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  • Royal Netherlands Air Force Visits VTANG

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony Marek, deputy commander, 158 Operations Group, Vermont Air National Guard, welcomes Maj. Pascal "Smiley," F-35 pilot, Royal Netherlands Air Force, to the Vermont Air National Guard base, South Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 25, 2021. "Smiley" and others members of the RNAF

  • Vermont Air Guardsmen Return, Reflect on Deployment

    Marking the safe return for these Green Mountain Boys, more than 70 Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, have officially arrived back home from their overseas deployments.

  • VTANG Partners with USDA for Rabies Vaccine Study

    Rabies is a preventable viral disease often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system of mammals, and, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), if left untreated, causes disease in the brain and eventually death.

  • Freedom – That’s the Best Part

    Meet Airman 1st Class Komalpreet Saini, a personnel specialist with the 158th Fighter Wing, who was unaware he could join the U.S. military. That’s because Saini is from India, and in 2016, he immigrated to the United States.

  • 158th religious affairs team hones combat skills

    Members of the 158th Chaplain office participated in the second annual Deployed Security Operations Chaplains Course at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Aug. 24 to 26.

158FW Press Releases

  • Red Flag: more than 200 Airman to train at Nellis Air Force Base

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Airmen, aircraft and support equipment from the Vermont Air National Guard will begin departing on July 14, from the 158th Fighter Wing to train at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This three-week exercise, known as Red Flag, provides pilots, aircrew and operators a realistic

  • Thursday F-35 night flying operations

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard will have one evening of night flying on Thursday, July 8. Nighttime takeoff will occur between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. and landing will occur between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

  • Pandemic response team honored by senior leaders

    Members from Vermont’s pandemic response team received recognition from Vermont National Guard senior leaders on the Vermont Air National Guard Base June 10 in honor of their selfless commitment to supporting Vermont during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.