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Connecticut Guardsman organizes Thanksgiving meal donations
November 23, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.