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Air National Guard Conducts Arctic Training in Minnesota

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Viele, a Security Forces Specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, participated in a cold-water immersion as part of the Air National Guard's cold weather operations course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Feb. 7, 2025. Students participated in a six-day, five-night Field Training Exercise where they traveled on foot in subzero temperatures, using land navigational skills, to build camps featuring either a 10-man Arctic tent or thermal shelters made from materials found in nature. Students were comprised of mostly Security Forces specialists, but also included a Maintenance Group Commander, Physician Assistant, Cyber Communications Specialist, and a Public Affairs Specialist. The course taught service members to conduct mission-essential tasking in extreme cold environments. (Air National Guard Photo by Audra Flanagan)

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U.S., JASDF and RAAF aircraft fly in formation during CN25

From left to right, a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A, a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-35A, and a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fly together over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during exercise Cope North 2025, Feb. 7, 2025. Exercise CN25 aims to further integrate ally and partner capabilities towards enhancing security and stability to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Roland)

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Air National Guard Arctic Training

A team of Air National Guard airmen ruck march on snowshoes while using land navigational skills after sleeping in a thermal shelter on the fourth night of a six-day, five-night Field Training Exercise during the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Feb. 6, 2025. 70 class participants representing 37 wings from 27 states traveled on foot in subzero temperatures, to build camps featuring either a 10-man Arctic tent or thermal shelters made from materials found in nature. Students were comprised of mostly Security Forces specialists, but also included a Maintenance Group Commander, Physician Assistant, Cyber Communications Specialist, and a Public Affairs Specialist. The course taught service members to conduct mission-essential tasking in extreme cold environments.

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Air National Guard Arctic Training

An Air National Guard Airmen helps build a thermal shelter using limited supplies and materials found in nature during the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Feb. 4, 2025. 70 class participants representing 37 wings from 27 states traveled on foot in subzero temperatures, to build camps featuring either a 10-man Arctic tent or thermal shelters made from materials found in nature. Students were mostly Security Forces specialists, but also included a Maintenance Group Commander, Physician Assistant, Cyber Communications Specialist, and a Public Affairs Specialist. The 2-week course featured a six-day, five-night field training exercise, taught service members to conduct mission-essential tasking in extreme cold environments.

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Air National Guard Arctic Training

Staff Sgt. Noah Lukan, a Cyber Communications specialist assigned to the 148th Communications Squadron, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, participated in a cold-water immersion as part of the Air National Guard's cold weather operations course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Feb. 7, 2025. Students participated in a six-day, five-night Field Training Exercise where they traveled on foot in subzero temperatures, using land navigational skills, to build camps featuring either a 10-man Arctic tent or thermal shelters made from materials found in nature. Students were comprised of mostly Security Forces specialists, but also included a Maintenance Group Commander, Physician Assistant, Cyber Communications Specialist, and a Public Affairs Specialist. The course taught service members to conduct mission-essential tasking in extreme cold environments.

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, and the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, load cargo in a C-17 Globemaster from the Alaska Air National Guard at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 6, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing takes off at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 6, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

A Fighter Pilot assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing taxis an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 6, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

A Crew Chief assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing prepares to taxi out an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 6, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

The Vermont Governor, Vermont National Guard Leadership, and Honorary Commanders of the 158th Fighter Wing thank Airmen for their service as they board an aircraft that will bring them to their deployed location at the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington, Vermont, on Jan. 8, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Crosley)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing board an aircraft prior to deploying from the Vermont Air National Guard Base in South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 8, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Crosley)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

A Fighter Pilot assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing prepares climbs into the cockpit of an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Jan. 6, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

Airmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing take off in an aircraft that will bring them to their deployed location, from the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington, Vermont, on Jan. 8, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Crosley)

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Vermont Air National Guard Deploys to Japan

Vermont Governor Phil Scott speaks with Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing prior to deploying from the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, VT, on Jan. 8, 2025. More than 200 Airmen, along with equipment and F-35A Lighting II aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a planned rotation to enhance regional security and strengthen interoperability with joint and allied forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Crosley)

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VTANG Airman Represents Vermont at White House for Joining Forces

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hayden Lessor, from the Low Observable Maintenance Shop, Vermont Air National Guard, stands for a photo with his family while attending the Joining Forces event at the White House in Washington, D.C. The Joining Forces program was started in 2011 and Lessor was selected to represent Vermont along with other Airmen and Soldiers from other states at the annual event.

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TMO Airman Not Horsing Around

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Analie Choquette, a Transportation Movement Operations Specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, poses with her horse, Prada, at a horse farm in Orange, Vermont, Nov. 17, 2024. Choquette has been riding horses for nearly a decade and is a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

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TMO Airman Not Horsing Around

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Analie Choquette, a Transportation Movement Operations Specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, rides her horse, Prada, at a horse farm in Orange, Vermont, Nov. 17, 2024. Choquette has been riding horses for nearly a decade and is a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri).

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TMO Airman Not Horsing Around

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Analie Choquette, a Transportation Movement Operations Specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, prepares her horse, Prada, for a ride at a barn in Orange, Vermont, Nov. 17, 2024. Choquette has been riding horses for nearly a decade and is a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

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TMO Airman Not Horsing Around

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Analie Choquette, a Transportation Movement Operations Specialist assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, poses next to her horse, Prada, at a barn in Orange, Vermont, Nov. 17, 2024. Choquette has been riding horses for nearly a decade and is a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

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158FW Expands Largest Solar Array in the ANG

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dayton Brown (right), the base civil engineer, and Mr. Robert Letourneau, the base engineering technician, walk the grounds of the solar array expansion at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 15, 2024. The Vermont Air National Guard began the third and final phase of a photovoltaic power project, an ambitious solar energy initiative aimed at bolstering energy resilience, reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing emergency readiness.

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