HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/2010 Council Presentation - F-35 Lightning II
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OUR MISSIONS TODAY
We serve the United States and allied
nations by:
1. Providing the finest fighter training
programs in the world
2. Partnering with the U.S. Air Force in
the Aerospace Expeditionary Force
3. Performing Air Sovereignty Alert
Integrity, Service, Excellence, Community
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UNIT MANNING
1,540 Personnel
- 1,000 Full Time
• 730 Air Technicians
• 270 Active Guard Reserve
(AGR)
- 440 Drill Status
Guardsmen (DSG}
• 100 Civilian Contractors
and State Employees
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TRAINING PARTNERS
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Bahrain
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• Thailand Pakistan
• Venezuela Morocco
LOCAL FLYING AREA
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
39th Largest Employer in
Southern Arizona
• $280 million annual economic impact in the
Tucson community
• $120 million from international customers
• Annual Payroll: $106,626,000 (in 2008}
• F-35 could bring up to $150 million in
construction projects
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What is the F-35?
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F-35 Lightning II -USAF Variant
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F-35 Lightning II
• Wingspan: 35 ft
• Length: 51 ft
• Height: 14 ft
• Weight: 29, 300 I bs
w/o fuel
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F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Wingspan: 32 ft
• Length: 49 ft
• Height: 16 ft
• Weight: 19,700 Ibs
w/o fuel
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F-35 Lightning II Basing
• 1, 763 F-35s to be
delivered by 2035
• The first 250-300
by 2017
• 11 bases under
consideration
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• Luke and Tucson
among 5 candidates
for training
• Not in competition
• Yuma: A separate
USMC program
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F-35 Lightning II Basing
• Environmental
Impact Study, 2010
• Tucson Site Survey,
January
• Public scoping
meetings, March 1-5
• AF decision by fall
2010
• Record of decision
by early 2011
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F-35 Noise
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• Part of EIS, site- Variables to Consider
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162nd
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Minuteman
Committee
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SUMMARY
The 162nd Fighter Wing is dedicated to
the fighter training mission with a proven
culture of safety, customer service,
productivity and the ability to rapidly
respond to any new mission.
We believe the 162nd and Tucson are
the perfect fit for the new F-35.
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