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A 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment Humvee parks while observing a range at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, VT on September 9, 2020. The soldiers of the Vermont Army National Guard's 1-172nd used their annual training to prepare themselves for future deployments. Construction will begin this summer on a light demolition range on CEATS. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Cpl. Gillian McCreedy)

April 21, 2021

Vermont Guard to construct light demolition range at CEATS

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Construction for a Light Demolition Range will begin this summer on the Vermont Army National Guard’s Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont. The new range will allow traditional Soldiers who usually drill one weekend a month and two weeks a year to maximize training time by avoiding travel to Fort Drum, New York.

April 13, 2021

Family Programs class offers parenting, relationship tips

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — The Vermont National Guard Family Programs Office held an online seminar on April 7 to give parents tips to strengthen their relationships with their children as family members deploy or prepare for deployment.

U.S. Army General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, stands for a portrait alongside Staff Sgt. Sara Basiliere, Master. Sgt. Jessica Mitchell and Master Sgt. Mare Jane Palumbo at the Vermont Air National Guard Base.

March 31, 2021

Women make history in Vermont ANG

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — The 158th Fighter Wing has made history: For the first time, three female Airmen from the wing have taken top honors in the Vermont Air National Guard’s annual Airman of the Year awards.

Maj. Jack Skoda, assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, stands for a portrait with his family and daughter, Krystin, after she enlisted at the Vermont Air National Guard base

March 30, 2021

Vermont National Guard’s 'JEEP' sees dividends

Vermont Air National Guard — In October 2020, the Vermont National Guard announced to its members the implementation of a new Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (the “JEEP”) and welcomed its first eligible enlistment into their Air National Guard soon after.

Spc. Marisol Gameros, an avionics mechanic assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, prepares to go on shift to the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2021. Gameros served in Washington from Jan. 24 to Feb. 21, 2021 as part of the Capitol Response mission, being assigned to the Vermont National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

March 29, 2021

Bicultural, Bilingual, Proud: Soldier reflects on her dual heritage

WASHINGTON — Spc. Marisol Gameros, who was assigned to the Vermont National Guard at the Naval Observatory in D.C., was the first person in her family born in the United States. She returned with her family to Mexico six months after being born, to Tuxpan, Mayarit, the same town her parents had initially left.

The 158th Fire Department responded to a civilian aircraft fire on a runway of Burlington International Airport on the evening of March 24. (Courtesy photo)

March 29, 2021

Vermont Air National Guard responds to aircraft fire at Burlington International Airport

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — The 158th Fire Department responded to a civilian aircraft fire on a runway of Burlington International Airport on the evening of March 24.

March 26, 2021

Vermont Guard leaders hold town hall to address residents’ questions

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Vermont National Guard leaders held a virtual town hall March 25 to address residents’ questions and concerns related to the 158th Fighter Wing’s F-35 Lightning II mission and a recent report of a Soldier who has not maintained the standard of conduct expected from members of the Guard.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kirby Addison opens a luncheon with a few words at the Vermont Air National Guard base Feb. 14, 2019. The Cultural Diversity Enhancement Team of the Vermont National Guard hosted a soulful luncheon and discussion for Airmen and Soldiers with a focus on Black History Month and included a guest speaker. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Chelsea Clark)

March 26, 2021

158th Fighter Wing NCO receives NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award

The special emphasis program manager for the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing received the 2021 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the state adjutant general announced March 26.

March 24, 2021

Adjutant general, Vermont Guard leaders to hold town hall

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont's adjutant general, and other members of Vermont National Guard leadership will discuss and answer questions on a number of topics related to the Guard March 25 at 6 p.m.

March 22, 2021

ACFT 3.0: Exploring a more inclusive scoring assessment, planks stay

WASHINGTON — The latest version of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT 3.0, is exploring the potential use of a performance tier program that accounts for the physiological differences between the genders, head of U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training recently said.

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Col. Gen. Karim Valiyeva, first deputy minister of defense and chief of the general staff of the Azerbaijan Army, presents a gift to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art Nov. 30, 2022. Oklahoma National Guard leaders and a delegation from Azerbaijan met to celebrate their 20-year partnership under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Oklahoma Guard, Azerbaijan Celebrate 20-year Partnership

By Leanna Maschino, | Dec. 2, 2022

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma National Guard leaders and an Azerbaijan delegation gathered at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership under the State Partnership Program.“Over the...

On Thanksgiving Day, there was an in-flight medical emergency on Delta flight 1253 from Albany, N.Y., to Atlanta. Master Sgt. Daniel Conley, a senior aerospace medical technician of the 105th Medical Group, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York, helped assess and care for the passenger.

New York Guardsman Responds to In-flight Medical Emergency

By Tech. Sgt. Daniel Hotter, | Dec. 2, 2022

ALBANY, N.Y. – An ordinary Thanksgiving Day flight turned into an effort to save a life for New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Daniel Conley, a medical technician assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing.The Nov. 24 trip of...

40th Infantry Division Soldiers take a group photo in their division tactical command post area during Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Nov. 9, 2022. A warfighter exercise is a 10-day training event used as a capstone for division and corps echelons and is typically conducted biannually.

California National Guard Trains with 3rd Infantry Division

By Maj. Orlandon Howard, | Dec. 2, 2022

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The Georgia-based 3rd Infantry Division and California-based National Guard 40th Infantry Division conducted warfighter exercises at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Camp Atterbury, Indiana, supported by...

Louisiana National Guardsmen assigned to the 225th Engineer Brigade review a map during Warfighter 23-2 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2022.

Louisiana Guard Engineers Participate in Warfighter Exercise

By 1st Lt. Jamie Green, | Dec. 2, 2022

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade participated in a warfighter exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 31–Nov. 15.Warfighter is a tactical command post-exercise to assess unit...

Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Moseman, a New York Army National Guard recruiter, loads a Christmas tree into a FedEx truck at the Ellms Family Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2022. Moseman and other recruiters were participating in Trees for Troops, helping local tree farms donate Christmas trees to families of service members.

New York National Guard Soldiers Share Holiday Spirit

By Sgt. Andrew Valenza, | Dec. 2, 2022

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Two dozen New York National Guard Soldiers helped spread the holiday spirit by volunteering to load donated Christmas trees bound for service members and their families across the country.The Soldiers...