Vermont National Guard
| Vermont National Guard (the Green Mountain Boys) |
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 Flag of the Green Mountain Boys, predating the Vermont Republic, is still used by the Vermont National Guard. |
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| Active | 1764–1814 (the Green Mountain Boys) Army Guard: 1860s, 1898, 1917–1918, 1923–Present Air Guard: 1946–Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Type | National Guard |
| Colors | Green, gold and blue |
| Engagements | Gettysburg, St. Albans |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Michael Dubie (2006—) |
| Notable commanders |
Martha Rainville (1997–2006) |
The Vermont National Guard is composed of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont Air National Guard. Together, they are collectively known as the Green Mountain Boys, despite the inclusion of women in both branches since the mid-twentieth century. Both units use the original Revolutionary War era Flag of the Green Mountain Boys as their banner. Their strength in 2009 was 2,660.[1]
In May 2010, there were 1,500 Vermont soldiers in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2]
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[edit] Vermont Army National Guard
The modern Vermont National Guard was formed in the 1920s. Prior to that state militia units were mustered in wartime, and deactivated in peacetime, going back to the 1760s.
[edit] Units
- 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain)
(formerly the 86th Troop Command (1925-03-21 – 2007, motto "Ready to Go"))- 3rd Battalion - 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) (1982-09-01—)
- HHC, U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, VT
- HHD 2, Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, RI
- A Company (VT), B Company (Maine National Guard), C Company (NH)
- 1st Battalion - 103rd Aviation Regiment
- 1st Battalion - 101st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 131st Engineer Company (HO)
- 40th Army Band
- U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
- 114th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
- 124th Regional Support Command
- 158th VTAF
- C Co 3/126th AVN (Air Ambulance)
- Detachment 27, Operational Support Airlift Command
- Detachment 1, 42nd MP Company
- 206th MLRS Ordnance Detachment
- 15th Civil Support Team (WMD)
- 3rd Battalion - 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) (1982-09-01—)
- 172nd Armor Regiment (M1 Abrams tanks)
- 1st Battalion – In 1998, this unit mastered Tank Table 12, which measures how well a four-tank platoon operates as a team. (National Guard armor units are only required to qualify on Tank Table 8, which measures individual tank operation)
- 2nd Battalion – This unit mastered Tank Table 12 in 1997.
[edit] Military Operations
The original Green Mountain Boys formed in the 1760s to resist property claims by New Yorkers, and went on to fight against the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Vermont militia units were mustered for the War of 1812, the American Civil War, and the Spanish-American War (1898).
During the Civil War, the Vermont militia was formed into the 1st Vermont Brigade and 2nd Vermont Brigade and served most notably in the battles of Gettysburg (July 1863), Wilderness (May 1864), and Cedar Creek (October 1864).
During World War I (1917–1918), Vermont State Guard units served with the 26th Infantry Division (a.k.a. the "Yankee" Division).
During World War II (1941–1945), Vermont State Guard units served with the 43rd Infantry Division (a.k.a. the "Winged Victory" Division). The 2nd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry Regiment earned a Presidential Unit Citation.
The modern Vermont National Guard served in:
- Germany during the Korean War (early 1950s).
- The Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969.
- The first Gulf War from January to May 1991.
- The War in Afghanistan (2001 – present)
- The War in Iraq (2003 – present)
[edit] History
The 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) was replaced in 2010 with the 1-101st FA.
[edit] Vermont Air National Guard
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.[3]
Other components of the Vermont Air Guard include:[3][4][5]
- 134th Fighter Squadron
- 158th Aircraft Generation Squadron
- 158th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 158th Communications Flight
- 158th Logistics Group
- 158th Medical Squadron
- 158th Operations Group
- 158th Operations Support Flight
- 158th Student Flight
- 158th Support Group
[edit] F-16 Use
The Vermont Air Guard has used F-16s since the late 1980s (or early 1990s). On Friday November 14, 2008, they retired the longest flying Block 25 F-16C in the United States, tail number 83-1165, which will go on display in Vermont before eventually being moved to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.[6]
[edit] See also
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
[edit] References
- ^ Hemingway, Sam (11 July 2009). "Vt. Guard not part of downsizing push". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B.
- ^ "Memorial Day message given in Albany". Newport Daily Express. 2010-06-01. http://www.newportvermontdailyexpress.com/content/view/182211/.
- ^ a b Pike, John (21 August 2005). "158th Fighter Wing [158th FW"]. GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/158fw.htm.
- ^ "Reserve activations: Air Force Reserve". CNN. 2001. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/reserve.activations.html.
- ^ "Major General Michael D. Dubie". NG.mil. November 2009. http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/1544.htm.
- ^ Lindholm, Jane (November 14, 2008). "Longest flying F-16C flies final mission in Vt.". VPR News (Colchester, VT: Vermont Public Radio). http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/82882/.
[edit] External links
- Bibliography of Vermont Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- Vermont National Guard
- Vermont Air National Guard
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