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Nov. 20, 2020

First of its kind: 158th FW establishes F-35 low-observable shop

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — As the first Air National Guard unit to base the F-35A Lightning II, the 158th Fighter Wing is certainly familiar with making history and breaking records. Now, the wing claims another title: home of the first F-35 low observable shop in the Air National Guard.

Nov. 7, 2020

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

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — 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.

Nov. 5, 2020

158th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist receives national recognition

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — Julie Shea, 158th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, is the U.S. Air National Guard’s 2020 Outstanding Communication Civilian.

Nov. 3, 2020

Vermont ANG to hold deployment ceremonies

CAMP JOHNSON, Vermont — The 158th Fighter Wing will hold three deployment ceremonies Nov. 8 to honor Airmen scheduled to deploy throughout the fall and winter of 2020 as well as their families.

Oct. 23, 2020

Vermont ANG to conduct night flying operations

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — The Vermont Air National Guard will begin night flying operations Oct. 27-30, with takeoffs occurring between 5-7 p.m. and landings occurring around 8-10 p.m.

Sept. 9, 2020

158th FW welcomes new command chief

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — Airmen with the Vermont Air National Guard will be joined by Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the Vermont adjutant general, to officially recognize an assumption of authority ceremony Sept. 11 for the incoming 158th Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant.

Sept. 2, 2020

Over 70 Airmen prepare to deploy from 158th FW

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — More than 70 Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard will deploy starting in September 2020 for up to six months to multiple locations.

Aug. 4, 2020

Northern Lightning: Over 250 Airmen to train at Volk Field, Wis.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the 158th Fighter Wing began departing Aug. 3 to train at the Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin.

May 8, 2020

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

Vermont Air National Guard — 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.

Feb. 12, 2020

Kessel Run Brings 'Mad Hatter' to 158th Fighter Wing

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont — 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.