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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.

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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.

Army Aviation Newsletter

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).

May Vermont National Guard Newsletter

June 1, 2018

May Newsletter

CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. — The May newsletter focuses on the 172nd Public Affairs Detachment, promotions, Meet your Guard, and a video of the month.

The Vermont National Guard and Senegalese Armed Forces engineers are renovating the firing range through their State Partnership Program relationship.

May 3, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Sgt. James Hance

MOUNT ROLLAND TRAINING SITE, Senegal — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Sgt. James Hance, a 12B combat engineer with Bravo Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), who is also a native of Burlington, Vt., currently living in Northfield. Hance worked with the Senegalese Army to build and repair a firing range in Senegal.

The Vermont National Guard and Senegalese Armed Forces engineers are renovating the firing range through their State Partnership Program relationship.

May 3, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Sgt. 1st Class Darby Alberts

MOUNT ROLLAND TRAINING SITE, Senegal — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Sgt. 1st Class Darby Alberts, a technical engineer with Recruiting and Retention Battalion, who is also a native of South Burlington, Vt., currently living in Jericho. Alberts worked with the Senegalese Army to build and repair a firing range in Senegal.

The Vermont National Guard and Senegalese Armed Forces engineers are renovating the firing range through their State Partnership Program relationship.

May 3, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Sgt. David Paquette

MOUNT ROLLAND TRAINING SITE, Senegal — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Sgt. David Paquette, an 88M truck driver with Detachment 1, Garrison Support Command, who is also a native of Essex, Vt. Paquette and his unit worked with the Senegalese Army to build and repair a firing range in Senegal.

Sgt. 1st Class Mark Jones, infantryman, Army Mountain Warfare School, Vermont National Guard, competes in a race.

May 3, 2018

Meet your Guard: Sgt. First Class Mark Jones

CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Sgt. 1st Class Mark D. Jones, an 11B infantryman with the Army Mountain Warfare School, who is also a native of Allentown, Pa., currently living in Milton, Vt. Jones ran in the Lincoln National Guard marathon.

Capt. Dan Davis, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), Vermont Army National Guard, runs in a marathon.

May 3, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Capt. Dan Davis

LINCOLN, Neb. — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Capt. Dan Davis, a 67J aeromedical evacuation officer, with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126 Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), who is also a native of Columbus, Ohio, and currently lives in Essex, Vt. Davis ran in the Lincoln National Guard Marathon.

The Vermont National Guard and Senegalese Armed Forces engineers are renovating the firing range through their State Partnership Program relationship.

April 26, 2018

Meet Your Guard: Capt. Loren Gosselin

MOUNT ROLLAND TRAINING SITE, Senegal — This edition of Meet Your Guard focuses on Capt. Loren Gosselin, a 12A engineer officer, with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (MountaIn), who is also a native of St. Albans, Vt., and currently living in Jamesville, N.Y. Gosselin worked with the Senegalese Army to build and repair a firing range in Senegal.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Foulk, a munitions flight senior enlisted leader assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, provides a munitions briefing to military members from six different nations during a European Partnership Flight conference in Tirana, Albania. By sharing technical expertise and aligning operational best practices, the U.S. and its regional partners are building the foundational military capability, capacity and mutual confidence required to lead conventional defense efforts. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow.
New Jersey Airman Shares Munitions Expertise With Partners, Allies
By Senior Master Sgt. Megan Crusher, | July 17, 2026
TIRANA, Albania – A New Jersey Air National Guard munitions expert shared best practices in explosives safety and storage with military representatives from six European nations during the European Partnership Flight Air Base...
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina National Guard, conduct a South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team capabilities briefing for leaders from the Colombian Navy during a Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, engagement at McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, South Carolina, July 14, 2026. The briefing included a demonstration of hoisting equipment, and provided a platform for SPP participants to learn how the equipment can be used during a natural disaster or rescue mission. The State Partnership Program is a cooperative military-to-military exchange, administered by the National Guard Bureau, that facilitates cooperation between U.S. National Guard units and foreign allies. Photo by Sgt. Ana-Grace Catoe.
State Partnership Program Sets the Standard Through Defense Security Cooperation University
By National Guard Bureau | July 17, 2026
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, or SPP, now has a standardized mechanism to track, code and professionally develop its personnel across the country’s 54 states and...
Engineers from the Guam Air National Guard’s 254th RED HORSE Squadron, together with the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, tackle a backlog of vital maintenance and construction projects, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, June 4, 2026. Photo by Mark Scott.
Guam Guard Engineers Sharpen Readiness in South Korea
By Guam National Guard | July 17, 2026
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – Ten engineers from the Guam Air National Guard’s 254th RED HORSE Squadron recently wrapped up a critical two-week training deployment in South Korea, bringing a surge of manpower and expertise...
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