May 25, 2018 Members of the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) Ahmann, Michael L – LtCol USAF ANG 158 FW/XP “Torch” Baczewski, David P – Col USAF ANG 158 FW/CC “Baz” Caputo, Christopher P – LtCol USAF ANG 158 OSF/CC, F-35 Program Integration Ofc “Pooter” Clark, Joel A – Col USAF ANG 158 FW/FW Cray, […]
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 […]