Vermont ANG’s 158th Fighter Wing deploying to Japan

Vermont Air National Guard will be deploying 10 F-16s to Okinawa, Japan. The unit said the deployment is to support the Pacific Command Theater Security Package

F-16Cs Vermont ANG in flight 2007
By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert Sabonis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

One group has departed to join the 18th Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base. The rest of detachment are leaving Burlington for Japan this week.

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