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  • Finance in the Field

    For many in the Air National Guard, deployments force you to apply your skills in real-world, high-stakes environments while opening doors to parts of your career field you simply cannot experience at home. For one Vermont Airman, convoying through the Kenyan jungle with known enemy presence was an

  • Disarming Danger: VTANG EOD's Dual Mission

    When a suspicious bazooka round turns up in a Vermont garage or a decades-old artillery round is uncovered at a construction site overseas, Master Sgt. Andrew Borgens and his team are often the ones called to respond.Borgens serves as the 158th Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight chief with the

  • Military Service Builds Career Readiness

    As questions about career readiness face today’s college graduates, some students are finding their edge through serving their country. Service in the National Guard comes in many different forms, with many skills transferring to the civilian world.

  • More than 6,000 Attend VTNG 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.

  • 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.

158FW Press Releases

  • See more than a Dozen Aircraft at VTNG Open house

    The Vermont Air 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National

  • 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.