Connecticut National Guard

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

Connecticut Guardsman represents Armed Forces at 2024 Florida Classic Tournament
February 20, 2024 — Specialist Ethan Mounts, a unit supply specialist with D. Co., 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, from Middletown, Connecticut, competed with the U.S. Armed Services soccer team in the 2024 Florida Classic Tournament at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale... MORE

Flying Yankees hit 100
December 8, 2023 — In November, the 118th Airlift Squadron ‘Flying Yankees’ of the Connecticut Air National Guard celebrated a century of service. Curt Jans spoke with its leaders about their current mission and future plans... MORE

A C-130H aircraft, painted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 118th Airlift Squadron, Flying Yankees

Connecticut Air Guard unit completes MSO Conversion
November 20, 2023 — The 103d Air Control Squadron of the Connecticut Air National Guard is the first unit in the National Guard to have completed the mission systems operator, or MSO, conversion and will also be part of more modernization efforts including testing cutting edge equipment like the Tactical Operations Center - Light and the TPY-4 radar as the Air Force and Air National Guard look over the horizon and ready themselves to be able to respond to any potential future conflict... MORE

Honoring Those Who Served
November 8, 2023 — Honor is one of the core values of the Army, and it is the foundation of what makes up the commitment of the funeral honors team in the Connecticut National Guard... MORE

CTNG assists with the interment of six unclaimed veteran cremains
November 3, 2023 — The Connecticut National Guard’s funeral honors team worked alongside the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association to celebrate the lives and inter the cremains of six Connecticut veterans at the state veteran’s cemetery, here, Nov. 3, 2023... MORE