By Carolyn Sistrand Sep 8, 2021 WINOOSKI, Vt. — Residents in attendance in person and virtually said at the Winooski City Council meeting Tuesday night the quality of life in the city has significantly diminished since the arrival of F-35s. Some people who came up to speak were noticeably upset, even on the verge of […]
By MARK JOHNSON August 25, 2021 When the National Guard Bureau released the damning results of its investigation into the Vermont Natural Guard two weeks ago, news coverage focused on how poorly the Vermont unit had handled allegations of sexual assault and harassment, and how a “good old boy” network allowed those problems to flourish. […]
8/19/2021 It depends on whom you ask. Plenty of local residents see the F-35s flow by the Vermont Air National Guard as a boon, and a done deal: The warplane’s presence t Burlington International Airport is credite with boosting the regional economy; with saving jobs and preserving a prestigious heritage. [FULL ARTICLE]
By Angela Evancie July 22, 2021 Brave Little State takes on a question about the complex, controversial decision to base the F-35 fighter jet in Vermont’s most populous county. Bobby Arnell lives in Winooski with his wife and 5-year-old daughter. Recently, he recorded some audio on his smartphone while an F-35 fighter jet flew over […]
By COLIN FLANDERS JULY 07, 2021 A sudden roar announced that the military jets were taking to the sky again. Julia Parise’s son had developed a routine for whenever this happened: He would look to his mother and assess whether it was “one of them” — the F-35 fighter jets that had become such a […]
By: Melissa Cronin May 5, 2021 Since my husband and I moved to North Hero Island last November, I wake each day well-held by the still morning. Tranquility is our neighbor. With a population of a little more than eight hundred, uninvited noise is a rare occurrence. That can’t be said for the greater Burlington […]
By Grace Elletson April 27, 2021 When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in Vermont in April 2020, it forced Burlington and Winooski residents to self-isolate. And some who began working from home within the flight path of the F-35s became acquainted with a new experience. “During the beginning of lockdown and the stay-at-home order was […]
A film by Duane Peterson III & Patrick McCormack Jet Line is a short film that employs an anonymous hotline to elevate the voices beneath Vermont’s F-35 flight path, the first urban residents to live with one of the military’s most controversial weapons systems overhead. Tranquil scenes of unassuming neighborhoods near Burlington International Airport are […]
by Winslow Wheeler & Dan Grazier April 07, 2021 Official support for the F-35 program has quickly eroded during the first three months of 2021. In the waning days of the Trump administration, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller called it a “piece of s..t.” The Air Force chief of staff, General Charles Brown Jr., […]
By Grace Elletson March 30, 2021 In the past few months, flyers around Burlington have invited people to chime in on an issue they can’t avoid: the noise made by the National Guard’s F-35 fighter jets. “Seeking F-35 comments,” the flyers and posters read. “All anonymous. Leave a voicemail.” They included a phone number that […]