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Ethan Allen Firing Range

EAFR: Ethan Allen Firing Range

Camp Ethan Allen Training SiteThe Ethan Allen Firing Range, located in Jericho, Vermont, is a training facility, home to the Army Mountain Warfare School, the headquarters of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), as well as the headquarters and Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion 172nd Infantry (Mountain). The Vermont National Guard also manages the National Guard Biathlon Team on a world-class training area.

The live-fire events listed below are subject to change to meet training needs. Please feel free to contact the Vermont Army National Guard with any concerns that might arise using the "contact us" form below.

For information on civilian use of federal lands, please send an email to mil.rentalrequests@vermont.gov.

Training Schedule

Ranges are typically scheduled to start at 7 or 8 a.m. on days that firing is scheduled. Schedule is subject to change. For questions, please email VermontNationalGuard@army.mil or call (802) 338-3000, Option 3, Option 1 to leave a voicemail.

May 2024

Date Training End Time
19 May Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions 4 p.m.
20-23 May Small Arms, Machine guns 7 p.m.
24-27 May No Scheduled Military Live Fire  
28-31 May Small Arms, Demolitions 7 p.m 


Spring will also cause the surrounding towns to see and increase in construction vehicle traffic as soon as the roads are open to heavy vehicles. Live fire events are subject to change to meet training needs.

June 2024

Date Training End Time
1 June Small Arms, Machine guns 5 p.m.
2 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions, Blanks & Pyro 4 p.m.
3-6 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions, Blanks & Pyro 12:59 p.m.
7-8 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions, Indirect Fire Blanks & Pyro 12:59 p.m.
9 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions, Indirect Fire  4 p.m.
10-11 June Small Arms, Machine guns 7 p.m.
12 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Demolitions 7 p.m.
13-15 June Small Arms, Machine guns 7 p.m.
16 June Small Arms, Machine guns 4 p.m.
 17-18 June Small Arms, Machine guns 7 p.m.
19 June Small Arms, Machine guns 3 p.m 
20-22 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Blanks and Pyro 10 p.m.
23 June Small Arms, Machine guns, Blanks and Pyro 4 p.m.
24-29 June Small Arms, Machine guns 10 p.m.
30 June Small Arms, Machine guns 4 p.m.


The following dates have been compiled in order to provide advance notice of live fire training events at EAAAB (Ethan Allen Airforce Base) and Camp Johnson.

June 2024

Date Training End Time
2-3 June Blanks and Pyrotechnical devices 4 p.m.
12 June  Blanks and Pyrotechnical devices 4 p.m.
19 June Blanks and Pyrotechnical devices 4 p.m.


LEGEND:

Small Arms: Handheld weapons (M-4 and M-16 rifles, pistols)
Crew-Served Weapons: Vehicle- or fixed-mount weapons (e.g., M-2 .50 caliber machine gun)
Indirect Fire: Mortars or artillery

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