By Rosanne Greco March 8, 2017 There is a solution to the airport noise problems in which all of the entities involved — the Vermont Air National Guard, the airport, South Burlington, Burlington and the surrounding communities — will survive and thrive. It’s simple, aligns totally with Vermont values, won’t cost a dime, may result […]
March 1, 2017 Gov. Butch Otter, with Boise Mayor Dave Bieter standing alongside, signed a bill Tuesday that will authorize expenditure of $100,000 in taxpayer funds to lobby on behalf of basing the admittedly noisy F-35 fighter in Boise. Stars & Stripes, the military newspaper in Japan, recently reported a Japanese court has awarded residents […]
By Valerie Insinna Jan. 16, 2017 The battle to build the Air Force’s $16.3 billion T-X trainer kicked off Dec. 30 with the release of the final request for proposals. The competition pits defense contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman Raytheon and Sierra Nevada Corp. against each other for one of the last major Air […]
By Sven Berg Dec. 23, 2015 Some Boiseans believe the deciders have made up their minds to bring louder military jets to Boise. Many of these people live near the airport, so they’d be most affected by the noise. They suspect their concerns don’t matter to the city government, Idaho Air National Guard and U.S. […]
By Steven Verburg Dec 26, 2016 Dane County residents who are unhappy about the roar of F-16 military jets through the skies say they are worried the noise could grow louder if F-35 warplanes are based at Madison’s Truax Field. The Air Force maintains that the new jets usually produce sound levels that are roughly […]
February 14, 2017 As Air Force leaders ponder whether to send F-35As overseas this year in what would be the jet’s first-ever operational deployment, officials could point to this year’s Red Flag exercise as a case study of how it can enhance both training and combat. Red Flag 17-1 wrapped up Friday after three weeks […]
Jan 26, 2017 With armed police standing by, opponents of the F-35 and other noisy fighter jets being based at Gowen Field were denied space during an “open house” meeting Wednesday night at the airport, another chapter in the controversy. Airport spokesman Sean Briggs told the GUARDIAN the opponents were allowed to display protest signs […]
By Sven Berg Jan 25, 2017 Dozens of people went to the Boise Airport on Wednesday for an open house on airplane noise and ways to reduce its impact on the surrounding area. Before entering the third-floor room where city and Idaho Air National Guard officials set up posters on the topic of airport noise, […]
By Chom Greacen Jan 21st, 2017 Quiet Skies over San Juan County The Navy plans to add 36 EA-18G “Growler” fighter jets and roughly double the number of Growler flight operations out of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The only thing standing in its way is completion of the Environmental Impact Statement process as per […]
By Dahr Jamail Feb. 6, 2017 Imagine living in a place where the loudest jets ever built regularly flew so close, your entire house vibrated, dishes rattled and fell off shelves, and the noise was so loud you became physically ill. Your sleep was impacted, you couldn’t work, and literally every single aspect of your […]