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F-35 to Burlington, VT

Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 12:46
by LEBTowerGuy
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

Re: F-35 to Burlington, VT

Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 14:11
by mikewmac
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

Re: F-35 to Burlington, VT

Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 22:24
by eli
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.

Eli

Re: F-35 to Burlington, VT

Posted: 05 Dec 2013, 03:05
by sr01
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 "