Comments on: F-35 Thoughts From Within The Service

By: JBill

JBill — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:51:56 +0000

No data to back any of this article. Complete opinion. Where are the facts? Why did the Secretary of the AirForce change their minds and not have IDANG move to MUO? No numbers to support “not have a detrimental impact” economically. How is this even an article? Complete opinion. Please post facts, they speak truth.

By: System Failure

System Failure — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:49:35 +0000

Criminal / Terrorist Federal Government Response to a caring service member making a heartfelt statement of truth?
Fix obvious problems? No.
Seek out and destroy the person who dares tell the truth.

By: Let's just close Idaho

Let's just close Idaho — Tue, 02 May 2017 19:19:46 +0000

Easterner you’re making illogical arguments. To evaluate Mt. Home as more efficient than Gowen is correct.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:34:20 +0000

For all you Mtn Home fans, what will you want when the Air Force some day decides Mtn Home is inefficient and the CLOSES the base in favor of Hill AFB.
Where will the IDAHO Air Guard go then?

Do we really need to recount all the base realignments and closures to come up with the probability that Mtn Home is not guaranteed in the future?

By: Easterner

Easterner — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:32:45 +0000

Pretty weak argument.

“logical, most cost efficient and environmentally sound”

IF one wants’ to say Mtn Home is the most cost-efficient, perhaps they should actually show some COSTS.
Same goes with the rest of the opinion.

By: Roger Perkins

Roger Perkins — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:35:56 +0000

May I ask what 110 Air Guard people are doing working at Mountain Home? All of the A-10 mechanics and operations personnel work at Gowen Field as I remember. I worked as an ARNG pilot at Gowen Field for 27 years and as far as I know the Air Guard never did have any of it’s work force at Mountain Home.
Roger Perkins

By: Dave kangas

Dave kangas — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:32:46 +0000

I read an article that the air forces newly upgraded c5’s were sitting due to budget cuts. The planes weren’t there getting air time neither were the pilots.
I wonder what it would take to create a ANG mission for those??

By: patrick

patrick — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:12:23 +0000

What is a NA – Boise City Development services has a list of the registered neighborhood associations. They started in the 1970’s as a reaction to citizens not having an organized front to address development issues, first one was the North End Neighborhood Association. If you live in a neighborhood that has one the contact information is listed. You can then join, attend the neighborhood meetings and even become involved in the leadership. The City requires that any zoning applicant notify the neighborhood association in writing to review the proposed project. If you do not agree with the neighborhood associations position on an issue that is before one of the City commissions as a citizen you can submit you opinion in writing or testify the hearing.

By: Phil Brewer

Phil Brewer — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:55:44 +0000

Re: F-35 Thoughts From…”
You did not state whether you live in Mt Home or Boise. If you live in Mt Home moving the F-35s there would be economically beneficial to you. You give some vague inferences and conclude that moving the Air Guard to Mt Home would not hurt Boise economically. No proof offered. All that goes along with no name for fear of retribution so are you breaking a military law or command? You derive your living from the military so aren’t you biting the hand that feeds you? If so, why should we trust you – the military can’t.

By: Benj

Benj — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:41:03 +0000

Bottom line folks. The F-35 is a boondoggle from the very start. Still in development, the main gun is not even operable and won’t be until 2019.

This turkey of an aircraft has bilked the taxpayer for over $1,500,000,000,000 dollars. That’s trillions folks. Sit down and count to a trillion, go on, I’ll wait.

It’s a piece of shit, and a very expensive one at that. Here you are all arguing whether this flop should be stationed in our backyards when the real question should be who is going to prison for foisting off this turdburd on the US taxpayer.

Americans are an idiotic lot of chest thumping fools.

“Once upon a time, we looked into the rage-filled eyes of man-eating monsters while brandishing spears. Now, the “monsters” don’t even live on the same continent, and we wave atomic bombs at them.”