172nd Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Colchester, VT, US
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Featured Video
B Battery 1-101FA Live Fire
B-roll of B Battery 1-101FA conducting direct and indirect fire exercises. Produced by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez.
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez | 172PAD | 04.06.2013
Recent Photos
(140 votes; 2.80)
Explosive Breach Training at Camp Ethan Allen Training SiteVermont Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Larose, a 124th Regional Training Institute instructor assists another soldier with placing a breaching charge at Camp Ethan...
Photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard | 172PAD | 05.11.2013
Wildfire air support at Camp Ethan Allen Training SiteU.S. Soldiers with the Vermont Army National Guard's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment unload a helicopter bucket from an HH-60M Black Hawk at...
Photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard | 172PAD | 05.07.2013
Sling Load Inspector Certification CourseU.S. Soldiers with Vermont Army National Guard attach a sling load to an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, supervised by a Department of the Army civilian instructor,...
Photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard | 172PAD | 05.03.2013
15th CST trains with Army Mountain Warfare School...Members of the 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont National Guard, conduct Joint CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive weapons) and high angle...
Photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard | 172PAD | 04.17.2013
Loyalty; the virtue of one soldierU.S. Army Staff Sgt. David T. Rondeau with the Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, received the Meritorious Service Medal at the Camp Ethan Allen...
Photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard | 172PAD | 04.06.2013
Cavalry soldiers conduct combat water survival trainingA U.S. Soldier with Charile Troop, 1st Squadron 172nd Cavalry Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, steps off the side of a swimming pool during the blindfolded...
Photo by Sgt. Nathan Rivard | 172PAD | 03.23.2013
Recent Video
(139 votes; 3.22)
B Battery 1-101FA Live FireB-roll of B Battery 1-101FA conducting direct and indirect fire exercises. Produced by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez.
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez | 172PAD | 04.06.2013
3-172 IN (Mountain) Preps for Annual TrainingThe 3-172 conducts their first training as a battalion since their return from deployment.
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez | 172PAD | 04.06.2013
2013 Best Warrior Competitions Vermont Army National GuardPackage about Soldiers from Vermont Army National Guard competing in the 2013 Best Warrior Competition. Also available in high definition
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Brace | 172PAD | 04.07.2013
C Troop Combat Water Survival TestingC-Troop, 1-172nd Cavalry, Vermont Army National Guard performed Combat Water Testing at Norwich University in Northfield, VT. The test had soldiers entering the pool...
Video by Sgt. Nathan Rivard | 172PAD | 03.23.2013
Spc. Jason Longway Combat Water Testing InterviewSoldier from C-Troop, 1-172nd Cavalry, Spc. Jason Longway talks about how his unit performed Combat Water Testing at Norwich University in Northfield, VT. The test...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez | 172PAD | 03.23.2013
Capt. Steven Gagner Combat Water Testing InterviewCommander of C-Troop, 1-172nd Cavalry, Captain Steven Gagner talks about how his unit performed Combat Water Testing at Norwich University in Northfield, VT. The...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jason Alvarez | 172PAD | 03.23.2013
Recent News Stories
(21 votes; 2.90)
15th CST trains with Army Mountain Warfare School in...Members of the 15th Civil Support Team deployed via convoy to Barnwell, S.C., in support of a unique training operation designed to hone and expand their CBNRE...
Courtesy Story | 172PAD | 04.17.2013
Loyalty: The virtue of one soldierHis smile widens as he recollects his most fond memory; one that journeys all the way to the top of the Italian Alps. The official destination of his first flight and...
Courtesy Story | 172PAD | 04.07.2013
Cavalry scouts challenge Jay PeakWhen some skiers started heading down the mountain to end their cold day, the mountain soldiers were just getting theirs started. Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd...
Story by Sgt. Nathan Rivard | 172PAD | 01.26.2013
Task Force Cash takes command of KFOR AviationMultinational Battle Group East's (MNBG E) aviation unit, Task Force Talon, passed responsibility to Task Force Cash in a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp...
Story by Spc. Joshua Barnett | 172PAD | 09.01.2012
MNBG E conducts soldier & NCO of the rotation boardsMultinational Battle Group East (MNBG E) put forward the best of its junior enlisted and non-commissioned officer (NCO) force with Soldier and NCO of the Rotation...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class James Wagner | 172PAD | 08.21.2012
Taking combatives to the next levelSoldiers from Multinational Battle Group East took their recently-earned combatives skills to the next level, participating in the tactical combatives course at Camp...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class James Wagner | 172PAD | 08.17.2012
