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Vermont Air National Guard

Oct. 29, 2021
Road to Combat: Part I

The lineage of the Vermont Air National Guard goes back to 1942 with a storied history of always being ready for any challenge, with incredible support from home.
Oct. 28, 2021
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
Oct. 26, 2021
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.
Oct. 6, 2021
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.
Sept. 17, 2021
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.

July 21, 2021
Vermont Air National Guard public tour program

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.,– The Vermont Air National Guard welcomed visitors on base last month in the newly launched public tour program.
July 15, 2021
VTANG Fire Department responds to local structure fire

The Vermont Air National Guard fire department responded to a small apartment building fire in Winooski early Wednesday morning.
July 9, 2021
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
July 6, 2021
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.
June 18, 2021
F-16’s from Shaw AFB to train with Vermont Air National Guard

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., (June 18, 2021) – The 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force base (AFB), will conduct F-16C Fighting Falcon training missions out of the Vermont Air National Guard base later this month