The energy and infrastructure industry is our next tour of duty. Your training, leadership, and discipline are exactly what this industry needs — and the Project Vanguard Foundation helps you make the transition through education, mentorship, and a nationwide veteran community.
America's all-of-the-above energy and infrastructure build-out is one of the largest workforce opportunities of our generation — and veterans are uniquely built for it. The Foundation exists to educate and connect them to it.
Hear from veterans at every level — junior enlisted, senior NCOs, and officers — who made the transition and built careers in energy and infrastructure.
Real conversations with veterans who have made the transition into energy and infrastructure careers. Hear their stories, their lessons, and their advice for the next generation of veteran energy professionals.
Project Vanguard members are already embedded in the energy and infrastructure industry across the country. Join the network and find your people.
Want to help build the veteran energy community in your region? Our volunteers connect with fellow veterans, support local events, and mentor service members making the transition.
Volunteer Here →"Project Vanguard isn't just a network — it's a supporting community with a powerful mission: to empower veterans to lead in energy while reinforcing our country's national security through energy independence."
"It was great to find an organization like Project Vanguard that immediately expanded my network and highlighted veterans working in states across the country. I feel like I have an entire network to leverage."
"Project Vanguard has made it so easy to find and network with other veterans in energy. As an industry professional, it's hard to find other veterans — this community solved that."
Your story could inspire the next veteran to make the move into energy. Share your experience and help us show what's possible when service meets opportunity.
Share Your Story →Project Vanguard connects veterans with a peer network, a professional community, and the inside track on energy careers.
Your tax-deductible gift to the Project Vanguard Foundation funds the education, mentorship, and workforce-development programs that connect transitioning service members and veterans to careers in energy and infrastructure — at no cost to them.
The Project Vanguard Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Advocacy and policy work is conducted separately by the Project Vanguard Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization. Contributions to the Action Fund are not tax-deductible.
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The Project Vanguard Foundation runs on veterans who show up, mentor, and lead from the front. Whether you have a few hours a month or want a deeper commitment, there's a way to serve the mission.