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Connecticut Guard assists with vaccinations for school staff
March 5, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard members from the 103rd Airlift Wing supported a clinic set up at Saint Francis Hospital to vaccinate 1,500 teachers and staff from Hartford Public Schools... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Aaron Sarwar, 118th Airlift Squadron navigator and site lead for Air National Guard personnel, directs patients to stations at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, March 4, 2021. A team of 11 Connecticut Air National Guardsmen provided non-medical administrative support at the site, which was set up to vaccinate 1,500 teachers and staff from Hartford Public Schools.

Connecticut Guard medics attend vaccination training
February 25, 2021 — FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard medics attended vaccination administration training at the Fairfield Regional Fire School in preparation to support COVID-19 vaccination sites in... MORE

Connecticut Army National Guard medics practice vaccination skills at Fairfield Regional Fire Academy, Feb. 22, 2021, in Fairfield, Connecticut. The medics were activated as part of the Guard's COVID-19 response to support vaccination sites in Connecticut.

Connecticut Guardsman assists injured motorist
February 8, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – On the morning of Jan. 29, Leigh Deppe, a Shelton native, was traveling northbound on the Merritt Parkway near Orange, Conn. The state was in the middle of a cold front with... MORE

Staff Sgt. Ryan Gilbert, a combat engineer from the Connecticut National Guard's 192nd Engineer Battalion, walks down a line of cars to check on the passengers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Jan. 4, 2021.

Connecticut Air National Guard distributes food to needy
February 5, 2021 — EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – As the 103rd Airlift Wing increases the number of activated personnel to support COVID-19 response missions throughout the state, a team of Airmen is lending a hand to help the... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ian McMahon, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, organizes bread trays for distribution at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 4, 2021. Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing are supporting logistics operations at Foodshare’s drive-thru emergency distribution site.

103rd Airlift Wing increases COVID-19 response
February 2, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – As Connecticut increases its number of COVID-19 vaccination sites throughout the state, 150 Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing have volunteered to help the Connecticut National... MORE

Airman 1st Class Crisbel Burgos, 103rd Force Support Squadron services specialist, collects a swab sample at a COVID-19 testing site at Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus in New Haven, Connecticut, Dec. 4, 2020. Over 100 Connecticut National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are supporting 25 COVID-19 testing sites at hospitals and federally qualified health centers around the state.

Connecticut Guardsmen start receiving COVID-19 vaccine
January 29, 2021 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard who have been serving on the front line of the pandemic response began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Flis, 103rd Medical Group nurse practitioner, draws Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from a vial into a syringe at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Dec. 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard began administering the vaccine in accordance with the Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, with doses voluntarily administered to Soldiers and Airmen on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Connecticut Guard delivers more than 102,000 test kits
December 11, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 COVID-19 antigen tests to 212 locations throughout the state this week.The deliveries added to an ongoing effort to maximize testing... MORE

Spc. Devin Turchetta, 1048th Medium Truck Company, verifies COVID-19 antigen test kit delivery information with a health center worker at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, Dec. 11, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 kits to 212 nursing homes in one week in support of a Connecticut Department of Public Health effort to maximize testing availability and efficiency for people living in congregate settings.

Connecticut Guardsman organizes Thanksgiving meal donations
November 23, 2020 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – As many Americans continue to face health and economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Connecticut Air National Guard member is making sure families can enjoy a warm... MORE

Senior Airman Alexis Maher, 103rd Security Forces Squadron defender, packs a vehicle with Thanksgiving meal kits at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Nov. 16, 2020. Maher organized the squadron’s second annual Thanksgiving food drive, in which 103rd Airlift Wing members helped donate 120 family meal kits to food banks in six towns.

Connecticut Guard members deliver food to families
October 14, 2020 — DAYVILLE, Conn. – Members of the Connecticut National Guard partnered with the American Red Cross and the Department of Emergency Management to deliver boxes of food to families. Through the Farmers... MORE

Members of the Connecticut Air National Guard, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, load Farmers to Families Food Boxes onto a school bus at the Killingly Highway Department in Dayville, Connecticut, Sept. 30, 2020. The boxes were going to be delivered to homes and food pantries.

103rd Airlift Wing flies 'Max Fly' five-ship C-130 formation
October 7, 2020 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The 103rd Airlift Wing launched a five-ship C-130H1 formation from Bradley Air National Guard Base Oct. 4, displaying the unit's readiness and tactical airlift capabilities. The... MORE

Five C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 103rd Airlift Wing fly over Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Oct. 4, 2020. The “Max Fly” mission challenges the unit to fly the maximum amount of aircraft in its fleet in a single mission in a comprehensive display of the unit’s readiness and tactical airlift capabilities.

103rd Defenders named ANG Security Forces Unit of the Year
September 30, 2020 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The 103rd Security Forces Squadron at Bradley Air National Guard Base received the award for 2019 Air National Guard Outstanding Security Forces Unit of the Year during a ceremony... MORE

Senior Airman Alexis Maher, left of lectern, receives the 103rd Airlift Wing First Sergeant Council’s 2019 Diamond Award. Airmen through the rank of Technical Sergeant are eligible for nomination, and candidates appear before a board for evaluation.

Connecticut National Guard helps distribute masks to schools
September 30, 2020 — WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard is helping both the Connecticut State Department of Education and Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security distribute masks to... MORE

Soldiers and Airmen from the Connecticut National Guard load boxes of face masks into a vehicle at West Hartford Public Works, West Hartford, Connecticut, Sept. 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is helping distribute 600,000 masks to school districts throughout the state.

Connecticut Air Guard squadrons collaborate to safely train
September 15, 2020 — EAST LYME, Conn. – The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges to training large groups. The week of Sept. 10, members of the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, 103rd Security Forces Squadron,... MORE

Connecticut National Guard Airmen from the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron protect a convoy during expeditionary operations training at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in East Lyme, Connecticut, Sept. 10, 2020. Members of the 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, 103rd Security Forces Squadron, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, and 103rd Medical Group combined their expertise to conduct this key readiness training while protecting the health of participants.

Connecticut Guard members respond to Hartford cyberattack
September 11, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Military Department’s Joint Cyber Response Team responded to a ransomware attack on the city of Hartford and quickly restored critical systems necessary for the start... MORE

The Connecticut National Guard's Joint Cyber Response Team helped assist the city of Hartford's information technology team with recovery efforts following a ransomware attack against the city that delayed the first day of school Sept. 8, 2020. The Connecticut Military Department’s Joint Cyber Response Team consists of Air and Army National Guard members that serve in a state active duty status to provide defensive cyber capabilities to the state of Connecticut and its municipalities.

Connecticut Guard on alert for emergency response
August 24, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Amid hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency response duties continue for members of the Connecticut Army and Air National Guard.With the rate of new COVID-19... MORE

Connecticut Army National Guard Soldiers deliver COVID-19 testing kits from the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory to a storage facility in Hartford Aug. 14, 2020. The testing kits are being stored in preparation for a potential outbreak in the fall.

NY Army Guard aviators modernize with new high-tech aircraft
August 19, 2020 — RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, welcomed the arrival of the first two of 20 new UH-60M... MORE

A new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, comes in to land at their flight facility in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Aug. 18, 2020. The UH-60M is the most current version of the Black Hawk and offers more efficient rotor blades, glass cockpit, improved engines, flight controls and aircraft navigation.

Cyber Yankee exercise trains Conn. Guard in virtual threats
July 31, 2020 — WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Airmen and Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard joined other Guard members from throughout New England and state and federal partner agencies, for exercise Cyber Yankee,... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Bryan Dauphinais, 103rd Communications Flight cyber transport journeyman, analyzes simulated cyberattacks during exercise Cyber Yankee at the Windsor Locks Readiness Center, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, July 30, 2020.

Connecticut Guard assembles 107,000 test kits in five days
July 28, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard members have spearheaded efforts to expand the state’s COVID-19 testing stockpile, assembling 107,000 test kits in five days last week. Teams comprised... MORE

Soldiers from the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment assemble COVID-19 test kits at the Governor William A. O’Neill Hartford State Armory, Hartford, Connecticut, July 27, 2020.

Connecticut Guard helps inspect long-term care facilities
July 15, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army and Air National Guard have teamed up with the Department of Public Health to inspect nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Connecticut during... MORE

Air Force Master Sgt. Vitaliy Gorbachyk of the Connecticut Air National Guard gets fitted for a mask in preparation for a safety inspection at a long-term care facility in May 2020, Hartford, Connecticut. The inspections, which were part of Connecticut's COVID-19 pandemic response, were conducted by members of the Connecticut National Guard and DPH surveyors.

250th MRBC conducts bridging operations training
July 10, 2020 — NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard’s 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company conducted wet and dry bridging operations training along the Thames River in New London and Stones Ranch Military... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company drive a bridge erection boat into position to grab a section of an improved ribbon bridge during training on the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, June 10, 2020. The IRB team practiced creating a five-float raft, which is designed to transport troops, equipment, and vehicles across a river.

Connecticut Guard Engineers Build Holding Area for Detainees

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Georgia National Guardsmen Prepare for Deployment

Hokanson: National Guard Poised for Security Cooperation Partnership with Sweden

Virginia Guard Soldiers to Mobilize for Federal Duty in Europe