Vermont Air National Guard

Jun 26, 2026

Vermont Congressional Delegation Urges Pentagon to Fix Military Personnel Record Issues to Ensure Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing Receive Proper Pay and Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), alongside Vermont Congressional Delegation colleagues U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), raised the alarm that recordkeeping issues at the Department of Defense (DOD) have created unnecessary financial hardship and administrative burdens for the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing while deployed under federal…

Welch Thanks Vermont Airmen for Loyal Service, Promises to Continue Pushing Back on Trump's Illegal Strikes and March to War in the Caribbean

Pentagon orders mobilization of Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing to Caribbean as Trump ramps up conflict with Venezuela BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing to support Operation…

Sen. Peter Welch on the Maine shooting, Speaker Mike Johnson, Israel and Gaza, and Vermont's F-35s

Mariam Zuhaib / Associated Press Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., takes note during a Senate Judiciary Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington. Eighteen people were killed Wednesday night, and 13 were injured, when a gunman…