# 2026-12550: Air Force Adds F-35 Jets and Vertical Landing Pad in Arkansas

2026-12550, Notice of Record of Decision for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Expansion of the Foreign Military Sales F-35 Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department, Air Force Department published 2026-06-23, effective 2026-06-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12550
- As of: 2026-06-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12550
- Title: Notice of Record of Decision for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Expansion of the Foreign Military Sales F-35 Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department; Air Force Department
- Citation: 91 FR 37397
- Published: 2026-06-23
- Effective: 2026-06-09
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-30

## In one line

Air Force Adds F-35 Jets and Vertical Landing Pad in Arkansas

## Summary

The Air Force is expanding the F-35 pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, by adding 12 new F-35 jets and building a special vertical landing pad. This upgrade supports international training agreements and keeps pilot training strong and steady. The decision was finalized in June 2026 and will boost local military activity and readiness.

## Abstract

On June 9, 2026, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Expansion of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) F-35 Pilot Training Center (PTC) at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

## Effects PRIA read

- F-35 Training Center Expansion Approved: benefit, medium. On June 9, 2026 the Air Force approved expanding the Foreign Military Sales F-35 Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas by adding 12 F-35 aircraft and constructing a vertical landing pad (VLP) at the West VLP Site. The decision is intended to satisfy agreeme…

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## Sources
- [2026-12550 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12550/notice-of-record-of-decision-for-the-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-expansion-of-the)
- [2026-12550 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12550.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12550 (as of 2026-06-30).