Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 12-15-2015
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Manager
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Consideration, discussion, possible approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 902, A Resolution of support for the Governor’s Task Force in recommending the Tulsa Base of the Oklahoma Air National Guard as the optimum location for the new F-35 Lightening II Fighter Aircraft Fleet; acknowledging the 138th fighter wing, located at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base, as one of the premier combat units in the United States Air Force; urging the Pentagon to station the next generation of fighter aircraft at Tulsa
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Background:
The United States Air Force is currently in the process of identifying the location of the future F-35 “Lightening Fighter Wing.” For almost sixty years, the citizen airmen of the Oklahoma Air National Guard have served with honor, distinction and effectiveness when called to duty.
As a result of its operational excellence as acknowledged by the Air Force, its distinguished military history, the pilot demographics suited to new technology, a notable recruitment and retention record, strategic access to airspace and other extraordinary facilities that the Tulsa 138th Fighter Wing utilizes, it is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution of Support to select the Tulsa 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard as the future home to the next generation of fighter aircraft, F-35 Lightening II, due to be deployed beginning in 2022.
Cost: $0
Prepared By: Russell M. Gale, Acting Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By: Legal Department
Acting Assistant City Manager
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: Resolution No. 902
Recommendation: To approve the Resolution No. 902 and authorize its execution.