Connecticut National Guard

Connecticut World War I Soldier posthumously receives Purple Heart
May 24, 2024 — A Connecticut National Guard Soldier assigned to Company M, 102nd Infantry Regiment, who perished in World War I posthumously received the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the Guilford town green May 24, 2024, more than 100 years after his death... MORE

New York, Connecticut Soldiers are Regional Best Warriors
May 20, 2024 — New York and Connecticut National Guard Soldiers took the top slots in the regional Best Warrior Competition that concluded in lower Manhattan May 16... MORE

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, lobs a simulation grenade during the 2024 Region I Best Warrior Competition on Camp Smith, New York, May 14, 2024. Soldiers threw grenades in six scenarios during the event, one of many taskings during the four-day competition.

Connecticut National Guard hosts “Our Community Salutes” high school enlistee recognition ceremony
May 18, 2024 — The Connecticut National Guard hosted the “Our Community Salutes” high school enlistee recognition ceremony at the Gov. William A. O’Neill State Armory, here, May 18, 2023... MORE

Ruckey named Region 1’s Best NCO
May 16, 2024 — Connecticut will once again represent the New England Region in the National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition after Staff Sgt. Curtis Ruckey, a recruiter with 6th Recruiting and Retention Battalion, won the Region 1 BWC non-commissioned officer category on May 16, 2024... MORE

103rd ACS Makes History with First Cloud-Based Radar/Radio Connection using TOC-L
May 15, 2024 — U.S. Airmen assigned to the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, made history as the first National Guard unit to successfully deploy and execute a cloud-based radar and radio connection of the Tactical Operations System-Lite (TOC-L) during exercise Sentry Savannah May 15, 2024... MORE

Connecticut Guardsman overcomes adversity, finds success with military career
May 9, 2024 — HARTFORD, Conn. — “A lot of cardio,” that’s how Connecticut Army National Guard Spc. Donovan Rampassard, a motor transport operator with the 1048th Transportation Company (Medium), describes losing 45 pounds over the course of two months to enlist into the National Guard... MORE

2024 Connecticut Army Best Warrior Competition
March 22, 2024 — The Connecticut Army National Guard hosts the annual Best Warrior Competition at Camp Nett... MORE

Connecticut Air Guard unit tests battle management system of the future.
March 21, 2024 — Airmen from the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, mounted their vehicles during the early morning hours of March 5 and braved the rainstorms as they convoyed from their home station in Orange, CT to Camp Nett in Niantic, to conduct Exercise Agile Panda... MORE

CTANG Hockey Team Beats MAANG in the Bradley-Barnes Brawl
March 13, 2024 — On Friday March 1, the 103rd Flying Yankees played Massachusetts’ 104th Fighter Wing “Barnestormers” in the annual Bradley-Barnes Brawl at the XL Center in Hartford... MORE

12 Connecticut Veterans inducted into state hall of fame
February 26, 2024 — Twelve Connecticut veterans were enshrined in the state’s veteran’s hall of fame as part of the class of 2023 during a ceremony at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill, Jan. 25, 2024... MORE