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March 3, 2021

Task Force Coyote shifts from Covid-19 testing to vaccination

The combined Vermont Air and Army National Guard group comprising Task Force Coyote transitioned March 3 from Covid-19 testing to providing vaccinations to the public.  

Feb. 5, 2021

Vermont Guard delivers 2nd vaccine doses, prepares for town hall Q&A

Medics with the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Medical Group delivered first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Johnson, Vermont, Feb. 3 while answering questions and dispelling rumors and conspiracy theories.

Jan. 5, 2021

Vermont National Guard rolls out first doses of COVID vaccine

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.

Dec. 21, 2020

2020 in Review

The Vermont National Guard has adapted to provide community support and relief related to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 while continuing to fulfill state and national missions.

Nov. 19, 2020

COVID-19 test sites move indoors

Soldiers and Airmen with the Vermont National Guard have been operating COVID-19 test sites for the general public since March, but with weather getting colder, they’re moving testing indoors while adhering to public health guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Vermont Department of Health.

Nov. 7, 2020

Training Must Go On: VT Guard Hosts Virtual Trauma Care Training with North Macedonia

In an upstairs room at her home in New York, while her children and dogs are playing downstairs, Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, sits down at her computer screen with pieces of training equipment nearby, hoping to avoid being interrupted. It was September 28, the first day of a three-day trauma nurse training, when she logged on to greet participants virtually - a new normal during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

May 8, 2020

158th Fighter Wing honors COVID-19 responders with F-35A flyover

The 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard will honor Vermont’s front line COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a flyover on Friday, May 22, 2020.

April 4, 2020

How to build a medical facility in four days

April 1st was supposed to be April Fool’s Day, a day that should have been full of jokes and satire. Instead, a team of civil engineers from the Vermont National Guard spent their day on a more serious note.

April 3, 2020

158th FW supports COVID-19 response, continues F-35 ops

The 158th Fighter Wing will continue flying operations as scheduled in order to maintain federal mission readiness requirements while also supporting the State of Vermont response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 31, 2020

Civil Support Team joins community partners in battling COVID-19

The 15th Civil Support Team of the Vermont National Guard, under the guidance of the Vermont Department of Health, established a mobile testing site on the grounds of Landmark College in Putney, Vermont. Residents can take advantage of the drive through sampling provided by the 15th CST after receiving a referral from their doctor or through an online survey at https://www.healthvermont.gov/response/infectious-disease/2019-novel-coronavirus.

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TAG's State of the Guard - April 2025

The above YouTube video link may not work on all government computers. Read the transcript of MG Gregory Knight's full State of the Guard here.

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Texas Guard Pairs with United Arab Emirates in State Partnership Program
By National Guard Bureau | May 19, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates  — The Texas National Guard and the United Arab Emirates will be paired in the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP), the Defense Department announced in a...

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Payton Parent, a structural specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, assumes a prone position during a tactical ruck march on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The ruck march was part of Exercise Iron Nomad, a three-day, large-scale operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
Massachusetts Air Guard’s 102nd Mission Support Group Conducts Readiness Training
By Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy, | May 19, 2025
OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (102nd CES), in coordination with squadrons across the 102nd Mission Support Group (102nd MSG), played a central role...

Members of the 136th Cyber Detachment, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, participate in Cyber Yankee, the joint defensive cyber training exercise, May 14, 2025, at the Edward Cross Training Complex, Pembroke, N.H. Blue Team 2 was composed of cyber professionals from the New Hampshire and Vermont National Guards, along with members of the Salvadoran Army, New Hampshire’s partner nation through the State Partnership Program. Together, they worked to counter a simulated cyberattack on critical infrastructure, strengthening regional coordination and international collaboration.
New Hampshire Army National Guard Hosts 2025 Cyber Yankee Training Exercise
By Sgt. Kelly Boyer, | May 19, 2025
PEMBROKE, N.H. – The New Hampshire National Guard hosted more than 300 participants from the military, government, private industry, and state partnership countries for a two-week cyber defense exercise May 5–16 at the Edward...