Super Hornet basing decided.

The Department of the Navy issued a record of decision for basing 10 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-based fighter/attack aircraft that entered service in 1999 with the United States Navy. The fighter has recently been ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force. squadrons and one fleet replacement squadron (FRS FRS
abbr.
Fellow of the Royal Society

FRS,
n “flexed rotated side-bent,” an osteopathic abbreviation used to describe vertebral position in cases of spinal dysfunction. ) on the East Coast. Eight-fleet squadrons and one FRS comprising 120 aircraft will be based at NAS Oceana, Va.; two fleet squadrons comprising 24 aircraft will be located at MCAS McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS)
A genetic syndrome characterized in girls by the development of ovarian cysts and puberty before the age of 8, together with abnormalities of bone structure and skin pigmentation.

Mentioned in: Ovarian Cysts Cherry Point, N.C.; and an outlying field will be constructed in Washington County, N.C.

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Title Annotation:	Airscoop
Author:	Leland, Wendy
Publication:	Naval Aviation News
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Nov 1, 2003
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