{"id":19343,"date":"2020-04-16T15:20:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=19343"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T18:21:15","slug":"f-35-truax-field-madison-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/f-35-truax-field-madison-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover your ears: the F-35 is coming to Madison in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madison feels the need\u2026 the need for speed<\/a> and also ear-splitting decibel levels.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Air Force has selected Truax Field<\/a> as the new home of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, it was announced Wednesday. This comes after months of contentious debate<\/a> in town. Some see it as a major investment in the 115th Fighter Wing, which employs around 1,200 people. But the F-35 also presents a major problem for those living near the Truax area: ungodly amounts of noise.<\/p>\n

Despite assurances from the USAF that the F-35 isn\u2019t that much noisier than the F-16s currently housed at Truax, the reality is far different. The JSF is actually far louder<\/a> than the Air Force is saying \u2014 even dangerously so \u2014 and Truax is surrounded by residential areas. It\u2019s been the leading point for those against the F-35, as illustrated by State Rep. Chris Taylor.<\/p>\n

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Despite the Air Force\u2019s own findings that siting F-35 jets at Truax Field would have \u2018significant adverse impacts\u2019 that will disproportionately affect children, people of color and low-income families, they’ve made the unfortunate decision to base the jets in Madison. 1\/3 #NoF35<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Taylor (@ChrisTaylorWI) April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n