Wisconsin State Journal | 2 April 2020 | Chris Hubbuch original article F-35 opponents challenge environmental review; DNR says National Guard not complying with pollution laws “Attorneys for a group opposed to basing F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field say the Air Force’s review of environmental impacts is...
Janes’s | 29 March 2020 | Pat Host The Pentagon wants data on failures of the F-35. Lockheed wants the taxpayer to pay them for it. How greedy can you be? Or maybe this might clue more people in to what a hunk of junk this jet is. Original...
Emily Hamer | Wisconsin State Journal, April 1, 2020 Read article online Despite not being able to hear from many residents who wanted to speak, the Madison City Council on Wednesday took a clear stand against placing F-35 jets at Madison’s Truax Field. During its first-ever virtual meeting —...
Dear Alders: I have contacted my alder Patrick Heck and others about opposing the F-35 plans at Truax. Especially in this time of Covid-19, we appreciate the vital work of the Air National Guard and the 115th Fighter Wing. It’d be preferable to so many of us, that these...
Contact: Steven Klafka, (608) 255-5030 This past Thursday, Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin sent Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, and Wisconsin government officials a petition signed by more than 2,000 residents opposed to the beddown of F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison. “In light of...
Dear Madison Alders, Please vote in favor of the Common Council resolution being consider this evening: “Responding to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Air National Guard F-35A Operational Beddown.” You have all heard the obvious reasons to support this resolution, enumerated in its third paragraph: the impact...
Early March seems like such a long time ago. Way back then, I started writing an editorial to commend Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway for her stand against siting the F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field here in Madison. Mayor Satya’s statement on the environmental impacts of the jets got very...
Dear Madison Alders Thank you so much for considering the Common Council resolution opposing the stationing of F-35 fighter jets at Truax. Please, please, vote in favor of this resolution. I live on the north side of Madison, and I love this part of town. I moved here twenty...
To the Mayor and Common Council members, First of all thanks to everyone who has made this virtual meeting possible especially the techies who are improvising all this. Thanks also for taking up this important issue again. Time as you know is of the essence the Air Force is...
Sign the petition here: https://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12514 The F-35 is a weapon of offensive war, serving no defensive purpose. It is planned to cost the U.S. $1.4 trillion over 50 years. Because starvation on earth could be ended for $30 billion and the lack of clean drinking water for $11 billion per...