USAF getting sued over JSF training base

mr.bean · Post by **mr.bean** » 20 Feb 2009, 17:10

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/valpar ... _city.html

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 20 Feb 2009, 18:54

Only in America folks..........

$700 MILLION dollars infused into the local economy and these clowns want to sue. You live near one of the busiest AF bases in the country, if you don't like it, MOVE!!

92rc11 · Post by **92rc11** » 20 Feb 2009, 19:02

why dont they sue macdonalds there doing more damge to them than one airfield

maddog65 · Post by **maddog65** » 20 Feb 2009, 19:18

They must have been taking a cue from up here with Oceana. Nobody wants the Hornets in there backyard. The Navy is having a hard time trying to get a new OLF for them to practice in North Carloina.

Firebird · Post by **Firebird** » 20 Feb 2009, 19:35

Jeez you guys are getting as mental as us!

VulcanDriver · Post by **VulcanDriver** » 20 Feb 2009, 19:35

We get these idiots over here too. The RAF fly Chinook training flights over my town and land at the local airport, They also land at the Royal Marines base in the town. So what do the locals do? They complain because of the rotor noise! It was pointed out to them the we are at war and the RAF crews have to train somewhere!

This attitude makes my blood boil!

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 20 Feb 2009, 20:48

92rc11 wrote:why dont they sue macdonalds there doing more damge to them than one airfield

Now there's a heck of an idea. You know I think someone HAS already sued McDonald's for making them fat. Only in America.

ronniegj · Post by **ronniegj** » 20 Feb 2009, 21:03

Did you vote in the poll near the bottom right? Currently 82% against the city! This is just a couple of liberal nut jobs trying to block the defense establishment. It's happining all over the country.

Ron

92rc11 · Post by **92rc11** » 20 Feb 2009, 23:37

MIKE JG wrote:
92rc11 wrote:why dont they sue macdonalds there doing more damge to them than one airfield
Now there's a heck of an idea. You know I think someone HAS already sued McDonald's for making them fat. Only in America.

o dang lol

starlifterfan · Post by **starlifterfan** » 21 Feb 2009, 00:40

Reminds me of the last time the Thunderbirds had a show here at Patrick AFB,..one community in general which has alot of say with local higher ups(civilians) complained about all the noise it created and they had town hall meetings ,big coverage in our newspaper.etc..etc.maybe they should have thought that Patrick was around way before the developers built their million dollar homes......by way the the Thunderbirds no longer perform at Patrick..This may sound corny but I get a lump in my throat when I'm up on the boardwalk at KCOF and watch F-16'S during training when they are here ,the sound the power..yeah it makes me proud to be an American.....GO AIR FORCE!!!!!!

Jumpshot724 · Post by **Jumpshot724** » 21 Feb 2009, 02:00

People are stupid, I'm sorry but the majority of my fellow Americans make me sick. If you don't like it, MOVE!! I guarantee Eglin has been around longer than 95% of the people who live in that town, and btw it's not like the F-35 is the first time a fighter a/c has been based there....you have F-15s now!! Sure the F-35 is supposed to be louder, but it's going to be just as "annoying" (to them not me, I LOVE the sound of freedom lol) as the current F-15s.

Geez, get over yourselves.

End rant.

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 06 Mar 2009, 16:55

From AF Daily Report 6 Mar 09

For All to See: Chris Hughes, a resident of Okaloosa County, Fla., which includes Eglin Air Force Base, wants to get the pro F-35 message out in a big way, literally. The Destin Log reported March 4 that Hughes has purchased a 10'6" x 22'8" billboard near the east gate of Eglin in the city of Valparaiso on which he intends to post the signatures of local residents who support the Air Force's recent decision to base F-35s there as part of the initial training schoolhouse for the stealth fighter. He is scheduled to bring the billboard on a truck to a local event today to allow residents to sign it and have their voices heard—and seen. "It is time to for you and me, the taxpayers of Okaloosa County, to let the world know that the F-35's home needs to be right here at Eglin Air Force Base," he said. The basing decision has not been without controversy as the Valparaiso city leadership, citing concerns over the noise levels of the new fighter, voted last month to sue the Air Force in federal court. That lawsuit must be filed by April 5. This has prompted some residents to come forward at the grass roots level to show their support for the F-35 mission and stop the lawsuit.