By: Zuri Hoffman for NBC 5, Sept. 10, 2019 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — On Tuesday, a small group of people gathered at Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office to make a last minute push to stop the F-35 planes from coming to the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. “I grew up here so I don’t […]
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Sept. 9, 2019 BURLINGTON — Police arrested two retired Air Force officers Monday evening for refusing to leave Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in downtown Burlington, as part of an ongoing protest against the basing of F-35s at Burlington International Airport. Retired Col. Rosanne Greco and retired Lt. Col. Roger Bourassa […]
By: Japser Craven for VTDigger, Aug. 29, 2019 n the eyes of many who oppose the F-35, the Vermont Air National Guard’s original sin came during the era of the F-16, when pilots began frequently implementing afterburners, which are essentially auxiliary jets that increase thrust — and noise — on takeoff. There was no environmental […]
By: Kevin McCallum for Seven Days, Aug. 29, 2019 Opponents of the decision to base F-35 fighter jets in Burlington say newly obtained documents suggest the aircraft will likely be far louder than the U.S. Air Force and Vermont Air National Guard have previously acknowledged. With the arrival of the next generation fighters just weeks […]
By: Eliza Collins for The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 20, 2019 Proposal would boost regional economy, proponents say, but progressives argue it is inconsistent with his views BURLINGTON, Vt.—Bernie Sanders’s support for a plan to base military jets in his home state has put him at odds with some progressives who otherwise approve of his […]
By: Paul Heinz for SevenDays, December 6, 2018 Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday brushed off allegations that the Vermont National Guard is plagued by a culture of sexual impropriety and alcohol abuse, referring to recently reported incidents as the actions of “an occasional bad apple.” During a press conference at the Guard’s Colchester headquarters, Scott expressed full […]
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 Anne Galloway April 11, 2018 Mayor Miro Weinberger announced Wednesday morning that he will not support a Burlington City Council resolution calling for an alternative mission to the F-35 fighter jets, which are slated to be based at the local airport in 2019. Weinberger consulted with the Vermont Air National Guard and federal officials […]
THE MYTH OF MITIGATION The Free Press’ September 28 editorial on the F-35 – which essentially said, learn to live with it— plays into the disinformation campaign that has been waged by politicians and the GBIC. They consistently talk about “mitigating” the dangers to our area from basing this fighter-bomber in a densely populated neighborhood. […]
It’s Definitely Not Over: The Burlington City Council can still bar the basing, the EIS has major omissions that can challenged, several other legal challenges are in play, and a political decision made at Leahy’s demand can be changed just as quickly. AIR FORCE: BURLINGTON IN LINE TO RECEIVE F-35S The Vermont Air National Guard […]