THE F-35 IS DELAYED, BUT DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE..THE TIA DRAFT EIS IS COMING UP IN FEBRUARY
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took the Senate floor on Dec. 15 and described the F-35 fighter program as “a mess.”
[Read more →]THIRD OPERATION SNOWBIRD INPUT MEETING TO BE HELD ON 10/19
A third Operation Snowbird Environmental Assessment Scoping meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 19th, starting at 5:30 P.M., Randolph Golf Course Copper Room, 600 S. Alvernon Way. This is an “Open House” format where you can come and go. There will be Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force contractors there. Read more for questions you might ask and how to make a comment.
[Read more →]EXPANSION OF OPERATION SNOWBIRD PROPOSED
Environmental Assessment “Scoping” Meetings to be held:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Sheraton Four Points
1900 E. Speedway (Near Campbell)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
Empire High School
101701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, Tucson
Noise vs. Jobs
“Critics say that the presence of a few F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base might negatively impact the community. On the other hand, military supporters hope to attract more defense-related jobs to Tucson.” By Dave Devine
TF Comment: Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO) is carefully making the link between Davis-Monthan and Raytheon and then marching it on down the military corridor… but are they going in the wrong direction with upcoming Pentagon budget cuts?
[Read more →]FUNNY HOW THOSE EISs SEEM TO ALWAYS JUSTIFY THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES
TF Note: Please note that both Miramar MCAS and Yuma MCAS have been “customers” of the ANG Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan. Be sure to check out the F-35B EIS for both Miramar and Yuma. The F-35B will be replacing the F/A 18s at Miramar and the Harriers at Yuma MCASs
[Read more →]Another Crash of An F-18
TF Note: F-18s from Lemoore NAS have been participants in Operation Snowbird (OSB) training at D-M. An F-18 from Lemoore crashed on Wednesday killing two. It was an F-18 from Miramar MCAS, another OSB participant, that crashed into a house in San Diego in December of 2008 killing four on the ground. Many Tucson residents contend that the aircraft brought in under the OSB program are louder and less safe that the mission A-10s and C-130s. No Environmental Impact Analysis was done of the much changed Operation Snowbird program which leads some to believe that the OSB program is operating in violation of NEPA (National Environmental Protection Act).
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