Web Extra: General: Guard will be ‘good neighbor’

Major Gen.

Paul Knapp says the National Guard understands concerns about the new F-35 fighter jet coming to Madison.

F 30 fives are coming to Madison.

And Imean, this was years in the making, butit was a controversial decision becauseof all the noise and the fact that somepeople will be displaced.

The latest Iread is that these jets will arrive in2023.

Could you give us an update thereon that progress?

That is still good.We're still planning on receiving thefirst aircraft in 2023.

Ah, lot isgonna happen between now and then.

Wehave a lot of construction that isgoing to be taking place at the 1/15fighter wing in Madison to accommodatethe new aircraft, which equates to over$100 million of construction dollarscoming into the local economy.

Eso It'sdefinitely an upside to the F 35 thatsaid, I do understand that it was acontroversial decision.

Uh, toe, bringthe F 35 here on.

I just can't stressenough how the Wisconsin National Guardwill continue to be a great neighbor ofall the citizens of Madison on, we'lldo our best, and we'll do our part tomitigate any of those concerns thatthey had.

General Nap.

Thank you.Thank you so much.Woman.Right?

Yeah,