Vermont Air National Guard | |
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![]() F-16C Fighting Falcons of the 134th Fighter Squadron at Burlington AGB. The 134th is the oldest unit in the Vermont Air National Guard, having over 70 years of service to the state and nation. | |
Active | 14 August 1946 - present |
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Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Vermont Military Department United States National Guard Bureau National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington Air National Guard Base, 105 NCO Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403 |
Nickname(s) | "Green Mountain Boys" |
Website | https://www.158fw.ang.af.mil/ |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Phil Scott (Governor of the State of Vermont) |
State military leadership | Major General Gregory C. Knight |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Vermont Air National Guard (158th Fighter Wing) | ![]() |
Headquarters Vermont Air National Guard emblem | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-94A/B Starfire, F-89D Scorpion, F/TF-102A Delta Dagger, EB-57B/E Canberra, F-4D Phantom II, F-16A/B/C/D Fighting Falcon, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II |
The Vermont Air National Guard (VT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Vermont, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Vermont Army National Guard an element of the Vermont National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau. The 158th Fighter Wing is its sole unit. It is under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Vermont through the office of the Vermont Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Vermont Air National Guard is headquartered at Burlington Air National Guard Base. As of 2019, the Vermont Air National Guard is the first Air National Guard unit to be assigned the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
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