By LT GENERAL CHRISTOPHER C. BOGDAN February 17, 2017 The F-35 Program is a much different and improved program than it was 5 years ago. The F-35 weapon system is now operational and forward deployed. The size of the fleet continues to grow and we are rapidly expanding its capability… [FULL ARTICLE]
By Kim Fields for KBTV.com, February 20, 2017 The Idaho Air National Guard at Boise’s Gowen Field is now on the short-list to become home to the next F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Squadron. Those on the inside say Boise’s chances are strong given our world-class ranges and available air space. However, others in the community […]
By Burlington Free Press February 4, 2017 The FAA could have included F-35 sound information, but chose not to due to a pending lawsuit which community members hoped would halt or at least delay the basing of the new jets [FULL ARTICLE]
By Burlington Free Press February 4, 2017 The FAA could have included F-35 sound information, but chose not to due to a pending lawsuit which community members hoped would halt or at least delay the basing of the new jets [FULL ARTICLE]
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 […]