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Soldiers with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry, stand at attention during a sendoff ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site parade field in Jericho, Vermont. The 3-172nd, part of the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), will deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of operations for about a year starting in February.
Vermont Army Guard holds sendoff for 3-172nd Infantry
By | Jan. 29, 2021
Third Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), 86th Brigade Infantry Combat Team (Mountain) held a sendoff ceremony Jan. 29 at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site Parade Field in Jericho, Vermont. 
Soldiers with the Vermont National Guard's 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment wait to check their bags at Burlington International Airport in South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 26, 2021. The Soldiers will deploy to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to support Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
172nd Law Enforcement Detachment departs to support Europe mission
By Don Branum | Jan. 26, 2021
The 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment departed from Burlington International Airport Jan. 26 for Fort
Vermont cavalry squadron cleared to recruit women
By Maj. J. Scott Detweiler | Jan. 21, 2021
The 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), is now authorized to recruit women directly into the unit, marking the first time in the National Guard’s 384 year history that a battalion-sized combat arms unit can enlist women.
Pvt. Jonas Schroeder conducts a traffic stop on the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, during a task evaluation Jan. 16, 2021. Schroeder and other Soldiers with the 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment are training on law enforcement duties in preparation for a deployment in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
172nd LED tests skills prior to deployment
By Don Branum | Jan. 19, 2021
The 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment concluded more than a year of training with an evaluation at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site Jan. 15-16.
Pilots, crew chiefs and maintainers assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, launch 10 F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the wing during January drill from the South Burlington Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Jan. 9, 2021. This was done as a routine training mission with the aircraft flying various simulated missions over military operating areas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
158th Fighter Wing departs for training in Florida
By Maj. Meghan Smith | Jan. 14, 2021
Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the 158th Fighter Wing depart this week to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to participate in a weapon system validation exercise.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Flis, 103rd Medical Group nurse practitioner, draws Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from a vial into a syringe at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Dec. 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard began administering the vaccine in accordance with the Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, with doses voluntarily administered to Soldiers and Airmen on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Connecticut Guardsmen start receiving COVID-19 vaccine
By Timothy Koster | Jan. 29, 2021
EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard who have been serving
U.S. Army Col. Scott Desormeaux, brigade commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, Jan.18, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) received 300 vaccines for the Combined Joint Operations Area, 110 of those were administered at EAB.
Erbil Air Base among 1st in CENTCOM to receive COVID vaccine
By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis | Jan. 29, 2021
ERBIL AIR BASE, Iraq – Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) received its
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, spend more than a week in Guernsey, Wyoming, in preparation for a deployment, Oct. 15-25, 2020. Throughout the week the Soldiers ran lanes multiple times, qualified on individual weapon systems and completed situational training exercise lanes that consisted of ambushes.
1st CONG infantry company since WWII deploys to Middle East
By | Jan. 29, 2021
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Approximately 70 members of the Colorado Army National Guard are heading to the
Lt. Col. Jason Penn, 1-149th Infantry commander, promotes Spc. Dakota Colwell with Alpha Company, 1-149th Infantry, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Jan. 22, 2021. At least 25,000 National Guard men and women assisted local and federal authorities for the inauguration. About 150 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers will assist in Washington through March.
Kentucky Guard to augment security in DC
By Kentucky National Guard | Jan. 29, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard will send approximately 150 Soldiers to the nation's
Members of the West Virginia National Guard conduct and participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021. West Virginia maintains one of the highest percentages of vaccine allocation use in the United States and is rapidly expanding capacity to inoculate the population.
WVNG helps state increase COVID-19 vaccinations
By Maj. Holli Nelson | Jan. 28, 2021
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia, with the help of the National Guard, set a new benchmark this
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Soldiers with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry, stand at attention during a sendoff ceremony Jan. 29, 2021, at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site parade field in Jericho, Vermont. The 3-172nd, part of the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), will deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of operations for about a year starting in February.
Vermont Army Guard holds sendoff for 3-172nd Infantry
By | Jan. 29, 2021
Third Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), 86th Brigade Infantry Combat Team (Mountain) held a sendoff ceremony Jan. 29 at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site Parade Field in Jericho, Vermont. 
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, flies over as Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team members, Misawa Air Base, Japan, finish their final checks before marshalling the jet for take off during Aero India 2019, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 23, 2019. The U.S. is honored to participate in this year’s exhibition and is committed to strengthening its partnership with India while furthering military-to-military relationships and cooperation.
PACAF Sends Tailored Contingent to Support Aero India 2021
By Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs | Jan. 29, 2021
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is sending key leadersand
National Burn Awareness Week is observed annually the first full week of February by the American Burn Association, or ABA, providing an opportunity for organizations and burn, fire and life safety educators to share a common message of burn awareness and prevention in communities across the U.S.
USAISR Burn Center raises awareness for National Burn Awareness Week
By David DeKunder | Jan. 29, 2021
The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is joining the American Burn Association in raising awareness and prevention of electrical burn injuries during National Burn Awareness Week Feb. 7-13.
Initiation Innovation: Navigating Chief Season in the Midst of COVID
Initiation Innovation: Navigating Chief Season in the Midst of COVID
By MC3 Aron Montano | Jan. 29, 2021
U.S. Navy -- Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Navy has persistently found ways to continue
United States and India: Major Defense Partners at Aero India 2021
By | Jan. 29, 2021
BENGALURU, India -- United States participation in Aero India 2021 is another example of the
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