Mountain Home, Gowen Units In Line For Construction Projects

Mountain Home Air Force Base and Gowen Field are in line for $66 million in new military construction projects.

Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, announced Friday the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved funding for housing, a hangar and other buildings.

Craig said the funding, if passed by Congress, would help strengthen the role of the air base as the nation’s leading composite wing installation.

The base’s 366th Wing is a first-strike force of fighters, bombers, tankers and transports.

“This money is especially significant, given the fact that appropriations are tighter and any new funding has to be done within the framework of a balanced budget,” Craig said.