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A couple of Italian host nation employees with Army Field Support Battalion-Africa conduct inventory of basic issue items at the equipment configuration and hand-off area in Komotini, Greece, during DEFENDER 25, May 19. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s AFSBn-Africa deployed a team from Leghorn Army Depot, Italy, to Komotini for DEFENDER 25. There, the team is receiving over 700 Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 tactical vehicles and major end items from multiple APS-2 sites, including Leghorn and sites in Germany and the Netherlands, and issuing the APS gear to Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers from the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) deployed to Europe for DEFENDER 25.
Infantry APS-2 set, more issued to Vermont Army National Guard in Greece for DEFENDER 25
By Cameron Porter | May 19, 2025
When the Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers touched down in Greece at 1 a.m. May 18 for DEFENDER 25, they were traveling light. The Soldiers from the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) were carrying a couple of...
Vermont Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the adjutant general of Vermont, salutes Col. Michael Blair after taking command of the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing from Col. Daniel Finnegan, outgoing commander of the 158th, during a change of command ceremony, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, May 3, 2025. Blair assumed command of the wing after being the 158th Operations Group commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
158th FW Welcomes New Commander
By Airman Raymond LaChance | May 3, 2025
Col. Michael Blair assumed command of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing during a change of command ceremony on May 3 at 1:00 p.m...
U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return from deployment, South Burlington, VT, April 22, 2025. These Airmen were deployed to Okinawa, Japan to support the F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia)
Green Mountain Boys Return Home
By SMSgt. Michael Davis | April 22, 2025
Hundreds of Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing have returned home to Vermont following a months-long deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan. Over the coming weeks, additional Airmen, equipment, and F-35 Lightning II aircraft...
U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Landon Potvin, an operations support specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, pauses his duties to take an environmental portrait for an airman spotlight story at the Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, VT, April 9, 2025. Potvin has been coaching youth basketball while serving at the VTANG. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Raymond LaChance)
Service Beyond the Base
By Airman Raymond LaChance | April 15, 2025
An Airman with the Vermont Air National Guard's Communications Squadron makes noise on the basketball court, mentoring the youth about skills essential on and off the court...
U.S. Army Soldiers compete in a patrol race at the Goms Nordic Center, in Geschinen, Switzerland, on Mar. 28, 2025. The female team is pictured skiing together one final time during their competitions at the CISM 2025 World Winter Military Games in Switzerland. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Denis Nunez)
CISM 2025 World Winter Military Games
By Sgt. Denis Nunez | April 9, 2025
U.S. Army Soldiers from five different states represented the U.S. Armed Forces Sports team at the 2025 CISM (Conseil International du Sport Militaire) Military World Winter Games hosted by the Swiss Military from March 23 to...
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