By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, November 28, 2018 As the Vermont National Guard has struggled to recruit new members, leadership has purposely delayed the discharges of hundreds of enlisted personnel over several years in an effort to project a false sense of operational readiness, according to documents obtained by VTDigger. Officials believe this practice, in […]
By: Jasper Craven, November 27, 2018 Five years ago, on Oct. 28, 2013, Lt. Col. Christopher Caputo appeared before a special session of the Burlington City Council to oppose two resolutions that could have prevented or delayed assignment of the F-35 fighter jet to the Vermont Air Guard base. Dressed in his Air Force blues […]
By Jasper Craven Nov. 26, 2018 On Jan. 4, 2014, a blue flag adorned with the image of an eagle was passed from the outgoing commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, Col. David Baczewski, to the new leader of the Vermont Air National Guard, Col. Thomas Jackman. Hundreds of airmen looked on as Jackman, a […]
By Jasper Craven, Mark Johnson and Anne Galloway Nov. 25, 2018 The storied history of the Vermont National Guard reaches back almost 250 years to the days of the Revolutionary War. Back then, the militia was known as the Green Mountain Boys. Today, the members of the Vermont National Guard still proudly call themselves by that same name. Their […]
By Steve Dent for Endgadget.com, November 23, 2018 After years of cost overruns and criticism, the US military has started to deploy its stealth-enabled F-35 fighter jet. To communicate that message in no uncertain terms, the Air Force’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings carried out combat exercises meant to test the capabilities of their F-35As. The drill […]
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NBC5 Nov. 1, 2018 (Video Available at Here) Transcript: STEPHANIE: A VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET, SCHEDUELD FOR DEPLOYMENT TO THE VERMONT GUARD BASE NEXT YEAR. THREE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HAVE FORMALLY OBJECTED OVER SAFETY AND NOISE. ONE OF THESE JETS CRASHED A MONTH AGO IN THE CAROLINAS. […]
By: Jess Aloe for the Burlington Free Press, Oct. 29, 2018 The Vermont Air National Guard is still on track to begin receiving 20 F-35A jets next September, according to the 158th Fighter Wing’s commanding officer—even after the Pentagon grounded the entire F-35 fleet following a crash in South Carolina. Inspectors checked fuel tubes on […]
By: Cat Viglienzoni, Oct. 26, 2018 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Parts of the Vermont Air Guard base in South Burlington are nearly unrecognizable on the inside and out, buildings gutted and in the process of being revamped. “This is an exciting period for us,” said Col. David Smith, the commander of the 158th Fighter Wing. […]
By: Gina Hawkins for Military.com, August 31, 2018 The Pentagon is downplaying major F-35 Joint Strike Fighter design flaws that could leave service members at risk in an effort to keep the long-scrutinized program on schedule, a watchdog group warned this week. A military review board met in June to look at some of the […]