By Nina Berman December 17 2021 THE SOUND of the U.S. military’s latest generation of warplanes is quite literally deafening. The vibration shakes your insides. Conversation stops. Stress floods your body. And just when you think it’s over, another jet, and another and another, roars above rooftops, until it feels as though the sky is […]
By Dom Amato Dec. 9, 2021 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A first-of-its-kind project is underway to reduce the noise from commercial air traffic at the Burlington airport and the extremely loud F-35 fighter jets that have angered and frustrated many in the flight path. Acoustical testing will help determine the first handful of homes […]
By Jessie Stensland December 10, 2021 A federal magistrate judge ruled in favor of the state Attorney General’s Office and a Whidbey anti-noise group in several critical issues in a lawsuit over EA-18G Growler aircraft stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Chief United States Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura filed the report and recommendation […]
By Andrew Chuter Nov 17, 2021 LONDON – A British F-35B combat jet based on the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has crashed into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Nov. 17. The pilot ejected and has been picked up and returned safely to the carrier. The F-35B short-take-off, […]
By Stephen Losey Oct 20, 2021 WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the White House to fully fund the F-35 Lightning II program in the coming years. But Senate appropriators are raising concerns about maintenance challenges facing the advanced fifth-generation fighter, and this week questioned the need to buy more F-35s right […]
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By Rachel Nostrant Nov. 7, 2021 Raptors from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, arrived Friday at Burlington International Airport for a training exercise with the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing. “We are excited to take part in this integrated training opportunity with our fifth-gen partners from Virginia,”158th Operations Group Commander Col. Nathan […]
BY KEVIN MCCALLUM Oct 21, 2021 A South Burlington dairy farmer is suing the City of Burlington, contending that his well was contaminated by toxic chemicals that flowed off airport property. John Belter alleges that the chemicals came from a firefighting foam long used by the Vermont Air National Guard, which leases a portion of […]
By Rachel Nostrant and Lana Cohen Oct 28 2021 BURLINGTON — The complaints of Burlington area residents have been heard, even over the sound of the Vermont National Guard’s F-35 fighter jets. Burlington International Airport has installed a sound monitoring system that tracks aircraft noise in the hopes of addressing the series of complaints about […]
By Carolyn Sistrand Sep 8, 2021 WINOOSKI, Vt. — Residents in attendance in person and virtually said at the Winooski City Council meeting Tuesday night the quality of life in the city has significantly diminished since the arrival of F-35s. Some people who came up to speak were noticeably upset, even on the verge of […]
By MARK JOHNSON August 25, 2021 When the National Guard Bureau released the damning results of its investigation into the Vermont Natural Guard two weeks ago, news coverage focused on how poorly the Vermont unit had handled allegations of sexual assault and harassment, and how a “good old boy” network allowed those problems to flourish. […]