Connecticut National Guard

Joint and multinational forces demonstrate interoperability during Swift Response 22
July 29, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen were among approximately 9,000 troops from 17 allied and partner nations to participate in Exercise Swift Response 22. The annual exercise focuses on enhancing airborne interoperability between allied and partner nations, as well as integrated, total force training with Reserve and Guard... MORE

Loadmaster gives hand and arm signal on aircraft

Media Advisory: Combat Medic Lanes and Officer Candidate School
July 11, 2022 — Army Combat Medic Battalion Aid Station Training The Connecticut National Guard’s 169th Regional Training Institute is conducting Army 68W (Combat Medic) battalion aid station trauma training at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, CT, during field training on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Students are completing their third and final phase of... MORE

Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course transport a simulated casualty to a Blackhawk helicopter during a field training exercise at Stones Ranch Military Reservation, East Lyme, Conn. Aug. 18, 2020.

All Roads Lead to Cyber - How one Connecticut Guardsman found his path in cybersecurity.
June 16, 2022 — Inside a brightly lit classroom, keyboards go cyclic. The clicks of the mouse reverberate across the room like the distant echoes of artillery. These are the sounds of the digital battlefield. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Young, a soldier assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut Army National Guard, is just one of many men and women, all cyber warriors, in the trenches posed for the impending attack... MORE

Cyber Yankee 2022 Underway
June 10, 2022 — NIANTIC, Conn. – National Guard cyber warriors from all six New England states, as well as members from the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps are participating in Cyber Yankee 2022 on Camp Nett, here June 5-18, 2022... MORE

103rd LRS wins ARC Air Transportation Activity of the Year
June 1, 2022 — The 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, was awarded the Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Activity of the Year Award for Fiscal Year 2021. The award recognizes organizations within the Logistics community for their contributions to the success of Air Force and DoD missions. The 103rd LRS received the award after 10 of its members performed key tasks while deployed in support of Operations Allies Refuge (OAR) and Allies Welcome (OAW)... MORE

CTNG, Westover Fire Department conduct first-ever joint aerial firefighting training
May 25, 2022 — CHICOPEE, Mass. – Soldiers assigned to the 1-169th Aviation Regiment and firefighters from the Westover Fire Department teamed up for the first time to conduct a joint aerial firefighting exercise at Westover Air Reserve Base May 24-25, 2022... MORE

CTNG Hosts first in-person Armed Forces Day Luncheon in two years
May 20, 2022 — SOUTHINGTON, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard hosted the annual Armed Forces Day Luncheon in-person for the first time after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic May 20, 2022... MORE

143rd RSG Commander Bridges Past With 43rd INF DIV Veteran
May 19, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn — U.S. Army Col. David Pickel, 143rd Regional Support Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, gifted his shoulder sleeve insignia to Korean War veteran U.S. Army Pfc. Richard Kurtz, 13th Ranger Company, 43rd Infantry Division (Retired) during a brief ceremony at the West Suffield, Connecticut VFW on Thursday, May 19, 2022... MORE

Connecticut National Guard to Host 2022 Cyber Yankee Exercise
May 2, 2022 — HARTFORD, Conn. – On May 5, 2022, the Connecticut National Guard will host a one-day cyber security training event in preparation for Cyber Yankee 2022. Cyber security elements from the National Guard and other branches of the armed forces from throughout New England, as well as representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and critical infrastructure partners for the 2022 Cyber Yankee exercise will be participating in the training event... MORE

Media Advisory: Connecticut National Guard Holds Welcome Home Ceremony for 200 Airmen, Soldiers
May 2, 2022 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard will host members of the 103rd Airlift Wing, 103rd Air Control Squadron (ACS) and the 1943rd Contingency Contracting Team for a Welcome Home Ceremony on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby... MORE