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Cyber Yankee exercise trains Conn. Guard in virtual threats
July 31, 2020
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
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
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
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's 250th MRBC conducts breach training
July 1, 2020
Connecticut National Guard Spc. Christian Diaz, an engineer assigned to the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, prepares a breach charge during a training event at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in Easy Lyme, Connecticut, June 15, 2020. This two-day event was part of the unit’s two-week annual training.
NY and Connecticut UH-60 crews conduct fire-bucket training
May 21, 2020
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Cordar, a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, speaks to New York and Connecticut National Guard Soldiers preparing to conduct fire bucket training May 19, 2020, at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Twelve Soldiers trained to prepare for fire season.
Guard's COVID-19 response is largest since Hurricane Katrina
May 12, 2020
Nearly 47,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are activated in all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia supporting COVID-19 response efforts. That is the Guard's largest response since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when more than 51,000 Guard members responded.
Connecticut Guard coordinates critical supply distribution
April 22, 2020
Pallets of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies are received, organized and distributed to hospitals and medical personnel from a warehouse in New Britain operated by the Connecticut National Guard.
CTANG fire department, security forces maintain readiness
April 21, 2020
Connecticut Air National Guard fire department and Security Forces personnel at the Bradley Air National Guard Base fire house in East Granby, Connecticut, April 20, 2020, continue to operate around the clock.
Connecticut National Guard powers COVID-19 testing site
April 17, 2020
Senior Airman Matt Wysocki, 103rd Air Control Squadron, writes down patient information at a COVID-19 drive-through testing site in New Haven, April 16, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is providing power generation and access control support to maximize site efficiency.
Connecticut Guard, Uruguay share COVID-19 best practices
April 15, 2020
Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, right, dual-status commander of forces in Connecticut, talks by videoconference with Karina Rando, head of the COVID-19 task force for the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, and Uruguayan Colonel Antonio Nunes, the military liaison to SINAE - the Uruguayan equivalent to FEMA, to share best practices for fighting COVID-19. The Connecticut Guard and Uruguay have a 20-year relationship under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Guard commander leads COVID-19 response in civilian role
April 13, 2020
U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Brennan, center, 103rd Medical Group commander and Hartford Hospital operations manager for alternative care sites, speaks with Connecticut National Guard members and local officials at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, April 11, 2020. Brennan is helping lead the Hartford region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic through his civilian role with Hartford HealthCare, where he works full time as a physician assistant-certified.
Connecticut Guard Soldier helps set up field hospital
April 3, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Luk Silk, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, in front of field hospital beds at the O’Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut, April 2, 2020. Silk, 23, from Glastonbury, is one of many Connecticut Army and Air National Guard members who set up field hospital equipment at the gymnasium for potential patient use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connecticut National Guard helps distribute medical supplies
March 30, 2020
Sgt. Evan Dupree, 1048th Medium Truck Company transportation specialist, organizes boxes containing personal protective equipment at a warehouse in New Britain, Connecticut, March 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is helping distribute personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and medical equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.