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Jan. 21, 2020

Breaking Barriers: 158th FW med techs approved to challenge LPN board

When Vermont Air National Guardsman Senior Airman Corbin Bailey graduated Air Force Technical School as a 4N031, the Air Force Specialty Code for an aerospace medical service technician, job prospects in the civilian medical field were limited to EMT or nursing assistant roles.

Jan. 20, 2020

VTNG trains with community health experts

The 15th Civil Support Team partnered with the Vermont Department of Health Jan. 6 to conduct a training exercise entailing an obscure but unnerving scenario.

Jan. 6, 2020

15th CST to participate in training at Vermont Health Dept. Lab

Soldiers and Airmen with the Vermont National Guard's 15th Civil Support Team are scheduled to conduct training Jan. 7 at the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory in Colchester. The public is advised that this is a

Dec. 9, 2019

Vermont ANG selects next wing commander

The 19th wing commander for the 158th Fighter Wing was selected at the Vermont Air National Guard during the December 2019 drill weekend. Col. David Shevchik will assume command of the 158th Fighter Wing.

Dec. 5, 2019

F-35s Continue to Arrive at 158th Fighter Wing

The next three F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed at the Vermont Air National Guard just after 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 2019. These aircraft are part of the 20 total aircraft assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard, with the full complement arriving by summer 2020.

Nov. 8, 2019

158th FW enters new era

Months, and even years, of preparation have now culminated to one day, one event. Rigging and spotlights have been carefully hung over the ceiling of the hangar, while below the aircraft sits perfectly illuminated. Endless work by Airmen with the 158th Fighter Wing has paid off in bringing two new fighter jets to the base in a historic first. Now, their efforts are being presented to countless visitors, including leadership from across the National Guard, with the eyes of the world upon them. With attendees awaiting in the hangar, and the lights dimmed, the men and women of the wing who have made the event possible enter to a standing ovation.

Oct. 29, 2019

158th CES receives federal energy, water management award

The 158th Civil Engineering Squadron was recently awarded with a Federal Energy Management Program Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, celebrating the procedures and policies they have implemented on base to increase energy efficiency, reduce spending, and preserve natural resources.

Sept. 20, 2019

434th ARW helps deliver first F-35s to Vermont ANG

The 434th Air Refueling Wing refueled two F-35s over the Midwest during their delivery to the 158th Fighter Wing out of the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont. The National Guard unit is the first Air National Guard unit to receive the aircraft.

Sept. 17, 2019

158th FW Pilots Reunite for F-35 Lessons in Florida

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., (September 17, 2019) — Two months have gone by of simulators, briefings, debriefings and over 150 hours of instruction. It leads up to being on your own, no backseat, no one with you. There is a certain amount of anxiety that comes with the unknowns of doing something for the first time. For the first flight however, Capt. Jeremy Devlin will be there, a familiar face in roles that are now reversed. Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron of the Vermont Air National Guard, once instructed Devlin when he was a new F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. Now, as a new F-35 Lightning II pilot, it is Graber’s turn to be the student.

Aug. 8, 2019

A Vermont Trailblazer Recognized

“I can’t do what I do without the (personnel) team helping. This took a team of people to accomplish what was accomplished, it wasn’t just one person doing it all. In the end, it’s the strength of the personal relationships that you make and the strength of the team that you’re working with – through it all we take care of the Airmen at the end of the day,” said Veronneau.

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Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, and senior enlisted Guard leaders from across the country stand for a photo at the National Guard Professional Education Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Aug. 10, 2022. Whitehead hosted the National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leader Training Forum in Little Rock, Aug. 7-10, 2022.
People, Readiness Focal Points at National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader Forum
By Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely, | Aug. 12, 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Senior enlisted National Guard leaders gathered here Aug. 7-10 to synchronize on Guard initiatives that impact people and readiness.Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National...

Sgt. Austin Morrison, Spc. Donnie Brinson, and Spc. Christopher Stockdale with the 1163rd Medical Co., 75th Troop Command, helped load water, food and other supplies for flood victims in Whitesburg, Ky. The Soldiers were part of a point of a distribution site at Letcher County Central High School.
Kentucky Guard Soldier Helps Local Community After Flooding
By Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane, | Aug. 12, 2022
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. – As flood waters rose in Eastern Kentucky, the call went out to the National Guard that their help would be needed. In the hours following the first rainfall, hundreds of Kentucky Guard Soldiers were...

Several 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen perform construction work while deployed to this year’s Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training being held in Montana. The IRT program allows engineers an opportunity to practice hands-on, real-world engineering training in a deployed environment. This improves readiness and also builds partnerships and brings benefits to disadvantaged communities.
Mass Guard Engineers Assist Build for Blackfeet Nation
By Timothy Sandland, | Aug. 12, 2022
BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont.– Last month, Airmen from the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to participate in this year’s Air National Guard Civil Engineer Innovative Readiness Training. The main focus of the IRT...

New York Air National Guardsmen and EMS provide emergency care to an unidentified man during a military conference Aug. 9, in Syracuse, NY. Airmen were returning from a break when they witnessed the man suffering from a grand mal seizure and consequential head wound on Waverly Ave.
Always at the Ready, New York Air Guardsmen Save a Life
By 1st Lt. Jason Carr, | Aug. 12, 2022
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A dozen New York Air National Guard Airmen are credited with helping save a civilian’s life on Aug. 9 while attending a military conference at Syracuse University.The man appeared to suffer from a grand mal...

U.S. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train alongside multinational partners on the Military Decision Making Process, or MDMP, as part of the military exercise “Regional Cooperation 22” Aug. 12, 2022, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. National Guardsmen from Massachusetts, Virginia, Arizona, Montana and Mississippi are involved in the exercise along with participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and observers from Mongolia and Pakistan. RC 22 is an annual, multinational U.S. Central Command-sponsored exercise conducted by U.S. National Guard units in partnership with Central and South Asia nations.
National Guardsmen participate in Regional Cooperation 22
By Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, | Aug. 12, 2022
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — The annual military exercise “Regional Cooperation 22”, hosted by Tajikistan and National Guardsmen from Arizona, Massachusetts, Virginia and Montana, held its opening ceremony Aug. 10.Participants from...