/tags/vermont-national-guard Vermont National Guard en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 06 May 2025 20:23:32 GMT /local-news/2025-05-06/policy-shift-vermont-lawmakers-advance-tax-exemptions-military-pensions Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s nearly decade-old push to exempt military pensions from state income taxes hit a key milestone Tuesday when the Vermont House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation that includes tax breaks for retired servicemembers. Tue, 06 May 2025 20:23:32 GMT /local-news/2025-05-06/policy-shift-vermont-lawmakers-advance-tax-exemptions-military-pensions Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-06-25/vermont-national-guard-facility-reopen-after-major-pfas-spill Hundreds of gallons of firefighting foam were collected from the South Burlington facility in recent days. The foam could end up at a hazardous waste landfill. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:15:42 GMT /local-news/2024-06-25/vermont-national-guard-facility-reopen-after-major-pfas-spill Lexi Krupp /local-news/2023-11-11/one-morrisville-veteran-reflects-on-26-years-of-active-duty-service Retired Sgt. 1st Class Tom Snipp first enlisted in 1991, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining the Army National Guard in 1999. Snipp deployed to Kuwait in 2005 and then Afghanistan in 2010, and says it was important to have a strong support system back home. Sat, 11 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-11-11/one-morrisville-veteran-reflects-on-26-years-of-active-duty-service Mary Williams Engisch /2022-12-06/big-guns-a-machine-gun-range-in-vermont-shows-what-might-be-coming-for-cape-cod For the past two-and-a-half years, the Massachusetts Army National Guard and local opponents have been locked in battle over whether a machine gun range should be built at Joint Base Cape Cod. We traveled with the Guard to their training range in Vermont to see and hear what the future may bring to the Cape. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2022-12-06/big-guns-a-machine-gun-range-in-vermont-shows-what-might-be-coming-for-cape-cod Eve Zuckoff /2022-12-06/audio-journal-behind-the-scenes-sounds-from-a-machine-gun-range-in-vermont-tell-a-story-for-cape-cod Few people outside of the military will sleep in an army barracks, pass through machine gun training, or stand within feet of one of the military's deadliest weapons as it's fired. In this audio journal, CAI reporter Eve Zuckoff shares the experience of traveling north to Camp Ethan Allen, in Jericho, Vermont, to get a closer look at the people, drills, and weaponry that could come to a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:52:00 GMT /2022-12-06/audio-journal-behind-the-scenes-sounds-from-a-machine-gun-range-in-vermont-tell-a-story-for-cape-cod Eve Zuckoff /2022-12-06/photos-massachusetts-soldiers-learn-to-fire-machine-guns-in-vermont-heres-what-it-looks-like Take a photo tour of the machine gun range at Camp Ethan Allen, in Jericho, Vermont, where Massachusetts Army National Guard currently go to train on the big .50 caliber machine gun. The Guard wants to build a comparable range on Cape Cod. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:50:00 GMT /2022-12-06/photos-massachusetts-soldiers-learn-to-fire-machine-guns-in-vermont-heres-what-it-looks-like Eve Zuckoff, Elodie Reed /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-12/vermont-journalist-chronicles-military-veteran-challenges-from-ptsd-to-burn-pits-to-politics This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with author and journalist Jasper Craven about his new book Our Veterans. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:31:50 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-09-12/vermont-journalist-chronicles-military-veteran-challenges-from-ptsd-to-burn-pits-to-politics Connor Cyrus, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2021-12-16/environmentalists-say-they-found-troubling-levels-of-pfas-chemicals-in-the-winooski-river-state-officials-challenge-their-results An environmental advocacy group decided to test the Winooski River for PFAS chemicals, and says it found elevated levels of the cancer-causing chemicals in a popular fishing hole and reservoir. But state environmental officials take issue with those results. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-12-16/environmentalists-say-they-found-troubling-levels-of-pfas-chemicals-in-the-winooski-river-state-officials-challenge-their-results Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2021-10-12/ten-years-after-dont-ask-dont-tell-a-vt-national-guard-vet-reflects-on-serving-while-in-the-closet A conversation with a veteran who served in the National Guard under "don't ask, don't tell." Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-10-12/ten-years-after-dont-ask-dont-tell-a-vt-national-guard-vet-reflects-on-serving-while-in-the-closet Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-08-13/investigating-the-guard A new report details systemic problems within the Vermont National Guard. Plus, SunCommon requires vaccines, the drought remains, and the future of trees. Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:45:00 GMT /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-08-13/investigating-the-guard Abagael Giles, Henry Epp, Brittany Patterson