25 results found for: F-35

F-35 Still Performing Poorly by Winslow Wheeler

F-35 observers, both advocates and critics, have been waiting for the 2013 Annual Report of the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).  After its […]

F-35 in VT: How Blind Patriotism Struck Leaders Blind, Deaf, and Dumb by William Boardman (FEATURE)

In the real world, on 9/11, the Vermont Air National Guard defended nothing against nobody, and managed to provide no real protection for anyone anywhere.  When […]

Getting Real About The F-35, in Vermont?! (HUFF PO)

Reality check, courtesy of the Huffington Post. Quick summary: the F-35 is the biggest Pentagon boondoggle in history. The so-called “joint strike fighter” jets are slated […]

Will the Pentagon’s F-35 Fighters Be Based In Burlington, Vermont by 2020?

Inquiring Vermont minds want to know. Especially given the exorbitant costs of the F-35. And the safety record, or lack thereof. And the flight time testing […]

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Boondoggle, by Stephen Lendman

Publisher’s note: The Pentagon plans to station the first fleet of working (?) F-35s, the most expansive U.S. military boondoggle in history, at Burlington International Airport […]

Pentagon Pork Pushback: Vermont’s Winooski City Council Continues F-35 Legal Fight

An early version of the F-35 takes off from Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo: COURTESY)  WINOOSKI – The Winooski City Council unanimously approved spending $5,000 more on a lawsuit the city […]

The F-35 Is a Feminist Issue: Vermont’s Colonel Rosanne M. Greco Speaks Truth

I am a feminist. For over 40 years, I have supported feminist ideals. Four years ago, I started learning about the implications of the proposal to base […]

Plan V-TV/33: SaveOurSkiesVT.org’s Update On The Pentagon F-35 Fighter Vermont Basing Debate, And Potential Impacts

Join “Vermont Independent” publisher Rob Williams for a conversation with SaveOurSkiesVT.org citizen activists Julie Macuga and James (“Jimmy”) Marc Leas on the Pentagon/USAF’s decision to station […]

Plan V-TV/33: The Proposed Pentagon F-35 BTV Base’ing – What Does It Mean For Vermont? (PLAN V-TV/33)

Watch our latest episode of PLAN V-TV on the F-35 right here. Not even the Pentagon and the Department of Defense like the F-35 joint strike […]

Vermont’s F-35 Boondoggle, 2022 Reprise (OP/ED)

Publisher’s Note: Thanks to a Vermont colleague for passing over these meditations on the  F-35, which we’ve covered over the years. It is now generally acknowledged […]

Plan V-TV/37: USAF Colonel Rosanne Greco on the Proposed F-35 Burlington Basing

Join “Vermont Independent” publisher Rob Williams for a conversation with retired USAF Colonel Roseanne Greco about the USAF’s impending decision to base the Pentagon F-35 joint […]

The Pentagon F-35 Fighter Comes To Vermont?! (CABIN TALK)

Publisher’s Note: We’ve covered the Pentagon F-35 joint-strike fighter story for ten years. Thanks to Claudia Stauber’s CABIN TALK for keeping us up to date. Free […]