The F-35 Is One of the 5 Worst Fighter Jets Ever Made
By: Dave Majumdar for The National Interest, published Feb. 14, 2019 he F-35 is a case of massive over ambition to develop one base airframe that can be adapted to replace half-dozen specialized jets. The result is an expensive jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. The United States has built many great fighters over the […]
Rosanne Greco: An F-35 with nuclear weapon is MAD
Editor’s note: This commentary is by retired Air Force Col. Rosanne Greco, who is a candidate for adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard. She spent 30 years on active duty in the Air Force, and is a former chair of the South Burlington City Council and a member of Save Our Skies VT. Mutually […]
Guard leader candidates promise reforms to promote and protect women
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 […]
US and Russia face nuclear arms race as both threaten key treaty
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 […]
Here’s why the skies around Luke Air Force Base are getting noisier
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 […]
Leading F-35 opponent officially enters race to lead Vermont National Guard
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 […]
Vermont will choose one of these candidates to lead the National Guard
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 […]
F-35 Critic Rosanne Greco Enters Race for Adjutant General
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 […]
Military Spending [and the F-35] — Samantha Bee
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