Five possible bed down locations for Singapore's F-16s and F-35s in United States

The U.S. Air Force has revealed the five locations that Singapore is considering for its new F-16 and F-35 base in the United States.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 425th Fighter Squadron, prepares to land May 19, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 can withstand up to nine G’s, nine times the force of gravity, with a full load of internal fuel. Luke AFB currently trains alongside six foreign nations and has graduated more than 61,000 fighter pilots since 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

They are: Fort Smith Airport in Arkansas, Hulman Field in Indiana, Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

Singapore’s F-16C/D fighters are now located at Luke Air Force Base under the 425th fighter squadron. There is another F-15SG detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base.

The island has said that it will be buying the F-35B and the new plan is to collocate both its F-16s and F-35s at a new long-term site. For this, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett signed a memorandum on Jul. 6 to establish the permanent training center. It was also disclosed that Singapore intends to base 24 to 36 F-35s at this new location.