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NJ lawmakers trying to get Air Force cyber unit in state

May 7, 2008

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WASHINGTON, N.J. - Two congressmen from New Jersey are trying to get a new Air Force cyber command for McGuire Air Force Base.

Republicans Jim Saxton and Chris Smith say it would bring at least 500 new jobs to the base when it opens in the next two years.

More than a dozen other states are also vying for the new command, which would try to protect the Air Force against computer attacks.

Saxton's office says a decision on where it will go is expected in the next year.

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