Six military jets from North Carolina in Idaho for training this month
Idaho National Guard officials say additional aircraft means it will be louder than normal, but they are taking steps to limit the negative impacts on the community.
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Author: KTVB Staff
Updated: 11:29 AM MDT April 7, 2021
BOISE, Idaho — The skies over southern Idaho are going to get much louder over the next three weeks.
The Idaho National Guard is hosting six AV-8B Harrier aircraft from the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina. They will be in Idaho through April 28.
The jets will be trainings with A-10s from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron. Operations will involve both day and night training. The majority of the training flights will occur during daylight hours. Night flying will occur April 19-22.