Brown Announces “Strategic Pause” For Youngstown Air Reserve Station In Six-Month Budget Deal Passed By Congress This Week; Pledges To Fight For 910th Airlift Wing In The Months To Come

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a “strategic pause” for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) in the six-month budget deal passed by Congress this week. The Air Force had proposed a shift in aircraft that would have resulted in a loss of two C-130 aircraft at the Station. The measure, expected to be signed by the President, will preserve the current number of C-130 planes and personnel at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) for at least the next six months.

“The men and women of the 910^th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station carry out a unique mission by serving as the sole fixed-wing aerial spray unit in the Defense Department,” Brown said. “Throughout the appropriations process, I have been proud to vote to keep intact the 12 planes and corresponding personnel at YARS. I will continue to fight to ensure that the men and women of YARS, and their vital and one-of-a-kind mission, are protected in the months and years to come.”

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