UVM Athletics to Participate in Treats For Our Troops Program

Burlington, Vt. -  January 28, 2010 – The University of Vermont Athletic Department said they will participate in the Treats for Our Troops program through February 12, 2010.
The members of the Coalition for Community Service Club (CCS) are coordinating the project in support of the 172nd Cavalry. Leading the project is South Burlington High School senior [...]

Haitian Crisis – U.S. Disaster Response Update

Washington, D.C. – January 20, 2010 – United States Public Health Service Captain Andy Stevermer, Commander of the Incident Response Coordination Team for the Department of Health and Human Services spoke at the White House Wednesday detailing the current U.S. role in assisting with the crisis in Haiti.
Stevermer said, “We are just a part of [...]

Three Milton Firms Receive $8.4 Million in Defense Department R&D

Milton, Vt. -  January 11, 2010 -  U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., visited Milton’s Ascension Technology Monday, getting a firsthand look at the work Ascension Technology, Milton’s Omni Medical Systems, and Georgia (Vt.)-based Liquid Measurement Systems (LMS) are delivering for the Department of Defense using $8.4 million in Leahy-secured funding for research and development. Leahy held [...]

Top U.S. Military Official Sends Off Vermont Guard Troops

Essex, Vt. – January 8, 2010 – Another two hundred Vermont National Guard Troops from Rutland Armory’s (BSTB) Brigade Special Troops Battalion, departed today for Camp Atterbury for final theater-specific training before deploying in Afghanistan. The unit is comprised of medics, signal forces, military intelligence, and military police and combat engineers.
Vermont  National Guard Sgt. Major [...]

$2.4 Million Military Contract To Revision Eyewear in Essex

Essex, Vt. – January 6, 2010 – Revision Eyewear in Essex, Vt. is a fast growing Vermont company that 5 years ago had merely a handful of employees in a 2500 sq. foot space and has grown rapidly to currently employ 150 people, expanding to a 52,000 square foot facility.  Wednesday, following a tour of the firm’s newly [...]

350 Vermont National Guard Headed For Final Training Prior To Afghanistan

Burlington, Vt. -  350 members of the 3rd Battalion 172nd Infantry (MTN) of the Vermont Army National Guard departed today following a ceremony in Burlington, Vt., as they headed for training in Indiana before leaving for duty in Afghanistan.  The soldiers represent armories in Jericho, Morrisville, and Westminster.
Before the ceremony, soldiers hugged loved ones, shook hands [...]

Vermont Air Guard To Conduct Night Flying Training

 
Burlington, Vt. – The Vermont Air National Guard announced this week that night flying will take place on the evenings of Tuesday, November 16th through Friday, November 20th, 2009.
During these training periods, there will be 2 scheduled multi-aircraft takeoffs during the early evening hours, and all F-16s are expected to be on the ground no later [...]

Names of Shooting Casualties at Fort Hood Released

FORT HOOD, Texas – Fort Hood announced  Saturday, Nov. 7, the names of those killed during a shooting on the base last week when Army psychologist Maj. Hasan Nidal Malik opened fire resulting in the death of twelve soldiers and one  civilian employe and wounding 30 others.
Army spokesman Christopher Haug said the following soldiers and a civilian [...]

12 Dead 30 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting

Fort Hood, Texas – Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander has confirmed that soldier Maj. Hasan Nidal Malik, allegedly fired shots into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood resulting in 13 dead and 30 wounded. 
 
Lt. Gen. Cone, confirmed last evening, Nov. 5, that Army psychologist Major Malik was injured [...]

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