By: Cat Viglienzoni for WCAX, Sept 10, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Two veterans concerned about F-35 jets coming to Vermont were arrested Monday after police cited them for trespassing during a sit-in at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office in Burlington. Police cited Rosanne Greco and Roger Bourassa after they sat in the senator’s office for a couple of hours […]
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: Courtney Adelman, Aug. 13, 2019 BURLINGTON, VT – On Monday night the Burlington City Council approved a resolution against basing nuclear capable aircrafts at Burlington International Airport. The resolution calls on officials like Mayor Weinberger and Gov. Phil Scott to tell the United States Department of Defense that f-35’s are not welcome in the […]
From City of Madison, Aug. 9, 2019 Draft of Environmental Statement made findings of significant disproportionate impact on communities of color, children, and Madison east and northsides On August 8, 2019, Madison elected officials, including state Representative Chris Taylor, Dane County Board Supervisor Yogesh Chawla, and City of Madison Alder Marsha Rummel, expressed serious concerns […]
By: Dan Grazier for POGO, Aug. 6, 2019 The F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the operational test fleet at California’s Edwards Air Force Base are suffering from low readiness rates that may threaten the successful completion of the crucial combat-testing phase of the program, as shown in a chart created by the Joint Program Office’s […]
By: David Axe for The National Interest, July 18, 2019 The F-35 Lighting II The U.S. military’s growing fleet of F-35 stealth fighters will fall short of the 80 percent readiness goal that former Defense Secretary James Mattis instituted before quitting in protest of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in January 2019. Former Secretary of […]