苏瀑市各界合力争取F-35进驻盼保住国民警卫队第114联队未来
10月25日，南达科他州媒体报道，苏瀑市商界领袖与州政治领袖正在合力向美国空军争取，为驻扎苏瀑市的南达科他州国民警卫队第114战斗机联队配备新一代F-35战斗机。F-35是第五代战斗机，预计将服役数十年，争取到这款战机，意味着第114联队在国家安全体系中的位置能够得到长期保障。对苏瀑市而言，军机轰鸣几十年来已是日常生活的一部分，当地人称之为“自由之声”，而这场争取行动正是为了让这种声音延续下去。支持者认为，换装F-35不仅关乎一支联队的装备更新，也关乎苏瀑市与空军基地的长远联系：一旦联队获得新机型，其训练、维护与人员规模都将随之稳定下来。眼下这仍是一场游说努力，最终决定权在空军手中，但苏瀑市政商两界已摆出一致姿态，共同为家乡的联队争取未来。
来源：GSM·美国
Sioux Falls leaders unite to bring the F-35 to the 114th Fighter Wing and secure its future
On October 25, South Dakota media reported that Sioux Falls business leaders and state political leaders are jointly pressing the U.S. Air Force to equip the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing, based in Sioux Falls, with the new-generation F-35 fighter. The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter expected to serve for decades; winning the aircraft would secure the 114th's place in the national security system for the long term. For Sioux Falls, the roar of military jets has been part of daily life for decades — locals call it 'the sound of freedom' — and the campaign is about keeping that sound. Supporters argue that re-equipping with the F-35 is not just about one wing's hardware: if the wing gets the new jets, its training, maintenance and personnel levels will stabilize with it. For now it remains a lobbying effort, with the final decision in the Air Force's hands, but the city's business and political communities have presented a united front in fighting for their hometown wing's future.
Source: GSM·USA
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图片来源：Wikimedia Commons／Airman 1st Class Alexander Cook（公共领域）
