F-35 to Burlington, VT

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F-35 to Burlington, VT

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It looks like the decision has finally been made, the F-35 will be fielded with the Vermont ANG 158thFW sometime around 2020. So Mike your paints are not as much of a fantasy anymore, just 7 years early.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/ ... story.html
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Re: F-35 to Burlington, VT

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LEBTowerGuy wrote:It looks like the decision has finally been made, the F-35 will be fielded with the Vermont ANG 158thFW sometime around 2020. So Mike your paints are not as much of a fantasy anymore, just 7 years early.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/ ... story.html
Matt,

We all knew that the announcement was imminent and hoped that it would be positive, so that motivated me to create those repaints. :smt038 :smt023 :D

Of course the naysayers are now filing lawsuits to try to block the F-35A's from ever being deployed in Burlington for any and all reasons that they can dream up. :x
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    I think most of Vermont supports basing the F-35s at KBTV. Unfortunately it is the small vocal fringe that gets the press. This is a great accomplishment for the VTANG and a shot of reality for the residents of Chittenden County.

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    Re: F-35 to Burlington, VT

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    They could be stationed over at Plattsburg or even better we'll host the 158th @ YJN , easy, fairly quick commute
    A Vermonter I fish with sums up such folk as the anti F-35 tree hugging crowd with his bumper sticker that reads "The more they believe the less they know "
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