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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. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Don Branum)

Jan. 29, 2021

Vermont Army Guard holds sendoff for 3-172nd Infantry

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — 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 female Soldier poses for an example photo with medium-length hair secured into a ponytail to support an upcoming change to Army grooming and appearance standards. Medium-length ponytails are only authorized for wear on the back of the scalp and cannot exceed the head's width or interfere with a Soldier's headgear.

Jan. 28, 2021

Army announces new grooming, appearance standards

WASHINGTON — New changes to grooming and appearance standards are slated to take effect next month, as part of the Army’s commitment to improving the wellbeing of all Soldiers.

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. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Don Branum)

Jan. 26, 2021

172nd Law Enforcement Detachment departs to support Europe mission

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — The 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment departed from Burlington International Airport Jan. 26 for Fort Bliss, Texas, as the first step of their deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel under U.S. European

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. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Don Branum)

Jan. 19, 2021

172nd LED tests skills prior to deployment

JERICHO, Vermont — 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.

Jan. 14, 2021

158th Fighter Wing departs for training in Florida

Vermont Air National Guard — 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.

Approximately 100 Vermont National Guardsmen will deploy to Washington, D.C., to support inauguration efforts the week of Jan. 18, 2021. In this photo, the American flag flies at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol Jan. 11 in honor of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was killed during the riot Jan. 6.

Jan. 14, 2021

Vermont Guard to support D.C. response, inauguration

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Approximately 100 Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will support operations in Washington D.C. ahead of the Presidential Inauguration.The Vermont Soldiers are predominantly from 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry, 86th Infantry

Staff Sgt. Yolande Allen receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Douglas Sutton during a vaccine rollout at Camp Johnson, Vermont, Jan. 4, 2021. The Vermont National Guard received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine in late December. Allen is a performer with the 40th Army Band who specializes in flute, tenor saxophone, and vocals. Sutton is a registered nurse with the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Jan. 5, 2021

Vermont National Guard rolls out first doses of COVID vaccine

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Medical personnel with the Vermont Army National Guard Medical Detachment, the 158th Medical Group, and the University of Vermont Medical Center administered COVID-19 vaccinations to 60 Soldiers and Airmen here Jan. 4.

Col. Adam Rice (left), vice wing commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, presents a flag flown in the F-35A Lightning II to WWII veteran Lenny Roberge, Vermont’s oldest living veteran, outside his nursing home in South Burlington, Vt., Dec. 22, 2020. In order to honor Roberge, Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing had a flag flown in an F-35 during a combat training sortie over the mountains of Vermont and New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

Dec. 31, 2020

Airmen honor Vermont’s oldest living veteran

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — Honor. This is a word that is ingrained into the ethos of men and women who have ever served in the U.S. military. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that when Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing learned that Vermont’s oldest living veteran, 106-year-old Lenny Roberge who served in WWII, wanted to visit the Vermont Air National Guard, they were excited and started making plans for his visit in November.

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is planning to extend payroll collections for military members and Department of Defense civilians through December 2021 to reimburse a tax deferment designed to support personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

Dec. 30, 2020

Military, civilians to repay tax deferments through December 2021

WASHINGTON — The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is planning to extend payroll collections for military members and Department of Defense civilians through December 2021 to reimburse a tax deferment designed to support personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

Cadet Haley Kieny, left, salutes Cadet Hannah Minns after presenting her a folded American flag during military funeral honors practice at Camp Johnson, Vermont, Dec. 18, 2020. The 40-hour Honor Guard course trains Soldiers how to conduct color guards, funeral honors and other ceremonies. The cadets are assigned to the University of Vermont-Montpelier Army ROTC. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Don Branum)

Dec. 21, 2020

Vermont Guard restarts Military Funeral Honors training program

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — Nine cadets from the University of Vermont's ROTC detachment became the first graduates of the Vermont National Guard's Military Funeral Honors training program since 2010 during a ceremony Dec. 18, 2020.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gene Enriquez, State Partnership Program director with the Vermont National Guard, greets Dr. Amadou Mbaye Diouf, chief physician, during a key leader engagement in Thiès, Senegal, May 4, 2026, to discuss regional healthcare priorities and inform planning for a 2027 medical readiness exercise. The Vermont National Guard has partnered with Senegal through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program since 2008, strengthening long-term military and civil cooperation through engagements focused on shared readiness and capacity building. African Lion 2026, or AL26, is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual joint exercise, designed to strengthen collective security capabilities of the U.S., African nations and global allies. Co-led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, or SETAF-AF, from April 20 to May 8, and hosted in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, AL26 involves over 5,600 personnel from more than 40 nations, using innovation to drive partner-led regional security. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christy L. Sherman.
Vermont National Guard Conducts Key Leader Engagements With Senegal Partners Ahead of 2027 Medical Exercise
By Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman, | May 7, 2026
THIÈS, Senegal – Vermont National Guard leaders conducted a pre-deployment site survey in Thiès, Senegal, May 3-4, to assess regional healthcare capabilities and coordinate planning for Medical Readiness Exercise 2027, or...
U.S. Army Sgt. Lionel Duplessis with the Mississippi National Guard assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission poses for a photo while conducting patrol around the Jefferson Memorial in Washington March 25, 2026. About 2,500 National Guard members support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department and community partners to enhance safety and quality of life throughout the District. Photo by Sgt. Christian Brown.
Guardsmen Support US Secret Service in Shooting at National Mall
By Sgt. Sherald McAulay, | May 7, 2026
WASHINGTON – National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force - District of Columbia, supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a May 4 shooting at the National Mall and provided medical care to an injured...
A technician from the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Response Team and a member of the Maryland Air National Guard Student Flight are hoisted by a Maryland Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk during a Maryland Emergency Management Search-and-Rescue Exercise at Gunpowder Falls State Park, Maryland, April 23, 2026. State agencies, local jurisdictions and non-governmental organizations gathered in Baltimore County to test their skills through a series of immersive scenarios during the 12-hour operational period. Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Hoover.
Maryland Guard Strengthens Preparedness in Search-and-Rescue Exercise
By Maj. Benjamin Hughes, | May 7, 2026
MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard supported a massive search-and-rescue exercise spanning 20 square miles of land and water, from the Loch Raven Reservoir Dam to Gunpowder Falls State Park, along with emergency...
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