By William H. Sample December 21, 2016 There is an increasing concern about the F-35 fighter plane (identified by the Department of Defense as “fifth generation”) and its role in military readiness. Having served for three years during the Korean War, I came to appreciate and understand the armed forces’ importance in American life. Although I […]
By Sophie Quest December 21, 2016 I believe that it’s time to take another careful look at the F-35 warplane (officially called a “weapons system”). Over the 50 year life span of the F-35, America’s newest warplane, we will spend $1.4 trillion on production and maintenance of this one weapons system. That is enough to […]
By Eileen Andreoli November 2, 2016 It’s patently absurd that reporter Paul Heintz’s second major reflection on Sen. Patrick Leahy’s career in three years does not once mention the extremely controversial F-35 debate in Vermont [“Forty-Two Years a Senator,” October 12]. The F-35 issue has been one of the most divisive of Leahy’s campaign and has […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet December 7, 2016 City Manager Kevin Dorn wants better information on how F-35 jet noise will affect neighborhoods surrounding the airport. “One of the areas of the greatest anxiety and uncertainty in South Burlington escalates with the F-35s arrival,” Dorn said Monday during a meeting at Burlington International Airport. “People are trying to […]
November 2, 2016 Officials say a mechanical failure is believed to have caused the release of six training bombs and a training missile from a military plane over Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula. No one was injured due to the release, which WWTV and WPBN report happened Oct. 25 over Oscoda County. The training weapons were […]
By Hope Hodge Seck November 7, 2016 Military.com | Nov 07, 2016 | by Hope Hodge Seck The Marine Corps is investigating after an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter based out of Beaufort, South Carolina, recently caught fire in mid-air, Military.com has learned. The incident happened Oct. 27 at Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, a […]
By David Swanson November 2, 2016 Imagine if a local business in your town invented a brand new tool that was intended to have an almost magical effect thousands of miles away. However, where the tool was kept and used locally became an area unsafe for children. Children who got near this tool tended to […]
By Morgan True September 30, 2016 The sheriff who mounted a large-scale emergency response to a plane crash on a Lake Champlain island said the air national guardsmen who did not immediately notify authorities should face consequences. The accident occurred Sept. 19 around noon on Savage Island, according to Grand Isle Sheriff Ray Allen. However, […]
By Sasha Goldstein November 16, 2016 The small-plane crash on Savage Island involving two Vermont National Guard airmen in September happened as the pilot practiced an emergency landing, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. He idled the plane at an altitude of 450 feet to “simulate an engine failure,” but then […]
By Dan Grazier November 18, 2016 When F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilots take to the air in coming years, not only will their plane not be suitable for combat, it won’t even be fully developed. Indeed, performance in multiple essential mission areas will be “unacceptable,” according to the Pentagon’s top weapon testing official. In a memo obtained […]