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Vermont City Builds on Guard's Partnership with SenegalMarch 28, 2024 — BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Burlington City Council voted unanimously March 25 to forge a sister-city relationship with Thies-East, Senegal, bolstering the cultural, academic, environmental and commercial... MORE 

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Hokanson Sees Nascent Austria-Vermont National Guard Partnership ExpandingJanuary 24, 2024 — VIENNA, Austria – The Republic of Austria and Vermont share historical and cultural roots based on common values, economic collaboration, winter sports, mountaineering, and, more recently, security... MORE 

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Vermont National Guard Welcomes Senegalese RecruitMay 18, 2023 — SOUTH BURLINGTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard officially welcomed Libass Mbengue into its ranks during an enlistment ceremony May 18. Mbengue moved to Milton in 2018... MORE 

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Austrian Ambassador Hosts Vermont Delegation at Investment SummitMay 8, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Austrian Ambassador to the United States Petra Schneebauer hosted U.S. partners, including U.S. Ambassador to Austria Victoria Kennedy; Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of... MORE 

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US, Senegal launch medical exercise in ThiesFebruary 24, 2023 — THIES, Senegal - U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals from the Vermont National Guard began a two-week medical readiness exercise with their Senegalese partners Feb. 20.The 40-person U.S... MORE 

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Vermont Soldiers to Depart for Edelweiss Raid in AustriaFebruary 15, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Twenty Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers will compete in the 2023 Edelweiss Raid mountain warfare race in Austria March 1-2.The team will represent the U.S. Army in the race,... MORE 

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Vermont Guard Members Deploy for Medical Training in SenegalFebruary 14, 2023 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Vermont National Guard members will participate in a two-week medical training exercise in Thies, Senegal, through the State Partnership Program.The Vermont National Guard members,... MORE 

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Vermont TAG meets with President of State Partner SenegalDecember 16, 2022 — WASHINGTON - A Vermont National Guard delegation met with the president of Senegal and the African Union in Washington Dec. 12.Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, sat down with... MORE 

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Utah National Guard Joins African Lion Exercise in MoroccoJune 24, 2022 — AGADIR, Morocco – Soldiers and Airmen from the Utah National Guard began arriving in Morocco June 14 to participate in African Lion 2022.African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint,... MORE 

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National Guard Leaders Emphasize Value of State Partnership ProgramJune 3, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The adjutants general from California, Florida, Nebraska and Vermont discussed the value of the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a media... MORE 

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Vermont Guard, Senegalese Air Force conduct aviation exchangeMarch 31, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont Army National Guard rotary-wing representatives with 86th Troop Command took part in an aviation exchange with Senegalese Air Force helicopter pilots as part of the State... MORE 

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Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in SenegalFebruary 9, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard will participate in a medical readiness exercise in Senegal as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.Fifteen... MORE 

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Vermont National Guard to add Austria as third state partnerOctober 18, 2021 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – The Vermont National Guard will welcome the Republic of Austria as its third partner under the State Partnership Program.The partnership was announced as part of U.S.-Austria... MORE 

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Senegal soldiers observe JRTC training in LouisianaJuly 23, 2021 — FORT POLK, La. – Senegalese soldiers visited the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) July 22 to observe training conducted by the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team... MORE 

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Vermont hosts SPP partner Senegal's national fire brigade July 22, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Delegates from Senegal's National Fire Brigade, Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, visited Vermont July 11-21 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program."The... MORE 

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VT Guard hosts trauma care training with North MacedoniaNovember 9, 2020 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – In an upstairs room at her home in New York, while her children and dogs play downstairs, Lt. Col. Sarah Davis, clinical nurse assigned to the 158th Medical Group, Vermont Air... MORE 

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