By Katie Jickling January 19, 2018 Opponents of the decision to base F-35s at Burlington International Airport collected 2,700 signatures — nearly 1,000 more than required — to put the question to Queen City voters on the Town Meeting Day ballot, members announced in a press conference outside City Hall on Friday. The advisory question, […]
December 12, 2017 Charles Simpson, retired professor of sociology, sits down with Jimmy Leas, activist with Save Our Skies, Rosanne Greco, retired Air Force Colonel and Save Our Skies activist, and Carol Miller, of the New Mexico based Peaceful Skies Coalition, to pokes a few holes in the message to which Vermont’s political establishment […]
By James A Dumont, Esq., P.C. February 8, 2018 I write on behalf of numerous residents of Burlington, Winooski, South Burlington, and surrounding communities, including but not limited to Mr. Leas, to submit this Public Records Act and Freedom of Information Act request to the Vermont Department of the Military, the Vermont Air National Guard, […]
By George Nichols, E Maj. USAF September 3, 2013 Notes from today’s phone conversation between Senator Leahy and General Welsh Senator Leahy opened with casual conversation and wanted to be a little more “Parochial” concerning F-35 He strongly supports F-35 in Vermont. Tiny vocal minority that is against it. He has received over 200 letters […]
By Jasper Craven Feb 6 2018 It’s NOT TOO LATE! We can still save our communities from the inappropriate F35 basing in our residential neighborhoods! Burlington voters — please help by voting YES on article #6 at Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 6. “Elsewhere in recent years, military plans have been scrapped or greatly […]
By Alex Lockie Jan. 12, 2017 The Air Force designed the F-35A with nuclear capability in mind, and a new report indicates that the Joint Strike Fighter may carry nuclear weapons sooner than expected. The Air Force originally planned to integrate nuclear weapons in the F-35 between 2020-2022, but Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus […]
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A Republican senator on a leading defense panel in Congress has moved to block the Air Force’s plans to retire the A-10 Warthog attack plane. [FULL ARTICLE] A Republican senator has blocked the confirmation of the woman nominated by President Obama to be the next Air Force secretary until the service offers up more […]
By Dan Cohen July 9, 2014 Air Force officials have decided to impose operational limitations on F-35 training flights at Eglin Air Force Base on the Florida Panhandle to reduce noise over the city of Valparaiso, according to a record of decision published Wednesday. Officials selected the “no action alternative” for the basing of up […]
By Meagan O’Halloran Mar 02, 2010 A year and a half ago, every city and town in Okaloosa County was anxious to welcome the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot training program to Eglin Air Force Base. Every city except Valparaiso, where residents said they were worried about the additional flights and excessive noise. his […]