In South Carolina near Shaw Air Force Base, local officials want to protect the air base from potential encroachment, so they formed the Shaw Protection Committee, reports Associated Press news service. They do not believe that BRAC 2005 was the last of the base closure rounds.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.