Vermont National Guard

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Lovejoy, director of the Joint Staff for the Vermont National Guard, addresses the crowd during Col. Anne Young's promotion ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Oct. 16, 2013. Yo More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gus Klein (right) received the model 1840 Noncommissioned Officer Sword at the Vermont Army National Guard Garrison Support Command Change of Responsibility ceremony, Williston, Vt., More

Soldiers from around the nation participated in a World War 1 Staff Ride on the first day of a week long event. These Soldiers are part of units that took part in the World War 1 Battles dating back to 1918.

Spc. Richard Mcgrail of Delta Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Vermont National Guard, performs routine maintenance on a mine resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanis More

Safiullah Faqery, an Afghan voter, holds up his finger marked with ink, Sept. 18, to signify that he voted in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, the country’s first Afghan-led elections. Faqery and several More

U.S. 1st Lt. Ana Monteiro, right, 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment (1-101st), Massachusetts Army National Guard, gives a teacher from Ariana School crayons, notebooks and other school supplies as 1 More

Today Show anchor Lester Holt interviews Sfc. Bryn Reynolds of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Task Force Wolverine, Vermont National Guard and presented him with a surprise video conference with his wife Debbie and ne More

Members to the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team return home to family and friends, Dec. 2. The 86th Brigade of the Vermont National Guard is returning to Vermont after a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan

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In response to Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont Army and Air National Guard members load pallets of water and meals to be distributed to communities in need.

In response to Tropical Storm Irene Vermont Army and Air National Guard members at Camp Johnson load pallets filled with water, food and blankets to be distributed by Illinois National Guard Chinooks to Vermont More

Family and friends wait patiently for their soldiers to return to the Army Aviation Support Facility in South Burlington from their yearlong deployment to Iraq.

The Virginia National Guard soldiers complete administrative paperwork and conduct maintenance checks on 20-ton dump trucks, Sept. 5, at Fort Pickett in preparation for moving the vehicles to Vermont. The Virgi More

Marines participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012 check out of the 3rd Battalion 25th Marines home training center in preparation to depart for the airport in Cleveland, July 7. U.S. service members, primar More

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are honored by the Pease Greeters while passing through Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, More

Lance Cpl. Evan Ellsworth, a basic water support technician with 6th Engineer Support Battalion, checks water filters in the lightweight water purification system here, July 10. The water purification system su More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dumke with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs commandos from Senegal on patrol tactics in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Dumke is participating in Western Accord 2012 More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, tightens lug nuts on a watchtower he is helping construct in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participa More

Local villagers of Thies, Senegal, wait in line to be let in the gates of the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily More

The camp set up for the combined forces taking part in Exercise Western Accord 2012, where there are more than 1,200 U.S. and African partner troops living, July 12. WA-12 is a multi-lateral exercise with Seneg More

U.S. Army Lt. Col Steven Metze, 3rd Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, speaks with Lt. Col Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, operations commander for the Guinea armed forces, through interpreter Henri Bore in More

A group of African nations participating in Exercise Western Accord 2012, practices movement to contact at urban combat techniques training, July 13. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, More

U.S. Navy HM3 Joseph Sheilds and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton remove sutures from a Senegalese patient in Thiès, Senegal, July 16, 2012. Sheilds and Burton are participating in Western Accord 2012, a mult More

Gunnery Sgt. JD Baters and Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, dig holes in order to plant a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a c More

Col. Anthony Fernandez III, the Task Force commander for WA-12 and Brig. Gen. Papa Samba Kamara, the Chief of Staff for the Army Senegalese Forces, conduct a pass-in-review during the closing ceremony for Exerc More

Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Kaigle, Chemical noncommissioned officer for Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), demonstrates the proper technique to installing chains More

Mr. William Sorrell, Attorney General-Elect, is accompanied by Staff Sgt. Rebecca Mersand to the inauguration of Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont, on Jan. 10, 2013. Mersand was recognized for her service in More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Cormier with the 131st Engineer Company, Vermont National Guard, zeros his M16 rifle during training at the Westminster Training Site in Westminster, Vt., March 2, 2013. (U.S. Army ph More

Members of the Vermont National Guard Mobile Engagement Team participate in an authentic Senegalese meal as part of a hands-on cultural training in preparation for a monthlong visit to the country in April.

First Lt. Angela Lakey was presented with the Federal Employee of the Year award at a banquet at the Hampton Inn in Colchester, Vt., May 10, 2013. Lakey is the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for the Vermon More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas E. Ash, an instructor at the Army Mountain Warfare School, is presented with the 2012 National Guard Bureau Instructor of the Year award by Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, May 22, 2013. Originally in More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Letourneau, Vermont Army National Guard, practices his marksmanship skills at Camp Ethan Allen Training Center, Jericho, Vt., March 1, 2015. Letourneau is one of over 160 athletes fro More

Select soldiers from the Maine and Vermont Army National Guards work together during squad designated marksmanship school at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vt. The soldiers spent two weeks going over measuring More

Macedonian Army Maj. Zoran Milenkoski and Maj. Ljupco Karanfilovski pose for a photo with U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Mark Bowen (center) at Fort Drum, N.Y., August 13, 2013. The 86th IBCT is participating i More

Macedonian army Maj. Zoran Milenkoski and Maj.Ljupco Karanfilovski pose for a photo with U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Mark Bowen (center) at Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2013. The 86th IBCT is participating in a More

U.S. Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Kevin Mulcahey, left, and Capt. Zachariah Fike with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (RSTA) (Mountain), prepare to conduct a movement during an air assault exe More

Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division of the Brigade Modernization Command conduct various levels of breaching operations while participati More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Forrest Glodgett, the state command sergeant major of the Vermont National Guard, speaks with school children during a food and blood drive at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia, Sept. 11 More

Maj. Gen. William Roy, deputy commanding general for operations, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), chats with a member of the San Antonio community Sept. 13 following a welcome ceremony for him and Robert Naething More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, Deputy Commander of the United States Northern Command, briefs members of the Vermont National Guard Joint Staff and EPLOs at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Nov. 2, 2013. More

Service members with the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team test for hazardous materials at the scene of a collapsed building at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine, Tue More

Wesley Chandler sits while waiting for the start of an awards ceremony being held at the state house in Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 12, 2013. Chandler was one of 28 Vermonters to receive an award from the Republic of More

Richard H. Hamilton poses for a photograph while giving an interview at his home in Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 13, 2013. Hamilton recounted wartime stories during which he was a Prisoner of War during World War II. More

A color guard from 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, stands ready for the Valorous Unit Award ceremony at Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. Jan. 12, 2014. The battalion received the award for their acti More

The Army Mountain Warfare School was the first schoolhouse to receive the first issue of the Army Mountaineering Kits (AMKs), at the Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., Feb. 19, 2014. The AMK which was deve More

U.S. soldiers with the Army Mountain Warfare Basic Mountaineering and Advanced Instructor courses, climb Smugglers' Notch in Cambridge, Vt., Feb. 20, 2014. This is the final tasking of the students prior to gra More

Pvt. Christian Jarvis, an infantry soldier, with Alpha Company, 3-172nd Infantry Regiment, fires his M4 rifle during a range familiarization training. Jarvis shot 36 out of 40 targets, and will use this trainin More

Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, The adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, is shown how a medical hoist is performed by Staff Sgt. John Rindt, a medic with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air More

Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, Vermont adjutant general greats Macky Sall, Republic of Senegal president, with an open hand as the president landed at the Army Aviation Facility, South Burlington, Vt., as part of the S More

Maj. Gen. Steven Cray and State Command Sgt. Maj. Toby Quick receive a briefing from a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia's Army Medical Unit has Role 2 medical capabilities and will pr More

Maj. Paul Judge, now the operations officer for Headquarters, Headquarters Company 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), stands ready to be promoted to Lt. Col., At Camp Ethan Allen Traning Site, Jerich More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, attended the African Land Forces Summit in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 9, 2015. ALFS ran from Feb. 9-12 and was a combined effort to brin More

Soldiers from Detachment 1, 131st Engineer Company, Vermont Army National Guard assisted the town of Brockton, Mass., with snow removal Feb. 13, 2015. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency coordinated t More

U.S. Soldiers with Detachment 1, 131st Engineer Company, Vermont Army National Guard assist with snow removal in Braintree, Mass., Feb. 17, 2015. National Guardsmen from Vermont and Maine are supporting their M More

Staff Sgt. Terry Boulanger, mechanic, 131st Engineer Company, demonstrates using a test light he made at Camp Moussa Diom, Bargny, Senegal, Feb. 19, 2015. The 131st Engineer Company is in Senegal to build a hum More

Staff Sgt. Joel Ray Campbell competes in the sprint race of the 40th annual National Guard Biathlon Championships at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Feb. 28 – March 5, 2015. It was the first tim More

Warrant Officer Glory O'Neil, pilot, Det 2 Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, flies a Lakota Helicopter throughout Northern Vermont and New York, April 8, 2015. More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard perform a fly over of Fenway Park, Boston, April 13, 2015. Today was the season home opener for the Boston Red More

U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau and Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, meet with soldiers at the Army Flight Support Facility, Vermont Army National More

First Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers salute during the unit’s change of command ceremony at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., May 16, 2015. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Leonard Poirier took command More

A U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom sits in front of the Vermont Fallen Heroes Memorial on Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., May 27, 2015. The F-4 is part of a static display at the military museum at Camp Johnson and is More

U.S. Soldiers with the Vermont Army National Guard participate in an Asian cooking class at the Green Mountain Armory, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., May 28, 2015. The class was hosted by the Vermont National G More

U.S. Army Spc. Isaac Merriam, rifleman, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), prepares his gear before he begins a scouting mission at midnight for his unit at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 21, More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Cramer, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 306th Regiment from Fort Stewart, Ga., briefs Soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) at Fort Dru More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael T. Heston, deputy adjutant general, Vermont National Guard greets Gov. Peter Shumlin at the Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Randolph, Vt., July 23, 2015. Heston and Shumlin are More

A flight medic with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance, lowers from a Black Hawk helicopter on a jungle penetrator during MEDEVAC training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, More

Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, provides opening remarks for a multi-day USARAF Training and Leader Development Conference, Aug. 17 at the Golden Lion Conference Center at Vic More

U.S. Air Force Maj. General Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard, and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, along with other distinguished visitors, participate in an opening ceremony for the Vietnam More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wayne Santos, Joint Force Headquarters chaplain, performs as master of ceremonies during the ribbon cutting at the Camp Johnson Post Chapel in Colchester, Vt., Nov. 7, 2015. The ribbon cuttin More

U.S. Army Spc. Skylar Anderson, a combat engineer with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, poses for More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve conduct cold weather classes and practical application training to become more familiar with the More

U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Capanski Jr., Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides communication support during continuous fire tr More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Slater, flight Medic, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, uses the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) to assist with sling load training at the Arm More

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a leadership reaction course on U.S. Army Mountain Warfare Center in Ethan Allen, Vt., J More

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, assault on an objective at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vt., Jan. 12, 2016. The Ma More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct their final exercise of Nordic Frost on U.S. Army Mountain Warfare Center in Ethan Allen More

Members of the 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont National Guard, prepare to load vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster, South Burlington, Vt., Jan. 24, 2016. This is the first time the unit has airlifted to Puerto Rico More

U.S. Army Sgt. Darwin Jurentkuff, survey team member, 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont National Guard, prepares to enter the simulated hazardous area during the unit’s training proficiency evaluation at the Rob More

Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant, Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at the University of Vermont, speaks to members of the Vermont National Guard during a Cultural Diversity Enhance More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, fires a .22 caliber rifle at Ethan Allen Firing Range More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), tow a loaded Ahkio sled to their established bivouac location at Smuggler's Notch, Jeffers More

U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, perform a MEDEVAC training scenario, South Burlington, Vt., March 5, 2016. This training is in preparation for the Vigilant Guard More

Lauren H., a young member of the local community speaks a few words of gratitude after being presented the Young Hero's Medal at the UVM Medical Center University of Vermont Children's Hospital, Burlington, Vt. More

The Vermont National Guard’s Construction and Facilities Management Office was presented the Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for the Best Installations Management Program at Camp Johnson i More

U.S. Army Sgt. Junior Ramirez, a member of the Light Fighters School, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., secures the area during a simulated attack on a land movement at the Army Mountain Warfare School a More

A delegation of Soldiers from the Army of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia participate in The Vermont Adjutant General’s Combat Marksmanship Competition at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho Vt., More

Participants gather for the 10th Annual Vermont Remembers Run, Sept. 11, 2016, at Camp Johnson, Colchester Vt. The Vermont Remembers Run is a civilian sponsored event supported by the Vermont National Guard, an More

Soldiers were sweating during the two-mile run, part of the in processing for the Soldier Wellness Education and Training program (SWEAT) in Northfield Vt., May 14, 2016. SWEAT is a new program for the Vermont More

U.S. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance), Vermont National Guard, use a UH-60 Blackhawk to transport a water trailer at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, More

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin addresses Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard, and family members during a Memorial Day Ceremony on Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., May 26, 2016. This ceremony gives More

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 158th Fighter Wing Munitions Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard uses a hoist to load a GBU-12 inert bomb onto a conveyer during exercise Maple Lightning II at the Burlington In More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Vallieres, a security forces officer assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont National Guard, observes Airmen as they clear a room at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Logan Blacklock, a scout with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, maneuvers through the woods during a reconnaissa More

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadet Kyle Elliot, a student at the University of Vermont and a scout with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont Nationa More

U.S. Army Spc. Walter Bates, a mortarman with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, prepares a 120-mm round to be fired fro More

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Black, a medic assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, fires a More

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Black, a medic assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, fires a More

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, conduct lift bag training during a Crash, Damaged, Disabled Aircraft Recovery training exercise at the Burling More

U.S. Army Sgt. John Trombley, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, unrolls a sked while his teammate, Pvt. TJ More

U.S. Air Force Lt.Col. Jeff Palmer with the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard taxis underneath a water arch after his last flight as an F-16 pilot at the Burlington Internat More