By: JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP, Associated Press Date: September 19, 2023 In North Charleston, South Carolina, a malfunction prompted the pilot of a $100 million F-35 stealth fighter jet to eject, leading him to parachute safely into a residential backyard. The plane then crashed in a forested area approximately 60 miles distant. The downed […]
By: Diane Michalski Turner Date: September 19, 2023 Retired Col. Roseanne Greco raises health and environmental concerns about the F-35 fighter jets stationed at Truax Field, based on a 2012 Air Force Environmental Impact Study. The study indicates that F-35 noise vibrations can cumulatively damage internal organs, particularly impacting children’s cognitive abilities. Defense analyst Pierre […]
By John Ismay, Jesus Jiménez and Christine Hauser Date: September 19, 2023 Debris from a missing F-35 jet was located in Williamsburg County, north of Charleston, South Carolina, a day after the Marine Corps lost sight of it post the pilot’s safe ejection. The discovery answered questions about the jet’s location, previously leading to speculation about its status […]
By Stephen Losey Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 WASHINGTON — Problems with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s newest upgrades will cause the aircraft’s manufacturer to miss its 2023 delivery goal by up to roughly 50 jets, Lockheed Martin officials said Tuesday. The delays could bring down Lockheed’s revenue for 2023 by hundreds of millions of dollars. […]
By Rachel S. Cohen Thursday, Jul 27, 2023 An F-35A Lightning II fighter crashed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, last October when turbulent air confused its avionics, rendering the jet uncontrollable, an Air Force investigation has found. The nonfatal crash marks the second time an Air Force F-35A has been destroyed in an accident […]
By Rachel S. Cohen Tuesday, Jun 27. 2023 Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is the service’s top pick to become the next active duty home of the F-35A Lightning II fighter. The Air Force said Monday it plans to bring two F-35 squadrons to the Valdosta base starting in fiscal 2029, when it hopes to […]
BY DAN GRAZIER JUNE 08, 2023 The Air Force’s top civilian leader says the F-35 program taught everyone how not to buy a fighter jet and vows not to repeat the mistakes that turned history’s most expensive weapon program into an absolute boondoggle. While it is refreshing to hear an official acknowledge some of the […]
Retired Air Force Colonel Rosanne Greco helped negotiate the first START treaty which reduced the number of strategic nuclear weapons by thousands. She is much more worried now than ever about the threat of nuclear war, particularly with officials seeing some of the newer nuclear weapons as “usable”. in this 20 minute podcast, Col Greco […]
BY ALFRED MEYER MARCH 27, 2023 1:01 PM While Tom Cruise heroically flies fighter jets in the film Top Gun: Maverick, which was vying for an Oscar for Best Film this year, two communities in the United States—Burlington, Vermont, and Madison, Wisconsin—are contending with the dangers caused by the basing of F-35s in residential neighborhoods. […]
By James Marc Leas Dec 16. 2022 The F-35 has a lengthening history of crashes. Different reasons. Not good to train with F-35 jets hundreds of times a month in a city. What kind of Vermont leader would order or facilitate F-35 training in Vermont’s most densely populated area? The Vermont Senators and Congressman. The […]