By Liam Elder-Connors March 1, 2018 A non-binding ballot item in Burlington this Town Meeting Day would advise the City Council to request that F-35 fighter jets not be based at Burlington International Airport — but the Vermont Air National Guard says they’re still getting ready for the arrival of the aircraft. The fight over […]
February 28,2018 Col Harder, Wing Vice Commander talks about voting on ballot item during Burlington Neighborhood Planning Assembly in Wards 4/7. Harder speaks 28 minutes into recording. [FULL ARTICLE]
January 29, 2018 A typewritten statement to the Burlington City Council by Wing Vice Commander, Col Hank Harder saying ballot item does not support Guard [FULL ARTICLE]
January 29, 2018 158th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, Col Hank Harder’s public statement before the Burlington City Council [FULL ARTICLE]
By Stewart Ledbetter March 5, 2018 Burlington voters get their first chance Tuesday to weigh in directly on whether the Pentagon’s new F-35 fighter jets belong at the city-owned airport, an advisory question that continues to generate plenty of heat. Question 6 was placed on the ballot by a citizen petition drive this winter. It […]
By Stewart Ledbetter February 28, 2018 Days before an F-35 advisory question goes before Burlington voters, the Vermont Air National Guard opened its base to media Wednesday afternoon, showing off some of the work now underway to upgrade facilities and taxiways, and its enthusiasm for the new fighter jets. Senior Guard leaders left no doubt […]
By Katie Jickling January 30, 2018 The Burlington City Council on Monday agreed to allow voters to weigh in on the future basing of the F-35 fighter jets — but not before a lengthy discussion about ballot wording that, in the end, will remain the same. The Town Meeting Day ballot question is advisory, and […]
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 […]