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|caption= 134th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcons from 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 |
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|dates= 1946 - present |
|dates= 14 August 1946 - present |
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|role= "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
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|command_structure= Vermont National Guard<BR>[[United States National Guard Bureau]] |
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|garrison= Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington Air National Guard Base, 106 Nco Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403 |
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Revision as of 16:18, 11 January 2013
| Vermont Air National Guard | |
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 134th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcons from 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 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Vermont |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
| Part of | Vermont National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
| Garrison/HQ | Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington Air National Guard Base, 106 Nco Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403 |
| Nickname(s) | "Green Mountain Boys" |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Barack Obama (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Peter Shumlin (Governor of the State of Vermont) |
| State military leadership | Major General Michael Dubie |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Vermont National Guard |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | F-16C Fighting Falcon |
The Vermont Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Vermont. It is, along with the Vermont Army National Guard, an element of the Vermont National Guard.
Units
158th Fighter Wing
The 158th Fighter Wing was formed in 1946. From 1989 to 1997, the wing was an Air Defense Unit, with aircraft on 5-minute alert, seven days a week, 24 hours a day located in South Burlington, Vermont. The Vermont Air National Guard is part of the State of Vermont Military Department. Staff consists of Military Title 10 and Title 32 Active Duty, Reserve, Federal Technicians, Traditional Guardsman, State Employees, Federal Civilian and contractor personnel. State Headquarters is at Camp Johnson in Colchester, Vermont.[1]
Subordinate Units of the 158th Fighter Wing are:[1][2][3]
- 134th Fighter Squadron
- 158th Maintenance Group
- 158th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 158th Communications Flight
- 158th Logistics Group
- 158th Medical Squadron
- 158th Mission Support Group
- 158th Operations Group
- 158th Operations Support Flight
- 158th Security Forces Squadron
- 158th Student Flight
- 158th Support Group
External links
References
- ^ a b Pike, John (21 August 2005). "158th Fighter Wing [158th FW]". GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ "Reserve activations: Air Force Reserve". CNN. 2001.
- ^ "Major General Michael D. Dubie". NG.mil. November 2009.
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