Story by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis | 158th Fighter Wing | 04.22.2025
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Hundreds of Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing have returned home to Vermont following a months-long deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan. Over the coming weeks, additional Airmen, equipment, and F-35 Lightning II aircraft will continue to arrive home as the deployment concludes....
Story by Maj. J. Scott Detweiler | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 10.23.2020
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard will begin night flying operations from Tuesday, Oct. 27 through Friday, Oct. 30, with takeoff’s occurring between 5-7 p.m. and landings occurring around 8-10 p.m....
Story by 2nd Lt. Chelsea Clark | 158th Fighter Wing | 12.09.2019
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The nineteenth wing commander for the 158th Fighter Wing was selected at the Vermont Air National Guard over December drill weekend. Col. David Shevchik will assume command of the 158th Fighter Wing following the retirement announcement of Col. David Smith, who dedicated 31 years of honorable service to the Vermont Air National Guard. A formal change of command......
Courtesy Story | 158th Fighter Wing | 05.01.2019
To best prepare for attacks from enemy forces, Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing’s Fire Department and Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for a 10-day exercise known as Silver Flag. For the Civil Engineer (CE) troops, Silver Flag is required training every four years to maintain currency of practices and certifications....
Courtesy Story | 158th Fighter Wing | 04.06.2019
The F-16 Fighting Falcon first arrived in Vermont during the latter part of 1985, the mission itself became operational soon after the landmark conversion in early 1986. Throughout the decades, the men and women of the Vermont Air National Guard have visited numerous countries, served in nearly a dozen combat deployments and supported countless state, national and federal missions....
Story by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin | United States Air Forces Central | 01.17.2017
“I thought it was going to be a normal drill weekend,” said Staff Sgt. Christopher Tedford, a 407th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions systems specialist. “I was thinking about work on Monday and how I had plans with my wife and kids the next week. “Then everything changed.”...
Story by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hayes | 172nd Public Affairs Detachment | 07.27.2016
Members of the Vermont National Guard, regional civilian and federal partners came together for Vigilant Guard 2016 training at the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington International Airport, South Burlington, Vt., July 27, 2016. Vigilant Guard 2016 is a national level emergency response exercise sponsored by the National Guard and NORTHCOM. The Medical Counter Measures (MCM) exercise, one small......
Story by Staff Sgt. Victoria Greenia | 158th Fighter Wing | 03.06.2016
In the 1940s the typical lady’s uniform was comprised of aprons and oven mitts. So when hundreds of women traded in heels for combat boots in World War II, they were going against deeply ingrained social values....
