KC-46A
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02.22.16
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE: U.S. AIR FORCE SENDING 8 KC-135 PLANES TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION WILL MEAN NEARLY $25 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FOR THE BASE, INCLUDING 27 NEW JOBS IN 2017 & MORE FLIGHT HOURS; SENATORS SUCCESSFULLY URGED U.S. AIR FORCE’S TOP BRASS TO BRING THE KC-135 BACK TO NFARS
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01.28.16
SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND, IN JOINT CALL WITH SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEBRA LEE JAMES, URGE HER TO BRING KC-135 AIRCRAFT BACK TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION; SENATORS SAY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE MAKES NFARS A PERFECT FIT FOR SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT & REFUELING AIRCRAFT & MISSIONS
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12.11.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE COMMITMENT FROM CHIEF OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE, LIEUTENANT GENERAL JACKSON, TO VISIT THE NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION; SCHUMER & GILLIBRAND SAY SEEING FIRST-HAND THE WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES & CREWS AT NFARS COULD HELP AIR FORCE WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO MOVE THE KC-135 FLEET
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11.20.15
SCHUMER, IN MEETING WITH U.S. AIR FORCE GENERAL EVERHART, COMMANDER OF AIR MOBILITY, URGES HIM TO BRING THE KC-135 FLEET BACK TO NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION– SCHUMER SAYS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES NFARS A PERFECT FIT FOR SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT & MISSIONS
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10.29.15
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON USAF TO CHOOSE NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION AS A MAIN OPERATING BASE TO BRING THE KC-135 FLEET TO WNY – SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SAY EXISTING A PERFECT FIT FOR SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT & MISSIONS
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07.21.15
SCHUMER, IN MEETING WITH TOP MILITARY BRASS, URGES DEPT. OF DEFENSE TO PRIOIRITZE THE NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION – SCHUMER SAYS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN WESTERN NEW YORK FACILITY CAN NOW SUPPORT ADDITIONAL, STATE-OF-THE-ART TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS & MISSIONS
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04.01.15
WITH AIR FORCE DECISION IMMINENT ON FINALISTS FOR KC-46A BED DOWN, SCHUMER MAKES CALL TO AIR FORCE SECRETARY URGING HER TO PUT NFARS ON THE SHORT LIST – SCHUMER SAYS NFARS WOULD BE A GREAT HOME FOR NEW KC-46A TANKERS
