By: Mark Johnson for VTDigger, Feb. 6, 2019 Four candidates seeking to be the next leader of the Vermont National Guard touted their credentials before a group of lawmakers on Tuesday, with all promising reforms that would help women gain more leadership roles and face fewer cases of sexual harassment or assault. Retired Col. Rosanne […]
By: Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist, Feb. 5, 2019 A key nuclear arms treaty is facing oblivion, as the US and Russia accuse each other of violating it. Last week, US president Donald Trump announced his attention to leave the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty(INF) if Russia does not give up a missile which the US says […]
By: Jen Fifield for AZ Central, Feb. 5, 2019 As skies around Luke Air Force Base get busier and noisier, the base wants West Valley residents who live nearby to know that this is the new norm. The base’s F-35 program is growing, as planned. With more planes and more pilots to train, there’s more […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]