(The Center Square) – Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix is being considered for a downgrade.

U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R- Arizona , heard that confirmed when he asked General David W. Allvin, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, about the base during a hearing this week.

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“While I support and appreciate the need to reduce the bloat in our military at the top, we cannot ignore the importance of Luke Air Force Base – not only to those of us who call CD8 home, but to our nation’s national security,” Hamadeh told The Center Square.

Hamadeh went on to state he has “the utmo

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