BY TOM FONTAINE / Tribune Review
The Air Force is requesting $85 million to establish Moon’s 911th Airlift Wing as the home of a new C-17 squadron in a move that could add up to 200 local jobs and end uncertainty that has hovered over the base for decades.
The funding request is part of President Obama’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget for the fiscal year starting in October.
“It’s going to secure the future of the 911th. I don’t think we’ll be fighting BRAC again,
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