By Kevin McCallum April 24, 2020 The Vermont Air National Guard dramatically increased the number of F-35 flights from its South Burlington base in the first week of April, despite official claims that there had been “no change” in flight operations. The 158th Fighter Wing flew five times as many times during the week of […]
By Kevin McCallum April 3, 2020 Commercial air traffic at Burlington International Airport has taken a nosedive, but across the runway, the Vermont Air National Guard continues to send its new F-35s roaring into the skies daily. The juxtaposition of the recent plunge in civilian air traffic with an increase in the number of F-35s […]
Below is the full pdf response to complaint regarding GBIC involvement in the 2018 Burlington ballot item on F-35 basing:
By Jasper Craven Feb 16, 2020 On Jan. 5, Col. David Shevchik Jr. took command of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing. A native Vermonter, Shevchik replaced Col. David Smith, who retired after more than 30 years in the organization. Shevchik was born in Springfield and grew up in Essex. He graduated from […]
By Sean Kennedy March 2, 2020 Members of Congress have done their utmost to ignore the mounting problems in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program. In the fiscal 2019 Department of Defense Operational Test and Evaluation Annual Report, released to the public Jan. 30, it was revealed that testers consider the “accuracy of the gun, as […]
By: Dan Grazier for POGO, Nov. 1, 2019 Pentagon leaders are likely reveling in the news that they have negotiated an agreement with Lockheed Martin that they claim drives down the unit cost of the F-35 joint strike fighter to below $80 million in the next few years. While any reduction in costs for the most expensive […]
Good morning, There has been a lot of misinformation out there so we want to be clear with the community; there has been no change to the Air National Guard’s plan for afterburner use at Burlington Air Guard Station. The 158th Fighter Wing does not plan to fly more than 5 percent of its take-offs […]
Representatives of the community are presenting to Senator Patrick Leahy this document which contains 1) evidence of corruption in the F-35 Burlington basing selection process, 2) a “Declaration of F-35 Immoralities,” and 3) a demand to delay the F-35 basing until six conditions are satisfied. The records show that Senator Leahy acted deceptively during the […]
Leahy lied repeatedly to U.S. Air Force senior officials and to his constituents, as summarized below: What he said: —“Some Vermonters have asked me to weigh in with the Air Force. I feel strongly that none of our state’s Congressional delegation should put our fingers on the scale. All Vermonters deserve to be heard, and […]
Derived from the U. S. AIR FORCE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD OF THE F-35A OPERATIONAL BASING SELECTION PROCESS 2009-2013 SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY’S INTERFERENCE IN THE F-35 BASING DECISION Cray to Clark (3-12-10) “Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, who, as one of the most senior members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Senate National […]