Adjutant General of VT News, News
By: Kit Norton for VTDigger, Feb. 5, 2019 Retired Col. Rosanne Greco formally announced her candidacy to become Vermont’s next adjutant general Tuesday morning in a brief press conference in which she promised reform of the organization and continued opposition to its next major mission. Greco’s candidacy — reported Friday by VTDigger — means a […]
Adjutant General of VT News, News
By: Jess Aloe for Burlington Free Press, Feb. 4, 2019 This story has been updated to include Rosanne Greco, who announced her plans to run for Adjutant General Monday morning. MONTPELIER — The Legislature will choose the next leader of the Vermont National Guard later this month. The newly-appointed senior uniformed officer will shepherd the Guard […]
Adjutant General of VT News, News
By: Kevin McCallum for SevenDays, Feb. 4, 2019 A vocal critic of the decision to base F-35 fighter jets in Vermont announced Monday that she will seek the position of adjutant general. Rosanne Greco, a retired Air Force colonel and former chair of the South Burlington City Council, said she decided to seek the state’s […]
1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont, News
By FRANKLIN C. “CHUCK” SPINNEY for The American Conservative• January 18, 2019 President Donald Trump’s plan to escalate efforts in Ballistic Missile Defense (BDM), including the introduction of space-based weapons, should not be viewed in isolation. It comes on top of the Defense Department’s plan to execute an across-the-board modernization of all our nuclear strike forces. It comes on top of […]
By: Dave Axe for The National Interest, Jan. 18, 2019 If other navies’ experiences are any indication, the Izumos could embark a dozen or more F-35s plus supporting helicopters. It’s worth noting that the Japanese army is buying V-22 tiltrotor transports that also could operate from the navy’s carriers. Japan’s cabinet on Dec. 18, 2018 approved a […]
3. Technological Disaster, News
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Richard Czaplinski on behalf of the members of the Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans For Peace, Chapter 57. Czaplinski, of Warren, is a U.S. Navy veteran and the president of the group. In all the controversy and discussion about the F-35s coming to Burlington (jobs, noise, dangers to surrounding […]
4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, News, Vermont National Guard Scandals
By: Mark Johnson for VTDigger, December 20, 2018 WARREN — Gov. Phil Scott expressed support Thursday for the Legislature to investigate the Vermont National Guard and said he wanted policy changes, including more information being released if a Guard member resigns while under investigation. Scott said his own investigation or an outside review, an idea […]
5. Adverse Health Impacts, 6. Harm To Children, News
By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, December 19, 2018 Release of the first noise map for the Burlington International Airport to include data on the F-35 fighter jets will be delayed by two months, according to airport officials. The map was originally scheduled to be released this week, but won’t be available until sometime in February, […]
News, Vermont National Guard Scandals
By: Anne Galloway for VTDigger, December 16, 2018 Retired Adj. Gen. Martha Rainville led the Vermont National Guard from 1997 to 2006 and now lives in North Carolina, where VTDigger editor Anne Galloway reached her by phone last week. In response to a seven-part series VTDigger published about members of Guard leadership who were involved in sexual […]