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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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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,... MORE

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... MORE

National Guard to back law enforcement at DC demonstrations
February 23, 2022 — WASHINGTON - As many as 700 members of the National Guard will be available to help local law enforcement during First Amendment demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital.Defense Secretary Lloyd... MORE

Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in Senegal
February 9, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard will participate in a medical readiness exercise in Senegal as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.Fifteen... MORE

National Guard Olympians ready for 2022 Beijing Games
January 31, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When the XXIV Olympic Winter Games begin the first week of February, several National Guard members will be among the hundreds of athletes and coaches representing Team USA in... MORE

Vermont Guard to help hospitals facing COVID surge
January 26, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont National Guard members will support hospitals struggling to handle a surge of patients sick with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Vermont Department of Health has asked... MORE

National Guard infantry units support East Africa mission
January 14, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Throughout history, the U.S. Army National Guard’s 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) and the 1-116th Infantry Regiment have fought alongside and even against one another... MORE

Vermont Guardsman rescues 3 from frozen lake
January 11, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Immediate action by Vermont National Guard Staff Sgt. John Hampson on Christmas Day “very likely saved the lives of three people,” according to U.S. Navy Reserve Cmdr. Jordan... MORE

Vermont National Guard Soldiers make Olympic Biathlon Team
January 10, 2022 — JERICHO, Vt. - Three Vermont National Guard biathletes will compete in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the U.S. Biathlon Team, with an additional member named the men’s alternate.The U.S... MORE

National Guard Soldiers provide security, partnerships in Horn of Africa
December 29, 2021 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – National Guard units bring unique and cohesive capabilities that enable U.S. forces to give back to the many partner nations who operate in Djibouti. Providing security is... MORE

Vermont National Guard helping vaccinate young people
November 18, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard now supports the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with vaccinations for youth in the 5 to 11 age group and booster clinics for the general adult... MORE

Vermont Guard reflects on Marine Corps' 246th birthday
November 10, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Each year on Nov. 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates the day in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing two battalions of Marines as a landing... MORE

State Partnership Program helps Guard build relationships
October 26, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – With the recent additions of the Vermont National Guard partnership with Austria and New Hampshire National Guard with Cabo Verde, the State Partnership Program now includes just... MORE

Vermont National Guard to add Austria as third state partner
October 18, 2021 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard will welcome the Republic of Austria as its third partner under the State Partnership Program.The partnership was announced as part of U.S.-Austria... MORE

Vermont Guardsman solves M17 training round extraction issue
September 28, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Shortly after the U.S. Army adopted the M17 service pistol in 2017, new individual weapons qualifications required the use of dummy, drilled, inert (DDI) practice rounds before... MORE

New York National Guard honors Korean War MIA

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions

Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press