Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Garrison Support Command, Vermont National Guard, perform training with a "Bambi Bucket" at Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vt., April 29, 2026. The training allows crews to fill the bucket with water for use supporting fire fighting efforts.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont. Maj. Gen. Henry Harder Jr. took command of the Vermont National Guard, relieving Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, at the 158th Fighter Wing in South Burlington, Vt., on March 7.
Harder was chosen last month during a joint session at the State House where the legislature elected him as Adjutant General of Vermont. Vermont is the only state that elects its adjutant general.
