By Timothy McQuiston March 2, 2018 If the skies seem a bit quieter around Burlington International Airport these days, it’s because the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-16s have been flying fewer sorties. And it will keep getting quieter for about the next 18 months, which will include, starting next March, about six months of no F-16 […]
By Darren Perron March 4, 2018 A progress report on the f-35, plus controversy surrounding a ballot question about the fighter jet. Vermonters will get to see and hear an f-35 fighter jet some time this year. The guard says it’s bringing at least one or two here for training purposes and to show its members the plane that […]
By Jasper Craven March 1, 2018 In December 2012, Vermont’s then-Gov. Peter Shumlin squeezed into a nine-seat charter jet for a trip to Florida. Those on board — including Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and then-Winooski Mayor Michael O’Brien — were headed to Eglin Air Force Base. The mission: To hear the noise of the F-35 […]
October 28, 2013 Adjutant General, MG Cray speaks to the Burlington City Council in uniform asking them to vote against the council resolution during public forum. Starts at 16 minute point in video. [FULL ARTICLE]
By Adjutant General MG Steven Cray October 22, 2013 Dear Burlington City Councilors, I am writing this letter to express my support for basing the F-35 at the Burlington International Airport. I have been involved with the basing process since the beginning and am confident the basing of the F-35 in Vermont is in our best […]
October 28, 2013 Adjutant General, MG Cray speaks to the Burlington City Council in uniform asking them to vote against the council resolution during public forum. Starts at 46:12 minute point in video. [FULL ARTICLE]
Cray to Fick, Clark, Harris, Caputo, Baczewski, Goodrow, Irish, Kleptz (3-9-10) Subject: Media Messages for F35. “All, Here’s some thought I have regarding the development of our community management strategy. First I think it’s time to publish a letter to the editor in the BFP as an update on the “facts”. It’s imperative that we […]
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies June 8, 2018 Former President Jimmy Carter has called U.S. politics a system of “legalized bribery” in which powerful interests spend billions of dollars on lobbying and campaign funding to ensure that members of Congress pay more attention to them than to the general public. With the upcoming […]
May 2018 Brigadier General David Baczewski (Ret.) recalls how he and his family found the place they call home today This story is produced and presented by Pomerleau Real Estate [Appeared as an ‘ad’ in this Burlington Free Press article] David Baczewski has spent most of his life wrapped in what he calls a “blue […]
By Katie Jickling May 24, 2018 Citizen efforts to halt the arrival of the F-35 fighter jets appear to have come up short. Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson confirmed this week that the planes are still on schedule to arrive at Burlington International Airport next year. The letter dated May 22 from […]