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U.S. Air Force Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for B-21 Locations

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 15th, 2021

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U.S. Air Force Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for B-21 Locations

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron takes off from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., on March 3 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has released a final 458-page Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two possible first bed down locations for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., or Dyess AFB, Texas. The final B-21 EIS comes as the Air Force said on March 15 that it has delivered to the congressional defense committees a bomber force structure report required by Section 133 of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The service said…

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