U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole questions the Navy's decision to move forward with plans to study two proposed OLF sites in North Carolina.

In a letter to Navy Secretary Donald Winter, Dole says she recently met with local elected officials from Camden, Currituck and Gates counties. She told the head of the Navy that there is considerable resistance toward a potential outlying landing field.

The Navy is considering two sites in Gates & Camden counties, along with three in Virginia so pilots from Oceana and Cherry Point can practice landings on a simulated aircraft carrier.

The Navy's original site, in Washington & Beaufort counties, was rejected after strong opposition.

Dole told the Navy secretary that opposition to the OLF sites have actually grown over the past several months. She told Winter that it was troubling that the Navy has failed to make it clear what, if any, economic benefits an OLF would bring to Eastern Carolina.