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Vermont Soldiers to Depart for Edelweiss Raid in Austria
February 15, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Twenty Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will compete in the 2023 Edelweiss Raid mountain warfare race in Austria March 1-2.The team will represent the U.S. Army in the race,...

Vermont Guard Members Deploy for Medical Training in Senegal
February 14, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Vermont National Guard members will participate in a two-week medical training exercise in Thies, Senegal, through the State Partnership Program.The Vermont National Guard members,...

Team Approach Strengthens African Partner Medical Capabilities
January 11, 2023 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations was completed last month.The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership,...

Guard Continues Domestic, Global Missions in a Busy 2022
December 21, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s footprint on domestic and international events continued in 2022, highlighting its transformation from a Cold War strategic reserve to the combat reserve of the...

Vermont TAG meets with President of State Partner Senegal
December 16, 2022 — WASHINGTON - A Vermont National Guard delegation met with the president of Senegal and the African Union in Washington Dec. 12.Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, sat down with...

Vermont National Guard Honors Former POWs, MIAs
September 16, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard and Vermont State Guard honored former prisoners of war and those missing in action, including three former World War II POWs and a former POW who was...

Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program Success
July 26, 2022 — PRAGUE, Czech Republic – When Daryl Bohac came here in 1998, he didn’t just help advance a young partnership between the Czech Republic and the Nebraska National Guard – he returned to his ancestral...

Vermont National Guard Signs Letter of Intent with Republic of Austria
July 19, 2022 — VIENNA, Austria – With a stroke of the pen, the Vermont National Guard and Republic of Austria’s letter of intent formalizing their partnership under the State Partnership Program is official.On July...

Vermont National Guard Concludes COVID-19 Missions
June 30, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont National Guard Soldiers and Airmen supporting Vermont’s COVID-19 response mission officially end orders July 1.The first mission began March 23, 2020, when Soldiers...

Vermont National Guard Hosts SPP Partner North Macedonia
June 17, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard’s 15th Civil Support Team hosted six Soldiers from North Macedonia for civil support training at Camp Johnson June 6-11 in an exchange as part of the...

Virginia National Guard Soldiers Conduct Mountain Warfare Exchange in Tajikistan
June 17, 2022 — ROMIT, Tajikistan – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 91st Cyber Brigade conducted a mountain warfare and advanced tactical planning exchange with soldiers from the Republic of...

National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership Program
June 3, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The adjutants general from California, Florida, Nebraska and Vermont discussed the value of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a media...

National Guard strengthens NATO readiness in Europe
June 1, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 20,000 service members from over 20 countries supporting NATO, including the National Guard, showcased their integrated military capabilities during large-scale exercises...

Vermont Guardsman earns master instructor badge
April 20, 2022 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – Staff Sgt. Andrew Fryburg, chief instructor at the 124th Regimental Training Institute’s modular training battalion, was awarded the master instructor badge April 19.“There are...

158th Civil Engineers hone skills at Silver Flag
April 15, 2022 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Tyndall Air Force Base welcomed 14 Green Mountain Boys from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Civil Engineer Squadron to Florida for the annual Silver Flag exercise...

Vermont Guard, Senegalese Air Force conduct aviation exchange
March 31, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont Army National Guard rotary-wing representatives with 86th Troop Command took part in an aviation exchange with Senegalese Air Force helicopter pilots as part of the State...

Deployed Vermont National Guard MPs provide base security
March 28, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Thirty-three Vermont National Guard Military Police Soldiers of the 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment conducted a law enforcement and inner-base security training mission at the...

86th IBCT (MTN) completes KFOR mission
March 14, 2022 — FORT BLISS, TEXAS - The 29th U.S. deployment to Kosovo Force (KFOR) is at an end, and with it comes reflection and a glance at what is next. For the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), the...

Vermont Guardsmen reflect on Operation Allies Refuge
March 10, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – When Vermont National Guard Spcs. Ryan Moon and Riley Benoit deployed to Southwest Asia with Task Force Avalanche, the mortarmen did not anticipate a 12-day mission in Afghanistan,...

Vermont National Guard hosts Austrian delegation
March 1, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard hosted Austrian military members at numerous National Guard sites Feb. 14-15 as part of the State Partnership Program.The Green Mountain Boys kicked off...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future