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Friday, July 18, 2014

Senate panel OKs funding for AWACS planes at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma

E-3A SentryA Senate committee on Thursday approved funding for all of the AWACS planes currently at Tinker Air Force Base, virtually assuring that the current complement of command-and-control aircraft will survive another year.

Now, both the House and Senate spending bills for the Department of Defense protect all 27 planes stationed at Tinker and used by active duty and reserve units.

The Defense Department had proposed saving money by retiring seven of the planes and eliminating the reserve unit’s role.

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