Green Mountain Guard- April 2020//COVID-19 Response

Green Mountain Guard April 2020//VTNG COVID-19 Response

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VTNG CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM JOINS COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN BATTLING COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Short, a survey team member with the 15th civil support team, Vermont National Guard, decontaminates with assistance of team members at a public drive through COVID-19 screening station hosted at Landmark College, Putney, Vt., Mar. 31 2020. These screens are a collaboration amongst local health centers, hospitals and the Vermont Department of Health. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Garth Dunkel)

The 15th civil support team screens local Vermonters who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 in a parking lot at Landmark College, Putney Vt., Mar. 31, 2020. These screens are a collaboration amongst local health centers, hospitals and the Vermont Department of Health. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Garth Dunkel)

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158th Fighter Wing supports COVID-19 response while continuing F-35 Flying Operations

Pilots assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, prepare to fly a routine training mission, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., April 8, 2020. The pilots are flying F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, as they maintain readiness with the aircraft while the Vermont National Guard responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

Pilots assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, land after flying a routine training mission, Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., April 8, 2020. The pilots are flying F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, as they maintain readiness with the aircraft while the Vermont National Guard responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

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VTNG: We Were Built for This

≈State Partnership Program: North Macedonia Celebrates its Accession into NATO≈

On 20 March, the same day when President Pendarovski signed the accession document, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sent the official invitation to Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski. (Photo: NATO) // Members of an honor guard raise the NATO flag in front of North Macedonia's parliament to mark the ratification of accession to the alliance in Skopje on February 11. by Ognen Teoflovski (Photo: Reuters) // Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division answer the call for fire at the Krivolak Training Area in North Macedonia March 6, 2019. The Soldiers are currently deployed in neighboring Kosovo as part of the KFOR Peacekeeping mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez) // U.S. Army SGT Seth Benyea is evaluating mounted gun crews from the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at the Krivolak Training Area in North Macedonia on March 7, 2019. The 10th Mountain Division Soldiers are currently deployed to Kosovo as part of the KFOR Peacekeeping Operation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt.1st Class Jason Alvarez)

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Airmen and Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard, Vermont state employees, and contractors gather together for a group photo during the construction of a 400-bed alternate health facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vt., April 5, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Davis)

Vermont Guardsmen Make the Impossible a Reality!

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An Airman assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, works on installing electrical components during the construction of a 400-bed medical surge facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vermont, April 04, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. // U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Villemaire, a civil engineer assigned to the 158th Mission Support Group, Vermont Air National Guard, presents Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, with the floor plans for the construction of a 400-bed medical health facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vt., April 4, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. // A Vermont National Guardsman works to construct a 400-bed medical surge facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vermont, April 04, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. // Vermont National Guardsmen work alongside state civilian personnel to construct a 400-bed medical health facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vt., April 4, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Miss Julie M. Shea)

EXCELLENT COVID-19 GUIDANCE & COMMAND MESSAGE FROM COL. DAVID JONES

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