Air Force officials have decided to bed down 59 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and to allow associated construction at Eglin Air Force Base to begin.

Last week's announcement implements a 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act decision. It also imposes temporary operational limits on JSF flight training activities to avoid and minimize noise impacts.

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