New missions, new personnel and new equipment are hard to come by in this time of dwindling resources. This is a real feather in the cap for the Arizona Air National Guard.

No significant environmental impact is expected. These aircraft are smaller and quieter. They will be using existing training ranges and flying spaces.

This resolves an important issue for Arizona National Guardsmen and their families who are making tremendous sacrifices to support the global war on terrorism.

The National Guard’s position is that we’re not going anywhere. To do that would take an enormous amount of resources, of which nobody has discussed with us.