
The U.S. Air Force plans to hold public hearings next month on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) associated with deciding whether Ellsworth AFB, S.D., or Dyess AFB, Texas, will be the first bed down location for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The service is to hold the hearings on Oct. 13, 15, 20, and 22, and comments on the draft EIS are due by Nov. 9. The first of three B-21 bed-down locations, Main Operating Base…