Tulsa city leaders include nearly $9-and-a-half million dollars in the Vision proposal for upgrades to the Air National Guard base here. It will help in the effort to position Tulsa as a location for the next generation fighter aircraft, the F-35. They would replace the currently flying F-16's beginning in 2022. Colonel Brent Wright, Vice-Wing Commander of the 138th Fighter Wing, says it could mean millions in economic impact, and a home for the 12-hundred airmen in Tulsa for years to come.
Bringing the F-35 here is also listed as a top federal priority in the 2016 OneVoice legislative agenda.