Intake Practice Soldiers and airmen of the Vermont National Guard practice patient-intake protocol with a patient from the University of Vermont Medical Center in anticipation of receiving patients at the alternate health care facility in Essex, Vt., April 7, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.2 MB) Photo By: Army Cpl. Gillian McCreedy, Vermont Army National Guard VIRIN: 200407-Z-RZ341-785.JPG Photo Gallery