Hill is one of three "preferred choices" to house active operations squadrons that will fly the F- 35 as early as 2013. Others are Mountain Home, Idaho, and Shaw, S.C. They were chosen from among 205 air bases.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said making the final three essentially ensures that at least some F-35s will be sent to Hill, as long as it does well on some upcoming environmental impact ...

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