Story by Maj. J. Scott Detweiler | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 01.26.2022
Vermont National Guard members will increase staffing support to local hospitals struggling to meet demand in the face of the Omicron COVID-19 surge....
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 12.07.2021
In 2021 the Vermont National Guard fully engaged both federal and state missions. Overseas deployments and Joint Task Force Coyote, a critical component of the State’s response to the COVID-19, resulted in a high operational tempo, one not experienced in past years....
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 11.17.2021
The Vermont National Guard now supports the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with vaccinations for youth in the 5 to 11 age group and booster clinics for the general adult population....
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 10.05.2021
Recently extended until Dec. 31st, the Vermont National Guard’s support to the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues. According to Maj. Daniel Dykeman, officer-in-charge of the Guard’s COVID joint task force, “JTF Coyote is currently occupied conducting vaccination clinics to meet the needs of the State of Vermont.”...
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 07.13.2021
As members of the Vermont National Guard’s pandemic response force disassembled and stored an emergency medical surge facility recently used as a mass vaccination site, termination of Vermont’s COVID-19 state of emergency has led to a shift in priorities for Soldiers and Airmen supporting the State’s Strategic National Stockpile....
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 07.06.2021
Operations at the Vermont National Guard’s 124th Regional Training Institute (RTI) are gradually returning to the pre-COVID normal according to the Institute’s newly appointed Commander, Col. William Wagner. "It’s more complex than simply not having to wear a mask anymore," he said, pointing out the post pandemic reopening will require continual adaptation....
Story by Joshua Cohen | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 07.01.2021
In the early winter of 2020, Vermont Governor Phil Scott tasked the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont National Guard with mapping the spread of COVID-19 across the state.00...
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 06.11.2021
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.,– Members from Vermont’s pandemic response team received recognition from Vermont National Guard senior leaders on the Vermont Air National Guard Base on June 10th, in honor of their selfless commitment to supporting Vermont during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....
