April 15, 2017 A fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets has arrived in Europe from the United States as part of a planned NATO exercise aimed at “deterring” Russia. The F-35A Lightning II jets landed at Royal Air Force Base in Lakenheath, England Saturday, having made the journey from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. “The […]
By Perry Vandell June 10, 2017 The Air Force on Friday stopped flying F-35 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale after a series of incidents in which pilots reported symptoms of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation. Air Force spokesman Capt. Mark Graff said the temporary halt followed five separate in-flight incidents since May 2. […]
By Perry Vandell June 12, 2017 Luke Air Force Base officials announced Monday that flight operations will be indefinitely suspended as its team of engineers and maintenance specialists continue to investigate the rash of hypoxia-like symptoms some pilots reported. The high-priced jets were grounded Friday at the Glendale base after five separate in-flight incidents since May 2 in which […]
ABUSE OF THE FIRST ORDER AT THE HANDS OF THE AIR FORCE Do you know who Kim Goodman is? You should want to know Kim Goodman because her story is about ready to be repeated 2,000 times in the Wittmann area. I was contacted by Kim Goodman who lives in the Marietta, Georgia in an […]
By Hales Swift July 2010 Past noise research has related noise impact to the perception of annoyance and interference. More recent efforts have investigated further the potential health impacts of transportation noise. This literature review considers two potential pathways between aviation noise and health outcomes by presenting research that evaluates the role of sleep disruption […]
By Shannon Erickson April 25, 2017 The Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show reminds us of our community’s proud support for America’s military, and the importance of our military both to national defense and our local economy. Because of this impact, I led an effort for the South Carolina House and Senate to pass […]
By Jalea Brooks April 25, 2017 You may have noticed them around town – The Montgomery area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring billboards across the city to raise awareness of the effort to get the F-35 to locate here. Leaders of the F-35 Task Force say it’s important that the community be aware Montgomery is […]
By Michael Gilmore August 9, 2016 Achieving Full Combat Capability with the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is at Substantial Risk While the Air Force recently declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with “basic” Block 3i capabilities, most of the limitations and deficiencies for the F-35A with Block 3i discussed in my FY15 Annual Report and Congressional […]
By Mike Fredenburg January 6, 2017 Our incoming president’s willingness to boldly challenge the status quo is arguably the main reason he was elected. And no defense project is more representative of a disastrous status quo than the 20-year-old Joint Strike Fighter program — the F-35. The F-35 program showcases all that is wrong about […]
By Dan Grazier March 31, 2017 The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last annual report. The Joint Strike Fighter Program has already consumed more than $100 billion […]