By Elizabeth Gribkoff and Mike Dougherty February 9, 2018 Vermont National Guard officials spoke out on Friday against a ballot measure that will allow Burlington voters to signal opposition to basing F-35 fighter jets at the Burlington International Airport. Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, Vermont’s adjutant general, said at a press conference that the question “misleads […]
February 12, 2018 The City of Burlington has added a citizens, non-binding question on the Town Meeting Day ballot regarding whether Burlington voters support, or not, the basing of the F-35 at the Air Guard base at the Burlington Internation Airport. There was much debate about the wording of the ballot question, which eventually was […]
By Mike Dougherty Mar 1 2018 Vermont Air National Guard officials on Wednesday explained how they are preparing for the arrival of 18 F-35 fighter jets at the base in South Burlington next year. Training operations and construction projects for F-35 operations at the Guard base adjacent to Burlington International Airport have been underway since […]
By Todd Shepherd March 3, 2018 Residents of Burlington, Vt., go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a non-binding resolution which, if passed, would direct the city council to ask the Air National Guard to find somewhere else to house an F-35 fighter jet base. The primary objection from opponents of the base is […]
By Liam Elder-Connors March 1, 2018 A non-binding ballot item in Burlington this Town Meeting Day would advise the City Council to request that F-35 fighter jets not be based at Burlington International Airport — but the Vermont Air National Guard says they’re still getting ready for the arrival of the aircraft. The fight over […]
February 28,2018 Col Harder, Wing Vice Commander talks about voting on ballot item during Burlington Neighborhood Planning Assembly in Wards 4/7. Harder speaks 28 minutes into recording. [FULL ARTICLE]
January 29, 2018 A typewritten statement to the Burlington City Council by Wing Vice Commander, Col Hank Harder saying ballot item does not support Guard [FULL ARTICLE]
January 29, 2018 158th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, Col Hank Harder’s public statement before the Burlington City Council [FULL ARTICLE]
By Stewart Ledbetter March 5, 2018 Burlington voters get their first chance Tuesday to weigh in directly on whether the Pentagon’s new F-35 fighter jets belong at the city-owned airport, an advisory question that continues to generate plenty of heat. Question 6 was placed on the ballot by a citizen petition drive this winter. It […]
By Stewart Ledbetter February 28, 2018 Days before an F-35 advisory question goes before Burlington voters, the Vermont Air National Guard opened its base to media Wednesday afternoon, showing off some of the work now underway to upgrade facilities and taxiways, and its enthusiasm for the new fighter jets. Senior Guard leaders left no doubt […]