The Air Force announced today that it will begin an environmental impact statement for the recapitalization of KC-135 tankers with the beddown of 24 KC-46A aircraft at Macdill Air Force Base, FL. The start of the EIS process was published in a Federal Register notice and includes a proposed action and an alternative. The proposed action would beddown the 24 KC-46A aircraft in two squadrons of 12 and their crews at MacDill AFB; the alternative would beddown the aircraft and...