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Truax Field Lands F-35 Fighter Jets
The late-December announcement by the US Air Force that Madison’s Truax Field is the chosen home for a squadron of F-35 fighter jets (provided it clears a final study) is a huge victory for the city, politicians representing the area…
Colonel Jeff Wiegand: F-35s will likely be quieter than F-16s at Truax
Dear Editor: As the former wing commander for the 115th Fighter Wing and someone who has been personally involved in the F-35 basing process for the last five years, I would like to clear up some misinformation that has been…
William F. White: Station F-35s at Dane County Airport and move ahead collaboratively
Dear Editor: I support the federal government stationing a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Dane County Regional Airport. I have lived under the principal flight path for both commercial and military aircraft for over 35 years and am very…
Gary Peterson: It’s great for city to get F-35
Dear Editor: I was born in Madison and grew up off the end of the SW/NE runway at Traux Field. All my life I saw and heard airplanes. Those include Maj. Richard Bong doing aerobatics over Traux (the paper the…
F35A LIGHTNING II FIGHTER JETS
On February 16, 2018, Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed several officials on the F-35A Lightning II fighter jets that will be hosted at Truax Field in Madison, WI. In Gov. Walker's State of the State Address, he described this decision…
Vicki McKenna Show on News/Talk 1310 WIBA
BACC Exec. Director Jeff "Ace" Wiegand joined the the Vicki McKenna Show on Wednesday, January 25th. Ace and Vicki discussed the 115th Fighter Wing, the huge community and economic win for the region, the great support of civic and political…