Wisconsin State Journal | 14 July 2020 | William Hutchison “Jet engine noise from the airport on July 7 at about 9:45 p.m. was loud enough to rattle the windows and prevent conversation, much less sleep. It was not “normal” air traffic noise and isn’t the first...
We mourn the tragedies of police killings and the murder and injury of protesters in Kenosha and all across our country. The shootings and killing show the ugly public face of racism abetted by a lack of accountability and transparency in law enforcement. Yet, beneath the surface racism pervades...
Wisconsin State Journal, August 23, 2020 Read online I was annoyed by Tuesday’s State Journal story “Council member eyes state funds for soundproofing homes.” It was about increased noise from fighter jets at Truax Field in Madison and subsidies for soundproofing and air conditioning so residents can keep their...
Ann Arbor – Informed Comment, 8/20/2020 – by Juan Cole SSCW note: “The secretary of defense, Mark Esper, was formerly the vice president of the F-35 sustainment program at Lockheed Martin. One F-35 retails for roughly $100 million.” Read online Only a week after the breathless announcement of the...
The fight to keep F-35 fighter jets from “bedding down” in Madison has not stopped. We persist. A Public Affair Radio Program… An update from the F-35 RESISTANCE Sign on in support of Eken Park Resistance letter.
If you’d like to learn more,or sign on in support… please be in touch with Eken Park Resistance at ekenparkresistance@gmail.com Link to —> Eken Park Resistance Letter Dear Community Leaders, In April, our neighborhood learned that we face a bleak future––one that will disproportionately impact those of us...
Annual Northern Lightning exercise From August 10-21, the Air National Guard (ANG) will be conducting their annual Northern Lightning exercise at Volk Field in Camp Douglas near Tomah and east of La Crosse. These are not the Northern Lights that we want to see. Let’s respond with our own Sonic Boom! According to...
CONTACT: Capt. Matt Wunderlin | matthew.j.wunderlin.mil@mail.mil | 608-427-1774 To view html content with hi-res photos, copy and paste the following link in your browser: http://dma.wi.gov/DMA/news/2020news/20168 by Capt. Joe Trovato CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center is hosting approximately 50 aircraft and nearly 1,000 personnel from the National Guard,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2020 North and Eastside State Legislative Candidates Respond to Safe Skies Clean Water Questionnaire; Oppose F-35 Jets at Truax Field Responding to a questionnaire from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, most candidates for the State Legislature in districts surrounding Dane County Airport are opposed...
VT Digger, Jul 31 2020 – Sawyer Loftus Read article online COLCHESTER— The Vermont Air National Guard is moving ahead with plans to send 250 airmen to Wisconsin to train in early August despite a “spike” in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the midwestern state. Col. David Shevchik, commander...