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News | March 24, 2021

Adjutant general, Vermont Guard leaders to hold town hall

By Maj. J. Scott Detweiler Vermont National Guard Public Affairs

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont  –  

Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont's adjutant general, and other members of Vermont National Guard leadership will discuss and answer questions on a number of topics related to the Guard March 25 at 6 p.m.

Highlighted topics of the night will include: burn pit registration, F-35 Lightning II training and conversion timeline, deployments and COVID-19 support to the state. There will also be an open question and answer period.

"We want to share the things we have going on in the Vermont National Guard and give the community a chance to join us in that dialogue," said Knight. “This is an opportunity for people to ask questions directly to Guard leadership.”

The Vermont National Guard will host the event live on their Facebook page: @VermontNationalGuard. Those interested can submit questions live or ahead of time through: https://bit.ly/3cbqACw.

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