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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.
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.

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 "