Connecticut National Guard

Cyber Yankee prepares DoD, government, and business for potential cyber threats
June 6, 2023 — Started in 2015, Cyber Yankee is the premier regional cyber training event for defense, state and federal agencies, and key utility companies to rehearse prevention and response best practices. And, unlike other cyber-focused training events which focus entirely on threats against the DoD’s information Network (DODIN), Cyber Yankee is the only military exercise which focuses on critical infrastructure and key resources that directly affect the American people... MORE

Connecticut Guard adapts TCCC training to active shooter scenarios
May 16, 2023 — Members of Connecticut Air National Guard Fire and Emergency Services, alongside members of the 103rd Medical and Security Forces Squadrons, refreshed their skills in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). TCCC is the foundation of first-aid skills and life-saving techniques for service members. While the TCCC course typically simulates trauma care in a combat zone, the 103rd has adapted the course toward aiding casualties in active shooter scenarios... MORE

Members of the Connecticut National Guard Fire and Emergency Services, alongside 103rd Medical and Security Forces Squadrons perform Tactical Combat Casualty Care on a high fidelity training manikin at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, March 8, 2023. TCCC is the fundamentals of life-saving techniques developed for service members to provide trauma care in all situations.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tamara Dabney)

Fredericks takes the reins as new State CSEL
May 7, 2023 — U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Sicard relinquished responsibility as the Connecticut National Guard’s State Command Senior Enlisted Leader to Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Fredericks during a ceremony at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut May 7, 2023... MORE

Fredericks takes the reigns as new State CSEL

Orlando receives first ever Military Funeral Honors Ribbon
May 6, 2023 — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, presented the first-ever Connecticut Military Funeral Honors Ribbon to U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. (ret.) Salvatore Orlando during a ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Rocky Hill, Connecticut May 6, 2023... MORE

Hutwagner, Ruocco named CTARNG’s top chefs
May 2, 2023 — NIANTIC, Conn. – Teams of Army Culinary Specialists from around the Connecticut National Guard were pit against one another in a brand-new cooking competition as the capstone to their annual Military Operational Specialty training at Camp Nett April 28, 2023... MORE

Connecticut National Guard recruiters give joint tours
April 12, 2023 — Connecticut Army and Air National Guard recruiters conduct joint base tours every year. The tours give educators and potential national guard recruits the chance to see what goes on behind the scenes in the Connecticut Army and Air National Guard... MORE

Connecticut Army and Air National Guard recruiters conduct a tour of a C-130H aircraft, October 12, 2022 at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn. The tour highlighted aviation and support functions performed by members of the Connecticut Army and Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney)

Driving simulator bolsters readiness for Connecticut Guard
April 12, 2023 — The 103rd Airlift Wing at Bradley Air National Guard Base is using computer-generated imagery (CGI) to enhance readiness... MORE

On a Mission of Care: Maj. Deanna Wolff’s Military Journey
March 30, 2023 — For an organization obsessed with uniformity and “dress-right-dress”, individual military service is anything but. While many servicemembers may complete a single contract then part ways from their respective branch, others make an entire career out of their service, wearing the uniform for twenty, thirty, and sometimes forty years. For U.S. Army Maj. Deanna Wolff, a physician’s assistant with the Connecticut National Guard, her military career was a little more … unique... MORE

Tactical Insertion in the Arctic, First of Its Kind
March 17, 2023 — Thirty-seven U.S. and Canadian Soldiers were tactically inserted by way of an LC-130 Hercules on Arctic Ocean ice just east of Little Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada, during exercise Guerrier Nordique 23 on March 15, 2023... MORE

Connecticut Air Guard Airman donates over 10K to National Guard charities
March 9, 2023 — HARTFORD, Conn. — An anonymous Connecticut Air National Guard airman donated $10,000 to the Connecticut National Guard Foundation, Inc., or CNGFI, and $2,500 to the National Guard Association of Connecticut, or NGACT... MORE