Vermont National Guard News

North Macedonia hosts US-Adriatic Charter Conference

Capt. Mikel Arcovitch — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:41:00 GMT

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont adjutant general, and leaders from seven other U.S. states joined their partner nation Chiefs of Defense (CHoD) for the 26th US-Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, on September 27.

Vermont National Guard delegation visits North Macedonia

Capt. Mikel Arcovitch — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:50:00 GMT

Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the Adjutant General for the Vermont National Guard, and a delegation of Vermonter Soldiers and Airmen kicked off their visit to North Macedonia at the U.S. Embassy and Ministry of Defense in Skopje on September 25.

Delegation from North Macedonia arrives, visits Ethan Allen Firing Range

Capt. Mikel Arcovitch — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT

The Vermont National Guard is hosting a delegation from North Macedonia including including the Minister of Defense, Slavjanka Petrovska, and the Chief of Defense, Lt. Gen. Vasko Gjurchinovski.

Vermont deputy state surgeon receives Order of Military Medical Merit

Don Branum — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:37:00 GMT

The former deputy state surgeon for the Vermont Army National Guard’s Medical Readiness Detachment received the Order of Military Medical Merit in August.

Soldiers from North Macedonia Train at Camp Dodge with their State Partner Vermont

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:08:00 GMT

The mission of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program is, “to support the security cooperation objectives of the United States.” The achievement of that goal brings many follow-on effects that benefit both partners in the SPP relationship.

15th Civil Support Team Hosts State Partnership Program Engagement

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:40:16 GMT

The Vermont National Guard’s 15th Civil Support Team hosted six Soldiers from North Macedonia for civil support training at Camp Johnson in Colchester, June 6 -11th. The North Macedonia Army soldiers were from a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Battalion and came to Vermont to conduct exercises with the Vermont National Guard’s 15th CST.

Vermont Guard to support training exercise Swift Response 22

Maj. J. Scott Detweiler — Tue, 10 May 2022 12:51:41 GMT

More than 120 Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will participate in training exercise Swift Response 22 in North Macedonia from May 11 to 17. Exercise Swift Response is an annual U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercise that takes place this year in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-24.

Vermont Guard shares communication strategy with state partner

Sgt. Gloria Kamencik — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:54:00 GMT

Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard led a crisis communication workshop at the Army Home in Skopje, North Macedonia, Feb. 8-10.

Vermont, North Macedonia officials discuss expanding state partnership

Maj. J. Scott Detweiler — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:34:00 GMT

The Vermont National Guard hosted a press conference Sept. 21 with North Macedonia Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska, Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Secretary of Commerce and Community Development Lindsay Kurrle to discuss new steps toward increased cooperation between the state and the new NATO ally.

Vermont delegation visits state partner North Macedonia

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez and Sgt. Gloria Kamencik, — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont Adjutant General, and a delegation of leadership from Vermont visited North Macedonia as part of the State Partnership Program.

Vermont seeks to build upon partnership with North Macedonia

Don Branum — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:20:00 GMT

Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, the state adjutant general, will travel to North Macedonia May 29, accompanied by Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Lindsay Kurrle, the state secretary of commerce and community development, to discuss how the state might build upon the existing State Partnership Program into economic areas.

Training Must Go On: VT Guard Hosts Virtual Trauma Care Training with North Macedonia

Julie Paroline — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT

In an upstairs room at her home in New York, while her children and dogs are playing downstairs, Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, sits down at her computer screen with pieces of training equipment nearby, hoping to avoid being interrupted. It was September 28, the first day of a three-day trauma nurse training, when she logged on to greet participants virtually - a new normal during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

North Macedonia joins NATO as its 30th member

Tech. Sgt. Garth Dunkel — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 04:00:00 GMT

North Macedonia officially completed its accession into NATO as its 30th ally March 27, following the ratification of the alliance’s accession protocol by all 29 member nations and the conclusion of formal ceremonies at the U.S. Department of State. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed North Macedonia into the “NATO family” at a formal flag-raising event held in Brussels.

Vermont Soldiers to support North Macedonia natural disaster training

DoD News — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Vermont Soldiers leave for North Macedonia Feb. 22 to assist in developing two potential natural disaster scenarios, with their focus on planning and logistical issues faced in a real-world crisis.

Lengyel: National Guard committed to 'long game' with SPP

Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:05:00 GMT

The National Guard takes a long-term view of its partnerships with more than one-third of the world’s countries, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said during visits to three countries in the Western Balkans this week.

U.S., Macedonia participate in flood response exercise

Jay Field — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:23:00 GMT

A team of nine American first responders traveled to Skopje for a flood response exercise Sept. 17-21. Named Comprehensive Response Vodno 2018, the exercise is part of the U.S. Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program, under the Center for Civil-Military Relations.

Vermont's adjutant general says Macedonian partnership remains strong

Capt. Dyana Allen — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Returning from the Vermont National Guard’s State Partnership country, Macedonia, Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general, was extremely optimistic about the future of the partnership and the tri-lateral engagement between Macedonia, Vermont and Senegal, Vermont’s other State Partnership country.

N. Macedonian army conducts combined training with 186th BSB

Airman 1st Class Dana Alyce-Schwarz — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Members of the North Macedonian army are training through combined operations with the 186th Brigade Support Battalion here, from Aug. 4 and scheduled to stay until Aug. 19.

Cooperative Lancer 2012

Senior Airman Victoria Greenia — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT

About 40 members of the Vermont Army National Guard joined a dozen other countries in the former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia in May for a two-week long NATO exercise that was designed to enhance interoperability between participating countries. Named Cooperative Lancer and Longbow, the Vermont Army National Guard members worked with fellow military men and women from more than a dozen NATO countries and NATO-partner countries. Vermont has had a good relationship with North Macedonia via the State Partnership Program since 1993 which has fostered close ties between the two groups.

'Always a Step Ahead' - Macedonia Rangers partner with Task Force Avalanche in Paktya

Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

True to their motto "Always a step ahead," the soldiers of the Ranger Battalion of the Macedonian army are forging new ground with their U.S. partners from the Vermont Army National Guard in the National Guard's State Partnership for Peace Program.