News

Sept. 2, 2020

Over 70 Airmen prepare to deploy from 158th FW

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — More than 70 Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard will deploy starting in September 2020 for up to six months to multiple locations.

Sept. 1, 2020

Camp Ethan Allen Training Site updates Sept. training schedule

JERICHO, Vermont — The Camp Ethan Allen Training Site has updated their September schedule based on a need for increased firing times. 

Aug. 4, 2020

Northern Lightning: Over 250 Airmen to train at Volk Field, Wis.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the 158th Fighter Wing began departing Aug. 3 to train at the Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.

July 17, 2020

86th ICBT (MTN) to welcome new commander

JERICHO, Vermont — The Vermont Army National Guard will hold a change of command ceremony for the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) July 19 at 11 a.m. at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho.

June 10, 2020

Camp Ethan Allen Training Site updates June training schedule

JERICHO, Vermont — The Camp Ethan Allen Training Site has updated their June schedule based on a need for increased firing times. Residents near CEATS may notice training exercises in afternoons and evenings May 31-June 21.

June 5, 2020

Garrison Support Cmd. to welcome new commander

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — The Vermont National Guard's Garrison Support Command will hold a change-of-command ceremony June 6 at 2 p.m. to officially welcome Col. Justin Davis as the unit's new commander.

May 29, 2020

Camp Ethan Allen Training Site resumes training

JERICHO, Vermont — The Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho will resume full operations after an extended suspension caused by construction updates and the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents near CEATS may notice firing operations during afternoons and evenings starting May 31 and continuing through August.

May 8, 2020

158th Fighter Wing honors COVID-19 responders with F-35A flyover

Vermont Air National Guard — The 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard will honor Vermont’s front line COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a flyover on Friday, May 22, 2020.

April 11, 2020

From Vermont to Antartica (and Back)

Vermont Air National Guard — Close to midnight on January 7, 2020, Chaplain Esther Lee arrived at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Chosen to be part of the support staff for Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), in her own words, Lee “hit the ground running” and met with military members and civilian workers in the brisk, sunny morning of January 8.

April 4, 2020

How to build a medical facility in four days

Vermont Air National Guard — April 1st was supposed to be April Fool’s Day, a day that should have been full of jokes and satire. Instead, a team of civil engineers from the Vermont National Guard spent their day on a more serious note.