MORE AND MORE AIR FORCE PILOTS WILL BE TRAINED AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE IN NEW MEXICO. WITH THAT, THE AIR FORCE WANTS TO EXPAND ITS TRAINING AREAS TO INCLUDE THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST. HOWEVER, THE PLAN HAS MET WITH SOME RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS SUCH AS NOISE.
BUT THE AIR FORCE IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM LT GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ WHO SAYS THE EXPANDED MISSION AT HOLLOMAN WILL BRING IN HUNDREDS OF JOBS AND HAVE A VERY LARGE ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEWIDE. SANCHEZ SAYS THE “BENEFIT TO OUR ENTIRE STATE IS SUBSTANTIAL AND REAL.”
