New Mexico base to be new training site for attack aircraft

Published March 25, 2022 12:32 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A member of New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced Friday that Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque will be the new location for training pilots and other crew members to operate a type of large attack planes flown by the Air Force Special Operations Command, Sen. Martin Heinrich said the establishment of the AC-130J training mission at Kirtland will involve up to 372 full-time Air Force personnel plus additional contract and maintenance support jobs. Heinrich’s statement said seven AC-130Js will be assigned to Kirtland for the training mission, which an Air Force report released by Heinrich’s office said is part of a relocation from Hurlburt Field, an Air Force installation in Florida.

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