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Eight squadrons to be added at Cherry Point

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STAFF WRITER MARY CORNATZER

Cherry Point will get eight more squadrons of Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, providing another economic boost to Eastern North Carolina.

The Navy announced Thursday night that the base near Havelock will receive 128 jets to replace aging Harriers.

The decision also will bring 1,194 military personnel and about 2,300 dependents to the area. Construction costs to prepare for the new squadrons is estimated to be about $507 million. The squadrons should be in place by 2020.

State officials, including Gov. Bev Perdue and U.S. Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr, have been pushing for the expansion, and had hoped the base would receive 11 new fighter squadrons.

"While North Carolina was certainly prepared to receive all 11 Joint Strike Fighter operational squadrons, I am pleased that the Navy's Record of Decision will bring the majority of the squadrons to Cherry Point," Hagan said in a statement. "The result will increase the capabilities of our Marines. This decision supports tremendous job growth and economic development in our state."

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