Times Record The precursors for several prominent decisions in Fort Smith were set in 2020. The city will see them play out in 2021. City officials in 2020 made decisions related to the extension or implementation of taxes and the federal Consent Decree. Outside of the city government, state and federal officials vouched for Fort Smith as the location of a fleet of fighter jets for a security initiative in Pacific Indochina. The Times Record has compiled a list of five significant decisions to be made or further considered in 2021 for Fort Smith. Fighter jet fleet Ebbing Air Force Base at Fort Smith Regional Airport is in the running with four other locations throughout the country for the location of F-16 fighter jets for the Republic of Singapore and F-35 fighter jets — a decision officials expect to be made early in 2021.