Jun 5, 2021

Vermont Air National Guard 75th Anniversary will remain closed to the public

The Vermont Air National Guard announced that their 75th Anniversary will remain closed to the public, June 5, 2021.

May 25, 2021

158th Fighter Wing NCO, 2021 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award Recipient, Honored in D.C.

Tech. Sgt. Kirby Addison, a special emphasis program manager for the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, was invited to Washington, D.C. after receiving the 2021 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) earlier this year.

May 19, 2021

Vermont Air National Guard Member Honored During EMS Week

Bourn, an assistant fire chief with the Poultney, Vermont volunteer fire department, was the first to arrive on the scene of an active fire on April 3, 2021. Bourn discovered the garage quickly filling with smoke and found that the door to the main house was locked.

May 18, 2021

VT Air National Guard Participates in F-35 Acoustic, Emissions Testing in the U.K.

In April, aircraft and personnel assigned to both the 134th Fighter Squadron and 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National Guard, travelled to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to perform tests alongside their Airmen, personnel from the F-35 Joint Program Office and members of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

May 14, 2021

Here to Help: Vermont DPH Prioritizes Airmen Well-Being During Mental Health Awareness Month

One of the mental health advocates available to guard members and their families is Trish Soter, the director of psychological health at the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard.

Apr 7, 2021

Lightning Over Fenway Park

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard joins a KC-46 Pegasus assigned to

Apr 1, 2021

Upcoming April F-35 Night Flying Operations

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard will begin three weeks of night flying operations starting Tuesday, April 6.

Mar 31, 2021

Women Making History in the VTANG

The 158th Fighter Wing has made history, for the first time, three female Airmen from the wing have taken top honors in the Vermont Air National Guard’s annual “Airman of the Year” awards.

Mar 30, 2021

Vermont National Guard’s Joint Recruiting Incentive Program Sees Dividends

In October 2020, the Vermont National Guard announced to its members the implementation of a new Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (the “JEEP”) and welcomed its first eligible enlistment into their Air National Guard soon after.

Mar 25, 2021

Bicultural, Bilingual and Proud Soldier

The National Guard is proud of its diversity, bringing people together from a wide variety of backgrounds and giving them the chance to do things and see places they may have never thought they would.

Mar 25, 2021

Vermont Air National Guard Responds to Aircraft Fire at Burlington International Airport

The 158th Fire Department responded to a civilian aircraft fire on a runway of Burlington International Airport on the evening of Wednesday, March 24.

Mar 16, 2021

First ANG F-35 Pilot Graduates from USAF Weapons School

Nationally recognized as the first Air National Guard (ANG) unit to be tasked with the F-35A Lightning II mission, Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing now welcomes another title: home of the first ANG F-35 pilot to graduate from the U.S. Air Weapons School.

Mar 6, 2021

ANG Command Chief Williams visits 158th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief, Air National Guard (ANG),

Mar 1, 2021

Vt. Guardsmen Look Back on Inauguration Duty

More than 100 Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers who recently returned to the state after providing security in Washington in the days before and after the 59th Presidential Inauguration, looked back on the experience.

Feb 26, 2021

CNGB visits the Green Mountain State

U.S. Army General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, talks to Airmen assigned to the

Feb 23, 2021

Up Close at the 59th Presidential Inauguration

WASHINGTON D.C., (Feb. 22, 2021) – Many of us came out of 2020 expecting 2021 would start to show a light at the end of the tunnel. However, within the first week of January things went horribly sideways.

Feb 17, 2021

A Safe Return to Vermont: Airmen Test Negative for COVID-19

All 158th Fighter Wing members who deployed for training last month to Florida have tested negative for COVID-19.

Feb 10, 2021

Green Mountain Boys train at Tyndall AFB

Staff Sgt. Joe Payea, a crew chief assigned to the 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National

Feb 2, 2021

158th Fighter Wing Welcomes First Civilian Fire Chief

In November 2020, Mr. Brannon Soter was welcomed as the first civilian, “Title 5” fire chief in the history of the fire department at the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard.

Jan 14, 2021

158th Fighter Wing departs for training in Florida

Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the 158th Fighter Wing depart this week to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to participate in a weapon system validation exercise.

Dec 31, 2020

Airmen Honor Vermont’s Oldest Living Veteran

Honor. This is a word that is ingrained into the ethos of men and women who have ever served in the U.S. military. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that when Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing learned that Vermont’s oldest living veteran, 106-year-old Lenny Roberge who served in WWII, wanted to visit the Vermont Air National Guard, they were excited and started making plans for his visit in November.

Dec 3, 2020

Top National Guard Award for VTANG Civilian

James Sides, 158th Security Forces Squadron civilian security operations supervisor, was recently named Air National Guard security forces flight level civilian supervisor of the year for 2020.

Nov 20, 2020

A First of Its Kind: Air National Guard F-35 LO Shop Established in 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 (LO) shop in the Air National Guard.

Nov 10, 2020

158th Fighter Wing Welcomes Milestone 1,000th Member

During November drill, the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, welcomed their milestone one-thousandth member by administering the enlistment oath to Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri. With the enlistment of Mekkri, who transferred from the Air Force Reserves, the 158th Fighter Wing has reached 1,000 members for the first time since it began converting from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35A Lightning II.

Nov 7, 2020

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

In September, Vermont Guardsmen virtually hosted a course with state partner country North Macedonia and instructed on topics to include trauma patient management and the nursing process, preparation and triage, team set-up, MASCAL procedures and priorities of personnel, among other lessons.

Dec 13, 2016

158th Fighter Wing deploys in support of Operation Inherent Resolve

Airmen and aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing are deploying in