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Vermont Air National Guard Enlists Milestone 1,000th Member

Maj. Meghan Smith, chief of public affairs for the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, conducts the oath of enlistment for Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Nov. 7, 2020. With the enlistment of Mekkri, transferring from the Air Force Reserves, the wing reaches 1,000 members for the first time in several years since it began converting from the F-16 to the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
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201107-Z-PL855-0014

Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, conducts training at the Vermont Air National Guard base, South Burlington, Vt., Nov. 7, 2020. In September, Vermont Guardsmen hosted a virtual trauma training with North Macedonia, instructing 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ms. Julie M. Shea)
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200122-Z-FV499-0201

Miss Julie M. Shea, a Public Affairs Specialist for the Vermont Air National Guard, documents Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing departing for a training exercise from the Vermont Air National Guard base, South Burlington, Vt., Jan 22, 2020. Shea was recently named the U.S. Air National Guard's Outstanding Communication Civilian in the 2020 Air Force Public Affairs Communication Excellence Awards. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)
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200502-Z-MC713-1001

Master Sgt. Arthur LaPlante stands outside of E.M. Brown & Son, a hardware store he co-owns that has been a part of the local community since the 19th century, Barton, Vt., May 2, 2020. LaPlante, who runs the 158th Fighter Wing's Student Flight, has had a program in place at his hardware store where children with disabilities from local schools would work shifts to gain experience and skills outside of the classroom environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
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200918-Z-F3912-1003

Members of the Vermont National Guard assemble COVID-19 test kits at the Vermont SNS Warehouse, Sept. 18, 2020. The service members reached a milestone in assembling the 50,000th test kit that will be distributed throughout Vermont. (Courtesy photo)
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200821-Z-PL855-0375

Staff Sgt. Corbin Bailey and Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, screen and test members of the 134th Fighter Squadron and 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), South Burlington, Vt., August 21, 2020. Upon their return from the deployment to Northern Lightning in Volk Field, Wis., members of the Vermont Air National Guard were tested for COVID-19, all of which produced negative results. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ms. Julie M. Shea)
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200813-Z-YU823-1065

Airman 1st Class Hannah Piette, Low Observable Technician assigned to the Maintenance Squadron, talks with Staff Sgt. Hailey Sayles, crew chief assigned to the Maintenance Squadron, on the flight line at Northern Lightning, a training exercise held annually at Volk Field, Wis., Aug. 13, 2020. Over 200 Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard attended attended the training which is the first time the 158th has participated in the exercise with the F-35s, which sees them working with F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to VFA-151, Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., F-16 Falcons assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard, as well as L-159Es from Draken International acting as aggressor aircrafts conducting simulated combat missions in a joint-service environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jana Somero)
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200716-Z-PL855-0028

Across the span of three days in July, the Vermont Air National Guard partnered with the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., to host the first-ever, entirely virtual engagement with any African Military Education Program (AMEP) school in Africa: a course on professional military education (PME) and continuing education for Senegalese Air Force instructors, July 16, 2020, South Burlington, Vt. Attendees called in from Alabama, Vermont, Senegal and Djibouti to participate in the virtual workshops designed to ensure the continued skills development of Airmen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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200716-Z-PL855-0025

Across the span of three days in July, the Vermont Air National Guard partnered with the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., to host the first-ever, entirely virtual engagement with any African Military Education Program (AMEP) school in Africa: a course on professional military education (PME) and continuing education for Senegalese Air Force instructors, July 16, 2020, South Burlington, Vt. Attendees called in from Alabama, Vermont, Senegal and Djibouti to participate in the virtual workshops designed to ensure the continued skills development of Airmen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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200716-Z-PL855-0020

Across the span of three days in July, the Vermont Air National Guard partnered with the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., to host the first-ever, entirely virtual engagement with any African Military Education Program (AMEP) school in Africa: a course on professional military education (PME) and continuing education for Senegalese Air Force instructors, July 16, 2020, South Burlington, Vt. Attendees called in from Alabama, Vermont, Senegal and Djibouti to participate in the virtual workshops designed to ensure the continued skills development of Airmen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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200716-Z-PL855-0001

Across the span of three days in July, the Vermont Air National Guard partnered with the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., to host the first-ever, entirely virtual engagement with any African Military Education Program (AMEP) school in Africa: a course on professional military education (PME) and continuing education for Senegalese Air Force instructors, July 16, 2020, South Burlington, Vt. Attendees called in from Alabama, Vermont, Senegal and Djibouti to participate in the virtual workshops designed to ensure the continued skills development of Airmen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Photo)
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121103-Z-QG327-0159

More than 70 Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard will deploy starting in September 2020 for up to six months to multiple locations. Airmen will deploy in small groups throughout the fall in support of U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT), U.S. Air Force Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Air Force European Command (EUCOM). (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Jon Alderman)
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200117-F-PL855-1201

A crew chief assigned to the 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National Guard, greets Lt. Col. John "Rocky" MacCrae as he exits a F-35A Lightning II at Northern Lightning, a training exercise held annually at Volk Field, Wisc., Aug. 13, 2020. MacRae, assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, was piloting this Tail 5279, which achieved the thousandth sortie milestone for the Green Mountain Boys. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ms. Julie M. Shea)
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200803-Z-YU823-1013

Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deploy to Volk Field, Wisc. for Operation Northern Lightning, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Aug. 3rd, 2020. A C-130 assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, California Air National Guard, flew the Green Mountain Boys to partake in a month long exercise where they will train on combat operations involving the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jana Somero)
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200602-A-XX986-002

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Carter (right) and Master Sgt. David Osterhout (left) with the 174th Operations Group Detachment 1, prepares for F-35s from the 158th Fighter Wing located in Burlington, Vermont to conduct surface attack training, June 2 at Range 48 on Fort Drum, N.Y. The 158th Fighter Wing recently transitioned from F-16s to F-35s making this the first time that they have released inert training ordnance at Range 48. The 174th Operations Group Detachment 1 manages Range 48 through controlling the restricted airspace above the 4,000 acre training site. (Photo by Sgt. Tiffany Mitchell, 27th Public Affairs Detachment)
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190409-Z-F3912-0001

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lavigne, center, a biomedical equipment technician assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, was nominated and selected as the 2019 Air National Guard Medical Services Biomedical Equipment Repair Airman of the Year for his work with the State Partnership Program (SPP) during fiscal year 2019, Senegal, April 9, 2019. (Courtesy Photo)
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200514-Z-FV499-0055

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lavigne, a biomedical equipment technician assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air National Guard, inspects medical equipment at the Champlain Valley Exposition Alternate Healthcare Facility, Essex Junction, Vt., May 14, 2020. Lavigne was nominated and selected as the 2019 Air National Guard Medical Services Biomedical Equipment Repair Airman of the Year for this work with the State Partnership Program (SPP) during fiscal year 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)
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200522-Z-PL855-0296

An F-35 assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing takes off from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, honoring Vermont’s front line COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a statewide flyover scheduled to last 90 minutes, South Burlington, Vt., May 22, 2020. These flyovers are a part of Operation America Strong, an Air Force effort to salute healthcare workers across the country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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200522-Z-PL855-0379

Four F-35s assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing prepare for launch from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, honoring Vermont’s front line COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a statewide flyover scheduled to last 90 minutes, South Burlington, Vt., May 22, 2020. These flyovers are a part of Operation America Strong, an Air Force effort to salute healthcare workers across the country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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200522-Z-PL855-0163

An F-35 pilot assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, prepares for take off from the Vermont Air National Guard Base with the flag of the United States, honoring Vermont’s front line COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a statewide flyover scheduled to last 90 minutes, South Burlington, Vt., May 22, 2020. These flyovers are a part of Operation America Strong, an Air Force effort to salute healthcare workers across the country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Miss Julie M. Shea)
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