Air Force to hold public meetings this month as it considers next KC-46 main operating base

By Courtney Albon / January 3, 2017 at 1:41 PM
The Air Force is evaluating its options for basing two to three squadrons of 24 to 36 new KC-46 tankers and will hold a series of public meetings this month at each of the locations under consideration. In a Dec. 22 Federal Register notice, the service announced it is looking for input on its draft environmental impact study from the communities surrounding four bases that could potentially host the new squadrons: Dover Air Force Base, DE; Fairchild Air Force Base,...

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