AZ governor touts Luke for new fighter jet

The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Apr 12, 2010 21:10:32 EDT

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer visited the Washington area Monday to tout Luke Air Force Base to officials looking for a training base for pilots who will fly a new fighter jet.

Luke is located west of Phoenix and is one of a handful of facilities being considered for a secondary training base for F-35 pilots.

The Defense Department is expected to narrow the list this spring. Brewer led a delegation of Arizona politicians and business leaders to the Pentagon in hopes of keeping Luke in contention.

Brewer says Air Force generals liked Arizona’s good flying weather and the nearby Barry M. Goldwater range for practice.

Luke pumps $2 billion a year into the economy. It is a training home for the F-16 fighter, which is being phased out.

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