VT Guard News

Kessel Run Brings 'Mad Hatter' to 158th Fighter Wing
February 12, 2020 — Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing partnered with Kessel Run to complete its first test and evaluation of their new software, a suite known as Mad Hatter, during February 2020 at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington... MORE

158th Fighter Wing trains in Florida
January 24, 2020 — Airmen, aircraft and support equipment departed this week for a training event known as Southern Lightning at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and are scheduled to return in late March... MORE

Breaking Barriers: 158th FW med techs approved to challenge LPN board
January 21, 2020 — 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... MORE

VTNG trains with community health experts
January 20, 2020 — 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... MORE

15th CST to participate in training at Vermont Health Dept. Lab
January 6, 2020 — 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... MORE

Vermont ANG selects next wing commander
December 9, 2019 — 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... MORE

F-35s Continue to Arrive at 158th Fighter Wing
December 5, 2019 — 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... MORE

158th FW enters new era
November 8, 2019 — 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. ... MORE

158th CES receives federal energy, water management award
October 29, 2019 — 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... MORE

434th ARW helps deliver first F-35s to Vermont ANG
September 20, 2019 — 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... MORE