MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — Officials say more than 250 airmen and up to 24 aircraft are temporarily moving to an Air Force base in Mountain Home as a Utah runway undergoes renovation.
KSL-TV reported Thursday that the 34th Fighter Squadron and the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are relocating F-35A Lightning II operations from Hill Air Force Base to Mountain Home Air Force Base.
Air Force officials say the runway north of Salt Lake City is undergoing a nearly $44 million repair and expansion project.
The public affairs chief for the 75th Air Base Wing, Thomas Mullican, says the project includes repaving the runway, upgrading the electrical system and widening its shoulders.
Micah Garbarino, spokesman for the 388th, says the squadron will be in Idaho until the current construction phase is completed in early August.
