The deployment is not directly related to the war in Ukraine, a Guard spokesperson said.
Vermont Air National Guard set to deploy to Europe this spring
Tag: Vermont Air National Guard
Vermonters roused from sleep by F-35s en route to Germany
The fighter jets made a pitstop in South Burlington on their way to bolster NATO’s defenses as Western allies monitor Russia’s troop movements.
Volunteers find PFAS in 2nd location near National Guard base
The state is looking into results of testing efforts by the Vermont PFAS/Military Poisons Coalition, which found high levels of PFAS in the Winooski River and the Gilbrook Natural Area.
F-22 Raptors come to Burlington for joint training exercise with National Guard
Four F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Langley-Eustis came to Burlington for a training event hosted by the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, held Friday and Saturday morning.
Burlington airport monitoring sound levels following jet-noise complaints
The $340,000 system is a reaction to the 2019 arrival of F-35 fighter jets — much louder than their F-16 predecessors — at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington.
Rosanne Greco: F-35s essential for Burlington? The record says otherwise
Leahy, Sanders and Welch have said “there will be no mission for the Vermont Air National Guard if it’s not the F-35,” but the Air Force and the courts say otherwise.
Winooski area residents voice their opposition to F-35 training flights
More than two dozen speakers argued the noise from the fighter jets could be damaging children’s hearing, mental health and ability to focus.
Jennifer Decker: Eliminate PFAS in Vermont; end National Guard’s right to harm
The Vermont Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force ought to have the responsibility and respectability to ascertain the damage they have wrought in our midst and make amends.
Marguerite Adelman: Vermont PFAS legislation is only a beginning
PFAS crosses state and country boundaries via water and air. We are interconnected and all PFAS affects each of us no matter where we live.
Marguerite Adelman: Vermont must do more about PFAS and do it now
We must switch to fluorine-free alternatives in the U.S. and in Vermont. The bottom line is that the cost to clean up PFAS (often at taxpayers’ expense) is far greater than the cost to use safer alternatives.
Vermont National Guard severs ties with guardsman accused of sexual assault
The news came as Adjutant Gen. Greg Knight presented a required annual report about sexual harassment and assault allegations against Guard members.
Vermont Air National Guard to resume F-35 nighttime flights
It’s the first round of nighttime operations since Winooski residents voted to urge Vermont to halt F-35 flights,
Short film highlights disruption brought by F-35 fighter jets
Two local filmmakers will be premiering a short film about what it’s been like for Burlingtonians to live under the roar of the newly stationed F-35 fighter jets.
More than 70 Vermont Air Guardsmen to deploy by spring 2021
A ceremony Sunday marked the 158th Fighter Wing’s first deployment in several years.
