By Sue Prent for Green Mountain Daily, August 14, 2018 Jasper Craven deserves kudos for his well-researched and insightful look (Vermont Digger, April 13) into political forces driving the rather incongruous choice of Burlington Airport for the Air National Guard’s F-35 program.. With three surrounding cities opposing the F-35 plan, a considerable grassroots opposition force, […]
By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, August 13, 2018 When Gov. Phil Scott traveled to Washington on April 9 for a meeting at the Pentagon with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, the trip was not included on his public schedule, nor were there any indications his office had taken steps to publicize it. However, the following […]
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By Jasper Craven Aug 9 2018, 2:54 PM A coalition of Chittenden County activists opposed to the basing of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport are calling on the Air Force to undertake a new environmental review of the planes’ potential impact on the area and its residents. The opponents, organized loosely under the […]
Dear Comrades Tomorrow at noon, I will be debating Peter Welch on VPR. I have challenged him on the F-35, but he still has not answered the question. Please email VPR about the F-35. Here is the question I hope to ask. Three Vermont towns – Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski have voted to reject […]
News Release — Steve May July 25, 2018 CONTACT: STEVE MAY T: 781-898-5296 E: [email protected] CALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT HEARINGS Without question the purposed change in mission for the VT Air National Guard has real and tangible consequences. For the communities which border it, the deployment of F-35’s promises to have a terrific impact across […]
Whereas, on March 6, 2018, by a vote of 6,482 (55.3%) to 5237 (44.7%), the voters of the City of Burlington approved the following citizen-initiated ballot item: “Shall we, the voters of the City of Burlington, as part of our strong support for the men and women of the Vermont National Guard, and especially their […]
By: Jess Aloe for the Burlington Free Press 8/6/18 A Vermont Air National Guard hangar undergoing construction to prepare for the arrival of F-35 jets caught fire on Monday. No planes are currently stored in the hangar, said Lt. Chelsea Clark, the Vermont Air National Guard’s public affairs officer. The hangar is under the control […]
By: Brian Khan 7/30/18 N 47.51575°, W 123.52133°—Amid the panoply of greenery that makes up the Hoh Rainforest, a gap in the old growth forest arises. Well, more accurately it’s a gap in a tree—a hollow inside a towering sitka spruce that stands like an open door. Beyond it, a short game trail through ankle […]
By: Victoria Leoni and Kyle Rempfer for Air Force Times The much-anticipated A-10 vs. F-35 close-air support fly-off has wrapped up before many people even realized the tests were happening, but a government watchdog group claims the tests were rigged in favor the Lightning II, a fifth-generation multirole fighter. The Project On Government Oversight revealed […]