Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing’s Polar Camp Skiway Team and members from the 440 Transport Squadron, Royal Canadian Armed Forces, test snow machines at Resolute Bay, Nunuvet Canada,in preparation for Exercise Guerrier Nordique. The Polar Camp Skiway Team will establish a remote camp and then build a ski landing area and provide Canadian and Vermont Army personnel with … [Read more...]
Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Already Strong Ties
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits defense leaders and troops, Helsinki, Finland, Feb. 14, 2023. This image was acquired using a cellular device. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Jim Greenhill) FEBRUARY 22, 2023 – The National Guard’s most senior general met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day stop … [Read more...]
Cargo Team Builds Pallets at South Pole
109th Air National Guard Airmen on the South Pole Retrograde Cargo team work alongside contractors with the National Science Foundation to clear cargo pallets from snow banks in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The retrograde cargo team used skid steer loaders, bulldozers, shovels and brooms to dig out the pallets. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor) FEBRUARY 21, 2023 … [Read more...]
Vermont Soldiers Depart for Edelweiss Raid
FEBRUARY 16, 2023 – 20 Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard will compete in the 2023 Edelweiss Raid in Austria on March 1st and 2nd. This intense competition will see the team representing the United States Army vying to top their previous finish of 13th in the 2019 Raid. Some of the best military units from around the world are represented in the race. The … [Read more...]
Guard’s Fort Pickett to be Redesignated Fort Barfoot
Van T. Barfoot, after receiving his Medal of Honor during World War II (left) and as a colonel (right). The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett will officially be redesignated Fort Barfoot in honor of Barfoot, who has extensive Virginia ties. The ceremony is scheduled for March 24, 2023, in the Fort Pickett area near Blackstone, Virginia. FEBRUARY 15, 2023 - The Virginia … [Read more...]