Tue, 08/03/2021 - 6:42pm
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Staff Report
The communities of Breckenridge, Mineral Wells and Possum Kingdom Lake may look to the skies and see heightened military air traffic starting next week, as the USAFR’s 301st Fighter Wing’s 475th Fighter Squadron begins training exercises in the area.
According to an email and press release from U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, the F-16 Fighting Falcons training will last two weeks, beginning Monday, Aug. 10 and ending Friday, Aug. 20.
“We wanted to notify your city and residents of the increased presence of our military aircraft within your skies,” the email stated. “The presence is due to training and ensuring we remain a combat-ready force.”