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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Vermont National Guard, run in the Vermont Remembers Run 2025 with community members at Camp Johnson.

Sept. 9, 2025

Vermont National Guard hosts Vermont Remembers Run 2025

Community members, Soldiers, and families gathered at Camp Johnson to participate in the annual Vermont Remembers Run, a 5K road race and walk held Sept. 6 in Colchester.

A F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron of the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing sits out on the flightline of the Vermont Air National Guard Base.

Sept. 8, 2025

158th Fighter Wing Conducts Essential Night Flying Training

The Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing will conduct night flying operations from Tuesday, Sept. 9, to Friday, Sept. 12, and again from Tuesday, Sept. 16, to Friday, Sept. 19.

More than 6,000 visitors explore the Vermont National Guard Open House at the Vermont Air National Guard Base.

Sept. 7, 2025

More than 6,000 Attend Vermont National Guard Open House

More than 6,000 visitors streamed through the gates of the Vermont Air National Guard base for the 2025 Vermont National Guard Open House, experiencing firsthand the aircraft, equipment, and people behind the mission.

More than 6,000 visitors showed up to an open house hosted by the Vermont Air and Army National Guard, where military aviation, equipment, vehicles, munitions and flight simulators were on display, along with a career fair, musical performances and police dog demonstrations.

Sept. 5, 2025

See more than a Dozen Aircraft at VTNG Open house

The Vermont National Guard confirms that multiple military and civilian aircraft and vehicles will be featured on static display at the upcoming Open House on Sunday, Sept. 7. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to explore all aircraft along with the VTANG’s own F-35A Lightning II.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general of Vermont, presents the guidon of the Vermont Air National Guard to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Shevchik Jr.

Aug. 1, 2025

VTANG Welcomes New Leadership

The Vermont Air National Guard had a significant transition of leadership during a change of command ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, as Brig. Gen. David Shevchik Jr. assumed command as the Assistant Adjutant General, Air, succeeding Brig. Gen. Henry Harder Jr. on August 1, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Col. Caputo (center) is pinned on the rank of brigadier general by her daughter, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet , Lilly Caputo, and her son Cal Caputo.

July 25, 2025

Vermont Air National Guard Leader Promoted to Brigadier General

U.S. Air Force Col. Laura P. Caputo pinned on the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at Camp Johnson on July 25, 2025, marking a significant milestone in a distinguished career spanning more than three decades of service.

More than 6,000 visitors showed up to an open house hosted by the Vermont Air and Army National Guard in 2024.

July 1, 2025

Vermont National Guard Open House Returns This Fall with Expanded Parking, Military Exhibits, and Family Fun

The Vermont National Guard will host an Open House at the Vermont Air National Guard Base on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

A visual map of the F-35 Independence Day flyover path.

June 26, 2025

Vermont Air National Guard F-35 Independence Day Flyover

In celebration of Independence Day, the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing will conduct a regional flyover on July 4, honoring the spirit of the holiday and the enduring support of communities across Vermont and upstate New York.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, operating High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle turrets armed with two M2A1 .50 Cal machine guns and two M240 machine guns fire rounds during a combined arms live-fire night exercise as a part of Immediate Response 25.

June 4, 2025

Vermont Guard Soldiers prove lethality along NATO allies at Immediate Response 25

KRIVOLAK, North Macedonia — U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard participated in a combined arms live-fire exercise, May 29-31, 2025, during Immediate Response 25.

U.S. Air National Guard civilian firefighters, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard Fire Department, pose in front of the fire truck that was the first on scene.

June 4, 2025

First to the Flames

As the sun began to set over the Green Mountains on May 2, 2025, Firefighter Doireann Chesbrough, a civilian firefighter for the Vermont Air National Guard Fire Department, found herself in the dayroom of the station, sitting next to the radio.

The official logo of the Vermont National Guard.

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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Three Pararescue Airmen from the 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at left in orange, join for a group photo at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View with HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew members from the 129th Rescue Squadron, early in the morning of Dec. 17 after rescuing a woman with a medical emergency from the Ruby Princess cruise ship 130 nautical miles southwest of San Francisco. Courtesy photo.
California Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Hoists Woman From Cruise Ship
By Tech. Sgt. Crystal Housman, | Dec. 19, 2025
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A 79-year-old cruise ship passenger found unresponsive Dec. 16 is back on land following a high-risk overnight rescue by the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing.The wing was contacted the...
Cadets from the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program Class 2025-1 prepare for a graduation ceremony at the Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, on Dec. 13, 2025. The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program has produced more than 28,000 graduates over the past three decades and accounts for about 14 percent of all Youth Challenge Program graduates nationwide, leading the nation in annual graduation totals. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet.
Louisiana Guard’s Youth Challenge Program’s 130 Cadets Graduate
By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, | Dec. 19, 2025
PINEVILLE, La. – One hundred thirty cadets graduated from the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program Class 2025-1 during a Dec. 13 ceremony at the Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria, Louisiana.Family,...
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Hughes instructs Soldiers how to properly connect the cables between the pod and launcher during a military occupational specialty transition course at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 31-Nov. 16, 2025. Soldiers from Kentucky’s 238th Regiment conducted the course to reclassify 15 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers as multiple rocket launch crewmembers. Photo by 1st Sgt. Craig Morris.
Kentucky Guard Instructors Train Florida Guard Members Overseas
By Chief Warrant Officer Catherine Strobel, | Dec. 19, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. – For four multiple launch rocket system crewmember instructors from the Kentucky Army National Guard, being asked to share their long-range artillery expertise at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in...
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