September 23, 2016 An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter preparing for a training mission at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, caught fire just before takeoff, according to the Air Force. The Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing, experienced what the service said was a “ground emergency” at about 12:20 p.m. […]
By Associated Press September 23, 2016 Authorities say an F-35A fighter jet from Arizona caught fire during an engine start at an Air Force Base in Idaho. Officials at Luke Air Force Base in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale say a “ground emergency” occurred about 9:30 a.m. Friday as the aircraft was preparing for a […]
Here we go …. Asking you for money … yet again. I honestly thought that our fund raising effort in August 2015 would have been the last time we would have to ask for money. At that time, Jim Dumont, our lawyer, had given us his best estimate on what the costs would be for […]
By Elizabeth Murray August 11, 2016 A federal judge in Burlington has ruled that an environmental impact statement completed by the U.S. Air Force about basing F-35 fighter jets in Vermont complies with standards set by the National Environmental Policy Act, clearing the way for the planes’ arrival in 2019. The ruling came in a […]
By Jeremy Bender, Armin Rosen and Skye Gould August 20, 2014 [FULL ARTICLE]
By Elizabeth Murray August 17 2016 Six Chittenden County residents and the Stop the F-35 Coalition plan to file an appeal to a recent federal court decision that cleared the way for basing F-35 fighter jets in Burlington. Coalition leader Roseanne Greco, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, said the groups had met or spoken […]
DECISION on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment denying 42 Motion for Summary Judgment or MOTION for Judgment on the Administrative Record on Counts 1-6, 9 and 10; denying 45 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment; granting 54 Motion for Summary Judgment The court has determined that the EIS meets the requirements of NEPA. When it is read in […]
By Bob Logan July 29 2016 In May, Consultant Lt. Gen. (Ret) Gene Santarelli traveled to Lockheed Martin Co. manufacturing facility in Dallas to get an update on F-35 noise and safety data. F-35 Noise data in Comparison to F-16 C/D From Edwards AFB tests Sept., 2013 [FULL ARTICLE – Pages 14-17]
By Eileen Andreoli July 25, 2016 Did you see it? The State of Vermont’s official website now displays the banner, “Welcome to Vermont – Future Home of the F-35 Stealth Bomber/Fighter Jet!!!” Yes, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch and all the way down to Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger […]
By Andrea Shalal July 15, 2016 After 15 years of cost overruns and technical delays, the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jet is now knocking out “enemy” forces in combat exercises and surviving attacks in a way that even U.S. military officials say they did not expect. The new stealthy warplane wowed crowds at […]