Davis questioned the Secretary of Air Force Frank Kendall about this. What criteria has been used to determine taking away a squadron? He says if this squadron is eliminated, it could have major economic impacts. We know that Wayne county is a Tier 1 county as deemed by our Commerce Department as designated as a economically distressed community. So we would be ripping out 520 jobs. That's what young people have continued to tell me over and over again. (00:50–01:02)
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