Cherry Point air station will get eight squadrons of the Marine Corps version of the Joint Strike Fighter.
The Navy is good to go with the preferred basing alternative for F-35Bs announced in its November final environmental impact statement. The record of decision goes into the Federal Register tonight.
The eight F-35B squadrons at Cherry Point and three operational squadrons and two training squadrons at Beaufort, S.C., will replace 84 legacy Marine Corps F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornets and 68 AV-8B Harrier aircraft in the 2nd Marine Air Wing and the 4th Marine Air Wing.
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