Governor Peter Shumlin has thrown his support behind the plan to put F-35 fighter jets at the Vermont Air National Guard base.

Vermont National Guard Adjutant General Michael Dubie says an "environmental impact statement" on new fighter jets is on schedule to be released next month.

Not everyone is welcoming the news that F-35s may come to South Burlington, especially some people who live near the airport's flight path.

Vermont's Air National Guard moved closer today to winning the right to operate the newest generation of fighter jet.

Officials with the Vermont Air National Guard say they're not sure how much noisier a new fighter jet that could be based in South Burlington is compared with the planes there now.

The Vermont Air National Guard has launched a public campaign to explain how a new generation of fighter jet might affect communities around its base at the Burlington airport - and in particular, how much noise the jets would create.

Vermont's Air National Guard base is one of 10 national sites under consideration by the U.S. Air Force to receive new fighter jets. These new planes would replace the F-16s currently operated out of the base at Burlington Airport. 

Brigadier General Steve Cray talks with VPR's Jane Lindholm about why the Vermont Air Guard wants the F-35 joint strike force jet.

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