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The airport is not sending staffers into people’s homes. It is updating its noise compatibility plan to the FAA and there is an environmental review ongoing in preparation for new F-35 fighter jets.
For two years, the 104th has been undergoing evaluation by the Air Force to receive new fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of 21 F-15C Eagle aircraft.
The Pentagon is expected to announce by year’s end whether Barnes Air National Guard Base and its 104th Fighter Wing will get an upgraded version of the F-15 fighter jets it flies now or, preferably, the latest F-35 Lightning II aircraft.