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Soldiers hiking down Jay Peak, Vermont in snow.

Aug. 31, 2018

CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. — This edition of Meet Your Guard highlights Essex resident Maj. Matthew Wignall, brigade operations officer, Headquarters, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard.

Aug. 24, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Officer Candidate Dylan Gates

CAMP JOHNSON, Vt — This edition of Meet Your Guard highlights Colchester resident Officer Candidate Dylan Gates, an officer candidate with 2nd Modular Training Battlaion,124th Regional Training Institute.

Aug. 24, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Lt. Col. Doran Metzger

CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Milton resident, Lt. Col. Doran Metzger, aeromedical evacuations officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Vermont National Guard.

Aug. 23, 2018

PAST MEETS PRESENT: GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS HOST WORLD WAR II COMBAT PILOT SHORTLY BEFORE HIS PASSING

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Lyndol Palin, who passed away on July 14th, was a 96‐year old combat veteran who flew 35 missions as a B‐17 pilot in the European theater during the Second World War. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force and received the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying combat missions over Nazi‐occupied Europe. Mr. Palin grew up in Derby, Vermont, always dreaming to be a pilot, and lived there with his wife of 73 years, Evelyn

Lt. Col Daniel Finnegan receives the Koren Kolligian Trophy from Mr. Koren Kollegin II, Koren Jr.'s Nephew and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein during a ceremony in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., June 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne A. Clark)

June 26, 2018

CSAF Presents Kolligian Trophy to Air National Guard Pilot

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Lt. Col. Daniel Finnegan, Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing plans officer, was presented the Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein at the Pentagon, June 25, 2018.

June 25, 2018

June Newsletter

CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. — The June newsletter focuses on the 158th Security Forces Squadron, promotions, Meet your Guard, and a video of the month.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, 206th Military Police Company conduct Cordon and Search training on Fort Drum, June 15, 2018. The Soldiers were conducting their annual training with the 10th Mountain Division.

June 25, 2018

N.Y. Guard MPs train with Vermont Guard troops at Fort Drum

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — A 36-hour base security exercise was the highlight for Soldiers of the 206th Military Police Company during their June 3-21 annual training at Fort Drum. The Soldiers from the 206th were conducting an

June 20, 2018

Meet Your Guard: CCE Robert Letourneau

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Essex Junction resident, Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert T. Letourneau, Vermont State Command Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Vermont National Guard.

June 20, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Tech. Sgt. Matt Dykas

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — This edition of Meet your Guard focuses on Tech. Sgt. Matt Dykas, a Colchester native and low observable aircraft structural maintenance specialist with the 158th Fighter Wing.

June 15, 2018

Army Aviation Deployment Newsletter

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — This newsletter focuses on the deploying Soldiers of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance).

National Guard News

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, presents coins of recognition to members of the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from South Dakota. The SEA toured facilities and met with Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard during their drill weekend July 14-15, 2024.

‘Remember Why You Serve,’ Top Enlisted Guard Leader Says in South Dakota

By Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena, | July 19, 2024

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, toured facilities and met with Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard during their...

New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 174th Attack Wing clear debris in Rome, New York, July 17, 2024, alongside city employees. The New York National Guard deployed 25 Airmen from the 174th Attack Wing, 25 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, and an additional 10 Soldiers to help clear debris left by a July 16 storm.

New York National Guard Assists with Tornado Recovery Effort

By Staff Sgt. Eric Bryant, | July 19, 2024

ROME, N.Y. - Dozens of New York National Guard members spent three days cleaning up debris caused by a tornado that hit the city the evening of July 16.The 174th Attack Wing based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base...

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Leonard, left, and Tech. Sgt. Shane Miller, with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, work on a pick-off rescue while on a radar tower during a two-week training exercise that ended June 16, 2024. The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron is a geologically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing.

Pennsylvania Maintainers Conduct Two-Week Training Exercise

By Master Sgt. Keith Boring and Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk, | July 19, 2024

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron’s Deployable Instrument Landing System Team completed a two-week annual training exercise June 16.The exercise focused on the...