1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, News
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Oct. 1, 2019 WINOOSKI — The F-35 jets housed at the Vermont National Guard took off and landed Tuesday, in a first training run. One jet took off around 9 a.m. and landed around 10:15 a.m. during an overcast day in the Burlington area, and a second flight took off […]
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By: the Associated Press; published by NBC5, Oct. 1, 2019 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The U.S. Air Force has rejected a request for an updated assessment of the potential noise effects of the F-35 fighter jets’ use of afterburners during takeoff in Vermont. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John W. Henderson denied the request […]
2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption, News
By: Jacob Dawson for VTDigger, Sept. 13, 2019 BURLINGTON — Two local physicians joined the ranks of Vermonters protesting against the imminent arrival of the F-35 fighter jets Friday, demonstrating outside Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Main Street office. It was the fifth day in a row opponents of the new jets turned up at Vermont’s senior […]
1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 2. Political Corruption, 3. ITS EFFECT ON OUR COUNTRY, 3. Technological Disaster, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 4. Technical Flaws, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, Burlington Ballot Item, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption, News
By: Mike Dougherty for VTDigger, Sept. 13, 2019 The first two F-35s in the Vermont Air National Guard’s new fleet of fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in Burlington by next Friday. But a coalition of protesters who have fought the basing for years continues to press the military to change its mind. NBC5 first […]
2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption, News
By: Erin Brown for WCAX, Sept. 10, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) People against the basing of the F-35 jets in Burlington went to Senator Patrick Leahy’s office on Tuesday for the second time this week. Seven people gathered outside of his office building at 4:30 p.m. and walked together upstairs to the senator’s office to confront […]
1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, 2. Political Corruption, 3. ITS EFFECT ON OUR COUNTRY, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, Leahy’s Legacy of F-35 Lies and Corruption, News
By: Zuri Hoffman for NBC 5, Sept. 10, 2019 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — On Tuesday, a small group of people gathered at Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office to make a last minute push to stop the F-35 planes from coming to the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. “I grew up here so I don’t […]
2. Political Corruption, 3. ITS EFFECT ON OUR COUNTRY, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, News
By: Japser Craven for VTDigger, Aug. 29, 2019 n the eyes of many who oppose the F-35, the Vermont Air National Guard’s original sin came during the era of the F-16, when pilots began frequently implementing afterburners, which are essentially auxiliary jets that increase thrust — and noise — on takeoff. There was no environmental […]
2. Political Corruption, 4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, 4. Technical Flaws, 5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, News
By: Kevin McCallum for Seven Days, Aug. 29, 2019 Opponents of the decision to base F-35 fighter jets in Burlington say newly obtained documents suggest the aircraft will likely be far louder than the U.S. Air Force and Vermont Air National Guard have previously acknowledged. With the arrival of the next generation fighters just weeks […]
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From City of Madison, Aug. 9, 2019 Draft of Environmental Statement made findings of significant disproportionate impact on communities of color, children, and Madison east and northsides On August 8, 2019, Madison elected officials, including state Representative Chris Taylor, Dane County Board Supervisor Yogesh Chawla, and City of Madison Alder Marsha Rummel, expressed serious concerns […]
3. ITS EFFECT ON OUR COUNTRY, 3. Technological Disaster, 6. Harm To Children, News
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Apr. 24, 2019 The first noise map for the Burlington International Airport that includes the F-35s coming this fall is “substantially complete” and won’t include any surprises, airport officials say. The map is consistent with findings in the Air Force’s Environmental Impact Statement and will be published May 28, according […]