STATEMENT: Hackett Applauds New Investment at WPAFB, Bringing 400 New Jobs to Southwest Ohio

COLUMBUS - State Senator Bob Hackett (R-London) today issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Wright Patterson Air Force Base will host the F-35 Hybrid Product Support Integrator Organization, expected to create 400 new jobs: "Today's announcement that Wright-Patt will host the F-35 Hybrid Product Support Integrator Organization means more jobs, more economic development and more opportunity for southwest Ohio. This is a sound reminder that Ohio remains at the forefront of the vibrant, rapidly evolving aviation and aerospace industry. I look forward to working alongside local and federal leaders as this project progresses and new developments and opportunities arise."