Tankers slated to replace cargo planes Niagara Falls Air Base

The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will receive what could be a life-saving boost in President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2017 budget, as the Air Force will announce plans to bring eight refueling tankers to the base to replace its aging fleet of cargo planes.

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat who had been pushing for the refueling planes to come to the Niagara base, announced the move Thursday morning…

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