Connecticut National Guard

Media Advisory: Connecticut National Guard Holds Welcome Home Ceremony for Soldiers Returning from Kosovo Deployment
April 28, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard will welcome home members of Headquarters Company, 1-169th Aviation Regiment in a ceremony at the State Armory in Hartford on Saturday, April 30, 2022.What: Welcome Home Ceremony for Headquarters Company, 1-169th Aviation RegimentWho: Over 50 Soldiers and their Families, CTNG leadershipWhere:... MORE

CTANG completes Blackhawk fleet conversion
April 28, 2022 — Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard’s Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment out of Windsor Locks, retrieved a new UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and delivered it to the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. April 28, 2022... MORE

National Volunteer Week - Volunteers Power Breakfast with the Easter Bunny for Connecticut Guard Families
April 12, 2022 — 936. That’s how many plastic Easter Eggs volunteers from the Connecticut National Guard Service Member and Family Support Center assembled and filled in one bin for the approximate 400 guests that were arriving for breakfast with the Easter Bunny this past weekend, and that wasn’t even all of them, there was another 1,064 more... MORE

And the winner is … CTNG announces Soldier, NCO of the year
April 10, 2022 — After a physically and mentally demanding four days, the Connecticut Army National Guard has found their Soldier and non-commissioned officer of the year following the state's annual Best Warrior Competition April 7 – 10, 2022... MORE

Connecticut National Guard Hosts Welcome Home ceremony for 1-102nd Infantry Battalion
March 17, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard hosted a welcome home ceremony for the 1-102nd Infantry Battalion (Mountain) at the Gov. William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford March 17, 2022... MORE

The 103rd’s culture of self-assessment is ‘Highly Effective’
March 17, 2022 — At the 103rd Airlift Wing, Airmen at every level participate in the wing’s continuous self-assessment process. This culture of self-assessment led to the unit receiving an overall grade of Highly Effective, the highest grade possible, at the end of its Headquarters Air Mobility Command Unit Effectiveness Inspection (UEI) cycle in 2021... MORE

Connecticut National Guard ends COVID response mission
March 17, 2022 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard handed over the keys to the state commodities warehouse in New Britain to the Connecticut Department of Health March 15, effectively ending its COVID-19 response mission. On March 10, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activating the Connecticut... MORE

Women Warriors - Connecticut National Guard Remembers and Honors Female Soldiers
March 12, 2022 — NIANTIC, Conn. – Soldiers from across the Connecticut Army National Guard participated in a Women’s History panel at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, March 13, 2022... MORE

Connecticut's Fighting Irish - The Story of the Ninth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
March 10, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn — A blue banner defiantly flies high and proudly, weathering the unwelcoming wind coming from deep within the Gulf of Mexico as it is carried along the coast of Ship Island, Mississippi. Resting below a mighty bald eagle is a golden harp adorned with an emerald green field, followed by the words, “Erin go bragh”. Connecticut’s fighting Irish have arrived... MORE

Connecticut Air Guard fire department trains with partners
January 26, 2022 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department is collaborating with mutual aid partners to conduct familiarization training exercises at Bradley Air National Guard Base... MORE