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Outgoing adjutant general tells lawmakers Vermont Guard is ready, urges duty-status reform

Joint session: Senate Government Operations Committee and House Government Operations & Military Affairs · January 13, 2026
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Major General Gregory Knight told legislators the Vermont National Guard has improved readiness and relationships with partners, highlighted recent short-notice deployments and international partnerships, and urged Congress to simplify duty-status rules.

Major General Gregory Knight, Vermont's outgoing adjutant general, briefed a joint session of the Senate Government Operations Committee and the House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on the Guard's recent work, readiness and administrative responsibilities.

Knight said the Guard has professionalized its operations during his tenure and strengthened ties with the…

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