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U.S. Rep Castor Calls for Additional KC-135 Tanker Jets to MacDill AFB

Please see the attached bipartisan letter to the U.S. Air Force in support of bringing to MacDill AFB an additional 12 KC-135 tanker jets. The letter is led by U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Thomas J. Rooney (FL17) and includes U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, and the Tampa Bay congressional delegation. The 12 tankers would join the existing 16 plus the eight KC-135s that will be moving to MacDill later this year.

Please see the attached bipartisan letter to the U.S. Air Force in support of bringing to MacDill AFB an additional 12 KC-135 tanker jets. The letter is led by U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Thomas J. Rooney (FL17) and includes U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, and the Tampa Bay congressional delegation. The 12 tankers would join the existing 16 plus the eight KC-135s that will be moving to MacDill later this year.

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